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BRING ME THE HORIZON: STILL BORING

 Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 at 5:10pm by

I tried. I tried to take Bring Me the Horizon seriously after Axl’s post about them this past summer. But despite the droves of you who came out in support of the band and continue to randomly post comments like “BMTH FTW!!!” on MetalSucks, I still think this band is horribly “meh.” I’m all for taking the uber-seriousness out of metal from time to time — Killswitch Engage are masters of this, and not for nothin’ this website is called “Metal Sucks.” But this is next level mockery; and more importantly, the music stinks. BMTH’s latest video for “Chelsea Smiles” is the proof in the pudding.

-VN

  • linh

    i actually like bmth.
    but i do admit this song is really boring, and the video isn’t all that great either.

    oh, and it’s chelsea smile, not chelsea smiles.

  • dthrasher

    BMTH FTW!!! LOLOLOLOL.

    I knew a girl named linh once. random.

  • Byron W.

    This band have always sucked.

    They were the opener at the Killswitch show in Brixton some time ago…
    Someone in the crowd stole that singers shoe and they were booed off… enough said really…

  • http://www.thrashhits.com HughDoVoodoo

    My opinion on BMTH sways between “pretty good” and “a bit dull”, but I can’t for the life of me figure why they would pick one of their dullest, blandest tracks for a single….

    Oh yes I can. Because by sticking to the middle ground, they hope not to alienate “the fans” who’d be scared off if they went for something challenging.

  • Thisnamesucks

    Byron W

    Is there a video?

  • jamie

    I’m pretty sure I can sum up the thoughts of atleast 50 other people to follow:

    this video did nothing but waste 4 minutes of my life and remind me that my life is dull and clear drums are lame.

  • Kye

    Suicide Season is by far one of my favorite releases this year…which is funny, cause I pretty much hate their other albums.

    Regardless, I fucking love this song.

    • ami

      really?
      odd cuz most of the fans didnt like that one as much.

  • Byron W.

    @ Thisnamesucks

    Not that I’m aware of, but if you go on youtube and search something along the lines of the Killswitch Engage show at Brixton in the January of 2007… you might find something…

  • Damotello

    I hate this band, not cos of their music – it’s too bland to inspire hatred – but because the singer is one of the most monumental dickheads in metal.

  • Johnny Death

    All I have to say is, keep your secret to yourself buddy. Unless the secret is – I paid all these chicks to be in this video, then, we already knew.

  • dthrasher

    I did some research and couldnt find anything from Brixton, but i did find

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvGPWoNqEZk – i guess the guy must lose his shoes often.

    also, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tMjsFVpa48&feature=related for good measure

    wow, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7L7PvolDAA. what the fuck is up with this guy and his shoes?

  • Garrett

    terrible band

    not to mention that kid is gonna miss his vocals chords soon. he is doing something wrong

  • Z

    Horrible Band

  • Flint

    I don’t think they’re horrible exactly, but they sure aren’t great.

  • Cat Tyrson

    This is literally a waste of oxygen as well as human flesh. What a joke…

  • d.o.g.o.b.g.y.n.

    After having the misfortune of seeing them live, I can honestly say that you’re being way too nice to this band.

  • That Other Guy

    BMTH have always been a bunch of no talent cocks…
    It’s sad that they decided to ruin a fairly good year in metal by releasing that heap of shit they call an ‘album’

  • Hot Carl

    I actually like BMtH even after i saw them live- they were atrocius at warped. I almost think that their new album is more in the vein of punk rather than metal. Its a good move away from the accursed “d” word (dethcore).

  • Kev

    Well, I don’t think they’re terrible.
    And I sure don’t hate them cause they don’t look like me.
    But I do think they are relatively mediocre.

    On a slightly more interesting/perturbing note;
    has anyone else noticed the dudes from Cancer Bats in this video?
    Thats pretty fucked. But you all probably hate CB cause they are hardcore…
    Anywho, why are they in there?!

  • unleash the bloodthirsty

    I don’t trust any group of kids that play “metal” and have emo haircuts. The two cancel each other out and make the band stupid.

  • awfrick

    I am so tired of bands like this. They have nothing to say.

    You have booze, money, bitches and parties. So does every artist on the top fuckin’ 50. Please grow up and write music about something vaguely important.

    Yes, I am aware that this is more of a parody than a serious message, but look at the recent onslaught of metal band videos in this vein. WInds of Plague did a club-scene video, hell, even the new Emmure video had a girl-pillow fight scene. I’m not anti-deathcore (or whatever the fuck you would classify what we just saw), but I think the metal community should embrace depth in lyrical and musical proficiency.

  • jatonaz

    don’t hate em
    don’t think they’re talented to the point they’re hyped either
    on the other hand I never really thought they were metal anyways
    just punk/hardcore heavily influenced by metal
    they have some pretty good breakdowns but aside from that they are pretty generic

  • Harry Ballsagna

    I’m moved…

    To go listen to Converge…

  • Kye

    So their haircuts make them suck?

    And apparently cause their video shows a party they have no lyrical depth?

    The lyrics to the song have nothing to do with booze, money, bitches, or parties.

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_dynamics Person J. Nobody

    Sometimes I wonder where all that time went.

  • Razorsharp Codpiece

    This band tried the whole “challenging themselves musically” on their last record where they tried their best to have actual riffs. I guess they realized those songs suck and they’d be better off pulling their inspiration from korn and bury your dead. Not that this is great, but it’s a hell of alot better than anything else they’ve put out.

  • Boris

    Am I the only one that has never even heard of this band? Where the hell did all this controversy come from. Boring-assed song though….

  • Lord Serge

    This is horrible band with an even more horrible song. I couldn’t pass the 30 sec mark when I had to stop it.

    Is this what passes for metal nowadays? I hope not.

  • Colin

    Gay-ass emo hog-shit.

  • \m/Eluveitie\m/

    I blame the parents, Oli Sykes wasn’t hit nearly enough growing up

  • Blackthorned

    Well, I feel completely out of touch listening to this. But there’s simply far too much discussion about Bring Me The Hair Straighteners back here in the UK – they just don’t deserve it. They attract hate and devotion when they deserve apathy.

  • onerodetoasabay

    Everyone who’s whining about people not liking BMtH for image–well it isn’t on accident, they look like morons. But try to remember this image isn’t everything for everyone. Some of us actually attempt to listen to the music, weird as that may seem.

    I couldn’t give a damn how they look and didn’t really know until after I heard them. They were disposable and forgettable before and still are, not sure why anyone who sincerely likes metal thinks they are remotely relevant. Same goes for Killswitch Engage.

  • mr_Izan

    even watching the video with the sound off was unbearable…

    oh and

    unleash the bloodthirsty Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    “I don’t trust any group of kids that play “metal” and have emo haircuts. The two cancel each other out and make the band stupid.”

    hear, hear. well put my friend. trendy douche-baggery is less than metal.

  • mr_Izan

    and does anyone else think this is what an attila video would look like? party death metal…. hmmmph.

  • http://www.jesse-flip.deviantart.com Jesse Flip

    gay

  • Johnny Death

    Mr. Izan – I was thinking the same thing last night, but I couldn’t remember the name(attila) for the life of me.

  • Johnny

    Whats this I hear?

    A band that sounds like every other one today.

    Next.

  • The World Is A Vampire

    Ok… Maybe this song isn’t that great but before completely dismissing this band check out “Diamonds Aren’t Forever”. The fact that it’s their only good song doesn’t make it any less intense.

  • http://reaper-x.deviantart.com Reaper-X

    Fuck this band. A friend of mine beat the fuck out of their drummer once.

    These idiots just paved the way for faggots like Attila to make excuses for their equally terrible music.

  • John

    Band is garbage. And they can barely play their insturments.

  • NotMyUsualName

    Label paid for their tattoos

  • kevin

    this scream bury your dead ripoff to anyone else?

  • http://www.roxwel.com Pick-Axe Bobby

    Yay, more “partycore”.

    Leave partying to the big boys. Like Municipal Waste.

  • Kye

    I’m not going to bother defending BMTH, because I can definitely understand why people would dislike them.

    However, I do think the point begs to be made that metal fans have NO right to sit there and bitch about people looking a certain way. For a fanbase that seems talk about being real and true and all of that bullshit, metal fans seem to put more emphasis on a band’s appearance than almost anyone else. The fact that people will say things like “I don’t trust any group of kids that play “metal” and have emo haircuts. The two cancel each other out and make the band stupid” brings up a rather interesting point.

    If so many people seem to think metal is as much about the music as it is about an uncompromising attitude and being true to one’s self(anyone that debates that idea is the general consensus amongst the metal populace should refer themselves to almost any article pertaining to Gaahl’s homosexuality), then why the fuck does it matter what the goddamn band looks like? Did it ever occur to anyone out there than maybe some people have their hair cut in a certain way because they like how it looks? There’s a thread on the Metal Archives about Satyricon where one person points out that the band are obviously sellouts because Satyr has a “trendy haircut” now. Maybe I’m missing something but at what fucking point did cut, slicked back hair become trendy? And how the hell does The Age of Nero sound any more mainstream than Now Diabolical?

    And yes, their label probably did pay for their tattoos…yno why? Because their label probably gave them a signing bonus…which means they got paid. Funny enough, it’s almost like they paid for their tattoos by gaining income from their career. Almost like they went about it the same way as everyone else with a job that pays for their tattoos.

    Point being, would you stop listening to your favorite band if they got “emo” haircuts? If you answer that question with yes, then you sir, are a fucking idiot.

    And thus ends my rant against the metal community.

  • mr_Izan

    none of the bands i listen to are involved with a trendy lifestyle that would endorse getting emo haircuts. thusly, i have nothing to worry about.

  • mr_Izan

    and the thing about core-kid haircuts is that it usually identifies them with a shallow and immature high-school age scene. It’s not like a t-shirt that you can simply change the next day, it’s like saying “hi, i’m a stereotypical teenager with little to no sense of identity and i need to conform to what looks and sounds cool to the masses.”

    honestly i prefer music for musics sake.

  • unleash the bloodthirsty

    Sure, they’re playing metal. Is it the type of metal that I’m personally into? No. Yay for them. At the very least, I guess you could put them in a category of a gateway metal band. You know, one that a younger audience could relate to, then 3-4 years down the road they’ll realize how much they suck and start listening to something else with more substance.

  • Shit Disturber

    that was laughably mediocre.

  • cockboy

    mediocrity deserves no laughing, good sir

  • hegsteru

    its all about the image.
    and about 5mil myspacers love btmh’s.

    i think they’re okay…general consensus says they’re nothing amazing i suppose.

  • alex

    ETID make better party videos

  • SteelReign

    WOW these guys are about as awesome as a game of Mahjong Tiles at the old folks home around 9:30 on a Tuesday night!

  • Raging Skull

    They suck.

  • razorsharp codpiece

    “and the thing about core-kid haircuts is that it usually identifies them with a shallow and immature high-school age scene. It’s not like a t-shirt that you can simply change the next day, it’s like saying “hi, i’m a stereotypical teenager with little to no sense of identity and i need to conform to what looks and sounds cool to the masses.”

    and that is specifically the point my friend. Since the dawn of rock music, fans have identified on a personal level with the image put forth by their favorite bands. When I went to see At The Gates at their reunion last year in New York City, the whole show was a sea of dudes who could’ve easily been confused for members of At The Gates. Just like when you go see BMTH, you’ll see a plethora of kids in YM t shirts and girls jeans with girls hair cuts. Kids identify wholeheartedly with what they’re being presented with on stage. If Oli Sykes had an undercut and rocked a mercyful fate t shirt on stage, the world would be teeming with kids who looked like metalheads.

  • http://www.myspace.com/alexhaskett Alex Haskett

    this band sucks and has always sucked

    they go in the catagory of bands i hate with passion

  • mr_Izan

    “If Oli Sykes had an undercut and rocked a mercyful fate t shirt on stage, the world would be teeming with kids who looked like metalheads.”

    but that’s a huge IF. and they would only LOOK like metalheads listening to shallow bitch-music

    I listen to many different styles of music. but have you seen DEP members calculating infinte era? totally undercover. or between the buried and me? same deal. what about ISIS or genghis tron? Red chord? Black dahlia? berzerker? acacia strain-all shall perish-nasum- i could go on.it’s not that all bands i listen to don’t adhere to stereotypes, it’s that all bands i listen to to usually kick fucking ass and the only one that has an emo haircut is guitarist for red chord (yet i still swear by them)

    and if ya didn’t already know

    METAL > EMO

  • mr_Izan

    epic un-fail!

  • http://myspace.com/obeydarklord mr_Izan

    oh yeah and when you see an at the gates video featuring a shitload of stereotypical metalheads doing stereotypical metalhead activities, give me a ring. I left myspace just for those who think they can argue efficiently against my point.

  • Crazyfists-Follower

    everyone who hates this band because of the way they look are pathetic.

    next time any of you bitch and moan that a ‘chav’ or ‘townie’ or whoever else hurling abuse at you because you are alternative just remember you are EXACTLY the same as them, hating on people that look different to you.

    as for the none lyrical content, have any of you actually looked at ANY of the lyrics from any of their songs? Im guessing a big fat no, because your shallow not the people listning to BMTH.

    I have never been one to follow other peoples opinions so i made my mind up about this band on my own. After seeing them live i checked out some songs on you tube, which then lead my to buy their second album Suicide Season. Which is actually really good.

    Also, how can you take the piss out of all the people who like them, you have no idea what other bands they like. Your favourite metal band could be theirs too but your too narrowminded to accept that people can like different types of music.

    Personally i love many VERY different bands, from You Me At Six to Bleeding Through to Caliban to Kids In Glass Houses to Machine Head (all of which ive seen live among many others)

    your allowed to dislike a band…because of MUSIC not the way they look

    -let the onslaught by you idiots begin-

  • jamie

    There’s one dude in municipal waste who wears slim fit shirts and has a side ways haircut
    Guess MW is gay emo crap then
    Also don’t nergal and gaahl wear like a lot of make up?
    Guess I’m missing something here
    Apparently you have to be ugly to gain approval in our open minded community

  • Bloodriot44

    Terrible music video.

    To add to the debate at hand.. It’s not that their look makes them suck, it’s that they’re passing their music off as Metal, thus giving people an entirely different perspective on metal. Which in my opinion, is bad. Now, actual Metalheads are being mistaken for Emo’s? Do you get it now? Now only that, but now their music has spawn even more bands of the same nature (with the help of Job For A Shithead), so now, when people see this, Metalheads are thought of is Emo’s, who write tasteless music and insipid lyrics (yes, I’ve read all their lyrics. It’s complete hogwash).

    So to the newcomers to Metal, try bands like Miseration, StormLord, At the Gates, Woe of Tyrants, The Absence, NightRage, Scar Symmetry, Dark Tranquillity and Fragments of Unbecoming for music and lyrics that actually mean something. REAL stuff, not plastic-wannabe-Metal. I admit, I used to listen to Bring Me The Emo’s, wouldn’t say I was a fan, though. I merely found their lyrics amusing, thus, listened to it a bit. Until I started getting into the REAL stuff. See, when music like this is thrown at you, you become fully aware of what real Metal is compared to this abhorrence. So let me reiterate; Bring Me The Emo’s should stop passing themselves off as Metal, because they are NOT. And now, they’re giving people the wrong idea. Nuff said.