Bring Me The Horizon frontman, Oli Sykes has injected a bit of additional grit into Machine Gun Kelly's set at Rock im Park. Sykes joined MGK on stage at the festival in Nuremberg over the weekend to perform their hit collaborative single Maybe. Watch fan-shot footage of the full performance below.
Maybe (feat. Bring Me The Horizon) features on MGK's hugely successful 2022 pop-punk crossover release Mainstream Sellout. Sykes repeated the guest appearance at the following nights' Rock am Ring festival in Nürburg.
It wasn't the only high-profile guest appearance to take place at the pair of simultaneously run German rock festivals this year, with Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix joining Evanescence for their performance of Bring Me To Life and Amy Lee joining Tenacious D during their set. This was in addition to Jason Aalon Butler of Fever 333 performing from inside a moving ferris wheel carriage.
If you're digging the blend of heavier and pop sounds showcased here and curious what other unusual collabs have turned heads throughout history, then check out our list of 11 Wild But Wonderful Collabs That Prove That Metal Goes Well With Everything.
Last year MGK was involved in a heated feud with none other than Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor. Head here for a recap of everything that went down.
Bring Me The Horizon released their latest collaborative effort AmEN! on Friday. A fierce anthem featuring rapper Lil Uzi Vert and Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo AmEN! incorporates elements of hardcore, post-hardcore and hip-hop to create a chaotic blend of sounds that are glued together by an earworm of a chorus.
The contributions from both Lil Uzi Vert and Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo inject the track with a distinct character, with each contribution giving the anti-religious message additional bite, without sacrificing any of Bring Me The Horizon's iconic sonic blueprint.
Listen to AmEN! below.
AmEN! lands a week out from Bring Me The Horizon's history making headlining slot on the UK Download Festival.
AmEN! follows the previous single LosT. A continuation of their ongoing Post Human series, LosT sees the band continue to explore the emo side of their sound while incorporating elements of 100 Gecs-ish hyper pop.
In an early listening session for press that Maniacs attended, the band's keyboardist, backing vocalist and frequent songwriter, Jordan Fish indicated that LosT was inspired by a blend of '00s era emo staples The Used and My Chemical Romance, early 'o0s indie-rock superstars The Strokes and current alternative soundscapes.
This blend of sounds continues the explorative ways of the Post Human series and matches up quite neatly with the discussion we had with Fish in July, 2022 about the band's future direction.
LosT is accompanied by a cinematic music video, directed by Jensen Noen. Shot in LA, the video is a shocking medical-inspired gorefest, featuring frontman Oli Sykes, Kevin from American Pie plus a heavy dose of humour!
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