Bring Me The Horizon

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Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me The Horizon
Background information
Origin	Maltby, Stocksbridge, Thorpe Heasley, Barnsley UK
Genre(s)	Metalcore
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Visible Noise
Website	Official Website
Members
Oliver Sykes (Vocals) Lee Malia (Guitar) Curtis Ward (Guitar) Matt Kean (Bass) Matt Nicholls (Drums)

Bring Me The Horizon is a band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. The band formed in the year 2004 from members of other bands within their local area. Matt Nicholls left band Tish Noir to start the band up with Oliver Sykes and the rest of the band. Matt Nicholls and Oliver Sykes became friends through meeting at the kids cororation aged 15 and later met Curtis, Lee and Matt at college. They have incorporated elements of Death Metal and Metalcore into their sound on their debut album "Count Your Blessings" which was released October 30th 2006. They are currently signed to the label Visible Noise Records and are currently supporting Welsh labelmates Lostprophets on their tour. They have recently finished a UK tour supporting their new album with Centurion and penknifelovelife (Deathcore band Abigail Williams were on the tour originally but had to leave when their drummer sustained a wrist injury).

1 Discography
2 Achievements
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Discography

This Is What The Edge Of Your Seat Was Made For (2004)

Count Your Blessings (2006)

[edit] Achievements

Kerrang! Award for Best British Newcomer 2006.

[edit] Trivia

Oli Sykes, Matt Kean and Matt Nicholls are all Vegetarians "Meat like makes you fat and greasy" and they are all peta2.com supporters (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals)[1]
Matt Nicholls was an avid Hip Hop and Rap fan until age 15.
Oli Sykes owns Drop Dead Clothing and runs it with his younger brother and mother.
James Spence, Keyboard player in Rolo Tomassi recorded an acoustic version of 'Traitors Never Play Hangman' during 2005.
Lee Malia was once in a Metallica tribute band.
Oli Sykes used to make his own electronica music under the name of Olisaurus.
Oliver Sykes, Matt Nicholls, Tom Sykes and XricciX made a rap band called [2]'Womb 2 Da Tomb'
Oli Sykes and his ex-girlfriend's brother made a brutal deathrash two man band called [3]'Purple Curto'.