by Poppy Reid
It’s the album with that laborious lengthy title, but three albums in, we’ve come to expect no less from UK hardcore band Bring Me The Horizon. There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret should come with a warning: BYO spine or don’t bother at all.
Just as the album title blatantly explains, this is a concept record exploring light and dark, screams and strings, grime and chimes.
The first two minutes of opening track Crucify Me showcase vocalist Oli Skyes indecipherable growls over some recklessly heavy guitar; but then comes the light with an interlaced chorus by Canadian pop singer Lights. This track sets the tone for the layered chaos to come.
Just as the album title blatantly explains, this is a concept record exploring light and dark, screams and strings, grime and chimes.
The first two minutes of opening track Crucify Me showcase vocalist Oli Skyes indecipherable growls over some recklessly heavy guitar; but then comes the light with an interlaced chorus by Canadian pop singer Lights. This track sets the tone for the layered chaos to come.
The next track Anthem ties in perfectly to its predecessor. Skyes screams “someone call an exorcist and help me kill this curse” in time with the blunt bass strums. This track is a mosh-pit anthem for those who care more about guitars on smack than lyrical agility. The deadly pause halfway in recovers and seeps into a slow ending breakdown and a whisper - “I feel like my heart has been touched by Christ.” Lyric failings aside, this must be mentioned for the sheer metalcore that obliterates your face.
Another standout is the expletively titled track, Fuck. Skyes’ howls overlapped with vocals from Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six give the album some of the balanced audio feed it was going for. Electronic strings and chimes will only get you so far on tracks like Don’t Go (featuring Lights) and It Never Ends. Contrary to the track title, this is as close to a love song as BMTH are willing to get.
Bring Me The Horizon aim to take listeners to hell and back with a perceptible concept that blisters through fast-paced hardcore and metal; but sadly only stops occasionally to feed on a harmony of electronic strings. This injection of contrast would have worked better if it weren’t so subtle and easily dominated.
Another standout is the expletively titled track, Fuck. Skyes’ howls overlapped with vocals from Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six give the album some of the balanced audio feed it was going for. Electronic strings and chimes will only get you so far on tracks like Don’t Go (featuring Lights) and It Never Ends. Contrary to the track title, this is as close to a love song as BMTH are willing to get.
Bring Me The Horizon aim to take listeners to hell and back with a perceptible concept that blisters through fast-paced hardcore and metal; but sadly only stops occasionally to feed on a harmony of electronic strings. This injection of contrast would have worked better if it weren’t so subtle and easily dominated.
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