History Music / BringMeTheHorizon

Around the turn of [[TheNewTwenties the 2020s]], BMTH continued experimenting with more types of electronica in the long-form release ''Music to Listen To...'', and took the music world by surprise once again by utilizing their modern production styles to throw back to the heavier sounds of their early material with the ''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR'' EP. The EP is intended to be the first of four projects under the ''POST HUMAN'' name.

[[caption-width-right:350: You call this a connection?]]

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their heavy roots into more alternative styles. Starting with the introduction of symphonic arrangements and futuristic sound design on ''There Is a Hell...'', they embraced influences from genres like [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] and [[PostRock post-rock]] on ''Sempiternal'', and transitioned into a combination of [[AlternativeRock alternative rock]], [[AlternativeMetal alternative metal]] and pop rock with ''That's the Spirit''. While this trajectory was not without recurring controversy, it resulted in unprecedented levels of success for the band.

* Curtis Ward - guitar, (2004-2009)

Their next album, ''Suicide Season'', marked a switch to a pure {{metalcore}} sound. This was inspired by the band's experience with extremely negative reactions to ''Count Your Blessings'' from "proper metalheads", and their subsequent decision that their follow-up would have to be their "make-or-break" moment. The album's sound incorporated electronic and ambient elements alongside more melodic vocals and mature songwriting, making for a relatively more accessible sound overall. Immediate reactions to the shift in sound were polarized, but the album ultimately gained the band more popularity, as well as their first {{signature song}} in the track "Chelsea Smile".

Around the turn of [[TheNewTwenties the 2020s]], BMTH continued experimenting with more types of electronica in the long-form release ''Music to Listen To...'', and took the music world by surprise once again by utilizing their modern production styles to throw back to the heavier sounds of their early material (''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR'').

BMTH started out as a {{deathcore}} band with a reliance on breakdowns, false-chord screaming, and riffs influenced by bands such as Music/AtTheGates. This sound is represented on their debut release, the {{grindcore}}-esque EP ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For'', as well as their debut album ''Count Your Blessings'', which brought them their first taste of popularity once the music video for lead single "Pray for Plagues" went viral.

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their heavy roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic arrangements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), influences from genres such as [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] and [[PostRock post-rock]] (''Sempiternal''), and further elements from genres like [[AlternativeRock alternative rock]], [[AlternativeMetal alternative metal]], [[NuMetal nu metal]] and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this trajectory was not without recurring controversy, it resulted in unprecedented levels of success for the band.

However, with their sixth album ''amo'', released at the start of 2019, BMTH made their most unexpected move yet: releasing an album that more closely resembled ''straightforward pop music'' than anything they had released before, taking inspiration from genres as diverse as {{trance}}, [[HipHop hip-hop]] and electropop. Although this continued the band's commercial success (to the tune of their first two UsefulNotes/GrammyAward nominations), it was predictably quite divisive, outright alienating sections of their fanbase. To the band's credit, they welcomed the reception with open arms; frontman Oli Sykes likened it to the reception ''Suicide Season'' had upon release, and the album contained multiple tracks preemptively (and in somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner) [[DearNegativeReader addressing fans who would be mad at them]].

Over and over, '''AGAIN AND AGAIN'''!''

Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH and occasionally shortened to Bring Me) is a five-piece rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire that formed in 2004. The band's name is paraphrased from a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ("Now... bring me that horizon").

Their next album, ''Suicide Season'', marked a switch to a pure {{metalcore}} sound. This was inspired by the band's experience with extremely negative reactions to ''Count Your Blessings'' from "proper metalheads", and their subsequent decision that their follow-up would have to be their "make-or-break" moment. The album's sound incorporated electronic and ambient elements alongside more melodic vocals, making for a slightly more accessible sound overall. This, along with the more mature songwriting on display, gained the band more popularity, as well as their first {{signature song}} in the track "Chelsea Smile".

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their heavy roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic arrangements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal''), and further elements from genres like AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this trajectory was not without recurring controversy, it resulted in unprecedented levels of success for the band.

* RearrangeTheSong: A majority of ''Music to Listen To...'' was conceived of during the sessions for ''amo''. As a result, several of its songs reference or sample songs from ''amo''; "Steal Something." contains elements of "i apologise if you feel something", "¿" interpolates lyrics from "in the dark", and "why you gotta kick me when i'm down?" samples portions of "A Devastating Liberation".

However, with their sixth album ''amo'', released at the start of 2019, BMTH made their most unexpected move yet: releasing an album that more closely resembled ''straightforward pop music'' than anything they had released before, taking inspiration from genres as diverse as {{trance}}, [[HipHop hip-hop]] and electropop. Although this continued the band's commercial success (to the tune of their first two UsefulNotes/GrammyAward nominations), it was predictably quite divisive, outright alienating sections of their fanbase. To the band's credit, they welcomed the reception with open arms; frontman Oliver Sykes likened it to the reception ''Suicide Season'' had upon release, and the album contained multiple tracks preemptively (and in somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner) [[DearNegativeReader addressing fans who would be mad at them]].

* Oliver Sykes - lead vocals

* NotChristianRock: Anytime Oli's lyrics as well as the overall imagery invoke Christian references.
** Additionally, they are a British band; unlike their American counterparts, young Brits are overwhelmingly secular.

Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH or Bring Me) is a five-piece rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire that formed in 2004. The band's name is paraphrased from a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ("Now... bring me that horizon").

Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) is a five-piece rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire that formed in 2004. The band's name is paraphrased from a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ("Now... bring me that horizon").

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Fifteen Fathoms, Counting", if instrumentals count. Also "Deathbeds".

BMTH started out as a {{deathcore}} band with a reliance on breakdowns, false-chord screaming, and riffs influenced by bands such as Music/AtTheGates. This sound is represented on their debut release, the {{grindcore}}-esque EP ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For''. The only full-length work released in this phase of their career was their debut album ''Count Your Blessings'', which brought them their first taste of popularity once the music video for lead single "Pray for Plagues" went viral.

Their next album, ''Suicide Season'', marked a switch to a pure {{metalcore}} sound. This was inspired by the band's experience with extremely negative reactions to ''Count Your Blessings'' from "proper metalheads", and their subsequent decision that their follow-up would be the "make-or-break" moment for the band. The album's sound incorporated electronic and ambient elements alongside more melodic vocals, making for a slightly more accessible sound overall. This, along with the more mature songwriting on display, gained the album more popularity, as well as their first {{signature song}} of sorts in the track "Chelsea Smile".

However, with their sixth album ''amo'', released at the start of 2019, BMTH made their most unexpected move yet: releasing an album that more closely resembled ''straightforward pop music'' than anything they had released before, taking inspiration from genres as diverse as {{trance}}, [[HipHop hip-hop]] and electropop. Although this continued the band's commercial success (to the tune of their first two UsefulNotes/GrammyAward nominations), it was predictably quite divisive, outright alienating sections of their fanbase. To the band's credit, they welcomed the mixed reception with open arms; frontman Oliver Sykes likened it to the reception ''Suicide Season'' had upon release, and the album contained multiple tracks preemptively (and in somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner) [[DearNegativeReader addressing fans who would be mad at them]].

** The video for "Follow You" takes this UpToEleven.

** UpToEleven with ''That's the Spirit'', which completely abandons the {{Metalcore}} elements and goes full blown indie/alternative/ and even some PostRock and ''NuMetal''.

* BlindingBangs: Oli, though this applied mostly during the earlier stages of BMTH's career.

Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) is a five-piece rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire that formed in 2004. The band's name is paraphrased from a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ("Now... bring me that horizon"). Despite the fact that they've received a fair amount of backlash from many metal fans, each release has seen them grow to new heights of popularity even with [[NewSoundAlbum their routine stylistic shifts]], and they are currently regarded as one of the biggest and most influential modern rock acts around.

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would only lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their harsh roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic arrangements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal''), and further influences from genres like AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this decision was not without recurring controversy, it resulted in unprecedented levels of success for the band.

Around the turn of [[TheNewTwenties the 2020s]], BMTH continued experimenting with more types of electronica in the long-form release ''Music to Listen To...'', and took the world by surprise once again by utilizing their modern production styles to throw back to the heavier sounds of their early material (''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR'').

* LargeHam: Oli, all the time.
* LastNoteNightmare: "heavy metal" which ends with Oli [[CarefulWithThatAxe screaming "NO THIS AIN'T HEAVY METAL!"]] followed by a [[GutturalGrowler guttural growl]]. This is somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] considering the name of the song.
* LighterAndSofter: ''That's the Spirit'' is notably much lighter in sound than their previous material, due to them abandoning metalcore and incorporating indie elements. Even the heaviest songs ("Happy Song" and "True Friends") aren't as heavy as their normal music from before.

** "No Need for Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You on the Back of Toilet Doors" is a good example.
** The EP "This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For" also qualifies.
** Their second EP ''Music to Listen to~Dance to~Blaze to~Pray to~Feed to~Sleep to~Talk to~Grind to~Trip to~Breathe to~Help to~Hurt to~Scroll to~Roll to~Love to~Hate to~Learn Too~Plot to~Play to~Be to~Feel to~Breed to~Sweat to~Dream to~Hide to~Live to~Die to~Go To'' certainly qualifies.

* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''That's the Spirit'', which is just the album name in grey on a black cover; the cover art for the digital/streaming version, which shows the outline of an umbrella, also counts. ''amo'' took it a step further in a similar fashion to ''Music/{{Yeezus}}'' with ''no'' cover aside from a yellow strip with the album name on the left, covering half of the CD and painted hearts on the case.

* NuMetal: They've been experimental with this genre on some songs since ''That's the Spirit''. Notable examples include "Happy Song," "Wonderful Life" and "Teardrops"

* ContinuityNod: "Diamonds Aren't Forever" references older song "Rawwwrrr" and "Chelsea Smile" references "Pray for Plagues".

-->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...

* LongTitle: "No Need for Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You on the Back of Toilet Doors" is a good example.

* OurProductSucks: The late 2015 internet advertising for one of their tours specified that it was not an announcement, but "a warning".

* TakeThat: "No Need for Introductions..." is a Take That at a girl who claimed to have been assaulted and pissed on by the band, getting the band into legal trouble and putting a black mark on their reputation.

* 2019 - ''Music to Listen to~Dance to~Blaze to~Pray to~Feed to~Sleep to~Talk to~Grind to~Trip to~Breathe to~Help to~Hurt to~Scroll to~Roll to~Love to~Hate to~Learn Too~Plot to~Play to~Be to~Feel to~Breed to~Sweat to~Dream to~Hide to~Live to~Die to~Go To'' (commercial release[[note]]has been referred to as an EP and an album by various sources[[/notes]])

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would only lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their harsh roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic arrangements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal''), and further influences from genres like AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this decision was not without controversy, it resulted in the biggest success the band had ever seen.

However, the band closed out the decade with their sixth album ''amo'', released at the start of 2019, which saw them making their most unexpected move yet: an album that more closely resembled ''straightforward pop music'' than anything they had released before, taking inspiration from genres as diverse as {{trance}}, [[HipHop hip-hop]] and electropop. Although this continued the band's commercial success (to the tune of their first two UsefulNotes/GrammyAward nominations), it was predictably quite divisive, outright alienating sections of their fanbase. To the band's credit, they welcomed the mixed reception with open arms; frontman Oliver Sykes likened it to the reception ''Suicide Season'' had upon release, and the album contained multiple tracks preemptively (and in somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner) [[DearNegativeReader addressing fans who would be mad at them]].

Their next album, ''Suicide Season'', marked a switch to a pure {{metalcore}} sound. This was inspired by the band's experience with extremely negative reactions to ''Count Your Blessings'' from "proper metalheads", and their subsequent decision that their follow-up would be the "make-or-break" moment for the band. The album's sound experimented with electronic and ambient elements alongside more melodic vocals, making for a slightly more accessible sound overall. This, along with the more mature songwriting on display, gained the album more popularity, as well as their first {{signature song}} of sorts in the track "Chelsea Smile".

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would only lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their harsh roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic elements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal''), and further influences from genres like AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this decision was not without controversy, it resulted in the biggest success the band had ever seen.

Around the turn of [[TheNewTwenties the 2020s]], BMTH continued experimenting with more styles of electronica in the long-form release ''Music to Listen To...'', and took the world by surprise once again by utilizing their modern production styles to throw back to the heavier sounds of their early material (''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR'').

As [[TheNewTwenties the 2020s]] rolled around, BMTH has continued experimenting with electronics (''Music to Listen To...'') while still leaving room to take the world by surprise by throwing back to the heavier sounds of their earliy material (''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR'').

-> ''This - is - Sempiternal!\\

This - is - Sempiternal!\\

BMTH started out as a {{deathcore}} band, with a reliance on breakdowns, false-chord screaming, and riffs influenced by bands such as Music/AtTheGates. This sound is represented on their debut release, the {{grindcore}}-esque EP ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For''. The only full-length work released in this phase of their career was their debut album ''Count Your Blessings'', which brought them their first taste of popularity once the music video for lead single "Pray for Plagues" went viral.

Their next album, ''Suicide Season'', marked a switch to a pure {{metalcore}} sound inspired by the band's experience with extremely negative reactions from "proper metalheads" to ''Count Your Blessings'', from which they decided that their follow-up would be the "make-or-break" moment for the band. The album's sound experimented with electronic and ambient elements alongside more melodic vocals, making for a slightly more accessible sound overall. This, along with the more mature songwriting on display, gained the album yet more popularity, as well as their first {{signature song}} of sorts in the track "Chelsea Smile".

Entering [[TheNewTens the 2010s]], BMTH's releases would only lean more into atmospherics and electronics, transitioning fully from their harsh roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic elements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), and influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal'') alongside AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this decision was not without controversy, it resulted in the biggest success the band had ever seen.

[floatboxright:Influences:+ Music/{{Metallica}}, Music/{{Carcass}}, Music/AtTheGates,
Music/{{Linkin Park}},
Music/{{Pantera}}]

BMTH started out in 2004 as a {{deathcore}} band, with a reliance on breakdowns, false-chord screaming, and riffs influenced by bands such as Music/AtTheGates. This sound is represented on their debut release, the {{grindcore}}-esque EP ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For''. The only full-length work released in this phase of their career was their debut album ''Count Your Blessings'', which brought them their first taste of popularity once the music video for lead single "Pray for Plagues" went viral.

Entering the 2010s, BMTH's releases would only lean more into atmospherics and electronics, continuing their transition from their harsh roots into more alternative styles. They would incorporate symphonic elements and futuristic sound design (''There Is a Hell...''), and influences from genres such as PostHardcore and PostRock (''Sempiternal'') alongside AlternativeRock, AlternativeMetal, NuMetal and pop rock (''That's the Spirit''). While this decision was not without controversy, it resulted in the biggest success the band had ever seen.

'''Members:'''

'''Past members:'''

'''Discography:'''
* 2004 - ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For''

* 2009 - ''Suicide Season: Cut Up!''

* 2019 - ''Music to Listen to~Dance to~Blaze to~Pray to~Feed to~Sleep to~Talk to~Grind to~Trip to~Breathe to~Help to~Hurt to~Scroll to~Roll to~Love to~Hate to~Learn Too~Plot to~Play to~Be to~Feel to~Breed to~Sweat to~Dream to~Hide to~Live to~Die to~Go To''
* 2020 - ''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR''

!!Every scar will build my tropes:
* AlbumTitleDrop: [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Album]].

Bring Me the Horizon is a five-piece rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. The band's name comes from an {{Improv}} line from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ("Now... bring me that horizon"). Despite the fact that they've received a fair amount of backlash from many Metal fans, each release has seen them grow to new heights of popularity, and they are currently one of the biggest modern rock acts around. They have five full-length albums released, plus a demo, an EP, two live [=DVDs=] and two remix releases, one an EP and the other a full length album. Overall, they have released 23 music videos and 12 singles.

Bring Me the Horizon started out in 2004 as a {{deathcore}} band, with a reliance on breakdowns, false chord screaming, and riffs influenced by bands such as Music/AtTheGates. This sound is represented on their first EP; the {{grindcore}}-esque ''This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For''. The only full-length released in this phase of their career was ''Count Your Blessings'' which brought 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 somewhat immature songwriting.

Their next release was album number two, ''Suicide Season''. This album marked a switch to a pure {{Metalcore}} sound and featured experimentation with electronic and ambient elements, plus more melodic vocals, making for a slightly more accessible sound overall. This, along with the more mature songwriting on display gained the album higher critical reception than its predecessor (though it was still very mixed), and gained the band yet more popularity. The track "Chelsea Smile" would go on to become something of a {{signature song}} for the band. Also released was an electronic remix album entitled ''Suicide Season: Cut Up'', with alternate artwork. It was critically panned however, and is seen as an interesting footnote rather than an essential listen. Guitarist Lee Malia noted that one reason for its release was to fill contractual obligations.

In 2010, the band put out their third album, entitled ''There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret''. Building upon the ideas from the previous album, they further upped the ambient and electronic sections, and added orchestral and symphonic elements and glitched out vocal effects. It also featured vocal contributions from synthpop singer Music/{{Lights}} whose melodic clean vocals had [[SopranoAndGravel an interesting interplay with Oli's harsh and pained ones.]] This album gained yet more popularity for the band, as well as more critical acclaim, with critics again praising the more mature songwriting and heavier electronic elements.

Their fourth album, released in 2013, and it saw the band taking their sound even further away from their Deathcore roots than before. After recruiting a full time keyboard player in Jordan Fish, they released ''Sempiternal'' which featured a far more melodic sound and a huge amount more synths and electronics. While controversial among some fans, it too was also well-received, with fans praising the added atmosphere, PostRock influenced songwriting and the newly melodic vocals of Oli Sykes, who adopted a half screamed half sung technique for many parts of the album.

But all of this was [[JustForPun throne]] out the window in 2015, when they released ''That's the Spirit''. This album saw them completely abandoning metalcore and taking on a handful of different styles such as PopPunk, {{Emo}}, Electronic Rock, Pop Rock, Hard Rock and NuMetal. This shift from metalcore to rock catapulted the band to new heights of popularity, especially in the United States where it debuted at #2 on the mainstream albums chart (only held off by Music/TheWeeknd's ''Beauty Behind the Madness''). The lead single "Throne" became their first song to top the US mainstream rock charts, and gained the band legions of new fans in the process.

[floatboxright:Influences:+ Music/{{Metallica}}, Music/{{Carcass}}, Music/AtTheGates,
Music/{{Linkin Park}},
Music/{{Pantera}}]
[floatboxright:
Related Acts:
+ I Killed the Prom Queen
+ Music/{{Lights}}
+ Bleeding Through
+ Music/{{Skrillex}}
+ Jon Courtney
+ Immanu El
]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The band's gradual {{Genre Shift}} from abrasive {{Deathcore}} to polished {{Metalcore}} and finally AlternativeRock (increasingly taking on [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly an eclectic range of secondary influences]] during the latter two stages) has become so drastic that listening to the band's raw, decidedly sloppy debut Deathcore EP in light of [[SurprisinglyGentleSong their recent output]] essentially invokes this.

** Whenever the band does "romantic" subject matter, like on "Tell Slater Not to Wash His Dick" and "Off the Heezay".