CORPSE?? And Bring Me The Horizon?!?! This has solidly taken the title of most unexpected collaboration of the year, and was such a sucker punch gladly taken. CORPSE has been part of the emo trap scene for the most part, but it was no surprise that he could easily take on a punkier sound. What I didn't expect was a bold and brutal modern metal track with the best modern metal band by his side, and boy, does it deliver.
The synth melody at the start threw me off a bit, because it sounds a bit like a Zelda theme song or something, but I didn't get distracted for long when CORPSE comes in with his signature vocals and heavy bass instrumentals. When the screams came in without warning, and when I realised it wasn't Oli, I cannot tell you how shocked I was. CORPSE already had one of the most unique vocal textures on the planet, and now he just casually has the most robust scream to boot. I love the rock elements complementing his rage, and I love the repetition of the phrase "I will never be them", it's a simple but effective line.
Oli trying out CORPSE's raspy voice was fun to hear, and while he obviously can't top the man himself, he honestly kills it without a doubt. We get a few screams from him, and then there's this really cool rap-scream section with both of them, producing a really cool vocal texture that is barely recognizable from their own individual screams. I love the variation in the second chorus where CORPSE doubles up the refrain both with screams and his deep rasp, it just hits different. Oli also takes the opportunity to throw in a rugged screech in the post-chorus, before the nastiest breakdown takes over.
The slowdown right before the breakdown, the double kicks, the glitchy vocals, the filthy lows, the even glitchier cuts, AND the outro candid laugh?? An absolute menace of an ending, and I love it, so fucking much. It's been a while since Bring Me The Horizon had the audacity to double-kick at that speed, and to throw it onto a CORPSE track is unbelievably wild. If you tell me that the audio clip at the end is CORPSE's genuine reaction to hearing the end of the song for the first time, I would not doubt it at all.
Credits to the ruthlessly heavy low-tuned guitarwork, and the stellar production work that feels like a seamless blend of both CORPSE's and Bring Me The Horizon's individual soundscapes. I'm still in awe at both the actuality of this collaboration and the quality of it, because as much as this makes so much sense now, I never even came close to thinking about it. I'm so glad CORPSE is making heavier music, and even more glad that Bring Me The Horizon are the people helping him dip his toes into this side of music. And we have yet to see until the next POST HUMAN record comes out, but this could possibly take the title of heaviest Bring Me The Horizon song this year.
Rating: 4/5