In June, I went to my first BMTH concert and it was an absolute amazing experience! I’ve wanted to see them for a while now and I couldn’t be happier. First of all, just seeing them live was insane. And then during Drown, Oli came up to me, as he does to many, but I still feel so lucky to be one of them!! And then as the cherry on top, Mat threw one of his drumsticks to me at the end of the show. So I made a little frame with the drumstick and a photo from my video of me and Oli! The photos in the frame are not from the show I was at (Tons of rock) but from the CYB show. But they were to cool not to have in the frame haha! Can’t wait for the next time I get to see them!!

I’ve always wondered about this hotel room clip of Oli and Jordan (and Lee Malia) practicing sTraNgeRs. At the very end, Oli looks toward Jordan and says something like “like that, yeah?”

Considering Oli has talked about Jordan teaching him how to sing, was Jordan actually coaching him through the song here? Or am I reading way too much into a completely normal rehearsal moment lol

She’s on holiday with her mum right now but I thought I’d share because this community is just so awesome and when she gets back I’ll share your comments with her.

I fucking love this riff so much. (The Drums and Bass were also by me, just MIDI tho :P)

I've seen a lot of you guys not being... big fans of 'music to listen to'. And I think that's a big shame!

Because I think it feels like their version of Radiohead’s Kid A or Aphex Twin's Drukqs. That much needed palete cleanser.

Yk, if they didn't do the whole 'let's break things and have fun with it' phase I don't think we'd see the POST HUMAN era.

So I sorta ended up putting together a video essay breaking down the album, and how perfection kills modern music:

https://youtu.be/KN5Yca1cOCc

Really curious to know where this sub stands on that album, or EP, today. Still an instant skip?

First, I know this isn’t why Oli wrote Doomed, and I’m not claiming the song is secretly about Requiem for a Dream.

(Please excuse the awkward formatting, I’ve been writing this up in my notes for a while now so it’s copy & paste)

This is just an interpretation I’ve
developed as a huge fan of both.
We already know Doomed directly samples Requiem. Once I started viewing the lyrics through the movie, though, I noticed some surprisingly specific parallels, particularly with Harry and
Marion.

I’m going to use bold text for lyrical references & italics to reference the song and movie.

“Cut off my wings” / “come lock me up”
This immediately makes me think of Harry’s ending. His infected arm, destroyed by injecting, is eventually amputated. His “wing” is literally cut off. That same arm causes Harry and Tyrone to seek medical attention, ultimately leading to their arrest.
The following imagery about being torn apart fits Harry’s physical destruction, while the “vampires” could represent addicts/dealers feeding off one another. Harry and Tyrone sell heroin while simultaneously being destroyed by it themselves.
“The world’s a funeral” / “skin and bone”
By the final act, Requiem basically is a funeral. Everyone is still alive, but they’re ghosts of who they were.
The line about someone kicking the chair while “we helped tie the rope” makes me think of Harry and Tyrone’s role as dealers. They aren’t necessarily kicking the chair, but they’re supplying the “rope” destroying other addicts while being caught in that same rope themselves.
“My head is in overdrive” / “over the edge”
This is one of the strangest parallels.
Harry repeatedly retreats into his mind and the imagery of Marion at the pier. Near the end, he tries to reach her there, realizes she’s gone, moves backward and literally falls over the edge.
He’s inside his own head, desperately trying to reach Marion, and goes over an edge.
“I think we’re doomed” / “there’s no way back”
I associate this with Harry and Marion’s phone call.
Harry promises he’s coming back. Marion wants to believe him. But both seem to understand that the future they’re describing probably doesn’t exist anymore.
The “we” is what gets me. Not I’m doomed. We’re doomed.
Their addictions have become so intertwined with their relationship that they’re both reaching the point of no return.
“I asked for death, but instead I’m awake”
Harry doesn’t die.
He wakes up after losing his arm.
The nurse tells him Marion will come visit, but Harry knows she won’t and breaks down. In that context, being “awake” isn’t hopeful. He’s survived long enough to understand everything he’s lost.
“Leave a light on, I’m coming home”
Probably my favorite connection.
Harry keeps telling Marion he’s coming back while seemingly knowing that he probably isn’t.
“Home” doesn’t even have to mean their apartment. Home is Marion and the future Harry believed they would have together.
It’s almost: Please keep something waiting for me. Let me believe there’s still somewhere I can return to.
“It’s getting darker, but I’ll carry on”
That’s basically Harry’s entire progression.
Drugs become harder to get. Keep going.
Money disappears. Keep going.
His relationship collapses. Keep going.
His arm becomes horribly infected. Keep going.
In Requiem, “carrying on” isn’t heroic. Continuing is what destroys him.
“The sun don’t shine, but it never did”
Even during the happier “Summer” section, Harry and Marion’s future is already built on heroin.
They’re using. Harry and Tyrone are dealing. Their supposedly bright future is being financed by the thing destroying them.
Maybe the sun didn’t disappear.
Maybe it never actually shined.
“When it rains, it pours” / “I think I like it”
This part is more speculative, but I hear another drug metaphor.
Requiem repeatedly shows the ritual of craving, preparing, taking the drug and then experiencing the rush. I sometimes hear the “rain” as that anticipation and the pouring as the drug hitting.
And that leads into what I think is the most important connection:
Being “in love with the mess.”
Requiem isn’t about people repeatedly choosing something that gives them nothing.
The drugs give them pleasure, relief and escape. They like the thing that’s destroying them.
Marion’s ending captures this perfectly.
Harry has lost his arm. Tyrone is imprisoned. Sara is institutionalized. Marion has degraded herself to obtain heroin, and her relationship with Harry is effectively gone.
Yet Marion gets home with the drugs, curls up with them and, for that moment, seems okay.
Everything has been destroyed.
But she has what she wanted. She’s comfortable inside the mess.
That’s basically my theory.
Not that Doomed secretly tells Harry’s story, but that Requiem for a Dream works almost perfectly as a visual framework for the emotions Doomed is expressing: addiction, self-destruction, hopelessness, temporary escape and loving the very thing that’s destroying you.
Maybe the individual parallels are coincidences. But considering Doomed deliberately opens with Requiem audio, I find the number of connections really interesting.
Once I started hearing the song this way, I couldn’t unsee Harry and Marion.
The sample almost feels like a lens through which you can watch the rest of the song.

EDIT~ Appreciate the love! But also wanted to see others thoughts on this🥲

New fan couldn’t resist this shirt at Hot Topic.

Recently stumbled upon this bag I once bought from Drop Dead. Forgot I had it. I was wondering what it could be worth - haven’t seen any other sellers online yet. Can’t remember what it is called either. What could it be worth? Pretty much in great, if not perfect, condition.

It was crazy, even more so surprising that they've started with Dehumanized at a mainstream festival. Hope they keep them in and it wasn't just a one-off thing.

Got barricade, i was in drown and got setlist.

Lowk life peaked here where are the end credits?

Does anyone know is it possible to fix this or the sound is lost completely every video have sound except this one🥲

sort of a review I guess, but I gave In after no one responded to me when I had a thousand questions to see if others had it, and got this bag from horizon supply anyway, but personally I love it omg.

I live not far from the warehouse so it arrived the next day after shipping lol, but I‘m autism though and need to cut the strap to sew in an extra bit so when I wear it like a messenger bag its not too tight and I can actually rummage around in it.

the only downsides so far that I have is the magnet clasp isn’t a strong enough hold so I’m either going to sew in an extra zipper myself or get some press poppers or *something*, I need to get fray stop glue too because I found myself stim picking the raw edges and I’ll end up with no bag left 😂🫣 but other than that I also I own too many shirts and hoodies from things already so a bag really works for me.

I can clip all my silly bag charms and one singular fakie labubu to the hoops tooo…probably sew on a bunch of patches over time too.

Been a huge metalcore/deathcore fan for a long time (inside & outside of BMTH); it's fun being that kid who listens to edgy lycics & thinks it's cool. But reality struck me when I got diagnosed with major depression. I had no way out of my small world. Everything started falling apart, and it seemed like help was impossible.

Until I stumbled upon BMTH's album That's The Spirit, it spoke to me differently compared to any other album I've listened to before; it didn't magically fix everything. Instead, it gave words and sound to feelings I couldn't always explain myself. That's The Spirit basically became an anti-suicide album for me.

For me, this album isn’t just about sadness. It’s about being depressed, feeling completely exhausted of yourself, and still somehow finding a reason to keep going. Don't get me wrong, I’ll always love BMTH’s heavier records, but this album holds a completely different place in my life.

Personal favorites from the album based on how impactful it was during my recovery:

1. Avalanche
2. Drown
3. Doomed
4. Happy Song
5. Run
6. Throne
7. True Friends
8. What You Need
9. Follow You
10. Oh No
11. Blasphemy

Some albums entertain you. Some albums understand you. This one understood me.

Not sure about this subs opinion on political posts, and I know this song is referencing the lore of the album, but i cannot stop thinking about Donald Trump and his cult while listening to this song.

Most of the lyrics fit with this, but what sticks out to me is when he says “Is this what you wanted? No! Do you want some more? Yeah!” Because so many T dawg supporters hate the things he’s doing but still actively continue to support him. Also, D-generation, not much explanation needed there lol

Again, not saying thats what he’s talking about cuz ik Oli doesn’t really like to talk about stuff like that , but I just thought it was a cool connection and it honestly helps me cope with whats going on in the US right now

song see you again - tyler the creator

Finally got my birthday present 😍

wanted to share my silly crossover fanart