Bring Me The Horizon
Suicide Season
Visible Noise
29 September 2008
by Ryan Williams
A lot has happened since 2006’s debut, Count Your Blessings, Bring Me The Horizon and little of it has helped people get away from the thinking that this band talks it better than they walk it.
A couple of listens of Suicide Season will change a lot of those belligerent minds. You won’t believe your ears.
Angry young man, Ollie Sykes’ vocals have developed dimensions as he switches from his trademark death growls to tantrum-level shrieks to angry Frank Carter-style yelping with ease. His perpetually changing attitude gives the music the diversity it deserves.
Sadly, his lyrics are frequently of the cheap variety so while the power of the music might see you running to the nearest moshpit for a conscientious bout of furious windmilling, you won’t be able to sing along without slapping yourself in the forehead every couple of dull clichés.
Sykes has had much cause to grow up after courting piss and pissed-related controversy last year and he oh-so-tactfully mentions the incident in the stupendously-titled grindcore offering of ‘No Need for Introductions, I’ve Read About Girls Like You on the Back of Toilet Doors’.
“And after everything you put me through, I should have fucking pissed on you!” Sykes yells. Quite.
Watch the video to ‘The Comedown’ by Bring Me The Horizon
It’s easy to focus on the obvious and the silly but there are some seriously strong developments to BMTH’s newly-matured music. The results are occasionally astounding.
The sloppy, chug-fuelled edges to their slightly contrived deathcore of yore have been polished and honed in Swedish forests into a masterfully chaotic concoction of snarling punk rock, huge hardcore breakdowns and very, very stylish metal riffing with a pasting of juddering Norma Jean-y electronics binding events. Frederick Nordström’s fantastic production doesn’t hurt either.
Suicide Season is as carefully constructed a musical melange as you’ll find amongst the heavy music spectrum in 2008. This could be the album to springboard the Sheffield oiks onto the next level. Watch out.
4.5/6
Bring Me The Horizon – Suicide Season tracklisting
The Comedown
Chelsea Smile
It Was Written In Blood
Death Breath
Football Season Is Over
Sleep With One Eye Open
Diamonds Aren’t Forever
Sadness Will Never End
No Need For Introductions I’ve Read About Girls Like You OnThe Backs Of Toilet Doors
Suicide Season
15 responses so far ↓
1 Jack Pitt // Oct 6, 2008 at 6:33 pm
you could call it maturity if you like, but you could just as easily call it copying the UK band of the moment (gallows)
2 jenna // Oct 19, 2008 at 7:59 am
BMTH!!!!
these guys own i saw them live n they put on the best show n have the best stage presence n if anyone else can beg to differ then bring it punk!!
3 thomas // Oct 20, 2008 at 8:15 am
fuck you fag bmth is the shit
how bout you do better
4 Georgiaaaaaa (: // Oct 20, 2008 at 6:54 pm
BMTH’s new ambum isss the shitt
man , its wicked.
still think count your blessings was better.
and Jack Pitt.. Shut It , there nuffin like Gallows (:
(:
5 Gooch // Oct 21, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Riffs are killer, I almost shit myself.
Lyrics…I coulda pulled better out my arse to be honest.
6 rob // Oct 23, 2008 at 2:50 pm
that was ace man
7 rob // Oct 23, 2008 at 2:52 pm
nufin lyk count your blessings tho i rekon its gon a bit emo an less metal but it still rocks bmth are ace
8 Photos + Live: Bring Me The Horizon @ London Astoria - 01 November 2008 // Nov 12, 2008 at 2:29 pm
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9 Vlood // Nov 19, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Oh crap… очередная челочная еботня.
10 feuerfrei1205 // Nov 24, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I would love the album if they’d shoot Ollie and get a new vocalist.
Any new vocalist. His “vox” are tired and just seem to skim the surface of modern screamo/hardcore standards, not to mention his lyrics are absolute bullocks.
11 2008 into 2009: Xfm Rock Show // Dec 14, 2008 at 2:51 pm
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12 Dying 2 Live // Dec 17, 2008 at 8:53 am
BMTH FUCKING RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ur a dickhead feuerfrei1205, his vocals fucking rule, 100 bucks says you couldn’t do any beta at all
13 Video: Bring Me The Horizon - ‘Chelsea Smile’ // Jan 9, 2009 at 1:52 pm
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14 asdadqdsacawqde // Aug 20, 2009 at 9:35 am
15 Brionny // Aug 20, 2009 at 1:03 pm
That’s a great comment.
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