![]() On January 25th, 2019, their sixth studio album amo was released. Two years after Sempiternal, That’s The Spirit was released with even more approach to alternative rock, becoming the band’s best selling album to date, with hits like “Drown,” “Happy Song,” “Throne” and “Follow You.” It’s no longer just a fantasy people know who we are. We were doing alright and playing some shows and now… now we’re one of the biggest heavy rock bands in the world. ![]() Oli explained the shift as due to maturing in age and shifting interests, as well as a desire to take the band further than ever before: This was a conscious decision for the band to embrace melody and reach a wider audience. With the official addition of Jordan Fish on 2013’s Sempiternal, the group has steered towards a more stadium-friendly alternative rock sound. In their original incarnation, they were known for fast blast beats and deathcore influences. So that quote sort of stands in for our feeling of wanting to see what the planet had to offer.īMTH’s sound has changed dramatically over the years. We never thought doing that was possible, but that’s what we wanted to do. For me and the band, playing music was always wrapped up with the idea of touring and traveling and seeing the rest of England and the rest of the world. In that black hole you call a brain before it's too late Got a feeling in your stomach 'cause you know that it's coming for ya There’s so much to be pissed off about.Won't let me leave 'cause I've seen something The world doesn’t need light-hearted pop music right now – it needs anthems for anger. "It's a lot more aggressive than anything we’ve done for a while. They’ll each be tonally different with their own sound and mood," he continued. "We’ve just been winging it and recording from lockdown, and now we’re going to make four different records over the next year," Oli recently told NME. 'Parasite Eve' is the first cut from a series of upcoming mini-album/EP length projects from the band, which follow on from the triple j-featured amo and their 2019 surprise experimental album. Bring Me The Horizon releasing four records over the next year No real surprise, Oli is a big gaming fan, even getting the chance to meet Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima while making 'Ludens' for the soundtrack to Death Stranding. The videogame connection doesn't stop there the song features additional production from Mick Gordon, the composer behind Doom Eternal's OTT demon-destroying soundtarck. "As time went on, we started to feel how relevant it was and that instead of shying from it, that we should address the dark side, embrace it and process what’s going on… 'Parasite Eve' is our message of hope, wrapped in sadness and anger.” Listen below via the gritty new music video.īefore the release of BMTH's new single, if you'd Googled 'Parasite Eve', you'd have come across the 1998 PlayStation game of the same name: a survival-horror RPG developed by legendary Final Fantasy developers Square. ![]() " came from an idea to write a survival horror song, but as the pandemic started to develop, the parallels were so similar it felt so close to the bone we decided to shelve it," frontman Oli Sykes explains. The single was recorded in quarantine but written last year, before the COVID pandemic gripped the world. 'Please remain calm/The end has arrived/ We cannot save you/ Enjoy the ride. Then there's the lyrics, which speak to our current scary times. The track melds an angry metal atmosphere with an eerie sample of Bulgarian folk singing to cinematic effect. ' When we forget the infection/Will we remember the lesson?'įollowing months of video teasers from their social-distanced studio, Bring Me The Horizon have released 'Parasite Eve'.
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