BRING ME THE HORIZON "Kool-Aid" makes metalhead happy :)

[@irrenoid]

BMTH peak when they're genre blending, I really dug this track and I'm stoked to hear the full album!

[@petrkiyashko4248]

There might be no new songs on it at this point))

[@lippi2171]

I never really cared about them but these newer singles (including kingslayer) have the catchiest choruses in recent memory. They definitely have huge energy and freshness in them recently.

[@n_internetanomaly]

@@petrkiyashko4248I saw them in Cardiff on Tuesday and they teased new songs for Nex Gen, definitely some good stuff coming up

[@thepotatolord3052]

My favourite was still when they made count your blessings

[@azgerrr]

​@@petrkiyashko4248 they said it releases in summer because they want there to be songs we haven't heard. So hopefully there's a couple more gems on the way 🤞

[@LemmonDP]

6:10 Nik: "Keep going!" 6:17 Also Nik: *gets confused when it keeps going*

[@decimateeviscerate]

He meant the breakdown at the end lol

[@sggyd.795]

“Is this what you wanted? No! Do you want some more? Yeah!”

[@tylerellingson6497]

Bring Me somehow managed to encapsulate every single style they have ever done into one song and make it not suck donkey balls

[@morgonemusic3372]

Hence the name Kool-Aid 😏

[@blaine453]

it's boring

[@S0L12D3]

They’ve done this on many tracks before! They’re just at that level where they know exactly how to create the perfect hit… true masters of their craft at this point!!

[@S0L12D3]

@@blaine453whatever bro lol. Go read a book😂

[@LordOfTheEyebots]

​@@blaine453 You're boring

[@tingachhakchhuak6083]

BMTH never miss, they'll be just fine without Jordan, although he'll be greatly missed and his contributions in BMTH's music are simply just amazing, but BMTH is BMTH

[@laylarlg]

true

[@kornelparoczai1763]

It's an end of an era and a beginning of a new one for BMTH. And it means music from Jordan to look forward to aswell

[@LeperMessiah2]

I guess it was the last straw when he said that stuff about lyrics taking forever to write and that he didn't see anything wrong with 1 or 2 generic texts

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

You understand nothing lol he was most of everything

[@matejkusnierz6242]

I think that BMTH would be more fucked without Jordan like 4 years ago. Jordan was literally singing all the parts live, because Oli just wasn't in the best shape. Oli has improved a lot since then, but a talent like Jordan will surely be missed in this band

[@mrigo23]

“I can’t wait for the album in 2037” is so accurate 😂

[@ChocoParfaitFra]

Bro lol if you were a fan of Christina Aguilera you would be waiting 6 years for every album, I’m so used to it that waiting for next gen wasn’t a problem at all lol

[@sharing64tacos]

Hey, just saying the album is released

[@eryan1419]

Bring Me’s at their best when they’re just weird as fuck, they’re so good at blending everything and anything. Absolute monsters.

[@blaine453]

weird as fuck? no they're just boring, copy+paste

[@skiesdub]

​​@@blaine453maybe your life is boring because you're a Sour lonely guy who doesn't get laid and living in your parents basement XD how pathetic your life can be? Full of irony.

[@metalmanCOTW]

@@blaine453you have 0 music taste.

[@blaine453]

@@metalmanCOTW You have 0 music taste, shit is boring, generic

[@sand_eater101]

@@blaine453L opinion + who asked

[@callumfowler1395]

Just seen them tuesday in Cardiff where they played it live for the first time and it was fucking mental.

[@Ryl0o]

bmth know how to put on a good show from what ive seen

[@sophiekos6389]

Ditto! Such an amazing show!

[@thetardwrangler9001]

Saw it in Bournemouth, what an amazing show.

[@loiswolf9942]

ey I was also in Cardiff! it was fucking solid af! i was on the barrier it was something else

[@daltonevans3412]

Didn't noah perform with them at that performance

[@kornelparoczai1763]

This song gets better and better after every listen, it's crazy. I was exactly like Nik at first, like huh this is cool and weird, but now I can't stop listening to it. That chorus is one of the best choruses they have ever written

[@ReiPolvilho]

Same here

[@Frederick0220]

Totally agree. Thought it was mediocre at first. Now I think it’s great, esp the second half of the tune

[@jackofalltrades7858]

Yeah man the chorus is enchanting

[@DarkestVoid]

Great song but the chorus isn’t even top 10 lmao.

[@spfadden082711]

I agree it has grown on me. I liked it originally but I really am starting to love it

[@lambers69]

The Kool-Aid refence is referring to the Jonestown Massacre. Oli keeping on the cult topic which is cool. He definitely missed out on saying "oh yeah" lol

[@JustK4Y1512]

Yeah and it’s clever asf. Isn’t the last seconds of the song with the sound clip an actual sound clip of Jim Jones? Edit: I thought I heard one but my mind keeps making shit up ig because I can’t hear it anymore. Heard the tape too much I guess

[@butlikekakashitho]

Didn’t the recording from Jonestown also say “nobody loves you like I love you” too? I think it did.

[@Jishere232]

It's funny because they didn't use Kool-Aid at Jonestown, it was Flavor-Aid. But the expression is, "drink the Kool-Aid"

[@unvoled]

4:43 after dragging out the Ohhhhhhhhhh for like 10 seconds, he does follow up with a yeah.

[@KierTheNihilist]

@butlikekakashitho yup, "nobody loves you like I love you" is taken from "nobody will ever love you as I have loved you". "oh my dear" is a quote I believe from the Jonestown death tape, as well. also, when they play the song live, they intro the song with the jonestown 'white night' siren which I think is pretty interesting as well

[@KierTheNihilist]

"nobody loves you like I love you" and "oh my dear" are quotes from Jim Jones, the man responsible for the jonestown massacre which is the basis of the whole song, so they actually are quite thought out (just putting this here cos nik said they "sounded rushed")

[@KierTheNihilist]

also the songs about people stuck to aged beliefs not the literal beverage lmao and the 'oh yeah' would be funny but unrelated (also nerd stuff but the jonestown massacre technically happened with grape 'flavor aid' rather than Kool aid but the phrase is still drinkin the Kool aid for some reason)

[@edwardmooneyhan1928]

My toddler is obsessed with Darkside. He's great at picking up song structure and melodies. BMTH is the ultimate "for everyone" band

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

Your toddler has bad taste lol

[@LilKrobik]

@@shunsuikyoraku5428 the toddler just speedruned getting based as early in life as possible. Imagine having your taste called bad on the internet before you even learn to talk.

[@mentaltelepathy24]

@@shunsuikyoraku5428 LMAO dude you just roasted a toddler.

[@Mist-pt3vp]

​@@shunsuikyoraku5428 why?

[@justin.gollnick]

@@Mist-pt3vp he wants everyone to know he's different, by hating everything unique. darkside is a great song

[@slluxxx]

"ill never let you ... oh yeah" ? lmfao. i mean the go fits perfectly cause its the end of the sentence, not just some rando callout. This song threw like 100 songs out my brain just to plant itself deep within. I probably listened to it a thousand times already

[@MetricOshi]

I've still not seen people mention it but this seems more directly related to Jonestown than actual Kool-aid. The Jonestown massacure used Flavour-aid but was dubbed "Kool-aid" by many. Mix that with the religious, cult-like undertones lyrically and you have your Jonestown reference; and that's why no "Oh yeah" breakdown

[@eweng903]

Kool-Aid is BMTH's best charting UK singles song in years and has a nu metal-like heavier vibe. None of the Amo pop rock singles charted in the top 40 in the UK, and BMTH turned that underperformance around a few years ago with Post Human: Survival Horror. Hopefully BMTH will progress more rapidly onwards with the NeX GEn album because in the UK a lot of fans are committed to the album pre-sale and are not likely to buy the same songs twice in the form of a digital singled downloads.

[@Stephen_Viele]

Oli had an interview or some shit and in the interview he said the reason for the delay with the album is because they wanted more tracks for next gen that no one has heard yet and it's supposed to be coming out in July.

[@eweng903]

Jimi Hendrix during the The Electric Ladyland sessions produced about 100 hrs of recorded music over 14 months. Album was 16 tracks, with dozens of unreleased ones. NeX GEn if released by the summer will have taken far longer and there will be far less recorded material. NeX GEn so far in terms of released material is a tad over 20 mins. More material is clearly very welcome and will give fans better value for money for their album preorders.

[@tristian5847]

@@eweng903good for Jimi Hendrix, every artist has their own process. Just be thankful you’re getting a new album

[@eweng903]

fingers are crossed for summer.

[@mahchestro9144]

@@eweng903 I absolutely HATE pretentious shit like that. "Oh this person/band did this, in this length of time, therefore, the other ones have no value because of someone completely unrelated". Goob job, you are a gatekeeper.

[@philsmith4418]

Cannot wait to see BMTH with Sleep Token and Bad Omens. Absolute fire bands

[@djixi98]

Damnn I'm immeasurably jealous lol

[@omrimizrachi2752]

Where is that??

[@raffaelschimanowski8942]

I think Australia in Spring​@@omrimizrachi2752

[@WinedandDined27]

That isn’t the lineup, on this tour you either get bad omens OR sleep token, BO in the UK and ST in Australia. Would be sick if they were all on one billing but unfortunately they aren’t. So depending on where you’re seeing them you’re either getting one or the other, not both I’m afraid.

[@ZypherGuitar]

That's an awful analogy, several bands across the world unite together in tours ​@@WinedandDined27

[@countrysidecoffins2925]

He says “GO” because it’s the end of the line, he says “I’ll never let you… GO” lol

[@Rosterized]

that solo into the last chorus was such a nice touch and smoothly done

[@strigers8007]

BMTH are at their best when mixing all their genres into one crazy ass banger

[@MichaelFromTheAttic]

Nik looked hella baked in this video, what the hell lol

[@noparkingnoparking]

he looks greasy

[@Tirryna]

He's sick

[@A539squid]

i find it so cool how well nihilist blues aged considering how controversial that album/song was when it dropped. Its the main song i revisit when listening to amo.

[@LucasHobbs01]

Yes! I've been struggling to describe this song and Count Your Blessings met Amo is perfect 😂

[@Stephen_Viele]

With BMTH new stuff I usually have to listen to it multiple times. The first time Im usually like "it's okay nothing special". The second time I'm like "I kind of like this song I should play it more". The 3rd-4th time I listen "This song is amazing and the lyrics connect so well to something going on in my life". The 5th time-onward "This is a certified banger this band just doesnt miss".

[@c0mm1x16]

Bmth never disappoints me, I really love this new piece holy shit

[@ahsoka5385]

I rewatched the reactions to Dear Diary and Kingslayer a few hours ago to entertain myself while waiting for this video so I think I summoned it somehow and now I’m happy

[@jacobstinson4863]

I appreciate you mentioning the sempaternal vibes on the chorus. I just listened to that album yesterday, and was thinking that there's something about it that makes Kool-Aid sound very similar to it. And then I realized it was the half step up or down in the key when Ollie is ending a phrase that gives me that vibe. Especially in songs like can you feel my heart, where it does that half step down for the chord progression. Either way it's good shit!

[@wjones1499]

That's a great lyric: Is this what you wanted? NO! Do you want more? YEAH!

[@DanielPreston-2000]

me when i sing “no we can’t” to bob the builder

[@JustK4Y1512]

Thanks Nik for always making fun metal content and making me smile, it had to be said :)

[@pamodawimalasinghe869]

that chorus is just soo good

[@itzwiley8740]

I’ve Been Waiting For A Week For Nik To React To Dis Masterpiece.

[@SeducedMonk3y]

Well, idk about master piece.

[@JacksonScott-yi9qs]

Same 💀

[@frankcastle10]

masterpiece lmao hahaha

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

6:09 That were my thoughts as well! They ended the song prematurely imo. Should've expanded on that sick part there instead of the lalala thing but that's just me.

[@dmnn69]

I think this actually debuted in the UK top 10, which is a first for bring me as far as I'm aware.

[@knotshimi]

Every time I listen to this song now I clap along in the beginning and for some reason it's just so satisfying before the instruments hit.

[@Degloved]

the "GO" was apart of the lyrics. "Ill never let you go". haha

[@Thesecretofoceanmusic]

I love the balance of heaviness and melodic parts In that song though

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Got to admit, Nic, it's more fun watching you do your reviews than me doing a reaction to the track!

[@rohanbesra4831]

Yoo good to see you here man

[@arrongumbrell539]

Heard this live Wednesday evening. Was great life. Hell whole show was great. Great playlist and they played some of their heavier older songs

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Bring Me The Horizon, when some of their songs don't bit right for me, I always appreciate the ones that do even if it's the old stuff which I got a ton of that I love from their albums.

[@h3r3si43]

Oli is a master for chorus, that's insane, not even a single chorus worth to throw

[@melissasenti8701]

This is exact what we were waiting for!🔥 Thank you, get well soon :)

[@oliverheath964]

This is what iv been waiting for

[@JustK4Y1512]

Same……. I love this song so much

[@brentstofcik7647]

BMTH is so good at just making whatever music they want, and it’s 99% always a banger

[@bobafett109]

They've sucked since 2010-2011

[@radclayson]

Eat corn the long way.@@bobafett109

[@danielvigario3477]

I feel like that ending is very hit or miss, but goddamn i love it. it mideatly reminded me of "What i really learned in Study Hall" from INK where Spencer goes "that was pretty good actually" at the end of recording

[@YeshuaChristos1]

Totally the best song named after a fruit drink

[@dennis_burgess]

Fruit?

[@grievuspwn4g3]

"fruit"

[@Jax-Nasty]

⁠@@grievuspwn4g3 Kool-Aid litterally makes FRUIT drinks like grape, orange, and cherry.

[@xrion236]

BMTH are very much a "HEY doesn't that sound like" band they have there own style and sound but omg they are so good at putting in those sounds that we've heard somewhere before but can't remember where. It's cool because they get people talking and reminiscing. It's brilliant.

[@abrahaml5641]

5:27 sounds a lot like synyster gates makes a guitar solo appearance.

[@syntezjaofficial4240]

Really good song, I need more Sempiternal style songs

[@pizzahacka1238]

I hadn’t listened to the song yet, so at 3:14, Nik and I had the exact same reaction

[@Mass-produced]

It reminds me a lot of Kingslayer for some reason. I'm not complaining.

[@bales1569]

the transition to the "la la la " bit is the best bit and he paused

[@rhyshayman8479]

Thats a throwback to every album they have done in my eyes. Black and blue guitar solo. Amo style hook, i could go on

[@DCul]

As sick as this song was, I'll still hope for something like And the Snakes Start to Sing. Even though it wasn't heavy, it was dark and a different way to go about heartbreak.

[@Uovoliquido]

Me too, Thought no one was thinking about it. Even Don't Go or Hospital for Souls. Big fat heavy riff working as a base to build upon

[@neolbioldey]

Well... guess what?

[@strigers8007]

​@@neolbioldeylife is a grave... And I dig it

[@kevinstoneburner8775]

My friend told me to check this out ... my first question after listening to it was "what sub-genre was that? All of them?"

[@caitlin5402]

I've been checking your channel every day since this song dropped, waiting for your reaction lol. Love your content dude!

[@lunarhaze105]

Absolute banger of a track!

[@franxxm]

Ay yo nik, just wanted to say you're incredible. Keep up the great work with the videos

[@hataba814]

The wait was worth it, so hyped for the new album 🔥🔥

[@mardymarve2298]

I hear a lot of early manson, a bit of muse (which makes sense now) as well as the older BMTH stuff. Great track, looking forward to the album.

[@deadeyes4554]

I was thinking the same thing when I first heard this song I wanted to hear an "OH YEAH" like it was such a missed opportunity, imagine how hard that'd be to hear Oli scream and make a long "OH YEAH" during the breakdown like I would of wanted to mosh to that, glad a brother agrees

[@GarthNGuitars]

My assumption is they didn’t because of possible legal issues that might follow

[@deadeyes4554]

@@GarthNGuitars Now that you mentioned it I understand why now, but still it kind of makes me sad it didn't happen. I mean hey it's a good ass song nonetheless I'm happy about it

[@GarthNGuitars]

@@deadeyes4554 don’t get me wrong, I agree. A great song that would’ve been so much better with that callout. It’s just sad there’s always legal repercussions for stupid shit

[@katfox_cal]

i think it's because the song isn't about the product itself, the kool-aid is there to reference jonestown. wouldn't really fit thematically imo

[@deadeyes4554]

@@katfox_cal I completely forgot about that, I'm so sorry thanks for reminding me, now that I know that that just gives me more chills listening and thinking about this song and I've been listening to this song for almost a week on repeat 😂

[@Lhuelu]

I've been listening to this till today

[@derekrose3328]

Bring Me The Horizon have become Linkin Park’s perfect form. If you fused everything (Hunting Party, Reanimation, One More Light, you name it) all together? That’s what BMTH have done. Coming from a dude who’s #1 band is Linkin Park (don’t think they’re the best in the world, just my favorite). Hot DAMN 👏

[@bradleynugent9123]

Nice comment, but I don't believe there's one more light or a thousand suns in this piece.

[@1302DevilDog]

Please don't compare LP with BMTH. Respect to both nands but, no.

[@derekrose3328]

@@bradleynugent9123 Oh no not in this piece! Of course no. Lol. What I’m accounting for is how far BMTH have continued to push themselves since There Is A Hell (hell, even that record doesn’t get enough credit). What I’m thinking about is everything on the whole from there forward to present day. EDIT: Another way to put it? If someone went back in time to when I was a kid and told me, “The guys who do the song •Death Breath will one day do •why you gotta kick me when i’m down? •mother tongue •Deathbeds •Steal Something and •Parasite Eve,” then I’d of looked at them like they had two heads lol

[@strigers8007]

It's such a shame they never got to do that before Chester's passing, an album and singles encapsulating all their styles. I'm sure they would've eventually

[@grimmjowwreal]

just saw this live last night and it was absolutely awesome definitely a song that’s better live

[@xClass_Clownx]

“The void is a vampire fat on our blood” Jordan please comeback we cant have lyrics like this

[@craigdawsonmate2517]

I loved the Skyrim speech level, didn’t expect that tbh from you 😂

[@347SeibaDynasty]

As soon as I heard this, I was instantly hooked and named it my favourite. The fact BMTH references the events that happened with the Jonestown massacre and the mass conjoint game end of all of the cult members and Jones himself with the ''Lased Kool-aid'' and also brings their twist really brings it up for me. Can't wait to see them on Friday

[@tysonwastaken]

the cover of that single makes me cant wait for the album even more

[@ahmadhusaini]

Nick I've been waiting for the reaction video since yesterday, finally what I've been waiting for😆

[@maroslaw00]

I already listened to it ± 100 times but was still waiting for that video, to expirience first time listening again with You, thanks

[@jakehensonn]

FINALLY been refreshing KZbin every hour all week 🤣

[@jakehensonn]

Oh shit he included my comment hahaha lets go

[@codyboss2767]

Absolute banger of a song! The chorus gives me some Bad Omens vibes! 🤘

[@mdrwnnn]

that's not it, BAD OMENS itself was inspired by BMTH

[@peaches65835]

I love how Millennials/Gen Z miss the Jonestown reference. You do not want to be drinking the Kool-Aid people.

[@mwylie1085]

props to nick for healing himself to tell us about the subscribe percantages

[@kevineldred601]

Lets goooo nik! Ive been watching you for 4 years and look at the progress you have made! From 300,000 to over a million

[@Flupperz]

Used to hate Bring Me The Horizon back in the day and how they have changed over the years is so amazing, massive fan of them in their later half of their work!

[@Kingcommaalex]

Damn so you hated them when they were actually putting out good music and not radio metal

[@Flupperz]

​@@Kingcommaalex Back during the Count Your Blessing Era their sound was so rough and unclean and there was just better out there in the same genere at the time. They weren't anything special in my opinion. Could have also just been my taste, didn't like the overly staticy sound, prefered a cleaner sound.

[@Kingcommaalex]

@@Flupperz the riffs are very well pronounced and actually original and not generic sounding but to each their own

[@dark_philipp]

@@Kingcommaalexwill you ever let someone have an opinion or are you just gonna keep gatekeeping

[@Kingcommaalex]

@@dark_philipp I’m not gatekeeping lmao

[@Emily-t2y8g]

I think the song is about the term "Drinking the Kool-Aid" meaning strongly believing and accepting in a deadly, deranged or foolish ideology or concept based only upon the overpowering coaxing of another. In 1979, over 900 people died in Jonestown, South Africa after their cult leader got them to drink a mixture of cyanide and a red liquid. I heard there was a recording of the event and the cult leader said "nobody loves you like I love you, oh my dear" and that's why Oli included it in the song. Absolute bop, saw them live 3 days ago and it was awesome x

[@aleasha.k.b]

I feel ya Nik, started out this year sick as hell too, lol! Feel better soon! I prescribe ALL the bangers, that'll kick the cold to the curb! 😂😂

[@pancakesnake]

yeah this song is a total banger like bmth never do a bad song, just perfect

[@xeakpress]

This to me while not My fav is a peice I can't help but marvel at. It's a culmination of every phase of their work in so many places and in ever peice of the over all composition

[@lukasdiwoky5]

i think the sound clip at the end is some earlier iteration of the song. if I am not mistaken this song has been through a few iterations.

[@mishapashchenko6518]

Bmth has been really kicking ass lately! This one is definitely my favorite they’ve released so far this year!

[@ddbangtannim2270]

What I love about their new singles lately is that it’s a hardcore mixture of all the elements they’ve used in their previous works. I also love me some wacky instrument mixtures

[@soliW23]

Kool-Aid makes me happy in a way I can’t even describe… the dopamine is so strong in this one

[@chrisjohnson1387]

First verse is very Marilyn Manson-esque both in sound and lyrics, as are the call-and-response vocals; 'Is this what you wanted? No. Do you want some more? Yeah' is similar to 'Do we get it? No. Do we want it? Yeah' from the song This Is The New Shit

[@thedogbeard8219]

I got excited to start with as i thought this 'kool-aid' was gonna be something of a cover of Accepts song

[@spencerhodgson4540]

Saw BMTH a few days ago in Manchester and it was one of the best gigs I’ve been to. Took my friend and it was his first rock/metal concert and he absolutely loved it. 5 years ago he thought ac dc was heavy metal… I’ve worked hard to get him to this point 😂

[@pricey1635]

The solo sounds like something off Trivium - Ascendancy, so cool!

[@njoshstalin6595]

Yeah, that's what i thought when hear he's screaming like in Count Your Blessings era, very nostalgic 🔥🔥

[@Aw_drew_it]

That breakdown with the solo was dummy sick

[@tudie_guitar]

If i didn't see this reaction i wouldn't have found out about metal... thank you for showcasing the song for us

[@WarmFizzyMilk]

its worth noting that dan lancaster isnt a new addition for the band. he’s been working with them as early as thats the spirit in 2015

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

I am so over metal reactions but I’ve still been looking forward to hearing your reaction to this. Let’s go

[@guitarnuno1]

Finally, the kool aid song reaction i wanted to see ❤

[@danielmorgan104dm]

Just saw them them play it live for the first time in Cardiff, Wales. Such a good night

[@jaydenhunt6216]

Nik is a fed. He called the kool aid but it’s flavour and not just blue. Suspicious

[@gadingprakasa]

i love that the fact they put Babymetal-ish lil solo at the end of the breakdown!

[@LochieClifton]

Even though Jordan fish is no longer in the band I feel like their music will still be good . People seem to be worried about them going straight back to their early material where all Oli did was scream and strain his voice. But I think now that Oli Sykes has actually learned how to use his voice, has a much more powerful growl and not to mention has much more experience the band will be fine

[@toreba]

That solo reminded me of Protest the Hero. Wow.

[@Shiroar]

For the first half I was like “where’s that DAIDAI flavour?” but then came the chaos and crazy noises 😂 🤘Everything he touches is crack for the ADHD masses and it tickles my brain in the right places 🔥

[@Nylinc]

I mean you could say theres technically an oh yeah in there if you coint him saying YEAAAAH with an ooooo underneath before the solo lol

[@spfadden082711]

I thought of nik when I heard this song for the first time I could not wait to see his reaction when that little solo hit.

[@roachw49]

Fun fact that Paledusk guitarist also participated in the production