MetalSucks recently spoke with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas. The band's new album Scream, Aim, Fire comes out in North America on January 29th; meanwhile the band is readying themselves for a European headline run, followed by the Taste Of Chaos tour in North America with AVENGED SEVENFOLD and ATREYU.

Moose spoke about the writing and recording of the new record, getting heckled while opening for childhood heroes IRON MAIDEN and GUNS N' ROSES, what it's like to read negative press about themselves, and the band's plans for the year.

An excerpt from the chat follows:

Q: Do you think when you go around and tour, there’s a big different between American audiences and European audiences?

A: "Not really, I think. If it’s our own headline show, regardless of if we play in L.A. or we’re playing in Japan, we have the same reaction, which is awesome. It’s a really different reaction from opening for a major league band, ya know, like Iron Maiden which was really tough for us."

Q: What was that like opening for a band that you grew up listening to?

A: "Definitely for the four of us it was just completely awesome. But then, I just wish… their fans would just give the support act a fighting chance, you know? As soon as we’d go up, they’d have chants, Maiden chants. It just sucks really, why they didn’t give us a chance. We were there to support, and we were big fans anyway, so when they were chanting ‘Maiden’, we wanted to see Maiden just as bad, you know?"

Read the entire interview here.