History Music / BringMeTheHorizon

** More recently, they have become this for bands playing {{Metalcore}} with ambient electronica and symphonic influences, [[OlderThanTheyThink though they weren't the first to do this]].

Bring Me The Horizon is a five-piece {{Metalcore}}/{{Deathcore}} band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, formed in 2004. The band's name comes from an {{Improv}} line from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ("Now... bring me that horizon"). Dospit ethe fact that they get alot of hate from metalheads and others for their image and for the fact that alot of their fans are teenage girls (which is a rather sexist insult to say to a band anyways), Bring me the horizon is a band that has constantly worked to update and push the envelope for their sound and for metalcore in general. As of right now they might be one of the most experimental {{post-hardcore}} style bands out right now. They've released four full-length albums, one EP and a remix compilation.

Bring me the horizons started out in 2004 as a {{deathcore}} band, with a reliance on breakdowns, false chord screaming, and riffs influenced by {{at the gates}}. This sound is represented on their first EP; the {{grindcore}} esque "this is what the edge of your seat was made for". The only album they did in this phase of their career was "Count Your Blessings" which borught them their first taste of popularity once the music video for lead single "Pray For Plagues" went viral. It drew mostly mixed reviews with complaints resting on the reliance on breakdowns and the adherance to the deathcore formula.

But bring me the horizon were smart enough to realize the limitations of the formula and the realization that deathcore was mostly a fad, so they made the bold decision to completely transform their sound on their sophomore release "Suicide Season". This album marked a switch to pure {{Metalcore}} and it featured more emotional mid range screaming from Oli, a better more confident band able to do more melodic but still intricate playing, and a better execution of breakdowns. While it still wasn't the best lyrically it more than made up for it with the amount of intensity they put behind each song. But most interesting of all was the edition of electronics ot their sound, which unlike other metalcore bands with electronica elements (cough, cough, attack attack) they don't just toss synthesizers and beats on top of their riffs, instead they use it as atmospheric, ambient electro breaks to give their songs more time to breath. Their original fanbase naturally cried out due to the genre shift, but really it was for the better with their popularity still intact since both "Diamonds aren't forever" and "Chelsea Smile" becoming big hits (with chelsea smile now being considered their {{signature song}}

Now Bring me the horizon had found a succesful formula that they could've stuck with for another hit album. But the band opted instead to innovate and change their sound again. Releasing "There is Hell believe me i've seen it, there is a heaven let's keep it a secret" in 2010 to rave reviews. In comparison to the past two efforts this record is much more mature, with better pacing and lyrics in place of the often juvenile ones of Count your blessings and suicide season. They also took much more chances musically, with songs including ambient electronic sections, orchestral and symphonic elements, glitched out vocals, and even more intricate song writing. It also featured vocal contributions from synthpop singer {{Lights}} who's sweet vocals had an interesting interplay with Oli's harsh and pained ones.

Needless to say no one saw this album coming and it blew just about everyone out of the water. Proving that they weren't just a passing fad and instead one of the most important metalcore bands out right now, the pressure was on for their fourth album. But instead of caving they released what is now considered their magnum opus "Sempiternal".

Taking every lesson they've learned in the past two albums and tightening it up. Sempiternal represented the epitome of what they were capable of, except now they had a permamanent keyboardist to give their songs a better element of ambient music, better lyrics to give the songs increased emotional weight, and elements of {{post-rock}} to give their songs greater dynamics allowing the heavier aspects of their metalcore sound to hit the hardest.

Finally proven that they're not the same deathcore band that lit up myspace in 06, but instead a nuanced and hard hitting band with a strong sense of song craft and dynamics.

* {{Deathcore}}: Until ''Suicide Season''.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly an hard 8, sometimes bordering on 9.

** and more recently for metalcore bands adding elements of post rock and ambient electronica into their sound, which has gotten increased popularity in the metalcore scene as of late due to bring me the horizons perfection of that formula.

** and more recently for metalcore bands adding elements of post rock and a,bient electronica into their sound, which has gotten increased popularity in the metalcore scene as of late due to bring me the horizons perfection of that formula.

Bring Me The Horizon is a five-piece {{Metalcore}}/{{Deathcore}} band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, formed in 2004. The band's name comes from an {{Improv}} line from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ("Now... bring me that horizon"). They are popular among teenagers and young adults, particularly [[MrFanservice females]]. The band has also garnered {{Fandom}} and {{Hatedom}} in equal measure and and is known to cause instant {{Internet Backdraft}}s. They've released three full-length albums, one EP and a remix compilation.

** The song title "Who Wants Flowers When You're Dead? Nobody." is a Shout Out to {{JD Salinger}}'s novel ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye''.

Bring Me The Horizon is a five-piece {{Metalcore}}/{{Deathcore}} band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, formed in 2004. The band's name comes from an {{Improv}} line from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ("Now... bring me that horizon"). They are popular among teenagers and young adults, particularly [[MrFanservice females]]. The band has also garnered {{Fandom}} and {{Hatedom}} in equal measure and and is known to cause instant {{Internet Backdraft}}s. They've released three full-length albums, one EP and a remix compilation.

+ Music/{{Metallica}}, {{Carcass}}, AtTheGates, Music/{{Pantera}}

TSWNE: So don't give up on me/It's not too late for us/And I'll save you from yourself/And I'll save you from yourself....Is there hope for us?/Can we make it out alive?

CM: If we make it through the night, if I make it out alive/Lord have mercy and pray for the dead/And you say that you can save me...

* [[{{Allusion}} Shout-Out]]: The band's name is a Shout Out to the movie ''[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Pirates Of The Caribbean And The Curse Of The Black Pearl]]''.

* ArchEnemy: Bullet For My Valentine, according to the magazine ''Rock Sound''. Not that that keeps the two bands from touring together [[BigInJapan in Japan]].

* FauxSymbolism

Bring Me The Horizon is a five-piece {{Metalcore}}/{{Deathcore}} band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, formed in 2004. They are popular among teenagers and young adults, particularly [[MrFanservice females]]. The band has also garnered {{Fandom}} and {{Hatedom}} in equal measure and and is known to cause instant {{Internet Backdraft}}s. They've released three full-length albums, one EP and a remix compilation.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: The band's name comes from an {{Improv}} line from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': "Now... bring me that horizon."

** ''{{Predator}}'' and Chewbacca from ''StarWars'' appear in the video for "The Comedown".

** The song title "Who Wants Flowers When You're Dead? Nobody." is a Shout Out to {{JD Salinger}}'s novel ''CatcherInTheRye''.

+ Sonny Moore

Bring Me The Horizon is a five-piece {{Metalcore}}/{{Deathcore}} band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, formed in 2004. They are popular among teenagers and young adults, particularly [[EstrogenBrigade females]]. The band has also garnered {{Fandom}} and {{Hatedom}} in equal measure and and is known to cause instant {{Internet Backdraft}}s. They've released three full-length albums, one EP and a remix compilation.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Oli Sykes and former guitarist Curtis Ward.

* DetractorNickname: Lots, but "Bring Me The Hairspray", "Bring Me The HIV" and "Bring Me The Whorizon" are probably the most common of the lot.

* [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch]]: Unfortunately common due to the band's status as AcceptableTargets for "[[NoTrueScotsman tr00 metal]]" [[{{Hatedom}} detractors]].
* ContinuityNod: "Diamonds Aren't Forever" references older song "Rawwwrrr" and "Chelsea Smile" references "Pray For Plagues".

* DeadHorseGenre: In an interview, Oli Sykes said that {{Deathcore}} has become one, hence the band's GenreShift to {{Metalcore}} for ''Suicide Season''.

* FaceOfTheBand: Frontman Oli Sykes. Lots of his female fans don't even listen to the band ([[PeripheryDemographic or heavy music at all]]). Also, it isn't terribly uncommon for an attempted conversation about the band to go a little like this: "Hey, uh, you ever heard of Bring Me The Horizon?" "Oh man, I [[LoveItOrHateIt hate/love]] ''that guy''!" That said, former guitarist Curtis Ward was pretty popular as well, probably thanks in part to being a bit of a LargeHam like Oli.

* MisattributedSong: "The Fear That Gave Me Wings" by Glory Of This.

* [=~This Is For Emphasis, Bitch!~=]: "For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only".

* RecordOfLoudnessWar: ''Suicide Season'' and ''There Is A Hell...''. Just listen to the drum intro of "Anthem".

+ {{Metallica}}, {{Carcass}}, AtTheGates, Music/{{Pantera}}

* FaceOfTheBand: Frontman Oli Sykes. Lots of his female bands don't even listen to the band ([[PeripheryDemographic or heavy music at all]]). Also, it isn't terribly uncommon for an attempted conversation about the band to go a little like this: "Hey, uh, you ever heard of Bring Me The Horizon?" "Oh man, I [[LoveItOrHateIt hate/love]] ''that guy''!" That said, former guitarist Curtis Ward was pretty popular as well, probably thanks in part to being a bit of a LargeHam like Oli.