AN award-winning Brit rock band are making a surprise comeback tonight with their first new album in four years.
Bring Me The Horizon have been blowing the roof of venues around the world and headlining festivals in the years since the release of their last LP.
And from midnight, they’ll bolster their catalogue with a collection of heavy anthems in the form of POST HUMAN: NeX GEn.
The dystopian record was originally slated for release last August but was subjected to a lengthy delay.
The Sheffield metallers announced the release news on social media today with a short animated clip, telling fans: “BMTH invites you to Ascend!”
A previous, menacing teaser posted in April, stated: “You cling to your virtual identity as if it were your very soul. Pathetic. I’m here to wipe away the detritus of your existence. All these thoughts, these memories, they are but a fleeting echo in an endless void.
“And just like that, you cease to exist in a digital realm. A mere blip erased from the annals of cyberspace. Farewell insignificant content.”
“It’s time for a new era. Initialising NeX GEn.”
Supporters can expect a return to their brutal, unpolished roots.
Frotnman Oli Sykes said last year: “There’s no, ‘That song could be played on the radio if we don’t scream.’
“It’s almost like we’re connecting to that time before Bring Me The Horizon had any prospects of being a big band. Back then, there was never anything but, ‘What do you want to make?’ So we’re trying to tap back into that.”
The record is the band’s first since the departure of keyboardist and songwriter Jordan Fish earlier this year.
He is largely credited with being a key driver behind the band’s move from the underground to the mainstream after joining in 2012.
The group’s official page said of his deaprture: “Bring Me The Horizon has decided to part ways with Jordan Fish.
“We want to thank him for the musical journey he took with us and wish him luck with everything in the future.
“Meanwhile we continue to work on Nex Gen, with brand new music coming very soon.”
Against the odds, the once niche band have risen to the top of the music pile here in the UK.
They have been nominated for two Grammys and this year won a Brit for Best Rock/Alternative Act. They’ve also scooped seven Kerrang! gongs in a career that dates back 20 years.
There was no greater sign of a mainstream breakthrough than when they collaborated with Ed Sheeran for a souped-up version of his hit Bad Habits at the Brit Awards in 2022.
Adding rocky riffs and synths to the catchy pop tune, the heavier element clearly thrilled Ed who performed the collab with a big grin.
The band’s last LP, Post Human: Survival, came out in 2020 and was the second in a four-part series.
Prior to that they released Music to Listen to…, Amo and That’s The Spirit, which signalled a change to a more commercial sound after four previous albums.
They are due to headline Belgium‘s Graspop Metal Meeting this summer and feature prominently on the bill at Mad Cool Festival, Portugal, Summer Sonic, Japan, and many more.
