Bring Me The Horizon are streaming their fourth album "Sempiternal" in its entirely, which you can hear in the player below.
The global release date has been moved to April 1 except the US, where it will arrive on April 2, due to "overwhelming demand."
"There's a very euphoric sound coursing through the album, a very uplifting but yet sad sound," said frontman Oli Sykes (via Blabbermouth). "Electronically, it's far more advanced than anything we've done before."
Sykes adds that writing "Sempiternal" was completely different to their normal process. "We worked from a computer, laying down ideas and riffs and working on them tirelessly until we had what we wanted," he said.
Sykes adds: "The lyrical theme is everything. My head was a lot clearer when writing this time and it allowed me to write from a different perspective. It's the best stuff I've ever written, in my opinion. It's very dramatic, quite blunt, and at times sarcastic, but the biggest part of it is how it is combined with the music to bring the listener vivid imagery and emotion. I think we really managed to pull that off."
Listen to "Sempiternal" by Bring Me The Horizon:
The YouTube stream isn't available in every country, so here's a Soundcloud track as an alternative:
What do you think? Let us know your first impressions in the comments.
"Sempiternal" track listing:
01. Can You Feel My Heart 02. The House Of Wolves 03. Empire (Let Them Sing) 04. Sleepwalking 05. Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake 06. Shadow Moses 07. And The Snakes Start To Sing 08. Seen It All Before 09. Antivist 10. Crooked Young 11. Hospitals For Souls
I've always detested this band. The vocalist in particular. I actually listened to the "Antivist" song with an open mind though and I have to say... it was atrocious.
This is my first time listening to them. I just tried the first song out of curiosity, it wasn't horrible until the vocals started. Now I know why I've been avoiding listening to them.
Wow, I was gonna say, why did you go? Machine Head and BMTH sounds like a weird combo for a concert. I might have to deal with them if I go to Warped Tour, but Im still waiting for bigger bands to get announced. Im only mainly excited for August Burns Red.
I have to say I don't hate the band for the sake of it as most people do, I hate the vocals on their old music but their new track shadow moses isn't too bad. At least it's an improvement.
But seriously, I can't stream an album from a UK band in the UK? What?
I've never listened to these before so I just listened to Antivist. I have to say musically they are alright but nothing really special, while the vocals are terrible and the lyrics (although I can kind of agree with the message) are just atrocious, childish and ultimately lack any true meaning. All in all a mediocre song from what I imagine is an all round mediocre band, but I will listen to a few more songs before I write them off.
I've honestly never liked this type of production work on music, aside from the fact that I can't stand the music. It just sounds over-layered with way too many plugins and guitar tracks. There is no band that naturally sounds like this. I'm also pretty sure those drums are sampled.
Even if that wasn't the case, there are probably a hell of a lot of more original bands out there that could use a boost like this.
The troublesome thing about metalcore is that it can either be really good, or really awfully bad, depending on the band. This band belongs to the latter group.
This album is 1000x better than their older shit. Of course, I'm going to get downvotes, but whatever. I'm glad they ditched their horrible Count Your Blessings sound, and are now focusing on emotion rather than breakdowns and screaming without any real melody.
edit: and change the ****ing thumbnail. That was like 4 years, two members, and three albums ago.
When I first heard Bring Me The Horizon a few years ago, I detested them as well.
But I sat down and listened, and I found they did have a decent song here and there. At that point, it was like one on each album....
But although I didn't care for the album, I liked the style of their last album. The few tracks I've heard from this have me very excited - I didn't like "Shadow Moses", but "Can You Feel My Heart" and "The House of Wolves" really struck me. I actually substantially like these songs, and am looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. I do have to say that I don't understand how they've garnered all this hate on here....hmm.
Gonna be down rated for this, but i love this album, it's such a great progression from 'there is a hell...' which was also a great album. Just because they're not the most technical musicians in the world, I still dont think they deserve all the hate. But I guess thats just my subjective opinion.
I disagree. I think that this album is "There is a Hell..." part 2. I'm okay with that, given that it was a solid record. The massive swing up in quality from Suicide Season (and their previous stuff) to the last album was massive. Maybe I had my expectations set too high when I thought they could replicate that rise again.
and lo and behold i listened and it's pure shit. i heard the line 'you don't give a ****...' and i figured at least they know where i stand on their crap music and i turned it off.
This isn't any better than their old stuff. Oli Sykes is a bad vocalist and their guitarist is still awful. It's a shame these guys are more successful than a lot hard-working metal bands.
This sites users are really lame lately. Anything that isn't from "past their prime" bands 40 years old or full of shredding just gets shit on. I think a good chunk are just a bunch of pompous, high horse, try-hards that think their favourite band or style of music is the best when all music is totally subjective to opinion. I personally think this album is so powerful sounding and epic. Maybe not the most technically proficient, but it has a lot of energy and emotion which i love in my music.
And you are surprised by this, why?
I always maintain that all music is inherently flawed. It affords me patience with things I may not like, which used to be BMTH. "There Is A Hell..." was a helluva shocker and a taste of what this band could do. I'm a little disappointed they didn't push the supposed post-rock elements involved with this album. It's basically a revamp of their last album. That is my gripe with it.
Don't expect there to be any sort of reason or logic from this site's majority. It's a fools errand.
Ummm... no. These guys are absolutely horrible. Parkway Drive, on the other hand, are pretty good. The age of music doesn't matter, the technicality of music doesn't matter. The one thing that matters, my friend, is whether the music is good, or, as the case is with this band, the music is utter shit. Of course, this is just my opinion, the point is that there is some huge talent in modern music.
That was probably the most scatter-brained least sense making comment I've ever read. You clearly had no idea what i was talking about. And don't understand the meaning of subjective to opinion.
Listened to shadow moses and was put off by the attempt at sounding like periphery. Vocals were pretty weak too, but then they always have been the primary downfall to this band.
I keep seeing this Shadow Moses/Periphery comparison and I have no goddamn clue why. I'm a huge fan of both bands and I have yet to even associate one with the other.
Thats what Im saying man. Oli doesnt sound anything like Spencer. He doesnt sing like him, nor does he have the same type of scream. Some people are just trying to find comparisons that doesnt even make sense.
it is such an awesome album. it's very different from where they started out as a band with the deathcore style vocals. The band has a better overall sound adding electronic effects and sounds. Oli has got some awesome lyrics. Very detailed. It shows so much emotion. Very impressed. A best of 2013
I liked "There Is A Hell..." quite a bit, and although this one isn't as deep, it's got enough hooks to make up for it.
This band has had a lot of problems, usually with their more straight up metalcore stuff, but also write some fantastic music when they start experimenting.
The biggest shame about this album is that they've used "Antivist" and "Shadow Moses" as the singles, as they're the two worst songs on the album and don't show its strengths very well.
At the end of the day, I'll probably listen to this one quite a bit ("Can You Feel My Heart" and "And the Snakes Start To Sing" in particular), but TIAH will always be my go to album by these guys.
Yeah sure. No one from Finland would've wanted to hear this anyways. We are just like the only country where metal actually is popular and most people know other metal bands than metallica.
Can't agree that album is so awful.it's completely better than two previous albums. band just tried new sounding,not amazing, but definitely worth to listen it!
P.S.
their best album is Count Your Blessings, anyway
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The only song I ever really liked from this band is 'Pray For Plagues'. But after I heard Shadow Moses, I was hooked to that song for a week. I guess I'll give this album a listen.
Meh. The only song I really care for by them is Don't Go. But this is a lot better. You can tell they've come a long way from "we will never sleep til we're all ****in dead YEEEEEAH METALLLLL". I actually really like the title track.
I think these guys have just garnered a bad reputation, they aren't so bad honestly. They aren't amazing, but not as horrific as all the band wagon jumpers like to proclaim. Objectively, the music aint half bad, Could do without the singer though.
It is maybe a different style looking at the first album, but it is still an awesome album. I don't get it, why most people don't like it or try to flame Sykes for his vocals, calling him a pussy or whatever. I can just say, that I would love to see them live, because they will kick asses!
Just because the vocals don't sound like your average metal band doesn't mean, that they are bad. They are for sure different and you may have to get used to it, but it is still the best thing for me, when it comes to the characteristic things in the band, because those vocals and especially the clean vocals you can hear on the record, are just simply amazing.
Hope not to offend someone by saying, that I really like this album looking at that many people, who kind of HATE it and the band itself.
It's a play on words, the entire song is about the younger generation sitting on their computers thinking they can make a huge ****ing difference to the world by tweeting and what-not. They think they're activists, but really they're (wait for it) ANTIVISTS. I agree, stupid pun, but I really dig this album, loads of fun, and just amazing in my opinion (now you metalhead elitists can rip on me ), I love it so much but you probably think I'm a 13 year old with "with no taste in music whatsoever". I remind you that music taste is relative, and I'm surprised that these people actually take the effort to rip on bands they hate. Honestly, I don't even know why you would take the time to do that
Well i ****ing LOVED this band about 5 years ago and over the years have grown to detest their new shitty direction they're taking, not to mention Oli Sykes is a massive twat... Anyways i thought i'd give the album a listen through. I quite liked Shadow Moses when it was released to be honest, but the rest of this album is shit. Play like you did in 2006 faggots.
Incredible album. Been a huge fan since the Count Your Blessings album and they have improved on every album since. Each album sounds so different, but this is a HUGE turn in their sound. Oli's voice sounds the best it's ever been. They've absolutely outgrown that "scene band" tag. Personal preference, obviously, but I truly believe this album is the most impressive thing they've ever done.
I've had a quick listen through some of the tracks, and yes it is better than the rest of their material. However, this album stillisn't anything special. The guitars and vocals are well below par. There's just way too many generic metalcore chugs on here which the use of more electronics can't save. Overall the whole thing comes across as a poor mans version of Tesseract.
When I first heard Count Your Blessings, I thought that this is not really my kind of a band. But times went on, they released 2 more albums and I stumbled upon them once again. Absolutely loved Suicide Season and There Is a Hell... . I am already in love with Sempitenal. Jordan Fish joining BMTH is the best thing that could happen to these guys. Too many haters round here, Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake!
I listened to two tracks just to form an opinion, and I still dislike them greatly. It's not Metal, it's just noise that tries to mask itself as Metal.
Honestly I've absolutely loved this band since their first EP up to There is a Hell(...), but this album is just bad. The lyrics are cheesy and bad, the synths are too overpowering for what they're trying to do, the riffs are getting lazy, the drumming tried to be different but just ended up sounding weird, and Oli did improve, but I can guarantee that he wont be able to perform this album live.
Another thing is that the mix is terrible, the snare is still too loud, the guitars sound too quiet and in the background, the bass is non-existant and as I said before the synths are too much imo. The structure and overall sound has gone from being unique to very generic sounding. BMTH used to have a trademark sound to them, but now it's just not like that. I personally don't like the change and I get the impression that they're trying too hard to be something they're not and trying to sound more rock-y, but they failed. Teen girls will love this album and so will the press, but honestly I found this album to be forgettable and a step down from what they've always done.
I actually love this album. People don't like Oli's vocals; it shows how destroyed his voice is and it's raw. No distortion or editing like all these other bands, and it conveys the pain he goes through in the songs.
and by "Electronically, it's far more advanced than anything we've done before" do they mean post-Production Bass drops which anyone can do to any song and sounds good in some circumstances
Considering the only metal/hardcore bands I like are Dance Gavin Dance, Deftones, and these guys, this album blew me away and I enjoy it so much, worth the money, really was. I reckon they should do a cover of Rats!Rats!Rats! by the D-tones. Last two albums took a while to grow on me, but for me this is an instant classic *commence getting attacked and downvoted by metalheads who are so butthurt that bmth are actually making more money than they are*
ok, just listened this album with an open mind and its not really thaaaaat bad, it has some good moments but then theyre ruined by the singer's voice tbh. its not perfect and it can get somewhat repetitive, but there's alot worse crap out there right now that deserve all the hate this band is getting
Not a fan of these at all (Infact i've hated Oli Sykes since i first heard about him) but even i've got to admit, what i've heard from this album is pretty good actually.
First listen I thought it was pretty lame, second I'm starting to come round a bit, too many synthy 'epic' tracks in my opinion needs more dirty scumbag sleazy sounds like on the last two albums, sounds too gentle and dubby
Album was a big surprise. A lot of people are hating because of Anti-Vist, which they apparently wrote after their last album and explains why it is so poo. Another reason it gets hate is because they are Bring Me The Horizon. Just go into it with an open mind and it might sound half decent.
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), I love it so much but you probably think I'm a 13 year old with "with no taste in music whatsoever". I remind you that music taste is relative, and I'm surprised that these people actually take the effort to rip on bands they hate. Honestly, I don't even know why you would take the time to do that