Amo (Bring Me the Horizon album)

Amo
A blank CD decorated with red hearts in a plastic bag, with the word "Amo" and a barcode on a label next to it.
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Studio album by
Bring Me the Horizon
Released25 January 2019
Studio
Genre
Length51:54
Label
Producer
Bring Me the Horizon chronology
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2016) 		Amo
(2019) 		Music to Listen To...
(2019)
Singles from Amo
  1. "Mantra"
    Released: 21 August 2018
  2. "Wonderful Life"
    Released: 21 October 2018
  3. "Medicine"
    Released: 3 January 2019
  4. "Mother Tongue"
    Released: 22 January 2019
  5. "Nihilist Blues"
    Released: 24 January 2019
  6. "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea"
    Released: 26 July 2019
  7. "In the Dark"
    Released: 21 October 2019
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Artwork used for the physical CD cover

Amo (stylised in lowercase) is the sixth studio album by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Originally scheduled for release on 11 January 2019, it was released on 25 January 2019. The album was announced on 22 August 2018, a day after the release of the lead single "Mantra".[2] It was produced by vocalist Oli Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish, and was written and recorded primarily in Los Angeles.[3]

The album was preceded by five singles. The lead single, "Mantra", was released on 21 August 2018. The second single, "Wonderful Life" featuring Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth, was released on 21 October 2018. The third single, "Medicine", was released on 3 January 2019. The fourth single, "Mother Tongue", was released on 22 January 2019. The fifth single, "Nihilist Blues" featuring Grimes, was released on 24 January 2019. "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" was released as the album's sixth single on 26 July 2019. "In the Dark" was released as the album's seventh single on 21 October 2019.

The band embarked on the First Love World Tour in 2019 in support of the album.[2] In the 22 August 2018 issue of Kerrang!,[4] they described the album as "varied", "free", "weird" and "mental", with NME noting that "Mantra" continues the electronic and pop rock elements featured on the band's previous studio album, That's the Spirit (2015).[2] "Mantra" subsequently debuted at number one on the UK Rock & Metal Chart,[5] and its video was released on 24 August.[6] Upon its release, the album was met with critical acclaim and was later nominated for a Kerrang! Award for Best Album as well as the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "BRING ME THE HORIZON - lιмιтed edιтιon aмo prιnт". Facebook. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Connick, Tom (22 August 2018). "Bring Me The Horizon's new album – release date, tour dates and everything we know so far". NME. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ Williams, Tom (22 August 2018). "Bring Me The Horizon Announce 2019 Australian Tour For New Album 'amo'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ "K!1736: Bring Me The Horizon – The World-Exclusive Comeback Interview — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 24 August 2018 – 30 August 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ^ Hill, John (24 August 2018). "Sex, Drugs, Cults: Watch Bring Me the Horizon's Crazy New "Mantra" Video". Revolver. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ Kerrang!, issue 1774, 25 May 2019, page 8.
  8. ^ ""2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". Grammy. Retrieved 19 November 2019.