Bring Me The Horizon

One thing you definitely can’t accuse Bring Me The Horizon of is remaining static with their sound. Throughout the years this is a band that has constantly been reinventing itself, melding different genres and shifting their approach.

This is definitely something that remains true with LosT, with its hyper-pop tinges and heavy leaning towards pop punk, LosT also comes complete with a breakdown thrown in for good measure, taking you on a chaotic journey that at times runs the risk of sounding slightly… Lost.

There’s a lot to unpack with this one, a cacophony of sound that takes time to adjust to and work out where you stand. For me, however, after multiple listens I finally found that I was really enjoying what the band had put together here, appreciating the absolute bricolage of sounds.

As someone that loved 2020s Post Human: Survival Horror, LosT feels like a very natural progression from that, and should sit well alongside Die4U and Strangers on the next album. Die4U also had some strong hints of pop punk, so it’ll also be very interesting to hear how fully they explore that sound with the next release.

Love it or hate it, LosT is definitely doing things differently and Bring Me The Horizon continues to keep pushing boundaries. It’s energetic, it’s fun, it’s a little bit crazy, and on a personal level I’m definitely finding great enjoyment in it.

Rich

UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.

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:

Rich

UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.

With a chorus not too dissimilar to the early work of Linkin Park, ‘Sleepwalking‘ is a great new track from Bring Me The Horizon, and one that could well win the band a few new fans.

Whilst the ‘Sempiternal‘ studio album doesn’t actually officially come out until the start of April, it’s already available to stream online, a move undertaken by the band amidst controversy of the album having been leaked online 2 months earlier than its originally intended release date. The album may not officially be out yet, but ‘Sleepwalking‘ is already the third single to be released from the album out of the eleven tracks to feature on it. The band has quite an interesting variety of tracks on the album, and as previously mentioned, ‘Sleepwalking’ can certainly be seen to have more than just a hint of a Linkin Park vibe about it. Think of a slightly heavier ‘Crawling‘ and you’re probably not  far off envisioning what ‘Sleepwalking‘ sounds like. It’s a pretty impressive track from Bring Me The Horizon, although I can imagine that whilst gaining a fair few new fans with this new single/ the ‘Sempiternal‘ studio album, the band may also alienate a few old ones that are a little too set in their ways to accept the change in approach of the band. ‘Sleepwalking‘ is an incredibly solid single from Bring Me The Horizon, but it’s also a long way different from the band’s starting point; Bring Me The Horizon is a band that has come along way over the years as the band’s members have progressed and matured as musicians, it’s commendable to see, but also understandable that not everyone will be down with it.

If you’re a Linkin Park fan, or general fan of catchy metal songs, then you’ll no doubt have a lot of love for ‘Sleepwalking‘ and it’s most definitely a piece of music that I’d highly recommend listening to. The track won’t be for everyone, and the entire ‘Sempiternal‘ studio album certainly isn’t in the exact same tone as this track, personally I think that ‘Sleepwalking‘ is a great piece of music though and comes from another very impressive studio album from Bring Me The Horizon in the form of ‘Sempiternal‘.

Give this track a listen, and also give the ‘Sempiternal‘ studio album a listen too whilst you’re at it; if you like what you hear then show your support for great British rock music and make sure that you pre-order it for the album’s official release on April 1st.

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[Rating:4/5]

Rich

UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.