Bring Me The Horizon are masters of spectacle.<\/p>\n
The British metalcore titans have never been bigger. Over the past five years, they\u2019ve released their most successful album yet\u2014last year’s POST HUMAN: NeX GEn\u2014 and become the most-streamed rock band in the world.<\/p>\n
By vocalist Oli Sykes\u2019 own admission, Friday night at the Toyota Center marked BMTH\u2019s biggest Houston show. And the English\u00a0quintet from\u00a0pulled out all the stops.<\/p>\n
The set exploded out of the gate with \u201cDArkSide,\u201d a slick, soaring opener that blended crushing riffs with anthemic hooks. \u201cMantra\u201d and \u201cHappy Song\u201d turned the arena into a massive singalong, while \u201cTeardrops\u201d and \u201cAmEN\u201d ignited circle pits so wild they threatened to swallow the floor whole.<\/p>\n
Then came the real heaviness: deep cuts from Sempiternal that sent longtime fans into a frenzy \u2014 \u201cShadow Moses\u201d and \u201cSleepwalking\u201d \u2014 and a metal-inspired cover of Oasis’\u00a0\u201cWonderwall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oli\u2019s vocals were a highlight, his voice effortlessly shifting from guttural screams to melodic highs. (Though a few understandable cracks slipped through on songs like \u201cFollow You\u201d and \u201cDig It.\u201d)<\/p>\n
Still, the show wasn\u2019t just about the music. The visual production was a spectacle itself, with pyrotechnics, lasers, half a dozen confetti cannons and a surreal narrative about society\u2019s collapse.<\/p>\n
Behind the band, giant screens morphed from a cathedral into a nightmarish, soul-devouring demon whose wings disintegrated as the show wore on. All the while, a digital woman warned of impending extinction. Though it was unclear whether she was on the side of the apocalypse or humanity.<\/p>\n
The plot didn\u2019t always make sense, but it didn\u2019t need to. It was a visual feast: chaotic, over-the-top and impossible to look away from.<\/p>\n
Given BMTH\u2019s relatively recent rise, a first-time fan could be forgiven for assuming they\u2019ve been selling out arenas for decades. Everything about the performance felt effortless and commanding. Most importantly, it sounded incredible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why so many people like our shit,\u201d Oli admitted near the end of the show, grinning through the sweat and smoke, \u201cbut I\u2019m thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before BMTH, Motionless In White delivered a more traditional but no less electrifying metal set.<\/p>\n
Blending gothic and industrial with hook-driven choruses, and rocking their signature undead aesthetic, the Pennsylvania natives tapped into a sound that would make longtime fans of Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie (hi!) proud.<\/p>\n
Highlights included \u201cMeltdown, \u201c\u201dThoughts and Prayers,\u201d and \u201cSlaughterhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their set was short, just 10 songs, but its intensity hit hard. Selfishly, I wish MIW had played a few tracks from Reincarnate, namely the title track,\u00a0\u201cDeath March\u201d and \u201cEveryone Sells Cocaine.\u201d But with BMTH\u2019s high-octane set still to come, MIW’s brevity gave fans a chance to catch their breath\u2014and grab some water\u2014before diving back into the chaos.<\/p>\n
Two bands, two approaches, one unforgettable night that proved metal, in all its forms, is alive and thriving. May the circle pits endure.<\/p>\n
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