Bring Me the Horizon
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Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore
band from Sheffield
, Yorkshire
, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls. They are currently signed to Visible Noise
Records in the UK, Epitaph Records
in the US and to Shock Records
in Australia. Their music has been said to be influenced diversely by grindcore
, death metal
and emo
, and their earlier work is noted for its strong influence from American metalcore bands. They have released three studio albums and one extended play
.
They released their debut album Count Your Blessings
on 30 October 2006. Their second album, Suicide Season was released 29 September 2008 with a two disc special edition version titled: Suicide Season: Cut Up!, featuring a second disc of electronic
and dubstep
remixes of tracks featured on Suicide Season. Prior to the release of the special edition of Suicide Season, founding rhythm guitarist Curtis Ward left the band due musical differences and commitment issues. He was later replaced with Jona Weinhofen. Their third studio album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
was released 4 October 2010.
, in which Captain Jack Sparrow
says "Now... Bring me that horizon."
Bring Me the Horizon signed to Thirty Days of Night Records
in 2004. Being the first band to sign to the label. Bring Me the Horizon released their first Extended Play This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For
on 2 October 2004. The EP was re-release 30 January 2005 through Visible Noise. The re-release of the EP gained the band a significant amount of attention, peaking at 41 on the UK album charts.
They released their debut album Count Your Blessings in October 2006 in the United Kingdom
and in August 2007 in the United States
. Across late November and December 2006 Bring Me the Horizon accompanied Lostprophets
and The Blackout
in a UK tour. In January 2007 Bring Me the horizon replaced Bury Your Dead
on Killswitch Engage
's European headline tour. The slot as a support was offered as Bury Your Dead withdrew from the tour because of there vocalist, Mat Bruso, leaving the band.
in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström
. It was promoted viraly in the weeks following up to it's release with the tagline "September is Suicide Season". In promotion of the new material from Suicide Season the band embarked on their first headline tour of the United States
, as well as appearing in the 2008 Warped Tour
. In May 2008 Bring Me the Horizon was the main supporting band on I Killed The Prom Queen's
farewell tour in Australia with The Ghost Inside
and The Red Shore
as supports. Although the tour was short and was only 9 days long it sold out rapidly. On 18 September 2008 Suicide season was released in the United States on Epitaph
and 29 September in Europe through Visible Noise
.
In 2009 Bring Me the Horizon was at 2009 Kerrang! Tour alongside Black Tide
, Dir en grey
, In Case of Fire
and Mindless Self Indulgence
. They also joined Thursday
, Cancer Bats
, Four Year Strong
and Pierce the Veil
on the North American leg of Taste of Chaos 2009
across February to April. In March 2009 during the Taste of Chaos tour, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band. Australian guitarist Jona Weinhofen
, formerly of Bleeding Through
and I Killed The Prom Queen
, temporarily replaced Curtis before being asked to join the group on a permanent basis. A video of a staged fight between Oliver Sykes and Architects
' lead singer Sam Carter, filmed in October 2009 and uploaded to YouTube
, caused some Bring Me the Horizon fans to send hate mail to Carter. Carter later made it clear in an interview with Kerrang!
that the whole thing was a joke, as did Sykes.
In November 2009 Bring Me the Horizon released a remixed version of Suicide Season, titled Suicide Season: Cut Up!. Musicians and producers featured on the album include Ben Weinman
, Sonny Moore
, L’Amour La Morgue, Utah Saints
and Shawn Crahan. That year Sykes guested on the Admiral's Arms
song "Dawn of the New Age", which appeared on the EP "Stories Are Told", released in November 2009.
, titled: There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
was released 4 October 2010 and debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200
in the US, number 13 on the UK Album Chart, and number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, the UK Rock Chart
and the UK Indie Chart
. Despite reaching number 1 in Australia, the album's sales of 3,600 they gained to get there, is the lowest in the history of the ARIA charts. In 2010 members of Bring Me the Horizon (Jona Weinhofen, Lee Malia and Oli Sykes) guested on This One's For You
by Australian rapcore
band Deez Nuts
(Sykes providing vocals on "If You Don't Know Now You Know"). Five singles total were released from the album including: It Never Ends
, Anthem, Blessed with a Curse, Visions, and Alligator Blood, with music videos included for each of the songs. In the imediate promotion of the album the band embarked on a headline tour in intimate venues across the United Kingdom with support from Cancer Bats
and Tek-one.
In April 2011 Bring me the Horizon started a European tour, starting in the United Kingdom
they toured with Parkway Drive and Architects
as main support bands; with The Devil Wears Prada
as the opening support for the UK and Dubstep
group Tek-one opening for the remainder of Continental Europe. The tour gain much publicity, it's classed as their biggest headline tour ever and even being stated as the "tour of the year" by Rock Sound
. The tour however was not without it's hinderences. on 28 April, Matt Nicholls broke his Arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architecs members, and instead of canceling the tour Architects' drummer Dan Searle filled in as the drummer, this meant that Bring Me the Horizon's setlist was halved in length. An also on 28 April at the Bristol O2 Academy ,there was a power cut before Parkway Drive's set. Bring Me the Horizon as a reaction to the power cut decided to do a short 4 track acoustic set featuring: The Sadness Will Never End , It Never Ends, Suicide Season and Chelsea Smile. The tour was extended with a North American leg from 31 August to 4 October maintaing Parkway Drive and Architects and including Deez Nuts
onto the line up. On 23 August, they released the fourth music video and single, "Visions." On October 31st, Halloween
, the next music video for the song "Alligator Blood" was released.
In December Machine Head
have planned to do a arena tour across europe with Bring Me the Horizon as the main support band as well as Devil Driver and Darkest Hour as supports. Oliver Sykes has stated that these will be the last European dates they'll do before they start the writing and the recording of their fourth album.
Rock City
. Sykes was subsequently charged with urinating on the fan. Online music zine Drowned In Sound claimed that Bring Me The Horizon were banned from Nottingham Rock City
, a claim that turned out to be false when the band subsequently played Nottingham Rock City on 1 December 2007. All charges against Sykes were later dropped.
Touring members
Former members
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| 2011 || Blessed With A Curse || Best Single ||
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| 2011 || Bring me the Horizon || Best British Band ||
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| 2011 || There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
|| Best Album ||
Miscellaneous
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls. They are currently signed to Visible Noise
Visible Noise
Visible Noise is a British independent record label that focuses solely on British bands.-History:Founded in 1998 by ex-Cacophonous Records manager Julie Weir, the label was created with the goal of fostering and breaking new UK rock music...
Records in the UK, Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
in the US and to Shock Records
Shock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
in Australia. Their music has been said to be influenced diversely by grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
, death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
and emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
, and their earlier work is noted for its strong influence from American metalcore bands. They have released three studio albums and one extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
.
They released their debut album Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings (Bring Me the Horizon album)
Count Your Blessings is the debut album by British band Bring Me the Horizon. The album was released on October 30, 2006 in record stores around the United Kingdom. Then in the United States nearly a year later on August 14, 2007...
on 30 October 2006. Their second album, Suicide Season was released 29 September 2008 with a two disc special edition version titled: Suicide Season: Cut Up!, featuring a second disc of electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
remixes of tracks featured on Suicide Season. Prior to the release of the special edition of Suicide Season, founding rhythm guitarist Curtis Ward left the band due musical differences and commitment issues. He was later replaced with Jona Weinhofen. Their third studio album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. is the third full-length studio album by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and majority of Europe, and 5 October 2010 in the United States. The album's...
was released 4 October 2010.
Formation, Debut EP and Debut Album (2004–2007)
The band formed in March 2004 after all the founding members, who had all been a part of several local and separately defunct bands, had decided to come together and form a new band. In the months after there formation Bring Me the horizon created a demo album, titled: "Bedroom Sessions". Their name is derived from the last line of the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 adventure fantasy film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. It was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
, in which Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the central protagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, portrayed by Johnny Depp. He is first introduced in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl...
says "Now... Bring me that horizon."
Bring Me the Horizon signed to Thirty Days of Night Records
Thirty Days of Night Records
Thirty Days of Night Records are a record label based in Leeds, England.-Current:* Abraxis* Alaska* Breaking Point* Brotherhood Of The Lake* Burning Love* Closure* Crossbreaker* Cyvoid* Dreaming in Oceans* Eaststrikewest...
in 2004. Being the first band to sign to the label. Bring Me the Horizon released their first Extended Play This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For
This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For
This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For is the first release by Bring Me the Horizon, released on 2 October 2004, through Thirty Days of Night Records in Australia and on 30 January 2005, through Visible Noise records in the UK. It was released on 25 September 2007 in the US through Earache...
on 2 October 2004. The EP was re-release 30 January 2005 through Visible Noise. The re-release of the EP gained the band a significant amount of attention, peaking at 41 on the UK album charts.
They released their debut album Count Your Blessings in October 2006 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and in August 2007 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Across late November and December 2006 Bring Me the Horizon accompanied Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
and The Blackout
The Blackout (band)
The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout!...
in a UK tour. In January 2007 Bring Me the horizon replaced Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
on Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
's European headline tour. The slot as a support was offered as Bury Your Dead withdrew from the tour because of there vocalist, Mat Bruso, leaving the band.
Suicide Season and line-up change (2008–2009)
Bring Me the Horizon recorded their second studio album Suicide SeasonSuicide Season
Suicide Season is the second studio album by English metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 29 September 2008 through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom and Europe. Visible Noise has the band signed for the World, and are doing licensing deals for Australia, Japan and the USA...
in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström
Fredrik Nordström
Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström, born on 5 January 1967, is a Swedish record producer and guitar player for the heavy metal band Dream Evil. Nordström is one of the leading melodic death metal producers in Sweden, and he has worked with some of the genre's top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy,...
. It was promoted viraly in the weeks following up to it's release with the tagline "September is Suicide Season". In promotion of the new material from Suicide Season the band embarked on their first headline tour of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as appearing in the 2008 Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
. In May 2008 Bring Me the Horizon was the main supporting band on I Killed The Prom Queen's
I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
farewell tour in Australia with The Ghost Inside
The Ghost Inside (band)
The Ghost Inside is an American Melodic Hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006.As A Dying Dream, they released one EP, Now or Never. Not long after, they changed their name to The Ghost Inside, and released a full length studio album entitled Fury and the Fallen Ones...
and The Red Shore
The Red Shore
The Red Shore were an Australian death metal band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 2004. The band claims their style is a combination of death metal and technical death metal, though they are often referred to as a deathcore band....
as supports. Although the tour was short and was only 9 days long it sold out rapidly. On 18 September 2008 Suicide season was released in the United States on Epitaph
Epitaph
An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial...
and 29 September in Europe through Visible Noise
Visible Noise
Visible Noise is a British independent record label that focuses solely on British bands.-History:Founded in 1998 by ex-Cacophonous Records manager Julie Weir, the label was created with the goal of fostering and breaking new UK rock music...
.
In 2009 Bring Me the Horizon was at 2009 Kerrang! Tour alongside Black Tide
Black Tide
Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence...
, Dir en grey
Dir en grey
Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records...
, In Case of Fire
In Case of Fire
In Case of Fire are a Christian alternative rock band from Portadown, Northern Ireland, formed in 2005. The original line up consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Steven Robinson, bassist Mark Williamson and drummer Colin Robinson...
and Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...
. They also joined Thursday
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
, Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
, Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco...
and Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006, the group was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbandment of the group Early Times which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene...
on the North American leg of Taste of Chaos 2009
Taste of Chaos 2009
Taste of Chaos 2009 is the fifth installment of the Taste of Chaos tours created by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman. Lyman handpicked each band for the tour and believes they are "all on the brink of breakout success." Bring Me the Horizon, Four Year Strong, and Pierce the Veil will rotate their...
across February to April. In March 2009 during the Taste of Chaos tour, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band. Australian guitarist Jona Weinhofen
Jona Weinhofen
Jona Weinhofen is an Australian guitarist and musician from Adelaide, South Australia. He is currently the guitarist for the Australian based band I Killed the Prom Queen, Canine Tricycle Bereavement, and British band Bring Me The Horizon. Jona was guitarist for California based band Bleeding...
, formerly of Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1999, the band blends influences stemming from modern hardcore punk, symphonic black metal, and melodic death metal...
and I Killed The Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
, temporarily replaced Curtis before being asked to join the group on a permanent basis. A video of a staged fight between Oliver Sykes and Architects
Architects (British band)
Architects are an English Metalcore band from Brighton, England, formed in 2004. The band went through several name changes before they decided upon Architects. Their first name was Inharmonic, which was swiftly changed to Counting the Days...
' lead singer Sam Carter, filmed in October 2009 and uploaded to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, caused some Bring Me the Horizon fans to send hate mail to Carter. Carter later made it clear in an interview with Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
that the whole thing was a joke, as did Sykes.
In November 2009 Bring Me the Horizon released a remixed version of Suicide Season, titled Suicide Season: Cut Up!. Musicians and producers featured on the album include Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman is an American musician, who is most notable for being the lead guitarist for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan. He is the founder and only original member remaining in the band....
, Sonny Moore
Sonny Moore
Sonny John Moore is an American electronic dance music producer who is widely known by his professional name Skrillex. Moore is also a former frontman for the American band From First to Last. In late Autumn of 2007 he embarked on his first tour as a solo artist, the Team Sleep Tour with Team...
, L’Amour La Morgue, Utah Saints
Utah Saints
Utah Saints is a dance band based in Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live...
and Shawn Crahan. That year Sykes guested on the Admiral's Arms
Admiral's Arms
Admiral's Arms is a five piece band from Paris, France composed of Hendrick Gorecki, Matthew Rigg, James Ryan, Gary Royant and Mus Bennacer.The band is now managed by Jake Schultz, bass player for Norma Jean...
song "Dawn of the New Age", which appeared on the EP "Stories Are Told", released in November 2009.
There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret (2010–present)
The band's third album and first with their new rhythm guitarist Jona WeinhofenJona Weinhofen
Jona Weinhofen is an Australian guitarist and musician from Adelaide, South Australia. He is currently the guitarist for the Australian based band I Killed the Prom Queen, Canine Tricycle Bereavement, and British band Bring Me The Horizon. Jona was guitarist for California based band Bleeding...
, titled: There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. is the third full-length studio album by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and majority of Europe, and 5 October 2010 in the United States. The album's...
was released 4 October 2010 and debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in the US, number 13 on the UK Album Chart, and number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, the UK Rock Chart
UK Rock Chart
The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales....
and the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
. Despite reaching number 1 in Australia, the album's sales of 3,600 they gained to get there, is the lowest in the history of the ARIA charts. In 2010 members of Bring Me the Horizon (Jona Weinhofen, Lee Malia and Oli Sykes) guested on This One's For You
This One's for You (Deez Nuts album)
This One's for You is Deez Nuts' second studio album. It was released on May 21st 2010, by Roadrunner Records. All of the instruments and lead vocals were done by JJ Peters, except for a few Guest appearances on various Tracks...
by Australian rapcore
Rapcore
Rapcore is a subgenre of rap rock fusing vocal and sometimes instrumental elements of hip hop with punk rock .-History:...
band Deez Nuts
Deez Nuts
Deez Nuts is an Australian hardcore band that formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Currently comprising vocalist J. J. Peters, Guitarist Matt Rogers, Drummer Ty Alexander and various live Bassists, the band has released one EP and Two Studio Albums....
(Sykes providing vocals on "If You Don't Know Now You Know"). Five singles total were released from the album including: It Never Ends
It Never Ends
"It Never Ends" is a digitally released single by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, featured on their 2010 third studio album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. It was released as the album's first single on August 20, 2010 in the United...
, Anthem, Blessed with a Curse, Visions, and Alligator Blood, with music videos included for each of the songs. In the imediate promotion of the album the band embarked on a headline tour in intimate venues across the United Kingdom with support from Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
and Tek-one.
In April 2011 Bring me the Horizon started a European tour, starting in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
they toured with Parkway Drive and Architects
Architects (British band)
Architects are an English Metalcore band from Brighton, England, formed in 2004. The band went through several name changes before they decided upon Architects. Their first name was Inharmonic, which was swiftly changed to Counting the Days...
as main support bands; with The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (band)
The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...
as the opening support for the UK and Dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
group Tek-one opening for the remainder of Continental Europe. The tour gain much publicity, it's classed as their biggest headline tour ever and even being stated as the "tour of the year" by Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
. The tour however was not without it's hinderences. on 28 April, Matt Nicholls broke his Arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architecs members, and instead of canceling the tour Architects' drummer Dan Searle filled in as the drummer, this meant that Bring Me the Horizon's setlist was halved in length. An also on 28 April at the Bristol O2 Academy ,there was a power cut before Parkway Drive's set. Bring Me the Horizon as a reaction to the power cut decided to do a short 4 track acoustic set featuring: The Sadness Will Never End , It Never Ends, Suicide Season and Chelsea Smile. The tour was extended with a North American leg from 31 August to 4 October maintaing Parkway Drive and Architects and including Deez Nuts
Deez Nuts
Deez Nuts is an Australian hardcore band that formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Currently comprising vocalist J. J. Peters, Guitarist Matt Rogers, Drummer Ty Alexander and various live Bassists, the band has released one EP and Two Studio Albums....
onto the line up. On 23 August, they released the fourth music video and single, "Visions." On October 31st, Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
, the next music video for the song "Alligator Blood" was released.
In December Machine Head
Machine head
A machine head is part of a string instrument ranging from guitars to double basses, a geared apparatus for applying tension and thereby tuning a string, usually located at the headstock. A headstock has several machine heads, one per string...
have planned to do a arena tour across europe with Bring Me the Horizon as the main support band as well as Devil Driver and Darkest Hour as supports. Oliver Sykes has stated that these will be the last European dates they'll do before they start the writing and the recording of their fourth album.
Nottingham incident
While on tour in the UK allegations were made against vocalist Oliver Sykes that he urinated upon a female fan after a gig at NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
Rock City
Rock City (club)
Rock City is a club in the city of Nottingham, England that focuses on live music.-Overview:Rock City, based in Nottingham City Centre, has a capacity of 2451, and is known for its intimate atmosphere. It has been described by NME as "sweaty, but truly indie". Rock City is divided into two rooms:...
. Sykes was subsequently charged with urinating on the fan. Online music zine Drowned In Sound claimed that Bring Me The Horizon were banned from Nottingham Rock City
Rock City (club)
Rock City is a club in the city of Nottingham, England that focuses on live music.-Overview:Rock City, based in Nottingham City Centre, has a capacity of 2451, and is known for its intimate atmosphere. It has been described by NME as "sweaty, but truly indie". Rock City is divided into two rooms:...
, a claim that turned out to be false when the band subsequently played Nottingham Rock City on 1 December 2007. All charges against Sykes were later dropped.
Discography
- Count Your BlessingsCount Your Blessings (Bring Me the Horizon album)Count Your Blessings is the debut album by British band Bring Me the Horizon. The album was released on October 30, 2006 in record stores around the United Kingdom. Then in the United States nearly a year later on August 14, 2007...
(2006) - Suicide SeasonSuicide SeasonSuicide Season is the second studio album by English metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 29 September 2008 through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom and Europe. Visible Noise has the band signed for the World, and are doing licensing deals for Australia, Japan and the USA...
(2008) - There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a SecretThere Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a SecretThere Is a Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. is the third full-length studio album by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and majority of Europe, and 5 October 2010 in the United States. The album's...
(2010)
Band members
Current members- Matt Kean − bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(since 2004) - Lee Malia − lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(since 2004) - Matt Nicholls − drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion (since 2004) - Oliver Sykes – lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(since 2004) - Jona WeinhofenJona WeinhofenJona Weinhofen is an Australian guitarist and musician from Adelaide, South Australia. He is currently the guitarist for the Australian based band I Killed the Prom Queen, Canine Tricycle Bereavement, and British band Bring Me The Horizon. Jona was guitarist for California based band Bleeding...
- rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, keyboards, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(since 2009)
Touring members
- Dan Searle - drums, percussion (2011)
Former members
- Curtis Ward − rhythm guitar (2004–2009)
Accolades and readers poll results
Kerrang! Awards|-
| 2006 || Bring me the Horizon || Best British Newcomer ||
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| 2008 || Bring me the Horizon || Best British Band ||
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| 2009 || Bring me the Horizon || Best British Band ||
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| 2011 || Blessed With A Curse || Best Single ||
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| 2011 || Bring me the Horizon || Best British Band ||
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| 2011 || There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
There Is a Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. is the third full-length studio album by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and majority of Europe, and 5 October 2010 in the United States. The album's...
|| Best Album ||
Miscellaneous
- In Rock Sound's readers' poll, Bring Me the Horizon achieved "Best British Band" and "Worst British Band".
- In reader polls conducted by Kerrang!, Bring Me the Horizon was Voted Worst Band of 2008 and 2010.