Bullet For My Valentine to headline at OppiKoppi 18

The Welsh metal-core band Bullet For My Valentine will be making their South African debut when they appear as headline act at OppiKoppi 18, which will be held from 9 to 11 August, 2012.

Bullet for My Valentine comprises lead singer and rhythm guitarist Matthew Tuck, drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Michael "Padge" Paget and bassist and backing vocalist Jason "Jay" James. The group, named Best British Band in 2008, 2009 and 2010 by metal magazine Kerrang!, formed 10 years ago in their home town of Bridgend as Jeff Killed John, covering Metallica and Nirvana songs. Citing Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer as influence they found their niche in 2002 on signing a five-album deal with Sony BMG dropping "The Poison" in 2005, "Scream Aim Fire" in 2007 and "Fever" in 2010. They have more than a million albums in the US and exceeding 2 .5 million sales worldwide. Additional South African tour dates will be announced shortly.

Discounted R600 tickets

OppiKoppi 18 Sweet\Thing! has lots more in store for tune and untuned fanatics alike, so go to the Standard Bank youth portal (http://studentachiever.standardbank.co.za/youth/GetIt/Comps-and-promos/Oppikoppi) for your discounted R600 tickets (they supplement each ticket for the fans and you don't have to be a Standard Bank client) or use our Facebook page for R700, or R750 from Ticketbreak.co.za.

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