Twenty years is a long time to sit with a record. Bring Me the Horizon clearly felt the same way, because Count Your Blessings | Repented isn’t a remaster or a deluxe edition — it’s a full re-recording of their 2006 debut, rebuilt from the ground up and released on July 10, 2026.
The timing was deliberate. The band performed the album in full at Manchester’s B.E.C. Arena on the release weekend, then headed out on an Americas tour running from August through October. Oli Sykes and Lee Malia re-recorded every riff, drum hit, and vocal themselves — nothing was salvaged from the original sessions.
Buster Odeholm produced the new version. He’s a known name in modern heavy music, and his fingerprints are all over the result: the deathcore aggression of the original is still there, but the sound is tighter and cleaner. It hits harder without losing the rawness that made the debut worth revisiting in the first place.
The reaction has been split, which is probably the most honest response possible. Long-time fans who grew up with the original’s lo-fi grit aren’t all convinced the polish is an improvement. Others think the re-recording finally gives the songs the production they deserved. Both camps have a point.
What’s clear is that this isn’t a cash-in. Re-recording an entire album from scratch — especially one this early in a band’s catalog — takes real commitment. For metalcore listeners, Count Your Blessings | Repented is a useful document: it shows how far the genre has come sonically while making the case that the songs themselves still hold up.
