amo by Bring Me The Horizon

"The group have continued their trend of reinventing themselves [...]. For amo I’m getting a real mixture of Alt Rock, Electro and Pop."

Label:

• Sony
• RCA

Release Date:

• 25th of January 2019

Band Members:

• Oliver Sykes - Lead Vocals
• Lee Malia - Guitars
• Jordan Fish - Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocal, Percussion
• Matt Kean - Bass 
• Matt Nicholls - Drums, Percussion

Genre:

• Pop Rock
• Electric Rock
• Electropop
• Alt Rock

I thought I’d start the year’s reviews off with a big one, yes, it’s Bring Me The Horizon’s amo. The 'Metal' act out of Sheffield have dropped their sixth studio album on the 25th of January and I’ve had a few weeks now to let it rattle around in my brain. The group have continued their trend of reinventing themselves with each release and changing styles. For amo I’m getting a real mixture of Alt Rock, Electro and Pop… nothing like the band I first heard back in 2013.

Bring Me The Horizon have always looked up and aspired to be another Linkin Park, and in that sense amo is their A Thousand Suns, an album that will alienate a lot of the older fan base, but will gain them far more from the above mentioned genres.

​That said, it’s not all doom and gloom, while I’m not loving amo as a whole, there are still some upsides for heavy sounding fanatics like myself.
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Tracks such as: 'MANTRA' and 'wonderful life' bring a hint of Metal, but have more of an Alt Rock vibe, while 'nihilist blues', 'medicine' and 'why you gotta kick me when i'm down?', may not be my go-to style of music, but are still interesting and listenable in their own way.
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​"I wasn’t excited for amo, just because of the shift the band did musically with the last album, but I still got caught up in the hype"

Last year I wasn’t excited for amo, just because of the shift the band did musically with the last album, but I still got caught up in the hype of this one and eagerly awaited its debut. Unfortunately it’s not my full cup of tea, I don’t hate it as I thought I would six months ago, but I can’t see myself listening to amo much in the near future. 

Not great, but not shit.

​6.5/10

Written by Dan.
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