A single that sees the band return slightly to their heavier roots, this move is definitely paying off as Parasite Eve debuts at number 28 in the official UK singles chart, becoming Bring Me The Horizon’s first Top 40 single since 2014.
It’s topical, it’s got an incredibly catchy chorus and it also hits incredibly hard in places. Although it takes a good while to get into its stride; the intro actually works rather well in my opinion, building suspense very nicely before the first chorus drops just before the minute mark.
It’s unpredictable and slightly wild, but that in itself rather encapsulates the spirit of the world we’re living in right now. These are unprecedented and extremely chaotic times, and Parasite Eve’s energy captures this brilliantly. Both structurally and thematically; Parasite Eve makes a lot of sense as a single in 2020.
With its chunky guitar riffs, angry vocals and incredibly punchy chorus, Parasite Eve is a single that I definitely have a lot of time for, and following on from Ludens which was released in late 2019; Bring Me The Horizon’s last two efforts definitely fill me with great hope for what we can expect from the band in the future.
In a move similar to Hayley Williams’ Petals for Armor project earlier this year which saw her release two separate EP’s that together combined made up the Petals for Armor album as a whole; Bring Me The Horizon will be looking to put out a collection of four EP’s throughout the course of the next 12 months, which together will complete their seventh studio album, Post Human.
You can watch the official video for Bring Me The Horizon’s Parasite Eve below:
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