Post Human: NeX Gen

by Bring Me the Horizon

Overview

The second installment of Bring Me the Horizon's proposed multi-part series, Post Human: Nex Gen expands on 2020's Survival Horror with a kitchen-sink approach that they somehow manage to pull off with thrilling results. Set in a futuristic sci-fi dystopia, this high-concept story employs cults, alternate reality, and an evil church to tell the tale of very real and immediate human conditions, borrowing imagery from anime, video games, the occult, and cyberpunk futurism in the process. Through these always brutal -- but often beautiful -- songs, those darker corners of the soul are illuminated to reveal self-loathing, pain, hate, betrayal ("Did my back hurt your knife?" can be heard on multiple songs), mental health struggles, addiction and recovery, and more. Like the themes, the genres are also all over the place, tied together by their caustic yet melodic post-hardcore sound. At this rate, they are post-post -- post-reality, post-genre, post-rules -- tossing in hyperpop flourish, pop-punk energy, glitchy electronic chaos, hardcore aggression, death growls, pop choruses, and anything else the band could think of, channeling everyone from Sum 41 and KMFDM to Charli XCX and Poppy. The straightforward rock blast "YOUtopia" resurrects the nostalgic sounds of groups like the Used, Smashing Pumpkins, and Deftones in a melodic, crowd-pleasing mélange. That sinister Deftones darkness carries into the haunting crush of "liMOusIne" with Norwegian alt-pop vocalist AURORA, down to the hypnotic vocals and towering band assault. "Kool-Aid" is a brutal sensory attack that features metalcore drops, an arena rock guitar solo, and bloody screaming for those fans pining for the BMTH of old. Taking it a few steps further, the Lil Uzi Vert/Daryl Palumbo collaboration "AmEN!" hits the same sensors with its riot of roars and skull-splitting noise. Skittering breakbeats, whooshing guitars, and the pogo energy of "Top 10 staTues tHat CriEd bloOd" crash into stadium-sized singalongs like "DArkSide," "DiE4u," and "LosT," while the bleeding emo of "sTraNgeRs" and the quivering dirge "DIg It" offer stark vulnerability and a bit of a break from the madness. Even with the years of delay and the departure of longtime member Jordan Fish after recording, this is one of the most rewarding and indulgent releases in Bring Me the Horizon's post-Sempiternal era, a big payoff for fans willing to delve into the lore and a pure thrill for anyone who likes to feel heavy music both in spirit and body. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2024
Label:	Columbia Records
UPC:	0198028495318
Rank:	839

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bring Me the Horizon   Primary Artist
Lil Uzi Vert   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Daryl Palumbo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Glassjaw   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
AURORA   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Underoath   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Zakk Cervini   Vocals (Background)
Lucy Landry   Vocals (Background)
RJ Pasin   Guitar
Gianni Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Oliver Sykes   Vocals,Keyboards
Mark Kouznetsov   Strings
Aaron Gillespie   Vocals
Spencer Chamberlain   Vocals
Lee Malia   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Matt Kean   Guitar (Bass)
Matthew Nicholls   Drums
Alexander Nosenko   Keyboards
Choir Noir   Choir/Chorus
Jordan Fish   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Dan Lancaster   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Matthew Kean   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Caroline Ailin   Composer,Lyricist
Madison Love   Composer,Lyricist
Aurora Aksnes   Composer
Phil Gornell   Assistant Engineer
Zakk Cervini   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
BloodPop   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Jason Inguagiato   Assistant Engineer
Rhys May   Assistant Producer
Lonelyspeck   Additional Production
Ben Thomas   Engineer
RJ Pasin   Composer,Additional Production
Gupi   Producer
Danny Couture   Composer,Producer
Misstique   Producer
Nik Trekov   Producer,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Sione Teumohenga   Composer
Gianni Taylor   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Rami Yacoub   Composer,Lyricist
Oliver Sykes   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Dai Dai   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
daidaipo   Producer
Cynthoni   Composer,Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Bring Me the Horizon   Composer,Lyricist
Daniel Lancaster   Composer,Producer
Lee Malia   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Andrew Goldstein   Composer
Matthew Nicholls   Composer
Daisuke   Producer
Evil Twin   Producer
Alexander Nosenko   Composer,Additional Production
Deathnyann   Producer
Tracey Brakes   Additional Production
Jared Daly   Engineer
Guillermo Rodriguez   Engineer
Jordan Fish   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Daisuke Ehara   Composer
Dan Lancaster   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Julian Gargiulo   Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Additional Production