SavioursOfRock.com's Deb Rao recently caught up with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Padge to discuss the band's new album, Scream Aim Fire The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: On Scream Aim Fire, I can hear a lot of IRON MAIDEN guitar riffs. How has Iron Maiden influenced you as a guitarist?

Padge: "I have been into Iron Maiden since I was a kid. It has a lot to do with harmonies and guitar playing, especially with Matt and me. We are great fans. No one can knock them down. Naturally, their influence is going to shine thru our music. We are all big fans."

Q: How has touring played a major role in the writing of this album? Bullet For My Valentine opened for Iron Maiden, METALLICA, and GUNS N' ROSES; did getting to perform so much help you write the album in a different way?

Padge: "Yes, we toured The Poison for like three years. It helped our musicianship, as musicians we are 100% better at our instruments than we were two years ago. Definitely, it is due to all the touring and playing live. It is definitely noticeable on the new album."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

As previously reported, Bullet For My Valentine's current Taste Of Chaos tour schedule is as follows:

March

7 - Hara Arena - Dayton, OH
8 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
10 - The Armory - Rochester, NY
11 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
13 - Constant Convocation Center - Norfolk, VA
14 - Tweeter Center - Philadelphia, PA
15 - Convention Center - Asbury Park, NJ
17 - Patriot Center - Washington, DC
18 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME
20 - Nassau Coliseum - Nassau, NY
21 - Tsongas Arena - Boston, MA
22 - The Armory - Albany, NY
24 - Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA
25 - USF Sundome - Tampa, FL
26 - Bayfront Park - Miami, FL
28 - New UCF Arena - Orlando, FL
29 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS

April

1 - Nokia Theatre - Dallas, TX
3 - Fairgrounds Arena - Oklahoma City, OK
4 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre - Corpus Christi, TX
5 - Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX
6 - County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
8 - The Pearl - Las Vegas, NV
9 - Jobing.com Arena - Phoenix, AZ
10 - Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
12 - Event Center - San Jose, CA
13 - ARCO Arena - Sacramento, CA
15 - WaMu Center - Seattle, WA