Bring Me The Horizon Frontman Oli Sykes Appears In Peta2 Ad
Flashing the peace sign, decked out in a classic Pink Floyd T-shirt, and next to the tagline "I'm a Vegetarian," rising British band Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes appears in a brand-new ad for peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization.
Just about to embark on a long-anticipated headline U.S. tour (November 6) to promote the band's new album, "Suicide Season," Sykes took a time out to talk with peta2 about why he stopped eating animals.
"I decided to go vegetarian after I saw a video on PETA's Web site," says Sykes in the ad (viewable here). "When I saw how animals are tortured on factory farms, I couldn't justify being a part of that cruelty. I thought, 'Imagine if that were me.' Straight away, I said, 'That's it—I'm going vegetarian.'"
As if recording and touring weren't enough to keep Sykes occupied, he also has his own company called Drop Dead Clothing, which designed a special shirt for peta2 with the slogan "Meat Sucks."
Sykes isn't the only vegetarian in the band—guitarists Matt Kean and Matt Nicholls also refuse to support the cruel meat industry.
Sykes joins a growing list of musicians—including The Dillinger Escape Plan, Lamb of God, Kids in Glass Houses, Aiden, As I Lay Dying, and Rise Against—who've teamed up with peta2 to inspire people to challenge outdated, cruel attitudes toward animals.
For more information, to see the ad, and to win an exclusive poster of the ad signed by Oli Sykes, visit peta2.com.
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Spinagolz...Peta is spreading awareness period. Have you seen those videos, I'm sure that if you went to a f@cking laboratory where they stick ice pics in cats ears to see if they'll wail or not. Who are you to decide if an animal should live or die? How condescending is that? What if I came to your house and killed your family? Is their really a difference between that and you eating the flesh of animal that got a sledgehammer in the head because you don't realise that you can get the same nutrients from a vegan or vegetarian diet? Crowley said it best "Let the dogs die in their slumber"
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When the animals develop a civilization along with language, culture, religion, higher mathematics and the f***ing wheel, then I'll go vegetarian. until then, I wake up every morning and eat two chicken embryo's with strips of pig flesh, milk stolen from a cows mamaries, and who knows how many animals go into my lunchmeat sandwhich, and to top it all off, the flesh of a cow with a t-bone smothered in barbeque sauce for dinner.
f*** peta. the pompous bastards.
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Dammit FAN now I'm hungry. Haven't had red meat in ages because it's far too dear on a university budget.
And Torchbearer666 - Animals eat other animals, so do they have the right to do that? Herbivorous animals eat plants - some people believe that even plants have feelings so who are you to say eating things is wrong? Fair enough animal cruelty isn't right but, the rearing and humane killing of animals for food is perfectly ok. If it wasn't for the human demand for meat products many of those animals wouldn't even have had a life. I thinks I've covered my bases...
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If I ever become the leader of a country, the first order of business is to declare war with France, for morale purposes. If you look through history, France has NEVER won a war. Algeria beat France. Haiti beat France. FVCKIN MEXICO BEAT FRANCE. Fail.
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Actually, if it wasn't for the help of the French Armada, America may not have beaten Britain in the Revolutionary War.
...Just saying. Lol.
Now playing: Amon Amarth - "Twilight of the Thunder God"
^^ Oh yeah, picked this CD up last night.. has a bonus live DVD too!
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Actually, if it wasn't for the help of the French Armada, America may not have beaten Britain in the Revolutionary War.
But did the French win? Nope. Just America. The point remains unchallenged. In fact, the french went into an economic reccesion and had their own revolution after they helped us, and we all know how THAT went. lol
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Im not a vegetarian but it is horrible how animals are treated and slaughtered all aroung the world, i def believe that animals slaughtered and farmed for food should be treated as humainly as possible. But a good medium rare steak always hits the spot, plus i love my dog and if anyone treated my dog like sh** i would blow their head off with my twelve gauge.
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He didn't say it was mature to click on a thread and post negative comments about a band, he means it's a good laugh. And it is. If you live your life trying to be 100% mature and go around calling everyone else immature, then you're a f***ing fool. Case closed.
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BMTH 4 LIFE - No, this band are pretty poor. They try too hard and have a rubbish image.
Also thats the point of a forum - putting out your views whether positive or negative - it all hinges on how your argument is constructed. People can write crap unqualified hate and it doesn't matter. But when a valid point of view comes up it should be taken. That's how a lot of people are educated and can see beyond their own viewpoint if it is flawed or incorrect in a lot of cases.
Sure YOU might like their music but the fact is BMTH are another crappy generic death/metalcore band and their sound is really bad. Oli Sykes is a d*** and there are so many better bands out there that I find it unbelievable that someone would choose them as their favourite band.
Go listen to some Soilwork, they're not too far away from popular generic metal ( and i judge that because a wide range of my friends like them and they all have varying musical preferences) but they are a damn sight better and anyone can listen to them in my opinion.
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People can say what they want, mature, immature or whatever. My point is that we should not get riled up or offended if someone puts down a band we like. In fact, most of us here are probably used to being told our music sucks. This is a Metal forum. We simply deal with it. If you find a post "immature", Im sorry. But we all have our right to say what we want. Including the naysayers. Its all opinion. Not personal attacks. Oscar Meyer isnt mad at me cause I dont like mustard. The same principal applies here. Its a place where we can all speak about these bands. Good or bad.
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Ron Whire also said: "I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots".
Dennis Leary: "Meat may be murder folks4, but murder tastes pretty f***ing good"
Classic bumper sticker: PETA= People Eating Tasty Animals
Vegans do have to take supplements, because they don't get vital nutrients they need in their tasty little fa**ot tofu burgers. They are freaks, and human flesh is similar to horse flesh.....heeyyyy....LET'S EAT THEM!!!!!
Now people who are vegans for serious health issues, you are forgiven.
Pompous tree-huggers.
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i hate that piece of sh** and his band