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100
It’s proof alone that this band can do what they want and get away with it. There’s nothing as exciting as a surprise that pays off. It ain’t rocket science, it ain’t heavy metal, it’s just class songwriting.
100
David Bowie once said, “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” It’s BMTH’s innate ability to stay one step ahead, like they do here, that means the future remains firmly theirs.
9mo
90
Amo is a genre-bending thrill ride that marks a brave new era for the band. Placing a significant amount of trust in their fanbase, Bring Me The Horizon deliver an utterly refreshing and forward thinking statement that finds them in complete control of their vision.
80
Amo won’t satisfy all of BMTH’s fans, but it’s certainly accomplished, catchy and eclectic enough to bring in some new ones.
80
Bar a couple of obvious blunders, Amo is an excellent album that is filled with twists and turns.
4mo
80
If the changes to Bring Me the Horizon’s sound heard on 2015's That’s the Spirit was a shock, then buckle your seatbelts because this one is mental. Where TTS swapped invigorated metalcore for arena-worthy anthemic rock, Amo sees that pushed further – transcending into EDM, pop and even grime.
80
While the spirit stays the same, the sounds change and twist, refusing to sit and get fat on the old rules of yesteryear. Right now, when it comes to finding a mix that works, Bring Me are the best in the game. What’s not to love?
9mo
75
Overall, if you’re open to electronic music and pop as well as rock and metal, you’ll most likely enjoy amo. If you’re not, you’re probably cracking your knuckles and dusting off your thesaurus, ready to annihilate your keyboard or smartphone screen.
75
Despite the fact that amo is not a metal album, there are a few bangers on the disc.
70
Unfortunately, while amo has moments of absolute brilliance, highlighted by "Nihilist Blues," "Ouch" and "Fresh Bruises," it feels like BMTH weren't ready to fully commit to either sound and, as a result, we're left with a mixed bag of tracks that offers a little something for everyone but never quite enough.
70
Overall, Amo is a strident record, difficult to categorize and, in a good way, uniquely spliced and sequenced with little fear of crossing boundaries - but part of mastering this dark art is knowing when to put the paintbrush down.
70
Amo is a record that pushes and pulls you, whether a hardcore fan or a casual listener, into almost every direction imaginable.
6mo
60
For anyone still hoping to see Bring Me ‘return to their roots’, look away now. Though that grit still shakes underneath ‘amo’, it’s mostly restrained, replaced with a modernist sheen with few boundaries.
60
The Sheffield rockers’ sixth takes a dramatic stylistic leap. Amo isn’t as barmy a move as Spinal Tap’s spoof Jazz Odyssey, or Chris Cornell’s real-life crunk album, but the blend of rock, balladry and electronics is a long way from BMtH’s deathcore origins.
60
Bring Me the Horizon's blend of pop, electronics, and what remains of their metalcore edge is surprisingly admirable on amo.
50
Much like last year’s ‘Simulation Theory’ from fellow rock titans Muse, this album captures an occasionally combustible but largely uncomfortable sound of a previously fearless and pioneering band caught in a crisis of confidence, overriding their own musical instincts to pursue an idealised version of themselves they picture in their own heads.
50
Bring Me The Horizon‘s number one smash hit album Amo opens quite tenderly with ‘I Apologise If You Feel Something‘. The rest of it is standard metalcore fare. I apologise guys, I didn’t feel a thing.
This shit ain’t heavy metal.
(And that’s alright)
This was nice. Amo is what Fall Out Boy’s MANIA should have been.
Over the course of three records, Bring Me the Horizon has matured from ho hum metalcore hodge podge to something truely chameleon-like. Each album’s sound since Sempiternal will obviously not be for everyone, let alone the majority of early BMTH adopters, but I personally think the sonic shifts have only done this quintet good.
Amo isn’t exactly ... read more
(And that’s alright)
This was nice. Amo is what Fall Out Boy’s MANIA should have been.
Over the course of three records, Bring Me the Horizon has matured from ho hum metalcore hodge podge to something truely chameleon-like. Each album’s sound since Sempiternal will obviously not be for everyone, let alone the majority of early BMTH adopters, but I personally think the sonic shifts have only done this quintet good.
Amo isn’t exactly ... read more
This is my first major disappointment of 2019.
BMTH are a band I have always fucked with since I can remember. Sempiternal and There Is A Heaven are two of my all time favorite albums and I was actually a really big fan of their first pop record That's the Spirit, due to how infectiously catchy and charming all of the hooks and lyrics were. That album had a lot of replay value do to its bopiness and charm and I was was really curious to see what the band would do to further progress this ... read more
BMTH are a band I have always fucked with since I can remember. Sempiternal and There Is A Heaven are two of my all time favorite albums and I was actually a really big fan of their first pop record That's the Spirit, due to how infectiously catchy and charming all of the hooks and lyrics were. That album had a lot of replay value do to its bopiness and charm and I was was really curious to see what the band would do to further progress this ... read more
this album is basicly bmth trying to sound and act like grimes
amo's cover art show us an undefined cd inside a dirty plastic bag with a heart pattern, surely an reference to geidi primes artwork. the previous fact leads me to think that they found a rare grimes' cd in the wild and decided to record over it.
in the most cringe track "heavy metal", they criticize fans like me that don't like their new phase. the 13 yo me is probably very disapointed
to sum up in good portuguese - eu ... read more
amo's cover art show us an undefined cd inside a dirty plastic bag with a heart pattern, surely an reference to geidi primes artwork. the previous fact leads me to think that they found a rare grimes' cd in the wild and decided to record over it.
in the most cringe track "heavy metal", they criticize fans like me that don't like their new phase. the 13 yo me is probably very disapointed
to sum up in good portuguese - eu ... read more
Good
The grooves and chord progressions on here are pretty cool, and that blend of electropop and rock is very enjoyable!!
Color: Green
FAV TRACKS: mother tongue, MANTRA, I don’t know what to say, nihilist blues, heavy metal, why you gotta kick me when i’m down, i apologise if you feel something, wonderful life
LEAST FAV: fresh bruises, ouch, sugar honey ice & tea, medicine
The grooves and chord progressions on here are pretty cool, and that blend of electropop and rock is very enjoyable!!
Color: Green
FAV TRACKS: mother tongue, MANTRA, I don’t know what to say, nihilist blues, heavy metal, why you gotta kick me when i’m down, i apologise if you feel something, wonderful life
LEAST FAV: fresh bruises, ouch, sugar honey ice & tea, medicine
Just to make it clear, I was never a fan of Bring Me The Horizon to begin with. “amo” ditches their metalcore/post-hardcore roots in favor of a full-on alt-pop approach. The production is great, the instrumentation is alright, the lyrics are... fine and I appreciate their willingness to experiment. However, the whole album is a mixed bag of cool “rock” songs and drab electropop bangers and, overall, I feel indifferent for this album.
Fav Tracks: nihilist blues, heavy ... read more
Fav Tracks: nihilist blues, heavy ... read more
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Track List
- i apologise if you feel something
- MANTRA
- nihilist blues (feat. Grimes)
- in the dark
- wonderful life (feat. Dani Filth)
- ouch
- medicine
- sugar honey ice & tea
- why you gotta kick me when i'm down?
- fresh bruises
- mother tongue
- heavy metal (feat. Rahzel)
- i don't know what to say
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1y
Heavy metal sounds like Jumpsuit by twenty one pilots and Fresh Bruises sounds like something straight outta Low's Double Negative
Added on: August 24, 2018