The British metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon return with their third full-length this year and what a long title they've chosen for it! There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret is derived from the opening track "Crucify Me", which interestingly enough features Canadian artist Lights doing some vocal work (though it's hard to hear it with her voice so drowned in effects). The boys from Sheffield, Yorkshire are relentless on this album. If you enjoyed their last 2 albums as well as their EP, than this is not very different. It is heavier and darker, both in sound and lyrically, than previous outings but also tends to embrace their electronic side a bit more. There tends to be a little bit more sampling here than normal and some interesting cut and glitch effects on certain vocal tracks (i.e. "Blacklist"). Oli Sykes lyrics are his most personal yet and quite frankly his most mature as the listener can take them in a variety of ways. The band also goes as far as adding a choir to the track "It Never Ends". Where Bring Me The Horizon differentiate from other bands is their ability to quiet things down on specific tracks. Rather than launch into another full blown guitar assault during bridges, they tend to rely on simple piano melody and calm vocals which really brings a nice balance of light and dark to many of these songs. The fact is, most people either love these guys or hate them, there is no in between. Bring Me The Horizon will surely turn more haters into fans given the opportunity to listen to this album as it is their best yet. This is the most honest and genuine thing they have released and it is sure to establish them as one of the few British metal acts to successfully break through to North America audiences.
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