Bring Me the Horizon, assisted by Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth, make sweet, aggressive, hard-rocking music on  “Wonderful Life.”

English rock band Bring Me the Horizon is back with an “emotional” new album, amo, arriving January 25, 2019. In August 2018, Oli Sykes and company released the promo single, “MANTRA”, dropping the follow-up single, “Wonderful Life” in late October.  BMTH definitely “gets a little help from friends” on “Wonderful Life,” enlisting Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth on the four-and-half-minute record.

Oli Sykes performs the intro of “Wonderful Life,” which comes off sort of like a mini-verse. The sound of the record is a great blend of rock and pop. Notably, it has clear-cut crossover appeal. Following the intro, the intensity ratchets up.  “Wonderful Life” ends up being aggressive, set in a minor key, with an electrifying groove, bass line, and sick guitars.

In addition to the intro, the first and second verses are performed by Sykes as well; On the first verse, he notably makes a reference to infamous serial killer Ed Gein:

“Looked on the bright side, got keratitis
And you can’t sit there unless you’re righteous
I wear a happy face like I’m Ed Gein
I feel all numb now, is that a feeling?”

He follows up with a rather ‘tortured’, incredibly energetic chorus:

“‘Lone, getting high on Saturday night
I’m on the edge of a knife
Nobody cares if I’m dead or alive
Oh, what a wonderful life.”

Sykes’ ‘wonderful life’ continues in all its glory on the second verse, before being joined by

Filth on the third verse.  Notably, verse three is captivating lyrically, featuring a mix of chanted and sung vocals.

“I got a Type 2 kinda thirstiness
A far-out otherworldliness
And one day this might hurt me less
But everybody knows I’m still down…”

Final Thoughts

Sure, “Wonderful Life” runs a bit long, but features great production, and an aggressive, kick ass performance. In other words, there’s lots of love. Amo should be a treat upon its 2019 arrival.

Bring Me the Horizon • amo • RCA • Release: 1.25.19

Photo Credit: RCA