Bring Me The Horizon

#327 -  2015

BRING ME THE HORIZON raise the bar; UNDEROATH return; THE AMITY AFFLICTION stay real; KNUCKLE PUCK love their job and so much more!

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BRING ME THE HORIZON

Written by Tom Bryant

Few people knew that by 2011, Bring Me The Horizon were on the brink of extinction. The media was hammering down hard and Oli Sykes was wrestling a private addiction to Ketamine. So how is it that, just four years later, the BMTH juggernaut is undeniably poised to take over, well, everything?

Flashback to AP Podcast #33 featuring Bring Me The Horizon!

 

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