Bring Me The Horizon have introduced a 20th anniversary re-recording of their debut album ‘Count Your Blessings’, and have confirmed that they’ll be playing the album in full at Outbreak later this 12 months.
The file first arrived in 2006 and noticed the soon-to-be steel giants carry their signature deathcore sound at the time to a world viewers, with singles together with ‘Pray for Plagues’, ‘Slow Dance’ and ‘A Lot Like Vegas’. Now, 20 years down the line and following on from the band ascending to pageant headliners, they’ve introduced plans to revisit the album and current it in a brand new gentle.
Set for launch on July 10, ‘Count Your Blessings | Repented’ has been absolutely re-recorded by the band, and is described by them as a “reactivation” and “recontextualisation” of the 2006 launch, fairly than a retrospective look again.
Led by frontman Oli Sykes and guitarist Lee Malia, the file additionally sees them work with Buster Odeholm on mixing and presents their debut album in a approach that’s “reborn, sharper, heavier, and more vital than ever.”
The tracklist is reimagined with a brand new sense of depth, and the band have additionally leaned into the uncooked edges seen in the preliminary launch – revisiting them with 20 years extra expertise below their belt in addition to extra expansive, trendy manufacturing.
‘Liquor & Lost Love’ additionally seems below its unique working title ‘Dragon Slaying’. Visit here to pre-order.
To assist rejoice the new launch, Bring Me The Horizon have additionally introduced a landmark efficiency at Manchester’s B.E.C. Arena, as half of Outbreak.
Dubbed ‘Outbreak Presents: Count Your Blessings | Repented’, the band will use that gig to play the album in its entirety for the first time, and additionally escape another materials from the period.
It is co-curated with Outbreak, and will see Oli Sykes and co. joined by Static Dress and Dying Wish. Like the forthcoming album, the gig is designed to “reactivate” the debut file fairly than merely look again at it, and has been structured to really feel like “a defining moment for a generation of fans — both those who were there at the beginning and those discovering it now.”
Tickets go on sale on Friday (April 17) at 10am GMT, and those that pre-order the album will achieve entry to a pre-sale for the Manchester present, which begins at this time (Monday April 13). Visit here for tickets.
The newest bulletins from BMTH comes shortly after the Sheffield band held a 48-hour digital broadcast of their L.I.V.E. In São Paulo concert film, forward of it arriving on streaming platforms final Friday (April 10).
Last 12 months, Sykes additionally spoke to NME at Reading 2025 about what else the band has deliberate, and revealed that 12 more songs could be arriving at some point as part of the ‘Director’s Cut’ of their latest album, ‘Post Human: Nex Gen’ – though it could take some time as he has turn out to be the father of twins.
“The music will come, but it’s just not the be-all and end-all,” he stated. “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.”
BMTH have dropped some new music already since the new 12 months started, together with the ravey but heavy collab with Illenium, ‘Slave To The Rithim.
As effectively as that, Sykes has announced his new live production company Patient Zero – after debuting the visuals for Illenium’s dwell present at the Vegas Sphere – and they’ve additionally introduced a restricted vinyl version of ‘Lo-Files’ for Record Store Day 2026, in addition to a particular urgent of ‘Bad Life’ with Sigrid.
They shall be embarking on their 2026 ‘Ascension Program 2’ North American tour at the end of this month too.
