OLI SYKES on Count Your Blessings Repented, Sempiternal & Deathcore Era

Nik Nocturnal chats with Oli Sykes from @BringMeTheHorizon about the band’s evolution, their early deathcore era, Sempiternal and the truth behind Count Your Blessings. 🎙️ Nik Nocturnal Podcast — Episode #84 Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hStFs0dDA6LChP73rGUhd --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Bring Me The Horizon https://bmth.co/cyb-repentedIA https://www.youtube.com/@BringMeTheHorizon https://www.instagram.com/bringmethehorizon/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Ffb6ejR6Fe5IamqA5oRUF?si=7QUN6NENQIC2TXl6AyyDZQ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get 7% off Distrokid here: https://distrokid.com/vip/niknocturnal Support Nik Nocturnal Podcast🙏 • Merch: https://corekid.ca/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niknocturnalpodcast/ • TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@niknocturnalpodcast CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro & Life in Brazil 00:17 Slowing Down & Escaping the Industry 01:00 Becoming a Father & New Priorities 02:05 Touring vs Family Struggles 03:00 Fame vs Real Life Balance 04:00 Writing Extreme Music as a Parent 05:00 Screaming Music vs Normal Life (Funny Moment) 06:00 Revisiting Old Lyrics (Controversial) 07:15 “We Didn’t Know What We Were Writing” 08:20 Censoring Old BMTH Lyrics? 09:15 Why They Kept Everything Original 10:30 Fans Noticing Tiny Differences 11:20 Vocal Controversy & Online Hate 12:30 “It’s All Love” – Perspective Shift 13:30 Screaming Culture & TikTok Trends 14:40 Vocal Myths & Industry Misconceptions 15:45 Addiction & Vocal Struggles 17:00 Learning to Sing from Zero 18:00 Re-recording Count Your Blessings 19:00 Deathcore vs Modern BMTH Fans 20:00 “We Hated How the Album Sounded” 21:15 Recording Chaos & No Experience 22:30 Fixing the Album for 2026 23:30 Why Modern Mixing Didn’t Work 24:30 Deathcore Structure & Chaos Writing 26:00 Rebuilding the Album from Scratch 27:30 2000s Era Freedom vs Today 29:00 MySpace & Early BMTH Blow Up 31:00 DIY Music & “Anyone Could Do It” 32:30 Scene Culture & Why It Worked 33:30 Will That Era Ever Come Back? 35:00 Why BMTH Wouldn’t Exist Today 36:00 Evolution: Deathcore → Arena Band 38:00 First Backlash from Fans 39:30 “Never Make the Same Album Twice” 41:00 Writing “Can You Feel My Heart” 42:00 Accidental Hits & Creative Chaos 43:30 Influence on Modern Metal Bands 44:30 Nostalgia vs Reality in Music 46:00 Identity Crisis as an Artist 48:00 Algorithms vs Real Music 49:30 “You Don’t Need to Water It Down” 51:00 Bringing Heavy Music to the Mainstream 52:00 No Barricade Show (Chaos Incoming) 54:00 Modern Fans Discovering Deathcore 56:00 New Fans vs Old Fans 57:30 Genreless Modern Metal Scene 59:00 Pop + Deathcore Coexisting 01:00:30 Why AMO Was Ahead of Its Time 01:01:30 Gatekeeping in Metal 01:02:30 Why New Bands Matter for the Scene 01:04:00 Toxic Fan Culture vs Discussion 01:05:30 “The Drop Off Needs to Be Studied” 01:07:00 Mental Health, Addiction & Identity 01:09:00 Losing Himself in Fame 01:10:30 Moving to Brazil & Healing 01:11:30 The Monk Story (Life-Changing Moment) 01:13:00 “It’s Not About You, It’s About Them” 01:14:00 BMTH’s True Legacy 01:15:00 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #NikNocturnalPodcast #MetalPodcast #BringMeTheHorizon #Olisykes