Starting out in 2004, Bring Me The Horizon were quickly noticed by the UK label Thirty Days of Night Records. A re-releasing of their first EP This Is What The Edge of Your Seat Was Made For in 2005 the band gained significant attention! After releasing their album Count Your Blessings in October 2006, BMTH were able to set their sights beyond the UK when they replaced Bury Your Dead on Killswitch Engage’s European Tour!
In September 2008, BMTH released their second album Suicide Season in the US and in Europe. In promotion of Suicide Season, the band embarked on their first headline tour of the United States, as well as appearing in the 2008 Warped Tour. 
The band's third album and first with their new rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, titled There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret., was released on 4 October 2010 and debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Matt Nicholls describes the lyrical themes of There Is a Hell being "repercussions of everything we were singing about on our last CD [Suicide Season]", describing the music and lyrics as being a lot moodier and darker. In April 2011, Bring Me the Horizon embarked on a European tour, starting in the United Kingdom. They toured with Parkway Drive and Architects as main support bands, with The Devil Wears Prada as the opening support for the UK and dubstep group Tek-one opening for the remainder of continental Europe. After the intense touring schedule, Bring Me the Horizon finally completed the promotion of their third album at the end of 2011. They returned to the UK for an extended break and eventually starting work on their next album. On July 30 2012, the band announced they had left their label and signed with RCA, through which their fourth album, Sempiternal, would be released in 2013.
After having released Sempiternal in 2013, the band confirmed that they would be playing at several festivals worldwide during 2014.  
After a successful 2014, Sykes revealed the name for their new album "That's the Spirit". The band then released the single and music video for "Throne" on 23 July 2015. Another promotional track from the album, titled "True Friends", was released on 24 August 2015. The band embarked on a US tour in October 2015 with support from metal core band Issues and Rock band PVRIS. The band also embarked on a European tour in November 2015, In November 2016, the band announced a second European tour, which is currently still ongoing.