Assault Charge Against BMTH Singer Dropped

A charge of common assault against BRING ME THE HORIZON frontman Oli Sykes has been dropped by Britain's crown prosecution service on grounds of not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.

The 20-year-old singer was charged with common assault on April 8 this year after a 26-year-old woman he met at Rock City, Nottingham, accused him of splashing urine on her dress while she was present on their tour bus.

The band is currently in the USA, tearing up venues, three weeks into a 10-week tour. They are back in the U.K. for their headline tour beginning November 22. 2008 follows up with a European headline tour in January and a six-week USA headline in February and March.

BRING ME THE HORIZON's first-ever promotional video, for the track "Pray for Plagues", can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Count Your Blessings", which was released in North America on August 14 via Earache Records.

In the seemingly short span of three years since their formation, BRING ME THE HORIZON has "accomplished more in that time than most bands do in 10," according to a press release. "In 2006, BRING ME THE HORIZON was the recipient of a Kerrang! award for 'Best British Newcomer' and held steady on MySpace's top 100 list of most played bands. BRING ME THE HORIZON was only one of two U.K. acts to chart in the MySpace top 100 (the other being COLDPLAY). In addition, they've toured with bands such as BLEEDING THROUGH and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and performed a show-stealing set at the U.K.'s Download Festival."

BRING ME THE HORIZON was licensed to Earache through the band's U.K. label Visible Noise.

Source: Blabbermouth