The style of their early work, including their debut albumCount Your Blessings, has been described primarily asdeathcore, but over the course of several albums, the band has shifted its style and moved in a more melodically orientated direction by combining their approach to metalcore with elements ofelectronica,pop andhip hop.[4][5]
In the months following their formation, Bring Me the Horizon created a demo album titledBedroom Sessions. They followed this by releasing their firstEP,This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For, in September 2004 through local UK label Thirty Days of Night Records.[8] Bring Me the Horizon were the label's first signing.[10] It was recorded at Pristine Studios in Nottingham over the course of two weekends, with drums and bass laid down over the first weekend, and guitars and vocals completed a week later.[11]
UK labelVisible Noise noticed the band after the release of their EP,[8] and signed them for a four-album deal, in addition to re-releasing the EP in January 2005.[8] The re-release gained the band significant attention, eventually peaking at No. 41 on the UK album charts.[12] The band was later awarded Best British Newcomer at the2006 Kerrang! Awards ceremony.[13]
The band's first tour was supportingThe Red Chord across the United Kingdom.[8] As with other early tours, they were able to get this slot by tricking venue promoters. Kean and Oliver's mother Carol Sykes were the de facto managers of the band at this time, a role they continued to occupy until 2008.[8] For The Red Chord support, Kean emailed promoters and pretended they were opening on all the dates, when they were supposed to play only at their local show. This led them to being booked for the whole tour. In another case, Sykes created an e-mail account in the name ofJohnny Truant vocalist Oliver Mitchell, which he used to contact a promoter requesting Bring Me the Horizon on their tour.[8] Alcohol consumption fuelled their live performances in their early history when the band would get so drunk they vomited on stage and damaged their equipment.[8]
The band released their debut albumCount Your Blessings in October 2006 in the United Kingdom[14] and in August 2007 in the United States.[15] They rented a house in the country to write songs, but easily became distracted. They then recorded the album in inner-city Birmingham, a process which was infamous for their excessive and dangerous drinking. During this period drummer Nicholls summarised it saying "we were out every night, just being regular 18-year-olds".[16] Critics panned the album adding to the strongly polarised responses the band were already seeing from the public.[7]
They supportedCount Your Blessings by going on a lengthy headline tour of the UK in November,[17] and immediately followed this joiningLostprophets andThe Blackout on a UK tour[18] through late November and December 2006.
In January 2007, Bring Me the Horizon were able to set their sights beyond the UK, when they replacedBury Your Dead onKillswitch Engage's European headline tour. The slot became available after Bury Your Dead were forced to withdraw by the departure from the band of their vocalist, Mat Bruso.[19] Bring Me the Horizon's presence on the tour was poorly received by fans of Killswitch Engage, with concert attendees regularlythrowing bottles at the band before they even started playing their set.[20]
Bring Me the Horizon recorded their second studio album,Suicide Season, in Sweden with producerFredrik Nordström. He was unimpressed with their first album and was initially absent from the recording sessions unless he needed to be there. Nordström later heard the new sound they were experimenting with during a recording session and became very involved in the record.[21] It was promoted virally in the weeks before its release with the promotional tag line "September is Suicide Season."[22] To promoteSuicide Season the band embarked on their first headline tour of the United States,[23] as well as appearing at the 2008Warped Tour.[24] In May 2008, Bring Me the Horizon was the main supporting band onI Killed the Prom Queen's farewell Australian tour withThe Ghost Inside andThe Red Shore.[25]
During the Taste of Chaos tour in March of that year, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band.[28] His relationship with the band had deteriorated as his stage performances were poor. He was abusive to audiences during the Taste of Chaos tour,[16] and had contributed little to the writing ofSuicide Season.[11] Another reason for his departure was the worseningtinnitus in his one functioning ear. Ward was born deaf in one ear and admitted playing in the band worsened the ringing in his other ear to such a degree that he was unable to sleep at night.[29] Ward offered to perform the rest of the tour dates, which the band rejected and instead asked their guitar technician, Dean Rowbotham, to substitute for him for the remaining performances.[16] Lee Malia noted that Ward's departure helped improve everyone's mood as he had been very negative.[16] Within a week of the tour finishing, Sykes began talking toJona Weinhofen, at the time the guitarist ofBleeding Through. The band knew of him from his work with his former band I Killed the Prom Queen,[16] and he was asked to join them.[30] Ward has since worked on the TV showTop Gear,[31] and has occasionally performed on stage with Bring Me The Horizon, playing "Pray For Plagues", most notably atWembley Arena in 2015.[32] In 2016, it was announced that Ward had joined the band Counting Days.[33]
Matt Nicholls describes the lyrical themes ofThere Is a Hell... as being "repercussions of everything we were singing about on our last CD [Suicide Season]," calling the music and lyrics a lot moodier and darker.[11] Five singles were released from the album including: "It Never Ends", "Anthem", "Blessed with a Curse", "Visions", and "Alligator Blood", with music videos produced for each of the songs. The band embarked on a headline tour in intimate venues across the United Kingdom with support from Cancer Bats and Tek-One.[42] In December 2010, Bring Me the Horizon joinedBullet for My Valentine as the main support band, alongsideAtreyu, on a short five-date arena tour around the United Kingdom.[43] To cope with high demand,Live Nation released extra standing tickets for all dates.[44]
Bring Me the Horizon in 2011
In April 2011, Bring Me the Horizon embarked on a European tour, starting in the United Kingdom. They toured withParkway Drive,Architects, andThe Devil Wears Prada.[45] On 28 April, Nicholls broke his arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architects. Instead of cancelling the tour, Architects' drummer Dan Searle filled in as drummer, but this meant that Bring Me the Horizon's setlist was halved in length.[46] The tour was extended with a North American leg from 13 August to 4 October, retaining Parkway Drive and Architects and addingDeez Nuts to the line up.[47] On 23 August they released the fourth music video and single, "Visions",[48] and on 31 October the music video for the song "Alligator Blood" was released.[49]
In December 2011,Machine Head completed an arena tour across Europe with Bring Me the Horizon as the main support band along withDevilDriver andDarkest Hour. Oliver Sykes said these would be the last European dates before they began writing and the recording their fourth album.[50] 2011 ended with an announcement by the band on 29 December of a new extended play titledThe Chill Out Sessions, a collaborative effort with British DJ Draper.[51] Draper first released an "officially sanctioned" remix of the song "Blessed with a Curse" in May 2011.[52] The EP was originally supposed to be released in time for New Year's Day, and made available for download and purchase though Bring Me the Horizon's website, but the EP's release was cancelled due to the band's "current management and label situation".[53][54]
Jordan Fish joined the band in 2012, after originally being asked to contribute as a session member.
After an intense touring schedule, Bring Me the Horizon finally completed their third album's promotion at the end of 2011. They returned to the UK for an extended break and eventually starting work on their next album.[55] Much like their previous two albums, they wrote their fourth album in seclusion and isolation to stay focused. This time, they retreated to a house in theLake District. In July, the band started to publish images of themselves recording at a 'Top Secret Studio Location,'[56] and revealed they were working with producerTerry Date for the recording and production of the album.[57] On 30 July, the band announced they had left their label and signed withRCA, who would release their fourth album in 2013.[58] The band played only three shows in all of 2012:Warped Tour 2012 on 10 November at theAlexandra Palace in London, which they headlined, (and was initially believed to be their only show),[59] theBBC Radio 1'sRadio 1 Rocks show on 22 October, where they played a six-song set supportingBullet for My Valentine,[60][61] and at a warm-up show for Warped Tour in Sheffield on 9 November.[62] In late October it was announced that the fourth album would be calledSempiternal with a tentative release in early 2013.[63] On 22 November the band released the Draper collaborative albumThe Chill Out Sessions free of charge.[64]
On 4 January 2013, Bring Me the Horizon released the first single fromSempiternal, "Shadow Moses". It was first played by radio presenterDaniel P. Carter on BBC's Radio 1. Due to popular demand,Epitaph released the music video for the song a week earlier than planned.[65] In January, the band also saw a change in their line up. This began early in the month whenJordan Fish, Worshipkeyboardist and session musician for the band during the writing ofSempiternal, was announced as a full member. Then later in the month, Jona Weinhofen left the band for undisclosed reasons.[66] Despite the band denying speculation that Fish replaced Weinhofen,[66] reviewers said that replacing a guitarist with a keyboardist better fit their style.[67]
In support ofSempiternal, the band toured Australia withOf Mice & Men and Crossfaith,[74] and played a British tour withPierce The Veil and Sights & Sounds.[75] They then completed the American Dream Tour in North America, supported by Of Mice & Men,Issues,Letlive andNorthlane.[76] The band was announced as the main supporter for American bandA Day to Remember on their "Parks & Devastation Tour" across America throughout September and October, along with support actsMotionless in White andChiodos.[77] The band performed at Wembley Arena in London on 5 December with support actsYoung Guns, Issues and Sleepwave,[78] which was recorded and later released as alive album/DVD.[79] The band released "Don't Look Down", featuring Orifice Vulgatron ofForeign Beggars, on 29 October, as part of the re-score ofDrive.[80]
In late June, the band began to promote pictures of an umbrella symbol being used as a tattoo, and on stickers, and posters across England, the United States, Australia, and Europe; it was later used for a promotional cover for the band's first single.[81] The band released a short video in early July where the words "that's the spirit" could be heard in reverse.[82] On 21 October 2014, released the single, "Drown".[83] On 13 July 2015, the second single "Happy Song" was released,[84] and on 21 July 2015, Sykes revealed the album's name wasThat's the Spirit.[85] The band released the single and music video for "Throne" on 24 July 2015.[86] The next single, "True Friends", was released on 24 August 2015.[87] A music video for the single, "Follow You", was released on 16 March 2016.[88] The music video for the next single, "Avalanche", was released on 23 June 2016.[89] A music video for the album's final single, "Oh No", was released on 3 November 2016.[90]
The band embarked on a U.S. tour in October 2015 with support fromIssues andPVRIS.[91] The band also toured Europe in November 2015, and embarked on a second U.S. tour in April and May 2016. This was followed by an Australian tour in September 2016, and a second European tour in November 2016.[92][93]
On 22 April 2016, the band performed a live concert with an orchestra conducted bySimon Dobson at theRoyal Albert Hall in London. The concert marked the first time the band had performed with a live orchestra. It was recorded, and the live album,Live at the Royal Albert Hall, was released on 2 December 2016 through the crowdfunding platformPledgeMusic on CD, DVD, and vinyl, with all proceeds donated toTeenage Cancer Trust.[94][95][96] Following the show, Fish hinted at the possibility of doing a full tour with an orchestra, saying: "It seems almost a bit of a shame to go to all this effort for months and months for just one night."[97]
In August 2018, cryptic posters appeared in major cities throughout the world with the message "do you wanna start a cult with me?".[98] The posters were attributed by major media outlets to the band only by their use of the hexagram logo previously used by the band. During this time the band themselves have not acknowledged their involvement with the campaign publicly. Each poster provided a unique phone number and a website address.[99] The website provided a brief message titled "An Invitation To Salvation" and shows the date of 21 August 2018. The phone lines placed fans on hold with lengthy, varied audio messages that changed frequently.[100] Some of these messages reportedly end with a distorted audio clip of what was assumed to be new music from the band.[101]
Bring Me the Horizon at Rock am Ring in 2019
On 21 August, the band released the lead single "Mantra".[102][103] The following day the band announced their albumAmo, released on 11 January 2019, along with a set of tour dates called the First Love World Tour.[102][103]
On 21 October, the band released their second single "Wonderful Life" featuringDani Filth, along with the tracklist forAmo.[104][105] That same day, the band announced that the album has been delayed and is now set for 25 January 2019.[104]
On 1 December, it was reported that during a show at London's Alexandra Palace a fan died in themosh pit and was escorted by paramedics and security. A day later, it was confirmed by the band with a statement: "Words cannot express how horrified we are feeling this evening after hearing about the death of a young man at our show last night. Our hearts and deepest condolences go out to his family and loved ones at this terrible time. We will comment further in due course."[106][107]
On 3 January 2019, the band released their third single "Medicine" and its corresponding music video.[108][109] On 22 January, three days before the album release, the band released the fourth single "Mother Tongue".[110][111] On 24 January, the band released the fifth single "Nihilist Blues" featuringGrimes.[112][113]
On 26 July, the band released the sixth single "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" alongside an accompanying music video.[114][115] On 21 October, the band released the seventh single "In the Dark" alongside an accompanying music video featuringForest Whitaker.[116][117] On 6 November, the band released the song "Ludens", which is part ofDeath Stranding: Timefall, along with the news that the band are planning on never releasing an album again and instead want to release EPs.[118][119] On 27 December, the band releasedMusic to Listen To... without any prior announcement.[120][121]
Post Human: Survival Horror,Nex Gen and Fish's departure (2020–present)
During theCOVID-19 lockdowns, the band shared that they were in a home studio, writing and recording material for their eighth record.[122] On 25 June, the band released the single "Parasite Eve" alongside an accompanying music video. On the same day, the band also announced a project that they have been working on titledPost Human, which they said to be four EPs released throughout the next year which when combined would make an album.[123][124] The song was produced byDoom Eternal composer,Mick Gordon.[125] On 2 September, the band released with English singerYungblud a collaborative single titled "Obey" and its corresponding music video.[126] On 14 October, the band officially announced through social media thatPost Human: Survival Horror would be released on 30 October 2020.[127] On 22 October, a week before the release date, the fourth single "Teardrops" was released alongside an accompanying music video.[128]
In December 2020, Fish said that the band had been writing "on and off" and would be focusing on their next release in early 2021. He also updated the group's release plan, saying that they "planned to do four EPs in a year, but [Post Human: Survival Horror] was almost an album, so I think the spacing will be a bit longer than intended, just because they're probably going to turn out bigger than intended."[129] Upon being released on physical formats on 22 January 2021,Post Human: Survival Horror would chart again and reach a new peak to gift Bring Me the Horizon their second UK number one on theUK Albums Chart. Two years afterAmo would be the first to reach this feat.[130][131] The band collaborated with singerOlivia O'Brien on a track titled "No More Friends". The song is from O'Brien'sEpisodes: Season 1' EP which was released on 11 June 2021.[132]
On 2 September 2021, the band announced the release of an upcoming single, "Die4U", which was released on 16 September.[133][134] On September 21, 2021, the band featured on a single byTom Morello, named "Let's Get The Party Started".[135] On 8 December, the band was announced as the Saturday co-headliner alongsideArctic Monkeys at the 2022 iteration of theReading and Leeds Festival, headlining the bill for the first time ever.[136][137]
In February 2022, it was reported that the band were set to contribute to the soundtrack and provide the main theme forGran Turismo 7.[138][139] On 4 February, the band released their rendition of "Moon Over the Castle" as a single ahead of schedule due to the song being leaked early.[140] At the42nd Brit Awards, the band were brought out as a surprise act to perform "Bad Habits" alongsideEd Sheeran.[141][142] The studio version of "Bad Habits" featuring the band followed on 17 February.[143] On 16 March, the band were featured on the fourth single "Maybe" fromMachine Gun Kelly'sMainstream Sellout. It would become the first song by the band to reach theBillboard Hot 100, debuting at #91 and later peaked at #68.[144][145] On 26 March, the band teased a collaborative single with Australian rapperMasked Wolf on their social media platforms titled "Fallout", slated for release on 1 April 2022.[146][147] On 21 April, the band were featured on Norwegian singerSigrid's single "Bad Life" from her albumHow to Let Go.[148][149]
During Bring Me the Horizon'sMalta event on 26 May, the band showcased their latest single "Strangers" for the first time at their DJ set.[150][151] On 22 June, the band later officially announced the single to be released on 6 July.[152][153] The single was then released alongside an accompanying music video.[154] Bring Me the Horizon are set to headline the Australian music festival,Good Things in December.[155] On 4 May 2023, the band released the single, "Lost".[156][157][158] On 1 June 2023, the band released the single, "Amen!" featuringDaryl Palumbo ofGlassjaw andLil Uzi Vert.[159][160] On 10 June 2023, the band announced the secondPost Human installment,Post Human: Nex Gen, which was to be released on 15 September 2023.[161] However, on 24 August, Sykes announced via a statement on his social media that the release was being delayed due to "unforeseen circumstances" which had left the band "unable to complete the record to the standard we'd be happy with".[162] On 30 June 2023, the band released the single, "Code Mistake" in collaboration with YouTuber/rapperCorpse.[163] The band released the single "Darkside" on 13 October 2023.[164][165] On 22 December 2023, the band announced they were parting ways with keyboardist Jordan Fish.[166] On 5 January 2024, the band released the record's sixth single, "Kool-Aid".[167][168] After a delay,Post Human: Nex Gen was released on digital formats on 24 May 2024.[169][170] A music video for the album's seventh single, "Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood", was released on 5 June.[171][172] On 29 January 2025, the band released two singles exclusively on Spotify; a cover of "Wonderwall" byOasis, and a remix of their own song titled, "Youtopia (Earthcore Remix)".[173]Liam Gallagher responded to the Oasis cover positively, calling it "absolutely incredible."[174][175] In July 2025, the band announced they would be releasing an album titledLo-files on 11 July 2025, consisting oflo-fi reworks of 23 songs from throughout the band's discography.[176]
Bring Me the Horizon have attempted to grow and change with each album, believing they should be different.[27] Raziq Rauf, writing forDrowned in Sound, describedCount Your Blessings as possessing "Norma Jean-style thunderous riffs mixed with some dastardlysludgydoom moments and morebreakdowns than your dad's old Nissan Sunny."[17]Metal Hammer describedSuicide Season as a "creative, critical and commercial success" for the band[183] as they started to adopt a more eclectic style,[229] with its "crushingly heavy party deathcore".[7] Leading up to its release, Oliver Sykes described it as "100% different toCount Your Blessings" and noted the album sounds "more rock than metal".[230] As time went by, Bring Me the Horizon began rejecting their debut albumCount Your Blessings and consideredSuicide Season as their "Year Zero[...][their] wipe-the-slate-clean time".[231]
Bring Me the Horizon then moved even further away from deathcore with their third albumThere Is a Hell..., which incorporated electronica, classical music and pop music into their metalcore style.[232] This required more ambitious production feats, such as using a fullchoir, a synthesisedorchestra and glitched out vocals and breakdowns that were also toned down, favouring quiet atmospheric passages in song breaks.[226][233] For the writing ofSempiternal, the band pooled far broader influences such as post-rock acts likeThis Will Destroy You andExplosions in the Sky[234] and from pop music.[235]
In all the band's album notes, all of Bring Me the Horizon's lyrics are said to be written by lead vocalistOli Sykes while all five members—as a band—were credited with writing the music. With the exception ofCount Your Blessings, the band has always written in a secluded location to avoid being distracted.[233] Sykes' lyrics have a strong feeling ofcatharsis for him. He mainly draws from personal experience and has described the band's live performances astherapeutic.[232] In 2006, when asked about the lyrics ofCount Your Blessings, as they had been criticised for their content solely fixated onheartbreak and other themes that were called "shallow and meaningless", he responded "My life's never been that bad so I've not got that much to talk about."[17]Band members have described how the debut album was written in inner-city areas ofBirmingham while being pressured to write and record songs to the deadlines given.[11] This resulted in the band being unimpressed with the final product. However, for the writing process ofSuicide Season, the band realised that they preferred picking areas with less human contact to focus on the music; they wrote their second album in the Swedish countryside.[200] During the writing ofSuicide Season, former and founding rhythm guitarist Curtis Ward wrote only two riffs of his rhythm parts of the album, mostly relying on Lee Malia to write all of the guitar sections of the album.[11]
Malia has stated that the typical writing process involves Sykes writing the main structure of the songs, followed by Malia writing the main riff. From this, they would collaborate with each other to structure their work better and then later include the rest of the band in writing the rest of the song.[233] The writing dynamic ofSempiternal, typically featured Sykes, Malia, and newly introduced member Jordan Fish. According to Sykes, "Writing 'Sempiternal' was a completely different process...we worked from a computer, laying down ideas and riffs...bringing Jordan into the mix changed things completely; he opened up so many more possibilities."[258] As they all took a break before writing their fourth album, they felt less of a need for an isolated writing environment.[259]
Image and legacy
Sykes (pictured in 2014) has often been seen as the "poster boy" of Bring Me the Horizon's image.[17]
In their early years, the band was praised for their business acumen for selling mail-order merchandise and not relying on sales at live shows.[260] Bring Me the Horizon's image has been characterised by the dominating personality of singer and front-man Oliver Sykes, and he has often been seen as the band's "Poster boy",[17][261] bearing the brunt of the band's controversial reputation.[7] Early on, Bring Me the Horizon's image was infamously characterised by its members fashion sense and use of skinny-fit jeans, T-shirts with death metal band logos on the front and coloured hair/straightened hair. The band's image fit into what was calledscene fashion.[20][260] The effect of their fashion aesthetics showed people, in show promoter Iain Scott's perspective, that "you don't have to look like a diabolical metalhead to be into metal or play in a metal band".[20] However, their fashion conscious appearance earned them a "style over substance" label.[6]
Many controversies that occurred in their early years greatly affected public perceptions of the band, particularly an incident in 2007 atNottingham'sRock City venue, when a female fan claimed that Oliver Sykes had urinated on her.[262] The charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence from CCTV footage in the area.[263] There were several documented examples of violence against the band during their live shows, including Sykes beingpepper sprayed on stage;[27] and people getting onstage to assault the band.[264]
Despite the controversy over their image, various journalists have credited the band as being one of the most forward-thinking heavy bands in the UK.[183] In 2012, just four years after the release ofSuicide Season, the album was inducted intoRock Sound'sHall of Fame, credited as a significant influence on the works ofAsking Alexandria, The Ghost Inside andWhile She Sleeps. It was credited as an influence on metalcore contemporaries Architects onHollow Crown with their incorporation of keyboards and programming, and The Devil Wears Prada'sDead Throne for its more experimental and opinion-dividing sound.[21] In an interview withKerrang!, guitarist Lee Malia remarked that the band wanted to go a bit more experimental, saying: "I always think we have been a year ahead of bands who are kind of just seeing what's cool and then copying it."[265]
The band caused further controversy in February 2016 when Oliver Sykes trashedColdplay's table at the 2016NME Awards during a live performance of Bring Me the Horizon's track "Happy Song".[266] Sykes later stated that the act was not an act of "dirty protest", and suggested that it was "pure coincidence" that Coldplay were sitting at the table he trampled.[266] Coldplay frontmanChris Martin admitted that he had never even heard of Bring Me the Horizon before the incident and he laughed it off, stating that "it was great, very 'rock and roll'".[267]
Another controversy occurred on April 20, 2024, when they posted a promotional ad for the Brisbane show in Australia which read, "If Jesus Christ returns, well just kill that fucker 2X," and caused some backlash among fans.[268]
In a 2009Rock Sound readers' poll, Bring Me the Horizon achieved both Best British Band and Worst British Band.[303]
In 2011The Guardian ran a poll for "Who should win theMercury prize?" and used 50 albums, Bring Me the Horizon's third albumThere Is a Hell... won with 37%.[304]
In a 2013 Alternative Press readers poll, Bring Me the Horizon was nominated for four categories: Best Vocalist (Oliver Sykes; position 3),[306] Best Keyboardist (Jordan Fish; position 1),[307] Single Of The Year ("Shadow Moses"; position 2)[308] and "Best Album Art" (Sempiternal; position 2).[309]
In 2021,Kerrang! readers voted "Die4U" as the best song and music video of the year. Bring Me the Horizon was also voted as the best band and best live band of the year. They were also voted as the second-best cover story of the year byKerrang Magazine.[310]
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