Going from the scene darlings plastered all over your Myspace page to headlining major festivals and getting featured by artists like MGK and Lil Uzi Vert, Bring Me The Horizon has had quite a wild ride. They did what similar bands in the 2000s didn’t; grew as musicians and welcomed their fans to grow with them (whether or not you did is your problem.) Here’s our list of every Bring Me The Horizon album ranked worst to best.
8. Music To Listen To… (2019)
If you’ve listened to this whole album, which we are willing to bet most of you haven’t, this probably comes as no surprise to you. We are all for bands experimenting with their sound, just not like this. The worst part about this whole thing is that the album doesn’t make us want to do anything the band suggests we do to it; except for die to, because then we wouldn’t have to hear it anymore.
Play It Again: You don’t have to do this. No one is making you.
Skip It: Every song after like 30 seconds
7. Post Human: Survival Horror (2020)
This one features artists like YUNGBLUD, Nova Twins, and Amy Lee. It also has an appearance from BABYMETAL, a band with a strong following of middle-aged men who definitely only like the group for their musicianship and absolutely nothing else. The album starts off super strong with the fast, highly moshable track “Dear Diary,” but the vibe quickly shifts with whatever the hell “Parasite Eve” is. The rest of the album ebbs and flows until Amy Lee sends the listener off choked-up and teary-eyed, as she’s been known to do.
Play It Again: “Dear Diary,”
Skip It: “Kingslayer”
6. Count Your Blessings (2006)
Not only did this album launch BMTH into the spotlight, it also made frontman Oli Sykes the heartthrob of every middle-school-aged girl with a Hot Topic aesthetic, and, speaking personally here, some middle-school-aged boys fitting the same description. While CYB certainly wasn’t doing anything new, it nailed a sound that many bands at the time were desperately trying to attempt. Thankfully, most “____core” bands from this era have either evolved or faded into obscurity. Let’s hope those that did never return.
Play It Again: “(I Used to Make Out With) Medusa”
Skip It: ‘Slow Dance”
5. Suicide Season (2008)
The band’s second full-length was a true sophomore album in every sense. They showed growth but were still kinda immature and cringe. Between the music video for “Chelsea Smile” and the infamous “I partied naked with Bring Me The Horizon” merch drop, the boys seemed to be trying to craft this bizarre scene jock image. If you can look past that though, the album is still pretty solid.
Play It Again: “Diamonds Aren’t Forever”
Skip It:
“It Was Written In Blood”
4. amo (2019)
This album has it all; riffs, breakdowns, sing-alongs, and dance tracks featuring Grimes. “amo” was, at the time, easily the band’s most ambitious release in terms of experimentation and blending genres; and it worked, really well. The commercial success of this one came as a surprise to many, with tracks like “medicine” even getting play in large grocery store chains, serving as a harsh reminder to former scenesters turned suburbanites that they used to be cool, and that those holes in their ears aren’t going to close.
Play It Again: “nihilist blues”
Skip It: “heavy metal”
3. Sempiternal (2013)
Oli always, like, kind of sort of teased singing on previous releases, but “Sempiternal” was the album that would give him a new signature sound, and the band’s eventual Tik-Tok stardom (unbeknownst to literally everyone at the time.) What was obvious to most is that this was the album that would shape the band’s sound from here on out, which some liked, and others still aren’t over. “Sempiternal” also gave us the “this is sand pit turtle” meme, which is still funny as far as we’re concerned.
Play It Again: “Can You Feel My Heart” (you were gonna do it anyway)
Skip It: “Hospital For Souls”
2. That’s The Spirit (2015)
No one expected a band like Bring Me to put out an album that you could play in the car with your parents and they’d tolerate. And let’s face it, your parents have hated everything you’ve ever done since you decided to major in poetry in college. Put simply, this is a really good, accessible rock album. If you were still trying to gatekeep the band at this point, you really had your work cut out for you.
Play It Again: “Drown”
Skip It: “Blasphemy”
1. There Is A Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It There Is A Heaven Let’s Keep It A Secret (2010)
This album is so good that we are willing to overlook the annoyingly long title, but it was the style of the time after all. BMTH did the seemingly impossible with this one; evolved their sound in a way that even the metalcore purists could get down with. This release essentially came with an announcement that fans should expect the unexpected from them moving forward, and that whatever they decided to do, it would be good. Besides “Music To Listen To…” of course.
Play It Again: All of them except for maybe Home Sweet Hole
Skip It: Putting your opinion in the comments