#BRING ME THE HORIZON LICENSE#

#BRING ME THE HORIZON LICENSE#

Before, BMTH albums had often been put together on the hoof between tours, but for Sempiternal they had plenty of time and a license to experiment.

This time around, Bring Me The Horizon were determined to deliver an album that – in the words of guitarist Lee Malia – was “as close to perfect as we could make it”. Now that they had to do the hardest thing for any band in their position – essentially, the hottest breakthrough metal band on the planet – to do: nothing.įor frontman Oli Sykes, the band’s first proper downtime since they formed in Sheffield in 2004 was a much-needed chance to take care of business, both of the commercial (Bring Me The Horizon signed to RCA after three albums on indie Visible Noise) and personal variety (“writing became my passion again”.Ĭonsequently, when the time came to begin work on their fourth album, Sempiternal (an old English word meaning “everlasting”), Oli found himself in a “better position and clearer mindframe than ever before – I was working at 110% whereas before it was always 50%, because there was stuff going on that was hindering me”.īut he also knew that a clear head alone would not be enough to craft a truly game-changing modern rock record. Inspired an obsessed army of devotees, not to mention an almost-as-vociferous band of haters. Played astonishing, show-stealing gigs everywhere from the Vans Warped Tour to Reading & Leeds Festivals. They’d sold out shows across Europe, Asia, Australasia and North and South America. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret had proved both a critical smash and their worldwide breakthrough, smashing into the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic and going to Number 1 in Australia. Their third album There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. When Bring Me The Horizon finally returned home from their last world tour in December 2011, they’d been on the road for two whole years.

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