Bring Me The Horizon - Count Your Blessings

25.07.2007 | Cam | 33 Comments

Genre: Metal/Metalcore/Death Metal
For Fans Of: I Killed The Prom Queen - Unearth - Killswitch Engage
Favourite Songs: Tell Slater Not To Wash His Dick (because it rips off Darkest Hour so well)
Running Time: 34:09
Year: 2006
Website Link: http://www.bringmethehorizon.co.uk
Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/bmth

Score: 50

Apparently they're all the rage with the kids...

REVIEW.

This could’ve been the greatest metal record of the last 10 years and I still would’ve struggled to give it a good review. Why you ask? Because by all reports, vocalist and public enemy number 1 Oliver Sykes (yes, that’s right, his name is Oliver) is a right royal dickhead. 

Putting the band’s extra-curricular activities and bad reputation aside, “Count Your Blessings” can be viewed in 2 completely different ways. If you’re 18 and think that Atreyu are the greatest metal band of all time then you will love this! The band have great hair cuts, very expensive jeans and lots of breakdowns where you can show off your mosh moves to your 16 year old girlfriend. 

If however you have actually heard a real death metal band before and you don’t care much about young men parading around in their sisters clothes then there’s nothing on “Count Your Blessings” that you haven’t heard before. 

Admittedly, the guys in BMTH can definitely play – the guitarists have some cool riffs up their sleeves and the drummer can set a cracking pace (although these days, who can really tell with the over-produced and triggered drum sounds most bands use on their records) and Mr Sykes vocalists are reminiscent of the high pitched squawk that Trevor from The Black Dahlia Murder can pull off – but none of that means much when you’ve heard it all before. 

BMTH’s first EP followed in the foot steps of discordant US acts like Zao and Norma Jean, but on “Count Your Blessings” they have well and truly jumped on board the Euro metal band wagon, reminding me of our own I Killed The Prom Queen on more than one occasion (barring the terrible clean vocals).

CONCLUSION.

The annoying thing about this record is that these guys clearly have some potential. If they ditched their over used mosh parts – seriously, Unearth could sue for breach of copyright - and stopped caring about their appearance so much (go to www.myspace.com/dropdeadclothing and have a laugh) then they could develop into a good metal band. 
After saying all that, this band is fucking huge in Europe and will no doubt become a hit down here as well, but for those of you who want to see a metal band and not a fashion show, go and buy an Arsis record already!

TRACKLISTING.

1. Pray For Plagues
2. Tell Slater Not To Wash His Dick
3. For Stevie’s Eyes Only
4. A Lot Like Vegas
5. Black And Blue
6. Slow Dance
7. Liquor And Love Lost
8. (