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Borrowing a quote from Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean,Bring Me The Horizon is not a fictional character, by any means. Different from your average run-of-the-mill death-core band, they formed their own record company in 2005, Thirty Days of Night, when they released their debut single.

Members of the Band  Since Bring Me the Horizon formed in 2004, they lost Curtis Ward, the previous rhythm guitar player in March of 2009, but the rest of the musicians from Sheffield, Yorkshire still remain with the band. Lead vocalist is Oliver Sykes, lead guitarist is Lee Malia, bass guitarist is Matt Kean with Matt Nicholls still on drums.

The band has had its share of controversy during its young life. Sykes was charged with common assault based on a female fan’s allegations. The charges were later dismissed due to lack of evidence although it should be noted that  Sykes maintained his innocence.

When on tour with the Architects from Brighton, a metal core band, Sykes was again involved, but this time as a victim of Sam Carter from the Architects and his violent behavior. Bring Me the Horizon got a viral hit on YouTube, but it generated intense hate mail for Carter. The whole incident was deemed a boredom release by both bands that was revealed to be a staged stunt.

Record Releases:

Bring Me The Horizon merchandise sales are keeping up with the band’s three albums, based on early numbers. The history of the other albums includes:

The 2004 release of This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was For, topped the charts at number 41 in the UK with four tracks.
The 2006 release of Count Your Blessings, topped the charts at 93 in the UK with 11 songs.
The 2008 release of Suicide Season, included 10 tracks and bonuses of two music videos and desktop wallpapers that were downloadable.

Except for the first album, which was first released with the Thirty Days of  Night label, all three were released under Visible Noise. And speaking of   record labels and producers, the band is under contract with Visible Noise in the United Kingdom, the Epitaph Records in the U.S. and the Shock Records in Australia. It is expected that with such a wide range of coverage across   three continents, the Bring Me the Horizon merch sales will also have a wider audience.

Death-core Genre:  Bring Me the Horizon’s music is a combination of death metal and metal core, which is characterized by growls and screams with metal core vocals, along with the muted riffs and dissonance. With musical influences from The Red Chord, Norma Jean and other American metal-core acts, they are set apart from other death-core bands because of their musical techniques. Besides the immense vocals and massive riffs, blistering percussion and tempo changes, shredding solos are part of their unique style.

Anticipation of better sales for the Bring Me the Horizon merch, is attributable to awards like the 2006 Kerrang!’s Award for Best British Newcomer and the 2008 nomination for Award for Best British Band. Bring Me the Horizon might be headed towards the hall of fame for metal legends because of their focus on songwriting and their steadfast devotion to success.

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Bring me the horizon is not your run-of-the-mill deathcore band. For one thing, its name comes from a highly-popular line uttered by the fictional Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of Caribbean movie, which is unexpected for the band of this type. For another thing, its band members established  their own record company in 2005, Thirty Days of Night, in order to release  its debut single.

Band Members Officially formed in 2004, Bring Me the Horizon is composed of musicians from  the local area of Sheffield, Yorkshire. Currently, the band members are Oliver Sykes on vocals, Lee Malia on lead guitar, Matt Kean on bass guitar and Matt Nicholls on drums. Curtis Ward, who used to play the rhythm guitar, left   the band in March 2009.

The band has had its share of controversy during its young life. Sykes was charged with common assault based on a female fan’s allegations. The charges were later dismissed due to lack of evidence although it should be noted that  Sykes maintained his innocence.

During a tour with the Architects, a progressive metalcore band from Brighton,   Bring Me the Horizon’s Sykes was filmed being subjected to violent behavior by  Sam Carter of the Architects. It was a viral hit in YouTube, which generated   intense hate mail for Carter although the whole video was done as a staged scene to relieve boredom on the road by both parties.  Discography sales appears to be keeping up with the sales of the band’s three albums, of which the titles, date of release, number of   songs, and chart peaks are as follows:

– This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was For, 2004, four tracks, and topping at 41 in the United Kingdom.
– Count Your Blessings, 2006, 11 songs, peaked the UK charts at 93.
– Suicide Season, 2008, 10 tracks two music videos and downloadable desktop  wallpapers.

While the first album was first released under the Thirty Days of Night label originally, all three were released under Visible Noise. The band is under contract with Visible Noise in the UK, Epitaph Records in the U.S. and in Australia, the contract is with Shock Records. Bring me the horizon merch sales should enjoy a wider appeal and better sales with a three continental exposure.

Death-core Genre:  Bring Me the Horizon’s music is a combination of death metal and metal core, which is characterized by growls and screams with metal core vocals, along with the muted riffs and dissonance. With musical influences from The Red Chord, Norma Jean and other American metal-core acts, they are set apart from other death-core bands because of their musical techniques. Besides the immense vocals and massive riffs, blistering percussion and tempo changes, shredding solos are part of their unique style.

To further cement its reputation, and maybe to increase the sales of the Bring Me the Horizon merchandise, the band has achieved awards like the Kerrang!’s Award   for Best British Newcomer (2006) and nominated for Award for Best British Band   (2008). Truly, with Bring Me the Horizon’s solid direction and songwriting   focus, the band may yet join the halls of metal legends.

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