A new collaboration has been shaking up the alternative music scene: Bring Me The Horizon have collaborated with Yungblud. Their shared track “Obey” was released on Wednesday (2nd September), accompanied by a music video. In terms of working with Yungblud, BMTH frontman Oli Sykes had nothing but good words for the 23-year-old, as he called Yungblud “a new breed of rockstar” in a chat with Loudwire.
For their “Post Human” project, the Sheffield-based metal pioneers have been working with quite a few artists, so what made them pick Yungblud as their next collaboration partner? “There was an energy to it where it felt heavy but then had some slight brit-pop influences, which I hear in Yungblud’s music”, Sykes explained. The decision came along with the with to give the new album a “harder edge” than 2019’s “amo”.
Whilst “amo” was more focused on collaborations with artists from outside the scene, this album is supposed to get back into the familiar scene – and Yungblud fits right in there. “with this record we wanted to have people that reflect the scene at the moment and still not choose obvious people that you would expect us to work with”, Sykes said. And with Yungblud dominating the alternative scene at the moment, the choice seems to reflect the scene just right, just like they wanted. “I really like what Yungblud’s doing. I love his energy and I think he’s reflective of a new breed of rock star.”
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Admiring the work with Yungblud, the 33-year-old, he admitted that “we’re honoured, to be honest.” And just like they were honoured to work with Dominic Harrison, as Yungblud’s real name is, he was also quite fond about working with Bring Me The Horizon, as he used to listen to their music when he was younger.
Yungblud grew up in Doncaster, were people were “quite set in their ways”, with a Yungblud wearing nail polish and dresses not really fitting in the local community. It was when he discovered BMTHs 2008-record “Suicide Season” that he noticed that the album “just got my rage out… it kind of hit a nerve.” He realised then that “these lads are where I’m from and they’re kind of unconditionally themselves and have been celebrated for it so I’m gonna do that one day.” Little did he know that in 2020, he would not only be celebrated for being himself, just like they did back in the day, but that he would also collaborate with them.
