Screw Hairspray, Bring Me the Horizon

I must admit that hardcore/death metal music was not my favourite genre. Its the music usually comes across too harsh and too loud to new listeners and a lot of the muscians look like men that are more likely to go and pillage a village than make music, its enough to frighten any indie listener. But, Bring Me the Horizon looked different and stood out amongst the typical metal heads. This is what first brought my attention to this band. Still, when I first heard a Bring Me the Horizon song I thought to myself "what crap" I thought the music was just noise and sounded a little on the demonic side. But upon having it repeatedly pounded into my ears for weeks on end by my sister I realized that I liked the band. After reading the bands lyrics I realized, I loved the band.

Seeing them at Warped Tour was a mega event for us. I waited with my mates in the front row of Smart Punk stage in the rain and stood there for 3 and a half hours. The pain was numbed because we were all still reeling from meeting the band a few hours before, but it was still prominent. After having pushed Danni in the front to take photos of the band tuning guitars and setting up shop, (she is an aspiring photographer) the show began.

Oli entered, cue the screaming girls who turned out to not know the lyrics, (surprise surprise) with the rest of the band (Curtis Ward, Lee Malia, Matt Nicholls and Matt Kean.) They put on quite a show, full to the brim with moshing, and crowd surfing. Perhaps the most memorable moment of the performance was when Oliver Sykes asked the two smaller death circles to combine and "make great love" There is obviously a lot more to these lads than cool clothes and wicked hairstyles.

All in all I was quite surprised at my turn around and new love of hardcore music. Don't get me wrong, indie is still one of my favourite genres but that doesn't mean I won't listen to other things also.

A lesson you ask? Not to be a pretentious prat and only listen to one genre of music. Listen to loads of music and be like Hannah Montana, and get the Best of Both Worlds!

(Although I may have recently acquired at new way of thinking when it comes to the music I listen to, let it be said that I will never be a fan of Hannah Montana.)

So if you haven't listened to this band before, then do. They are extremely talented musicians and put on an immense show. You'll be glad you did.

-Kirstie x (pc- danni www.myspace.com/d4nn194)