That's the Spirit
by Bring Me the Horizon
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Sep 11, 2015
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 381 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 271 out of 381
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 381
  3. Negative: 64 out of 381
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  1. damicosta02
    Jul 5, 2023
    9
    My favourite album from them, even though I get it may be different from what they've done before. My favourite songs are Follow You, Drown and Doomed (which is amazing in the live version at the Royal Albert Hall).
  2. Crypticghost
    Jan 7, 2023
    10
    Just a brilliant piece work love the new style of music they went for love thrive doomed and follow you
  3. Oh_n0
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Album is making the listener bang his/her head so hard that it is nearly impossible to stop it.
    It really is an amazing album and I think it is the most underrated one in the in the whole discography.
  4. Liverpija
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Gracias Thats The Spirit, me salvaste de caer en las sustancias pero no de caer en la depresión
  5. Belway
    Jul 5, 2021
    9
    Undoubtly I think that, if you ever got intrested on get into some rock music or you want to start listening to Bring Me but don't know where to start, this is your album. Not as heavy as Sempiternal and not as popier as AMO. Being the most popular record of the band 'til today, and with good reason. Deep lyrics, catchy melodies, and songs that will make you, at least, hum the song.

    The    Undoubtly I think that, if you ever got intrested on get into some rock music or you want to start listening to Bring Me but don't know where to start, this is your album. Not as heavy as Sempiternal and not as popier as AMO. Being the most popular record of the band 'til today, and with good reason. Deep lyrics, catchy melodies, and songs that will make you, at least, hum the song.

    The way the album welcomes you is almost an addiction. The whole trip will make you go through ups and downs, but I do believe that this album deserves a chance to be heard.    … Expand
  6. guydexa
    Mar 19, 2021
    7
    Not my favorite album by them but you got to respect its pop blend and breakthrough into the bigger music scene.
  7. clem666
    Jan 3, 2021
    4
    I am sure that I will attract a number of detractors and haters as a result of this review. However this is what I thought about this album.
    After five or six listenings I couldn't erase the feeling of totally being immersed in a flat and dull project. Lyrics are usual 'depressed and hurt' unoriginal type of thing, melodies are too few interesting. Most of the time I found them just    I am sure that I will attract a number of detractors and haters as a result of this review. However this is what I thought about this album.
    After five or six listenings I couldn't erase the feeling of totally being immersed in a flat and dull project. Lyrics are usual 'depressed and hurt' unoriginal type of thing, melodies are too few interesting. Most of the time I found them just noticeable but way too repetitive and uninspired to be kept in mind on long-term. You can only tell the difference between the songs by the melodies that characterize them. In all tracks we reluctantly dive in this incessant drums noise without any decent attractive rhythm. Emotions invoked during the project are absolutely not underlined by the instruments which are constantly raging and screaming for no appearant reason. There is not enough place for silence and experimentation. This all unfortunately feels commercial.    … Expand
  8. Jkrduojr
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    Every song on this album is a absolute anthem, very similar to the classic hybrid theory, throne is a exceptional rock song above all else
  9. bookpuf
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    That's The Spirit is my favorite album in their discography and their best album in my opinion! I love the theme of the album and the way they express it. Whenever I listen to it I feel relieved. I don't get why people have negative things to say. There is one track that I rarely listen to and that's all. I love their music and I hope they continue to make music!
  10. SchroederRock
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    5 years later, That's The Spirit is still extremely impacting for me. While I was immediately drawn to Happy Song, Throne, True Friends, I've found myself incredibly engaged with Doomed 5 years later - it was the first track of the album but I felt like I never appreciated it much at the time. This is a seriously-good album that demanded my attention day after day. BMTH are on their way to5 years later, That's The Spirit is still extremely impacting for me. While I was immediately drawn to Happy Song, Throne, True Friends, I've found myself incredibly engaged with Doomed 5 years later - it was the first track of the album but I felt like I never appreciated it much at the time. This is a seriously-good album that demanded my attention day after day. BMTH are on their way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame if they keep this up.… Expand
  11. Crashloxx
    Jan 6, 2020
    0
    Puta acá empezaron a decaer los culiaos, hay temas bknes como blasphemy pero lo otro es pura wea maricona como drown
  12. OTPIbZHKA
    May 20, 2019
    10
    This album is example of a really cool alt-rock. This is the only album of BMTH that don't have some boring tracks, guys sound really energetically, even with that fact, that they start make more easy and mass oriented music. It is just an album that took band to the next level of popularity. Don't matter, how light they went, they did actually awesome music on TTS.
  13. freeKade1ka
    Jan 8, 2019
    8
    I really can't unterstand why this album is hated by BMTH fans. Is actually good, Drown, Throne and Happy Song are pretty nice songs. Ok, they changed sound after Sempiternal but it's not bad album it's just different
  14. PlugInBaby
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    Fantastic album even if it took me a while to get into it. Virtually every track feels like a single and are different from each other. Only even slightly weak track is 'Blasphemy'. Top notch.

    You should probably remove all the 'heavy' genres from the genre tags and calling 'Follow You' the 'top track' will piss a lot of people off lol
  15. weirdoctor
    Nov 6, 2017
    9
    BMTH were on massive expectations after releasing a beast like sempiternal. Drown however, did give a taste of the sound of their future album which would be that's the spirit. BMTH is known to change their sound somewhat with each and every album, this, however, is by far the most they've changed their style. Musically it's safe to say that this album lived up to it's expectations if notBMTH were on massive expectations after releasing a beast like sempiternal. Drown however, did give a taste of the sound of their future album which would be that's the spirit. BMTH is known to change their sound somewhat with each and every album, this, however, is by far the most they've changed their style. Musically it's safe to say that this album lived up to it's expectations if not surpassed them. With old sykes more than ever melodic vocals, Lee Malia's massive riffs, and Jordan Fish's production on this album, BMTH has created a rock masterpiece. The songs pretty much speak for themselves and no review can state their brilliance. The only thing that may not be up to the par that I was expecting is complete lack of metal. BMTH wanted this to be a bridge album between metal and more mainstream sounds. They may have achieved incorporating the mainstream sounds but there is a definite lack of that metal punch apart from oil's scream-sing style vocals and distorted chords which leaves a mark on the direction of rock more.… Expand
  16. royben14
    Dec 23, 2016
    5
    BMTH have showed the world their ability doing pop music with the pop-core songs of Sempiternal, but with this album the core/metal parts are completely absent and the pop is bad, i like pop good pop witch is hard to find these days so when ive heard BMTH is going to release a pop album i thought ill get my fair share of good artistic and experimental pop but what i got is run of the millBMTH have showed the world their ability doing pop music with the pop-core songs of Sempiternal, but with this album the core/metal parts are completely absent and the pop is bad, i like pop good pop witch is hard to find these days so when ive heard BMTH is going to release a pop album i thought ill get my fair share of good artistic and experimental pop but what i got is run of the mill modern boring pop trash… Expand
  17. imnamine
    Dec 18, 2016
    7
    Is it the end of BMTH ? I don't think so. Even if they went to a more generic style, melodies are style there. The thing is, it lose the power that Sempiternal had. I don't really know how to explain it. It's a good album nonetheless, can't wait to see what they'll bring us next, but I'm still a bit disappointed. But at the same time I can't stop listening to it. Humpf.
  18. lavinniar
    Oct 15, 2016
    9
    I'm a fan of Bring Me The Horizon since "There Is a Hell" and even after they changed their style, they still do a good job. It's not deathcore or metalcore. They changed for good. The lyrics are great, the production (made by themselves) is good and even now that his voice is not in a good moment, Oliver does a nice job. All of the songs could be single. Doomed is so powerful, Happy SongI'm a fan of Bring Me The Horizon since "There Is a Hell" and even after they changed their style, they still do a good job. It's not deathcore or metalcore. They changed for good. The lyrics are great, the production (made by themselves) is good and even now that his voice is not in a good moment, Oliver does a nice job. All of the songs could be single. Doomed is so powerful, Happy Song is a crowd anthem, True Friends has an instrumental masterpiece, Avalanche has beautiful and honest lyrics, Drown is THE anthem and Oh No is so awesome in its simplicity and softness. BMTH changed and they changed for better.… Expand
  19. Enforcer122
    Aug 12, 2016
    3
    Bring Me the Horizon had a fantastic opportunity to become one of the most iconic bands in British heavy metal. However, they threw it away to take a more mainstream, soft, politically correct approach. 2-3 of the songs are great, but most is unfortunately very generic music that you would hear on the radio. They've really thrown their original fans to the side on this album.
  20. HERMITANIO
    Jul 28, 2016
    4
    me sorprende que esto tenga una puntuacion tan alta.
    Hay que aclarar que la única canción rescatable de BMTH fue en Throne.
    y canciones como what you need, o follow you son géneros similares al pop. en pocas palabras el peor álbum de BMTH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I surprise that this has such a high    me sorprende que esto tenga una puntuacion tan alta.
    Hay que aclarar que la única canción rescatable de BMTH fue en Throne.
    y canciones como what you need, o follow you son géneros similares al pop.
    en pocas palabras el peor álbum de BMTH
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I surprise that this has such a high punctuation. It is necessary to clarify that the only song that is saved from BMTH was in Throne. and songs as what you need, or follow you are kinds similar to the pop. briefly the BMTH's worst album    … Expand
  21. Shadow1
    May 25, 2016
    9
    This is the best Bring Me The Horizon album . I think best songs in this album this Happy Song, Doomed, Run, Blasphemy . Doomed is main theme NXT Takeover 2015 . I love it album and I forward next Bring Me The Horizon album because That's a Spirit is awesome album .
  22. LeoDiCaprioFan
    Apr 25, 2016
    8
    The 11 songs are good, but I found songs like "Throne", "True Friends", "Doomed" and "Follow You are really hyping. It sounds just like the new metal today. This is a good album!
  23. duffles
    Apr 17, 2016
    3
    I'd like to think that in a decade this will be an album BMTH just tries to forget. A lot of comparisons have been made to Linkin Park and I think that's apt when comparing it to their A Thousand Suns era of abandoning their sound for something else but not really making it work at all. Like Linkin Park I hope in a few years BMTH tries to go back to their roots and forgets this happened.I'd like to think that in a decade this will be an album BMTH just tries to forget. A lot of comparisons have been made to Linkin Park and I think that's apt when comparing it to their A Thousand Suns era of abandoning their sound for something else but not really making it work at all. Like Linkin Park I hope in a few years BMTH tries to go back to their roots and forgets this happened. That's The Spirit does have some Linkin Park sound to it, but while Linkin Park made it work for them for their early works with BMTH it just sounds like they forced it to be more radio friendly.

    There are a couple of songs that work (Throne is the best on the album, albeit overproduced), but for the most part this is an album for people who REALLY liked "Can You Feel My Heart" off Sempiternal. Pretty much all of their metalcore sound is gone, and what's left is some uninspired electronic pop rock. In some songs Oli Sykes sounds completely out of his element trying to emote in a softer voice which really shows the limits of his vocal abilities.

    I can deal with bands changing their sound, but this shift is so dramatic that it makes me wonder what the heck happened in the 2 years between Sempiternal and this to cause such a change. If you're a fan of older BMTH this album might not be for you unless you have very broad musical tastes.    … Expand
  24. JustinLovesRock
    Mar 30, 2016
    8
    I only started listening to this group for aboit a few months, but I was really hooked on this album. I did some research on Bring Me The Horizon and apparently, this is said to be a departure from their metalcore roots to a more mature and progressing sound. And I also got the chance to listen to some of their older stuff, and let me tell you: I would rather listen to this album ANDI only started listening to this group for aboit a few months, but I was really hooked on this album. I did some research on Bring Me The Horizon and apparently, this is said to be a departure from their metalcore roots to a more mature and progressing sound. And I also got the chance to listen to some of their older stuff, and let me tell you: I would rather listen to this album AND Sempiternal over their first three albums any day.… Expand
  25. AiAmano
    Mar 7, 2016
    4
    Mostly this album is just uninspried and boring. It has a few good songs and i especially enjoy "Drown" and "Follow You", i think these are very good songs. And i don't wanna bash on them for being a bit more commercial now, i don't give a damn about that. Its just dull and boring music, that is mostly not put together very well. They kind of **** up by trying something new.
  26. Witchdoctor1
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    I will keep this simple. No, this is not BMTH's deathcore (or later, metalcore) sound. It does draw from the many years of experience that they have had playing into set genres, but this is a huge departure from any sound they have cultivated before. There were some hints in their previous album, Sempiternal, but nothing could have prepared the public for this. That's The Spirit isI will keep this simple. No, this is not BMTH's deathcore (or later, metalcore) sound. It does draw from the many years of experience that they have had playing into set genres, but this is a huge departure from any sound they have cultivated before. There were some hints in their previous album, Sempiternal, but nothing could have prepared the public for this. That's The Spirit is pop/electronica-infused, but very focused, emotional, and raw. Yet it seems to retain phenomenal production value as well. The various tracks vary from hard rock anthems with strong ties to metal, to dancepop-esque tracks meant to convey a message as much as they are meant to inspire. I know, many of you are BMTH fans and will decry their departure from the usual sound, but strictly looking at the album itself and its merits, regardless of who recorded it, That's The Spirit comes off as focused, energetic, brooding yet hopeful, very personal,and most importantly of all, phenomenal. This is the kind of album that would have been 2005's Album of the Year. Today, some may say it sounds somewhat dated, but I feel as if it is just what we need: a rock band willing to make an album on their terms to their standards. Albums like this are what keep rock truly alive.… Expand
  27. andyroo666
    Jan 5, 2016
    0
    The band completely abandoned it's old sound and old fans for that matter to make the most generic sounding alternative art to date; anyone who called this album of the year is clearly on a lot of drugs. The album is very mediocre at best, in my honest opinion the band should have created a new band called "That's the Spirit" and continued with their old sound on the name "Bring me theThe band completely abandoned it's old sound and old fans for that matter to make the most generic sounding alternative art to date; anyone who called this album of the year is clearly on a lot of drugs. The album is very mediocre at best, in my honest opinion the band should have created a new band called "That's the Spirit" and continued with their old sound on the name "Bring me the Horizon" this is simply just not the band we're used to. Olli Sykes apparently grew up and left the fans who made them in the dust.… Expand
  28. UltimateBub
    Dec 18, 2015
    8
    This is a very good album. Bring Me the Horizon changed their sound too much, that is true. But I feel they did it right. The vocals are great, melodies are catchy, the electronic stuff sounds cool... Either way, That's the Spirit has many ups. However, I must say, that some of the songs sound... they're just too pop, too commercial and radio-friendly, too dance music. And I'm OK with mostThis is a very good album. Bring Me the Horizon changed their sound too much, that is true. But I feel they did it right. The vocals are great, melodies are catchy, the electronic stuff sounds cool... Either way, That's the Spirit has many ups. However, I must say, that some of the songs sound... they're just too pop, too commercial and radio-friendly, too dance music. And I'm OK with most of it, but sometimes it's annoying. I just hope BMTH drops some of the pop elements and that they go a little more "Sempiternal" on their next album.… Expand
  29. Bitrip
    Dec 7, 2015
    10
    I didn't jump on the BMTH train until "Sempiternal". I absolutely loved that CD and "That's the Spirit" follows it up nicely. Kind of similar to In This Moment's "Blood" and "Black Widow". They were both going in a slightly new direction and they seem dedicated to follow through now that the money is flowing.
  30. HaremJesus
    Nov 29, 2015
    8
    It's so strange to hear Oli on my car radio. It's a much more mellow and overall less metal album than their previous album, Sand Pit Turtle. However, songs like Drown, Throne and Avalanche shine as the greatest songs in the album as they feature a toned down, but still amazing guitar riffs and Oli's signature gruffy voice. It's a pretty good album, but for Bring me the Horizon to createIt's so strange to hear Oli on my car radio. It's a much more mellow and overall less metal album than their previous album, Sand Pit Turtle. However, songs like Drown, Throne and Avalanche shine as the greatest songs in the album as they feature a toned down, but still amazing guitar riffs and Oli's signature gruffy voice. It's a pretty good album, but for Bring me the Horizon to create this still baffles me. If you're old fan of them, you may not enjoy this one as much as their previous albums. If you're new to them, this is a good place to at least start.… Expand
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  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 6, 2015
    80
    That's The Spirit will make them mainstream stars, no question. [Nov 2015, p.104]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 6, 2015
    80
    With That’s The Spirit, they’ve hit a new direction and a creative peak that finally matches their thirst for fame and fortune.
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  3. AllMusic
    Sep 30, 2015
    80
    By entering the mainstream one limb (album) at a time, Bring Me the Horizon are merely reaping what they've sown, and longtime fans should already feel acclimated to the water.
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