Review

By Andrew Bell | 16/07/2026

Twenty years after unleashing their uncompromising debut, Bring Me The Horizon have returned to Count Your Blessings with a mission that could easily have fallen flat. Rather than simply cashing in on nostalgia, Count Your Blessings Repented feels like the Sheffield outfit finally delivering the record they always imagined back in 2006, freed from the budget limitations and rushed production that held the original release back. From the opening moments of Pray For Plagues, the difference is impossible to ignore. The song retains every ounce of its chaotic energy, but the modern production injects a level of clarity and weight that makes every blast beat, riff and vocal line hit harder than ever. Frontman Oli Sykes' voice is the biggest transformation, effortlessly shifting between throat-ripping screams, crushing growls and the controlled aggression he's developed throughout the band's evolution. That attention to detail continues across the record. Tell Slater Not To Wash His Dick sounds even more ferocious thanks to sharper instrumentation, while For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only (Braille) benefits enormously from a cleaner mix that allows the intricate guitar work and punishing breakdowns to breathe. Even shorter cuts like A Lot Like Vegas now bridge the gap between the band's early deathcore roots and the more refined songwriting heard on later releases such as That's The Spirit and POST HUMAN: NeX GEn. Elsewhere, longtime fan favourite Liquor & Love Lost has been restored to its original title, Dragon Slaying, while Fifteen Fathoms, Counting remains a welcome moment of calm. Its acoustic passages and emotional undertones hint at the melodic direction the band would later embrace on songs like Doomed and Follow You, proving that the foundations of modern Bring Me The Horizon were always present beneath the chaos. The album closes with brand new track Dehumanized, a blistering reminder that the band can still write devastating deathcore whenever they choose. Rather than feeling tacked on, it slots naturally alongside the re-recorded material while showing just how far the band have progressed as musicians. Re-recording a cult classic is always a gamble, but Count Your Blessings Repented succeeds because it respects what made the original special while elevating every aspect of its sound. It's louder, heavier and infinitely more polished, yet it never loses the reckless spirit that first put Bring Me The Horizon on the map. For longtime fans, this isn't a replacement for a classic, it's the definitive version they always hoped the album could become.