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Apr 1, 2013Sempiternal is one of the most breathtaking and engaging albums of the year.
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Apr 1, 2013Bring Me the Horizon have been working slowly but surely to refine their sound for years now, and with Sempiternal, it feels like their patience and hard work are finally beginning to pay dividends.
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Apr 1, 2013Sykes’ increased vocal range also proves a formidable addition to their arsenal, coalescing with the expanded sonic palette for a more intimate, cohesive and engaging collection.
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Apr 1, 2013While Sempiternal isn’t the equal of another genre-bending record Date has worked on, Deftones’ White Pony, it represents significant and successful progression for its makers.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 25, 2013BMTH sound more genuine, dramatic and emotional than they ever have before. [Jun 2013, p.89]
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Apr 1, 2013Bring Me The Horizon have crafted an album that, while not as post-rock-influenced as hinted at, is definitely post-Bring Me The Horizon, at least as we once knew them.
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Kerrang!Apr 18, 2013Sempiternal sounds like a record that wants the world--that's all of it, not just the bits where longhairs dwell--which is refreshing for a metal record in 2013. [30 Mar 2013, p.52]
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Apr 2, 2013With all the ingredients for success laid bare, Sempiternal comes as the lightbulb moment--the clicking into place of every cog and spring, Bring Me The Horizon more than ready to accept the gauntlet thrown to them.
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Apr 3, 2013Ready to break noisily out of the underground, the quintet have made one of the year’s most accomplished metal albums.
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Apr 1, 2013Sempiternal contains the best music this young group of musicians have ever created, and Bring Me the Horizon are now relevant in the grand scheme of things, whether you choose to admit it or not.
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Q MagazineMay 13, 2013They've long threatened to make an album that would propel them to metal's major league. This might be it. [Jun 2013, p.95]
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Apr 1, 2013For all its aggression and pop-culture pilfering, Sempiternal frequently feels like the work of a band satisfied to slide down the surface of heavy music rather than engage with its true heart.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 225 out of 266
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Mixed: 15 out of 266
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Negative: 26 out of 266
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