Bring Me The Horizon have announced plans to reissue their landmark 2015 album ‘That’s The Spirit’ on vinyl.
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Their fifth studio LP, which is marking its 10th anniversary today (September 11), spawned the likes of huge singles ‘Throne’, ‘Drown’ and ‘Follow You’ and was highly regarded as the band’s breakthrough album, peaking at Number Two in the UK albums chart.
It was also the record that saw the band pick up the Innovation Award at the 2016 NME Awards, which became legendary after Oli Sykes jumped up and smashed Coldplay‘s table at the ceremony.
Speaking to NME after the incident, keyboardist Jordan Fish said at the time: “I don’t think [Oli] was aiming for Coldplay. It was just whoever was nearest, it [just] happened to be Coldplay”.
Sykes added: “I had no sound in my ears so I thought ‘Well, there might be sound out there.’ There weren’t sound out there so when I came back there was a table, which I got on. There wasn’t any sound on there, but it was a bit more energetic up there. It was in no way a protest against Coldplay. “
Their 10th anniversary reissue, which comes in various vinyl formats, is set for release on December 12 and can be pre-ordered here.
Packaged in a gatefold sleeve containing a 12-page artwork booklet, the new variants include a picture disc and a glow in the dark vinyl.
Elsewhere, Sykes recently spoke about emptying the “archives” for a ‘Director’s Cut’ of Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Next Gen’ album – sharing that there are 12 songs that could be arriving soon.
Speaking to NME backstage at Reading & Leeds recently, he said: “I’ve got so much from the ‘Nex Gen’ archive that I want the world to hear. I literally phoned my label and management and said, ‘It’s nearly here, I’ve got 12 songs and they’re all bangers. They’re so close, we’re going to get the first single out before Rock Am Ring and the second before Reading & Leeds.’”
He added that his focus shifted towards being there for his wife, Alissic – who gave birth to twins in July – and that the songs might take a little longer than expected.
“The music will come, but it’s just not the be-all and end-all,” he continued. “We’re realising that we don’t have to put another record out; we just put one out. Most bands would go away for two years, have an actual break. You don’t have to do this, but I want to and I enjoy it. If it doesn’t happen, then it doesn’t happen.”
Their set at Reading 2025 was given a five-star review by NME, which read: “The sci-fi blockbuster cinematography and immersive graphics of the show (peaking with Sykes turning into a demon in real-time) are overwhelming enough, not to mention that each song is delivered with enough pyro and energy that they all feel like a finale most other bands would kill for.
“Those scrappy skinny-jeaned metalcore brats from way back then are unrecognisable from this tour-de-force before us tonight. In terms of spectacle, they out-pomp Muse. For performance, they couldn’t give more. A hiatus and long wait to the follow-up to ‘Post Human: Nex Gen’ awaits, but what a parting gift that was.”
