Borrowing a quote from Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean,Bring Me The Horizon is not a fictional character, by any means. Different from your average run-of-the-mill death-core band, they formed their own record company in 2005, Thirty Days of Night, when they released their debut single.
Members of the Band Since Bring Me the Horizon formed in 2004, they lost Curtis Ward, the previous rhythm guitar player in March of 2009, but the rest of the musicians from Sheffield, Yorkshire still remain with the band. Lead vocalist is Oliver Sykes, lead guitarist is Lee Malia, bass guitarist is Matt Kean with Matt Nicholls still on drums.
Like all young bands in this genre, it has had its trials and tribulations. For example, Sykes had common assault charges filed against him, even though he has always maintained he was innocent. While it was based on a female fan’s allegations, it was dismissed due to lack of evidence.
During a tour with the Architects, a progressive metalcore band from Brighton, Bring Me the Horizon’s Sykes was filmed being subjected to violent behavior by Sam Carter of the Architects. It was a viral hit in YouTube, which generated intense hate mail for Carter although the whole video was done as a staged scene to relieve boredom on the road by both parties. Discography sales appears to be keeping up with the sales of the band’s three albums, of which the titles, date of release, number of songs, and chart peaks are as follows:
- This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was For, 2004, four tracks, and topping at 41 in the United Kingdom.
- Count Your Blessings, 2006, 11 songs, peaked the UK charts at 93.
- Suicide Season, 2008, 10 tracks two music videos and downloadable desktop wallpapers.
Except for the first album, which was first released with the Thirty Days of Night label, all three were released under Visible Noise. And speaking of record labels and producers, the band is under contract with Visible Noise in the United Kingdom, the Epitaph Records in the U.S. and the Shock Records in Australia. It is expected that with such a wide range of coverage across three continents, the Bring Me the Horizon merch sales will also have a wider audience.
Death-core Genre: Bring Me the Horizon’s music is a combination of death metal and metal core, which is characterized by growls and screams with metal core vocals, along with the muted riffs and dissonance. With musical influences from The Red Chord, Norma Jean and other American metal-core acts, they are set apart from other death-core bands because of their musical techniques. Besides the immense vocals and massive riffs, blistering percussion and tempo changes, shredding solos are part of their unique style.
Sales of the merch are expected to enjoy the benefit of their cemented reputation, in addition to awards the band has amassed. They include the Kerrang!’s Award for Best British Newcomer (2006) and the nomination of the band for the Award for Best British Band (2008). Bring Me the Horizon may have a solid direction towards the halls of metal legends because of their unique style and focus on songwriting.
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