ALBUM REVIEW Post Human: Survival Horror by Bring me the Horizon Katie Dunne 4/5
Following the success of Bring Me The Horizon’s 2019 Grammynominated album ‘Amo’, one might have expected the Sheffield rock band to repeat the bright, synth-heavy formula that worked for them in this 2020 release. However, the opposite is true. In ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’, the first EP in what will be a series of four, BMTH have taken a darker route, with heavier guitars, screamed vocals, and a revisit of the sound of some of the band’s earlier work now redone with a pleasant modern twist. This EP opens with a bang with ‘Dear Diary’, furious onslaught which sets the scene for the industrial, cyberpunk inspired sound of the record. Fans of the band’s 2008 release ‘Suicide Season’ will be happy to hear a return of this heavier, more
more aggressive tone from the band. With sentiments of referencing isolation and the end of the world echoing throughout the record, it is not just the sound and instrumentation that will be all too familiar to listeners. From the dark, enchanting ‘Parasite Eve’ to the Linkin Park inspired ‘Obey’, to the industrial sound of ‘Ludens’, the singles for this record were promising releases, leaving fans optimistic for ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ and it certainly did not dissapoint! On all three, and indeed on just about every song on the record, we hear modern BMTH at their best - catchy choruses and hooks, with powerful guitars effortlessly combined with a modern electronic feel, which will leave any fan listening counting down the days
