The band announced the new single by sending an email to their mailing list subscribers with a cryptic subject line “Think my angels fallen…”. The body of the email revealed the artwork and name of the upcoming release, as well as a link to pre-save the single here.  

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— Bring Me The Horizon (@bmthofficial) October 9, 2023

“DArkSide” will be the fifth song to be released from Bring Me The Horizon’s upcoming album POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, the release date of which is still unknown. The album was originally set to drop on September 15th, however, the band announced in a recent social media post that the date will be delayed due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

Frontman Oli Sykes told fans “So I got some bad news… nex gen won’t be coming September 15th. Unforeseen circumstances rendered us unable to complete the record to the standard we’d be happy with. I was hoping despite the setbacks we could pull it off in time for you guys but there’s still so many little details I want to be perfect and until it’s nailed I’m just not willing to give to you guys. We can’t give it a new date just yet but just know it’s close… & I know you guys have been so patient but you just gotta be a lil more..”

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— Bring Me The Horizon (@bmthofficial) August 23, 2023

Though fans were disappointed by this news, Sykes spoke with NME to explain why the album has been taking so long. “We’re just always looking for ways to take a song to the next level. Even if it’s nostalgic, we want to do something Bring Me The Horizon hasn’t done before. As you get older, it becomes harder to think of a new storyline, but it’s important we do because if we’re going to release and song and play it live, it’s going to knock another one from the set that people want to hear. Every song needs to be justifiable, and they need to be fucking good. They’ve always got to bring something new to the table, which is why [making ‘NeX GEn] has been so slow.”

Bring Me The Horizon are set to tour the UK and Ireland in January 2024, for more information and tickets, click here.

Tour dates:

09/01/2024 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff

10/01 – BIC – Bournemouth

12/01 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

13/01 – AO Arena – Manchester

14/01 – OVO Arena – Glasgow

16/01 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle

17/01 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool

19/01 – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield

20/01 – The O2 Arena – London

21/01 – The O2 Arena – London

23/01 – 3 Arena – Dublin

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— Bring Me The Horizon (@bmthofficial) August 23, 2023

Fans of the Sheffield based band were eagerly awaiting the next few weeks, before beloved metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon’s next effort in the Post Human chapter was set to be released. Now, frontman Oli Sykes has had to dash expectations as he announced via social media that the band have had to postpone the release until sometime in the near future.

Sykes cited that the band has had to push back the release due to the album not quite achieving the lofty standards the band have for it, due to unforeseen circumstances. The singer acknowledged his fanbase’s patience over the setbacks the record has had and has promised them that the album will be released some time very soon.

The news will undoubtedly come as a disappointing surprise to Bring Me The Horizon’s legion of fans, but they will also indubitably take heart that the delay is only temporary and many will be pleased to hear that the band is unwilling to comprise on their music-only deciding to release the album when they are satisfied it is of the most perfect quality.

ahh yall let’s be real i think you know we would rather wait longer for another certified banger than want you to stick to deadlines — Earth (@0xEARTH_) August 23, 2023

Oh no, our concerns became reality We all already thought it will be postponed But as long as you’re not happy with it – we can wait But I hope it won’t be long, I am too excited

— annie / makeupheadz (@alexandriaannie) August 23, 2023

I thought this to myself yesterday, that it would be delayed; because we haven’t heard anything in a while. And so it has. A shame from a fan’s perspective but I appreciate the transparency and can’t wait for the amazing piece of ART you will give us. — JD (@bmthcult) August 23, 2023

The disappointment will certainly be felt by the band as well, with Bring Me The Horizon enjoying a huge amount of success over the course of the year-the band’s relentless efforts culminating in a triumphantly successful headlining slot at this summer’s Download Festival, where the group began intensifying the marketing campaign for the new album.

Set to be the second instalment of four in the planned Post Human series, Bring Me The Horizon have already released two singles from the upcoming album, “Lost” and “Amen,” featuring guest spots by hip hop artist, Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw.

Sykes has often expressed his excitement over the new material, saying recently, “we’re definitely tapping into bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Glassjaw. There is not that much difference between a metalcore song and when you get into that world of like post-hardcore and stuff, but its more about the freeness and the kind of frantic energy of it, which was really fun to tap back into, because I always feel like even when we’re heavy, we’ve become quite a polished band. And it was very fun to kind of just throw all that out and just be, like, rough and ready again.”

Fans will be hoping Post Human: Nex Gen is not delayed too long but in the meantime, the band has released the finished version of the album’s cover art-shared by the band on social media accounts. Tickets for Bring Me The Horizon’s upcoming UK tour can be found here. Post Human: Nex Gen can be pre-ordered here.

Bring Me The Horizon Tour:

09/01/2024 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
10/01 – BIC – Bournemouth
12/01 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
13/01 – AO Arena – Manchester
14/01 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
16/01 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
17/01 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
19/01 – Flydsa Arena – Sheffield
20/01 – O2 Arena – London
21/01 – O2 Arena – London
23/01 – 3 Arena – Dublin