''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' is the second

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and

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by British

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band

Bring Me the Horizon Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) are a British rock band formed in Sheffield in 2004. The group consists of lead vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardist Jordan Fis ...

. It was recorded on 22 April 2016 at the

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, with accompaniment from the Parallax Orchestra conducted by

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. The album was released on 2 December 2016 through the crowdfunding platform

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, with all proceeds being donated to

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Concert and response

On 26 November 2015, it was announced that Bring Me the Horizon would be performing at the

concerts at the

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on 22 April 2016, being accompanied for the first time by a full live orchestra and choir. Tickets for the show went on sale on 4 December 2015. American rock band

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performed as the opening act. Bring Me the Horizon performed alongside Parallax Orchestra conducted by Simon Dobson, and gave live debuts for '' That's the Spirit'' tracks "Avalanche" and "Oh No", as well as performing "

It Never Ends "It Never Ends" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by Fredrik Nordström and Henrick Udd, it was featured on the band's 2010 third studio album ''There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep I ...

" and "Empire (Let Them Sing)" (from '' There Is a Hell...'' and '' Sempiternal'', respectively) for the first time since 2014. Response to the concert was widely positive. Writing for ''

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'', Steve Anderson awarded it four out of five stars, praising the performances of both the band's recent, more subtle material and their earlier, heavier songs. Similarly, Tomas Doyle of ''

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'' hailed the show as "a special, special night", highlighting "It Never Ends" as the best song. Metal Injection's Greg Kennelty proclaimed that "Like 'em or not, Bring Me the Horizon performed a fantastic set". Following the success of the show, Fish hinted at the possibility of completing a full tour with an orchestra, noting that "It seems almost a bit of a shame to go to all this effort for months and months for just one night".

Promotion and release

In March 2016, it was announced that the show would be recorded and later released as a live video album, with all proceeds from the release going to

. After being initially slated for a 1 September 2016 release, the album was issued on 2 December 2016 on double CD, triple LP, double

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and digital download.

Track listing

Personnel

Bring Me the Horizon *

Oliver Sykes Oliver Scott Sykes (born 20 November 1986) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon. He also founded the apparel company Drop Dead Clothing, and created a graphic novel. Early l ...

– lead vocals * Jordan Fish – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals * Lee Malia – lead guitar * Matt Kean – bass * Matt Nicholls – drums, drum machine Additional musicians

References

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