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Count Your Blessings is undoubtedly one of the most hyped albums of the year, and it is therefore extremely hard to be objective when listening to this album. BMTH are somewhat a Marmite complex - you either love 'em or hate 'em. Many will be deterred by the 'scene kid' image of the band (myself included to begin with), but this should not detract from the band as a whole. Furthermore, many are also persuaded to be malicious as BMTH have enjoyed such a meteoric rise to stardom, when other, equally deserving bands remain in the metal underground. But... this is a solid debut album and very, verymore… impressive (without meaning to sound patronising) for such a young band. This is not the average now common-place emo pap that you might expect from BMTH. Count Your Blessings is a hard-hitting accomplished metal album with face melting solos, pounding double pedal and chilling vocals. The songs (except for the somewhat out of place 'Fifteen Fathoms Counting') are fast, technical as you like, furious anthems of youthful exuberance - BMTH can, and will continue to, rise if they continue in this rich vein of metallic form.
However, as I. Lehnert mentions below, Count Your Blessings does not necessarily break any boundaries, operating in a safe, albeit more underground area of the metal spectrum. One cannot help but think when listening that BMTH are perhaps only a poor-man's Black Dahlia Murder. The Black Dahlia Murder do the same general genre as BMTH but with somewhat more technicality. For instance, if you think the drumming on Count Your Blessings is insane (not saying it isn't, I wish I could drum like that!) try Miasma by TBDM for size. BMTH are also not overall as 'tight' as more established bands. This will, however, yet come. Bands exist to improve and BMTH do have areas to improve on, the lyrics being one, but they have one hell of a foundation to do it from. Count Your Blessings is a good album from a good band, who can yet become great with experience. This album should definitely not be avoided because of who it is by and is definitely worth the tenner it will cost you. Buy it if you consider yourself to be a self-respecting metal fan - it will certainly tide you over at least until the next Black Dahlia Murder album comes out. 4/5

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Bring Me The Horizon - Count Your Blessings (2006) Retail CD

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