Bring Me the Horizon - Suicide Season

[Drew Beringer]

Bring Me The Horizon – Suicide Season
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Record Label: Epitaph

When I first saw the album artwork to Bring Me The Horizon’s Epitaph debut, Suicide Season, I rolled my eyes. The title was bad enough, and now this? By incorporating so many clichés, the Sheffield, England quintet was fitting in quite nicely with the oversaturated scene here in the States. But something weird happened while listening to the album - the realization that Bring Me The Horizon are pretty damn good with their instruments dawned on me. While their image may be ridiculous, the music is anything but.

Bring Me The Horizon is just "a dude playin’ another dude disguised as another dude;" basically their brand of metalcore takes some pointers from bands like Slipknot, Gallows, and The Devil Wears Prada and mixes them all into one cohesive noise. Suicide Season is a ten track deathtrap produced by Fredrik Nordstrom (At The Gates, Arch Enemy) in Sweden. The production is seamless and crystal clear; the riffs rip through each song and Oliver Sykes unforgiving screams screech throughout the album. For being so young, Bring Me The Horizon knows how to play their instruments, staying tight and unpredictable in each track.

Tracks like “The Comedown” and “Death Breath” are auditory bitch slaps, while “Football Season Is Over” hits like Bob Sanders, as breakdowns come from all angles to crush you. “Chelsea Smile” is reminiscent of Gallows, and “Sleep With One Eye Open” chugs along with guitar chords that sound like sledgehammers, courtesy of Lee Malia and Curtis Ward.

“The Sadness Will Never End” features guest vocals from Architects’ Sam Carter, creating a singing-scream dynamic we’ve heard countless times, while “No Need For Introductions, I’ve Read About Girls Like You On The Back of Toilet Doors” is a minute long thrash dedicated to the allegations made against Sykes claiming he urinated on a female. The eight-minute title track closes out the album with a mid-paced tempo, as cymbals and guitars crash into each other.

What brings the Suicide Season down is cliché and cheesy lyrics. A lot of allusions to death, blood, misogyny, etc. are littered throughout. And, obviously, we are not hearing anything new here with Bring Me The Horizon. They use a lot of breakdowns, a lot of double-bass, a lot of power chords. But it works because it’s not sloppy, and I’m a sucker for clean, powerful breakdowns. Bring Me The Horizon has already caused a craze within the scene, as they played to huge crowds this summer on the Warped Tour. Suicide Season will sell a good amount of records, but it’s nothing original. But it's not so bad that you’ll want to puke your guts out either. If you enjoy having a healthy amount of breakdowns included your daily routine, then Bring Me The Horizon is for you.

Track Listing:
1. The Comedown
2. Chelsea Smile
3. It Was Written In Blood
4. Death Breath
5. Football Season Is Over
6. Sleep With One Eye Open
7. Diamonds Aren’t Forever
8. The Sadness Will Never End
9. No Need For Introductions, I’ve Read About Girls Like You On The Backs of Toilet Doors
10. Suicide Season
Produced by: Fredrik Nordstrom

Bring Me The Horizon is:
Oliver Sykes – vocals
Lee Malia – guitar
Curtis Ward – rhythm guitar
Matt Kean – bass
Matt Nicholls – drums

Official Website (http://www.bringmethehorizon.co.uk); Official Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/bmth)

[RyanFTW]

Not enough lyrics about urination. Oli Sykes you've let me down.

[lew_1987]

I'm embarrassed to come from the same country as this band.

[DI Pistola]

I had this in my hand for the better part of a tenth of a second.

About an eighth of a second too long.

[awakeohsleeper]

They're from Sheffield?
I did not know that.

[Paulb-182]

I'm embarrassed to come from the same country as this band.

Seconded

[matt_rawlings]

One of the worst bands on earth

[beau blood rush]

I hate hardcore and metal generally, but i really enjoyed this album,
I'd put it down to the clean as production and the track with Deez Nutz

[Chris Immunity]

i LOLed @ ryan ftws comment

[hornerlas]

I really enjoy this album. Not my sort of thing at all BMTH but I really enjoy listening to it.

[thousandssteps]

i think the cd is good...people hate on good music but love cobra starship makes me sick

[EndSerenading]

boring, generic, overproduced album

[Smiley_Screamer]

i think the cd is good...people hate on good music but love cobra starship makes me sick
absolutely agreed with thousandssteps (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=191014). BMTH is good band, and new record is better than last one, there is more phylosophy, but bands like Cobra Starship, the academy is.. and such stuff are boring and same. how can anybody like them? vbmenu_register("postmenu_27352012", true);

[Esrb99]

lol... BMTH and PHILOSOPHY!!!

[lew_1987]

First there was Plato, and Aristotle, and now: BRING ME THE HORIZON.

[sonicfury]

I study philosophy at sheffield uni and BMTH are referenced all the time! this band blows and are really boring live. Leave of cobra starship though, I love gabe and vicky! You guys should check out some johnny truant, now they were/are a quality band.

[voncorn]

First there was Plato, and Aristotle, and now: BRING ME THE HORIZON.

I lulled/

[Don'tBanMeBro]

This is atrocious. I don't get why this scene dogshit gets reviewed but real death metal and grind stuff get no love on AP

Because none of the staff listen to those types of bands.

They have to be scene bands to get love on this site.

[joeag1985]

This albums really good. They're not amazingly ground breaking i will admit, but they are quite dissimilar to a lot of the more 'scene' driven bands around. They certainly beef up the Taste of Chaos line up for sure.

[batmannj]

eh. i like it quite a bit, but the thing about the lyrics is a good point. although, the lyrics are a lot better than the stuff that was on "count your blessings" which was not very good at all.

[dylanluthier]

i like this band and this album. it may be in my top 10 for the year. i still listen to it all the time. i think that it's a great album. just saying.

[AndrewCloer]

i really like this album.

not too original. but really catchy.

pretty brutal.

[-ben]

I hate this album. I loved CYB but I can't stand this one. It's just not the same. I know that's not always a bad thing, but in this case it definitely.

[knowthisx]

absolutely agreed with thousandssteps (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=191014). BMTH is good band, and new record is better than last one, there is more phylosophy, but bands like Cobra Starship, the academy is.. and such stuff are boring and same. how can anybody like them? vbmenu_register("postmenu_27352012", true);

gtfo, rusky.






:-)

[knowthisx]

Because none of the staff listen to those types of bands.

They have to be scene bands to get love on this site.

Untrue, they have to be bands that people will give a shit about.

[Kgod]

Good review. Ill give them another listen, a second chance, and maybe this new cd will do it for me. First time I heard these guys though, it didn't really impress me.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Surprised to see the staff review something like this. Decent review.

[boykosaurus]

This is atrocious. I don't get why this scene dogshit gets reviewed but real death metal and grind stuff get no love on AP

I can understand why grind doesn't, as I think it's a required taste if that makes any sense. I don't see why death metal bands don't get covered though.

[EndSerenading]

I would love to do record reviews for metal bands on here, wonder if they would let me :P But I agree that is the one main thing lacking for me on this site. Drew (this reviewer) and Tom Good are the few that I have seen put effort into reviewing a few metal bands.

But we're still missing Black Dahlia Murder, Red Chord, Faceless, Arsis, etc.

We did get opeth, btbam, protest the hero though.

[dirty frank]

I'm embarrassed to live just over the hill from where they came from

[thousandssteps]

what album isent overproduced these days...
if u listen to the new album and see them live they pull it off..i didnt like the old cd but the new album rocks...
i dont think the cd is generic at all ...the first cd was but if u listen to the new cd you can tell that they are tryin new things and want to get a better sound..
its hard to be different in music these days and i dont think there like everything else thats out there..
like the new unearth cd to me that cd is bad..

[EndSerenading]

^ ^ ^

True. I just started reading this site on a regular basis within the past year or so. It has certainly expanded some; for awhile it didn't cover enough bands I was interested in to keep me coming back, but it is starting to get better and I feel its worth supporting.

I've been reading Lambgoat for probably a good 7 years or so as well as a few other sites (that have since shut down) but a lot of them are narrow in scope and only cover metal. I think AP would definitely benefit from incorporating more metal and bringing their fans here.

[FaceLixeMurder]

I enjoy this cd if I want to just hear some breakdowns and some angry screaming, but not if I want to hear something that will make me realize how good the music really is.

[CellarGhosts]

This band is so terrible, it's hard to believe.

[genericmadness]

I think you mean 'allusions' in the last paragraph

[knowthisx]

This band is a fucking joke. The Red Chord shoud get reviewed over this. At least Punknews reviews metal as well as the same stuff AP does. Tom Good is the only dude that covers metal/heavy stuff on AP

I don't like this band either, but the reality of it is a lot more people on this site are going to care about this review more than the Red Chord.

[permanentdan]

i love the tropic thunder quote haha

[elmakias]

i think this album is great, nice review for sure. I disagree, i think it is anything but sloppy however. To me it seemed very straight forward. The guitars are great, and far from cliche. Sure it has breakdowns, but they aren't cliche at either. Good album, great live band.

[derian2219]

Great Review Drew. Dead on with everything i thought about it. I think it's a very good record, maybe it's because i need a daily dose of hardcore breakdowns?

[Burn That Shit]

The album cover/album name is absolutely ridiculous. No one should take this band seriously.

[the1]

I as wwondering when this was gonna be reviewed.
I like it. I hated them, but this album is perfectly listenable, if not exactly original.

[Ruggiero2oo8]

good review, I agree with pretty much everything in it.

[Drew Beringer]

;27360342']i love the tropic thunder quote haha
hahaha Thank you, so glad someone caught it

[lostfear]

absolutely agreed with thousandssteps (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=191014). BMTH is good band, and new record is better than last one, there is more phylosophy, but bands like Cobra Starship, the academy is.. and such stuff are boring and same. how can anybody like them? vbmenu_register("postmenu_27352012", true);

You are of course entitled to your opinion. however; if your reason for hating pop rock is that it "all sounds the same" your statement is extremely stupid. Music is homogenized. Everything sounds sort of the same now. there's only so many ways to make a song: Bring Me The Horizon sounds like the devil wears prada and every other run of the mill hardcore/metal band. same instrumentation, same lyrical themes. you'd be a hypocrite to say all pop rock is the same when in fact the music you like is just as narrow in the range of creativity.

[C480RG]

surprised you didnt say anything about the Emmure style vocal fadeback in "Diamonds Aren't Forever"

[vakuola]

The cover art and the album name suck big time, but overall, this album has some pretty decent songs

[Hainzey X]

this bands image makes me sick. from the album art to the title to the way they present themselves but this review really got me wanting to give this a listen.

ill download it, and maybe purchase it if i end up liking it.

[C480RG]

i think this is their most solid release to date.. their past albums lacked in multiple areas, this one is more well rounded though.. i hope they build off of this point.

[Young Machetes]

This album is much, much better than Count Your Blessings. That album was very cliche ridden, not to say this isn't though. One of the better heavy albums this year I'd say, but Misery Signals' album is so much better.

[Romancebled]

ap.net needs more metal reviews. it's the one thing that's lacking from this site.

[Dan CiTi]

Shitty band is still shit.

[simplelivin_GCH]

i think this is possibly the most overrated band in a very, very long time

[onemoresong]

i just got this record yesterday and i have to say that this record didn't let me down. probobly will make my top 10 list.

though i wouldn't say that i agree with the scores, the review made sense to me. bmth are definately talented boys. as far as the lyrics go, they're a bit cheesy but i love the emotion oli has when he screams those words. maybe more emotion than other singers in the genre.

my only problem with the record is that there wasn't a huge "metal" prescence on the record as in songs like (i used to make out with) medusa.

for those who talk shit on this band, shut the hell up! these guys are talented musicians who don't need gimics(like horribly placed keys) to have sucess. also, if you think that all they care about is their image your wrong. you probobly say image isn't everything yet you'll go on about the way these guys look, so basically you're all hypocrites.

[EndSerenading]

I couldn't care less about their image, they are just not my thing musically. I love metal and hardcore but I need it to be a little more unique and each song to have a little more variation.

Regardless it was a good review and the last paragraph summed it up nicely. I think Drew does a good job of being objective.

[newfoundmichael]

i think the cd is good...people hate on good music but love cobra starship makes me sick


if it makes you feel any better I think both bands are absolutely terrible

[fadedmemories]

Nice Tropic Thunder reference

[youngmountain]

Bmth is no where near as good as architects.

[xglassjawx]

I hate how everyone associates all UK metalcore with this rubbish. There is some good stuff out there!

[Heroin Robot]

They don't deserve that much hate...good review though

[live.]

We're at a point in the genre where there's not much that can be done and praised as "original". First it was adding harmonics, then singing, then straight up breakdown core like Emmure and ALFE, then synths and effects like BMTH and TDWP. There are only so many chords and progressions you can make work on a metalcore album, and BMTH (with the exception of their lyrical bull) comes as close as you can get to something fresh. Perfect score, Drew.

[EndSerenading]

I disagree. Straight up breakdown bands were around a longgg time before bands like emmure. Heck I was seeing straight up breakdown bands 9 years ago who had been around for several years when I was a little newbie getting introduced to this stuff.

And synths have been used in metal since the days of bands like Dio in the 80s and van halen in the 70s. And heck even underoath had synths and singing on their early discs 10 years ago.

So there is plenty of room for originality. All of these elements have been used in songs by metal and metalcore bands for a long time. But there are always new things to be done in my opinion. Check out Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, Meshuggah, Necrophagist, Arsis, Cult of Luna. All metal bands who have put out albums in the past year or two and they all sound VERY different from one another, not just subtle differences.

Its easy to think like this, and I used to think the same thing as you. But music keeps evolving and I dont think it will ever stop. And, while bands like this might create something that is fun for the moment, it is the bands that truly DO make the albums that are different and original that will have lasting value 5, 10 years down the road.

[TeeahhUrie]

i like this band and this album. it may be in my top 10 for the year. i still listen to it all the time. i think that it's a great album. just saying.

love the dp.
ha.
yes band is great.
album great!
guitar rifts are sweet as!

[lew_1987]

riffs*

[StartAngry&Mad]

if you're going to reference a Bond movie as a song title, at least pick a better one, and one that hasn't been referenced by Kanye already...poor over-the-hill Connery fighting a rehashed actor playing a different character armed with gay henchmen...

[myghostandyours]

I was waiting for more deathcore than metalcore,this album changed BMTH way.it is good enough but not as good as before,the lyrics are pretty sick and I <3 the way they mix football with metal xD.

[Grybo]

i enjoy what they bring to the table, all of their releases have been solid and i'm not even a huge fan of the genre

[onemoresong]

I'm embarrassed to come from the same country as this band.

Seconded

I study philosophy at sheffield uni and BMTH are referenced all the time! this band blows and are really boring live. Leave of cobra starship though, I love gabe and vicky!

I'm embarrassed to live just over the hill from where they came from


and all of this is why bmth hates the scene in england

to sonic fury: cobra starship, come on

[lew_1987]

and all of this is why bmth hates the scene in england

Bands like BMTH is one of the reasons I hate the scene in England.

[onemoresong]

Bands like BMTH is one of the reasons I hate the scene in England.

i don't see what's wrong with the english scene. i love enter shikari. i think they're amazing, and bands like gallows, architects, and you me at six are all great.

[lew_1987]

i don't see what's wrong with the english scene. i love enter shikari. i think they're amazing, and bands like gallows, architects, and you me at six are all great.

I don't like any of those bands... I liked Enter Shikari originally but they got old, and their songs didn't really translate to album.

[onemoresong]

I don't like any of those bands... I liked Enter Shikari originally but they got old, and their songs didn't really translate to album.

what english bands are actually big there.

maybe you guys are hellbent on the second-coming of black sabbath or something

[lew_1987]

what english bands are actually big there.

maybe you guys are hellbent on the second-coming of black sabbath or something

I don't like Black Sabbath either... :-p

Those bands you named are big-ish, although less so with Architects and YM@6, and more so with Gallows.

[iAMhollyood315]

I would love to do record reviews for metal bands on here, wonder if they would let me :P But I agree that is the one main thing lacking for me on this site. Drew (this reviewer) and Tom Good are the few that I have seen put effort into reviewing a few metal bands.

But we're still missing Black Dahlia Murder, Red Chord, Faceless, Arsis, etc.

We did get opeth, btbam, protest the hero though.
haha, i don't care what genre of music you listen to, watch BTBAM colors live dvd and be blown away. that band is amazing and one of the most talented i have yet to see.

[onemoresong]

I don't like Black Sabbath either... :-p

Those bands you named are big-ish, although less so with Architects and YM@6, and more so with Gallows.

well i meant in general.

i heard in an interview with craig owens of chiodos that the english scene really only cares (for the most part) about straight up metal.

[lew_1987]

well i meant in general.

i heard in an interview with craig owens of chiodos that the english scene really only cares (for the most part) about straight up metal.

Not is not true. My local scene only cares about indie-pop bands trying to rip off Oasis and things like Arctic Monkeys. How many times has Chiodos played in the UK anyway? In the right town/city the crowds will go flocking to watch bands like Chiodos.

[onemoresong]

Not is not true. My local scene only cares about indie-pop bands trying to rip off Oasis and things like Arctic Monkeys. How many times has Chiodos played in the UK anyway? In the right town/city the crowds will go flocking to watch bands like Chiodos.

i heard that oli went to the same school as the arctic monkeys.

anyway, i believe what you say. craig said that was what he observed while touring in england in the past.

[Carrie White]

I LOVE Bring Me the Horizon. They're what really got me into hardcore.

[arson]

I agree with this review. The band is super cliché, but they are good at what they do.

[thousandssteps]

listen to a good metal cd...Gaza ...there on black market....more grindcore...so good

[timothyonfire]

positive album.

positive dudes.

8/10.

[oldwirehands]

The band name and album cover were enough to tell me this would be garbage. No surprise that it got a low score.

[Paulb-182]

and all of this is why bmth hates the scene in england


Bring Me The Horizon are the reason i hate Bring Me The Horizon.

[Paulb-182]

well i meant in general.

i heard in an interview with craig owens of chiodos that the english scene really only cares (for the most part) about straight up metal.

haha bull shit

what does chiodos know! theyre clearly playing to the wrong crowd, if you play at a metal show they wont like them, if they play to 15 year old My Cheical Romance fans... they'll love them

Lostprophets are probably the biggest band in the 'scene' over here.. they play arenas and have headlined a couple of festivals.

[rckstr29]

Not enough lyrics about urination. Oli Sykes you've let me down.

"and after everything you put me through, I should have fxxking pissed on you." that wasn't good enough? I thought it was a pretty good ode to urination.

[Justin_stacy]

one of the worst album cover ever.

Epitaph Records is seriously turning its self into a real bad joke, releasing these dated awful ablums.

[shaysexpanther]

this got a higher rating than the new killers?

seriously?

[Handraa]

I loved this album.

[joeag1985]

one of the worst album cover ever.

Epitaph Records is seriously turning its self into a real bad joke, releasing these dated awful ablums.

I think the albums covers a relative minor issue. After all, its all about the music.. and while its nothing extraordinary or revolutionary to its genre, it certainly is a pretty hefty release in its own right.

[Poochemist]

Great Review Drew. Dead on with everything i thought about it. I think it's a very good record, maybe it's because i need a daily dose of hardcore breakdowns?

Sometimes you've just gotta do some windmills and pick up change.

[Justin_stacy]

I think the albums covers a relative minor issue. After all, its all about the music.. and while its nothing extraordinary or revolutionary to its genre, it certainly is a pretty hefty release in its own right.

Hefty release? Generic outdated screamo.....um, hefty isn't quite the word that is fitting here.

[CellarGhosts]

Yeah, "hefty amounts of suck, and/or garbage" perhaps.

[joeag1985]

Hefty release? Generic outdated screamo.....um, hefty isn't quite the word that is fitting here.

hefty-ish?

[joeag1985]

Still better than most of the garbage from the 'scene' at least.

[cscwell107]

i dont like this album at all

[Justin_stacy]

hefty-ish?

everyone has their own tastes, but Epitaph Records loses alot of respect with me releasing all these nu-metal/screamo/goth-pop-punk crap. their recent signee list is a sad joke.

[StartAngry&Mad]

everyone has their own tastes, but Epitaph Records loses alot of respect with me releasing all these nu-metal/screamo/goth-pop-punk crap. their recent signee list is a sad joke.
to Epitaph's credit, they did score Thursday; but that surprised me, because you're right, they have a laundry list of mediocre releases to their name right now - I'm sure the Thursday '09 album will be something they can be proud of though

[Justin_stacy]

to Epitaph's credit, they did score Thursday; but that surprised me, because you're right, they have a laundry list of mediocre releases to their name right now - I'm sure the Thursday '09 album will be something they can be proud of though

so true. we'll call Thursday the exception that proves the rule.

[theartofsilence]

and all of this is why bmth hates the scene in england

You're welcome to them then. Everything about them makes me want to vomit.

[batmannj]

Bring Me The Horizon are the reason i hate Bring Me The Horizon.

even though i enjoy bmth quite a bit, this made me lol really hard.

[The:Whaler]

if not the rest of the album, everyone should give the song "death breath" a chance.

great track, just the right amount of heavy.

[Andanu Trisatya]

And Oli said this was going to sound different from Count Your Blessings. It's a horrible reminiscent of it.

[Beej 347]

this album is incredible.

[ericpoulin]

eh.

[adamoath]

good review. im kinda excited abou0t this album. its so different from their last album.

[onepartloss]

Shit band. Shit record.

And, from what I understand, shit dudes.

[demonryu]

I had to review the re-release of their first EP on Earache earlier this year and thought it was terrible. But Suicide Season is quite different I actually like some of it, the rest is just tolerable.

[DaveZeroZero]

So, Sykes still sounds like Donald Duck, but the screaming's better than it was on their last full length.

The music's far less technical now, though.

[xjdizzle]

I LOVE Bring Me the Horizon. They're what really got me into hardcore.
LOL wow!.Im sorry.that is pretty sad. ..BMTH isnt a hardcore band!.There a poseur,myspace whore, metalcore band with awful lyrics that have nothing to do with what hardcore stands for. Listen to Comeback Kid,This s Hell,haha even The Chariot will pass.

[HiTekRedneck48]

Well this band really brings out the love/hate in everyone eh? They are..ok, and honestly musically Drew is accurate in saying they are definitely talented musicians. There just isn't much variation to keep you interested. The intro to Comedown really grabbed me, but they aren't my cup of tea I guess. If you want good technical metal (with more ridiculous lyrics) go listen to Protest The Hero, you will not be dissapointed.

[TheClockworks]

i hate this band, so much, so im biased, but this album BLEW

[TeeahhUrie]

i aboulutely love: "no need for introductions..."
great!!

[TotalCollapse]

I'm not quite sure why I like BMTH, but something about them appeals to me. Their lyrics are pretty bad, except for the song Suicide Season. "We stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore.
The days turn into nights, empty hearts, and empty places." 0:38 of Diamonds Aren't Forever reminds me of a yapping dog.

[mynameishell]

in terms of image BMTH suck balls.

but musically it's a hell of a lot better than most metalcore. they're sound is actually quite different, the use of samples on chelsea smiles and the tempo changes in diamonds aren't forever. they're last albumk was medicore, but this one i think is much better, thought still not the best. they're starting to break away. i think the next album should be excellent.

[DaveZeroZero]

in terms of image BMTH suck balls.

but musically it's a hell of a lot better than most metalcore. they're sound is actually quite different, the use of samples on chelsea smiles and the tempo changes in diamonds aren't forever. they're last albumk was medicore, but this one i think is much better, thought still not the best. they're starting to break away. i think the next album should be excellent.
*their

[ambertinfoil]

fuck all of you, this cd is so good.

[Piss]

this is fucking horrendous

and the album art makes the album even worse

infact, before listening to this album, i was scared of how fucking horrible this was going to be

btw, vocals should be a lot lower

[sullivancares]

Not enough lyrics about urination. Oli Sykes you've let me down.
Ahaha that made me crack up! good one.

[jfitz1431]

if i had heard this a few years ago i would've probably loved it.
but at this point i'm gettin sorta sick of hearing the same breakdowns and same hardcore metalcore stuff over and over again everyband is doing...so this isn't for me.
but that doesn't mean it's a bad album :)

but i pass.
i'm looking forward to the new meiwthoutYou album.

[chelseaxsmilexD]

love this band... love D.A.F., C.S., an liie every song on this album. How did it was written in blood go unnoticed here>>>???<<<

[Danii_01]

While BMtH have done a Slkipknot cover, I don't believe they sound alike in the slightest. In my opinion they're not cliched. I think they have a different approach and outlook into things than other bands. That's just my opinion. BMtH is awesome!! =p

[chelseaxsmilexD]

I can understand why grind doesn't, as I think it's a required taste if that makes any sense. I don't see why death metal bands don't get covered though.
Idk either. Personally, I think it's because there is a lack of death metalheads on this site.

[sk8rgirlie101]

bring me the horizon rocks dammit. don't even try and deny it. people will be singing the lyrics to songs by akon and ne-yo and kelly clarkson. i'm like shut up. and they say go cry in a corner emo kid. no one likes screamo except u. but w/e. i think bmth is one of the greatest bands of this decade but hey that's my thoughts.

[sk8rgirlie101]

i luv oli. i luv bmth. if u hate them, ur taste in music sux. :P

[nathaniel]

The first time I sampled this CD at a local store, I thought to myself, "There's no way I'm buying this." But it grew on me. A few weeks later I went in and bought it, and I still listen to it at least once a week. Its sheer brutality makes me feel better after a hard day.

[AWilhelmPetter]

I reckon this review was quite brutal.

When I heard Count Your Blessings I though it was a fucking joke that the band got any attention. The music and lyrics were appalling, but those screams could make anyone get sick. That people can like the album, no matter how much you like this band, is an amazement to me.

I approached Suicide Season with hatred towards this band. Not only was their previous release some of the most ridiculous metal music I had ever heard, but the bands attitude in the media was just downright childish, creating this hate towards the band for its members, not just for their music. When I finally decided to dare turn this album on, I attempted to look at it for its music, and not my opinion of the band. And it won me over. The album is amazingly produced, has much better lyrics and music and Oli's new style of singing made the band sound more unique than all those shit deathcore bands around. I understand that for people who liked Count Your Blessings, the change might not have been for the better, but to anyone smart enough to understand that it was absolute horse shit, this could mos def be the ticket that wins over new fans.

I listen to this album weekly. Not all the songs are to my liking, but most are pretty awesome and some have developed into all time favourites, like This Sadness Would Never End, which is magical to me.

I would rate this somewhere in the 70-range.

[WeCameToTroll]

I have to disagree with you sir, in Count Your Blessings, I thought the music and lyrics were genius, and actually could relate to my own life and how I felt about situations in reference to the lyrics, and the music, well i dunno, i guess it just appealed to me. And I thought his screams were ah-mazing! However, for Suicide Season, Oli changed his vocal style and I was hesitant at first to even continue listening to the band after i heard this album. It was too much of a change i suppose from what I loved about their Count Your Blessings album. But i continued to listen to it occasionally, and i eventually took a liking to it, although i still prefer their previous style, but thats just my opinion.

[AirTraffic]

Eh, well I guess the review was good. You did manage to make one of the worst bands out there sound interesting...but in honesty there is absolutely nothing interesting about this noise that is Bring Me The Horizon. It's for 14 year olds who either think Oli is hot, or they think listening to it makes them "br00t4l" because there's screaming and they say the f word a lot.
Garbage.

[DeviateRogue]

I don't see why people actually give a fuck about lyrics.. they mean nothing to me it's about how it's sung that means anything to me.

I'd give this album a 70% at least, Suicide Season is a great, emotional track

[TehDBear]

It should be understood that this album and most of the songs are reference to the fact that one of Oli's close friends did in fact commit suicide which could be what brings up all the references to death and blood and whatnot that you have claimed to be cliche. Under most circumstances I would agree, but in this one I feel like it caused a huge hit to what you would have otherwise rated it.

[ParkwayOwns]

The music they make is fine i guess, but I HATE them.