Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
A new update on social media has got fans speculating that another collaboration between Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima is on the way.
READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on âNex Genâ, recovery and life after Jordan Fish: âYou have to accept who you areâRumours about the Sheffield metal band and the Japanese video game designer arose after the latter shared a series of updates on his social media channels, revealing that he had been hanging out with Oli Sykes and co.
Earlier today, Kojima shared a series of photos of the band alongside the caption: âWith BRING ME THE HORIZONâs Oli Sykes, Mat Nicholls, creative director Jacob Harry Carter, and Yoji.â
He later shared another post, this time showing him clad in BMTH merchandise with the caption: âI received many presentsâ.
Kojima is currently working on Death Stranding 2, a follow-up to the 2022 original game that is slated for a 2025 release.
The original title previously made headlines for its contributions from huge names across the music world, including an original title track written by Chvrches, and a companion album with contributions from the likes of The S.L.P., Major Lazer, Khalid and Bring Me The Horizon.
With BRING ME THE HORIZONâs Oli Sykes, Mat Nicholls, creative director Jacob Harry Carter, and Yoji. pic.twitter.com/yPiTxi3Xo9
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) August 14, 2024
I received many presentshttps://t.co/VyIORHg9Li pic.twitter.com/OnRYMc2SuW
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) August 14, 2024
Now, with the new images of the band with Kojima, it appears that another collaboration is on the way, potentially for Death Stranding 2.
A third update about their recent meeting with the developer was later shared on Instagram. In a carousel post, Kojima shared three images of the band signing a wall, seemingly in his studio, thanking him for having them over. âCheers Hideo,â Sykes appears to have written, while Mat Nichols added: âBMTH was here!â Check it out below.
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Back in 2019, BMTHâs contribution to the project arrived in the form of the single âLudensâ, taken from the gameâs soundtrack âTimefallâ.
It marked their first new material since the chart-topping 2019 album âamoâ, and was written exclusively for the PS4 video game. It also showed the band pushing the boundaries of their sound, and paving the way for a side of Bring Me that fans hadnât seen before.
âIt doesnât sound like anything off âamoâ, but it doesnât sound like anything off any of our records. It hits a different tone.â frontman Oli Sykes told NME at the time.
The frontman also shared his love of the developer in the NME interview, stating: âWeâve been talking about this with Sony and Kojima for quite a while. I was really excited because I loved Metal Gear Solid and Kojima is just my favourite developer, heâs a legend. All of the legal shit was going on to the point where we like, âThis isnât going to happenâ.â
He continued: âI wanted it to be connected to the video game, but I didnât want to sing directly about that. I looked at Kojimaâs whole ethos, went on his website, and as it was loading it came up with this thing that said, âWeâre not homosapiens, weâre homoludensâ. Itâs Latin for âplayerâ and itâs all about how he believes that our creativity is our greatest asset and the biggest hope for mankind.
âIt said something along the lines that even if all the flowers die and the world is at an endpoint, there would still be hope if there were humans on the planet because we find ways to adapt.â
The meeting with Kojima comes as the metal band are currently on tour in support of their latest album, âPost Human: Nex Genâ, which was released on May 24. It was the bandâs first album since the departure of keyboardist and producer Jordan Fish, who was in the band from 2012 until 2023.
Following huge slots at festivals including the Tuska festival in Helsinki and Mad Cool in Madrid over the summer, the members are set to play the Summer Sonic festival in Japan on Saturday (August 17). Others at the festival include MÃ¥neskin, Lovejoy, Aurora and Lil Yachty.
In a four-star review of their latest album, NME said: âFew modern rock bands have made an album that is such a bombardment of sound and colour. Post-Jordan Fish, they continue to be what theyâve always been: a creative force that transcends the personalities of its individuals. It entirely justifies the four-year wait, which already feels like ancient history. Buckle up â because this is still BMTHâs world, and weâll be living in it for quite some time yet.â
Speaking to NME earlier this year, the band also opened up about âPost Humanâ and Fishâs departure, with Sykes saying: âObviously Jordan was a massive part of this band. He was my right-hand man and we were a creative force. I know that a lot of the time we were spoken about as a duo. Where we started to break off was the fact that after âSurvival Horrorâ, I started to think about and address the way we were being.â
He added: âThis whole record is a proper narrative that actually explains the first record. Iâve realised that what Iâve been doing for years is building this world in my head and not telling anyone about it. That narrative is going to feed into the next one and I donât want to give it all away because the way the record ends for me personally is realising that Iâve got to leave.â
Following their shows in Asia this month, Bring Me will be heading off to Latin America throughout November and December to round off the year. You can find tickets to their upcoming shows here.
As for Kojima, the designer has also been speculated to be working with Nine Inch Nailsâ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, after posting a photo with them both.
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Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
Is another Bring Me The Horizon and Hideo Kojima collab on the way?
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