There is a Hell is such an underrated album, my personal favourite. He should be proud of that album and reflect fondly on that time. I wonder what they'd have sounded like if things worked out

@davidsoux

Жыл бұрын

This comment makes no sense, because he worked on all of Sempiternal. So that’s what I would’ve sounded like if things worked out. Lol

@jeux2322

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsoux from my understanding small parts of semp was changed after he left, only because oli said antivist was slightly influenced by Jona during the fact or fiction interview.

@kylermckim

Жыл бұрын

There is a Hell is also my personal favorite, glad to see someone else feels the same lol. I feel like a lot don’t care for it as much as their other albums

@VOUXE

Жыл бұрын

Its a superb album

@blazet3389

Жыл бұрын

@@kylermckim always been my favorite album by far.

There is a hell is such an underrated album ! Thank you Jona for take a part in songwriting in this album !

@dabertoldi

Жыл бұрын

My favorite and the one which got me into them

@user-xc6op3lz5t

Жыл бұрын

i don`t think so, all i heard from the people is how good he is. And he is really good, so he got attention that he deserved, but his own time

@disat1234

Жыл бұрын

Killer album indeed

@richard6200

Жыл бұрын

its not underrated at all, its arguably considered as their best album by many fans

@crewd00d

Жыл бұрын

@@richard6200 It is arguably the least talked about album and easily one of the least popular albums they have made. That qualifies the OP's comment about it being underrated.

the Jona years were an incredible era of Bring Me the Horizon. they were already maturing in terms of songwriting, but they really leveled up in terms of their live performance once Jona joined the band. Jona brought not only a great stage presence, but really tight playing and more talent with his killer back up vocals. it seemed like the rest of the guys really stepped up their game once he came on board. There Is A Hell is my favorite BMTH album and is one of my all time favorite albums still to this day. it came out my sophomore year of high school, and brings back some really great memories. thank you Jona for your contribution to the album and to that special time in my life!

One hell of a dude to be able to step back and offer such an honest and accountable version of events

@carolinecoy3164

22 күн бұрын

How do you know it's an honest account of what went down? It's a 1 sided opinion. And no break up is pleasant. So he could be talking from a very bitter perspective

@derekrose3328

21 күн бұрын

⁠FACTS 🤝 Especially, when Jordan (on Robb Flynn’s podcast) refused to speak on Jona’s being fired, but Robb (in the framing and conditions he briefly met Jona under) was speaking of Jona fondly. Robb kept pressing Jordan (not in a rude way or anything), and so Jordan only said, “Things were bad, and had been bad, but the stuff that were going on was… bizarre shit, to be honest with you. It’s not really my place to speak on though. But yeah, what were going on was.. truly bizarre.” Edit: as far as, “accountable version of events,” Jona fluffs himself up here vs what’s provable. How? He said here, “.. Conservatively, I’d say I wrote at least 25% of [Sempiternal].” What he says there without speaking it is, “Oh, I wrote 25% of the material for Sempiternal -IF NOT MORE THAN THAT. 25% is being conservative about it.” Easy fact check: get out your album booklet for, “Sempiternal,” or hop on Spotify, and click the 3 dots next to each and every track on the deluxe edition of, “Sempiternal,” as it has the most tracks. Jona only has credits on ONE (1) song; that song is, “Sleepwalking.” So, no, he didn’t, “conservatively,” write, “25%,” of Sempiternal. To fact check that think about this: he’s legally due profits from any material he worked on. If you wanted to posit, “Oh, well BMTH don’t like Jona, so they just aren’t giving him writing credit?” That would be an INSTANT lawsuit with solid grounds. Given that over 10 years have gone by and there’s never been one? Dude’s full of it more than likely. Due to when this interview of his came out? It makes me wonder if, “R.i.p. (duskCOre RemIx) on NeX GEn is written about Jona. Some people suggested the aforementioned track was about Jordan, but (A) Oli worked on that song’s lyrics WITH JORDAN in Season 2 of the making of Post Human on KZread. (B) Oli has said, “I’ll never have a bad word to say about Jordan. There’s wounds on both sides that’ll take time to heal, but it’s nothing he & I couldn’t fix if we went out for a drink together. He’s going to flourish and we want to see him succeed. Like any breakup, it’s never clean. But, there’s no headline there. Like, I’m not going to B.S. you and say, “Oh it was all amicable and stuff.” And, that makes sense: Jordan mentioned being worried about •his children •his wife •and his time at constant from lockdown forward. Oli & Jordan unintentionally became workaholics and by proxy made Matt, Mat, and Lee feel pushed out. And, Oli hit a point of burnout and not enjoying himself anymore. It makes sense if tempers flared with a lot of, “Oh yeah well do you know how I feel?!” Type stuff + “Huh.. why do I feel the way that I do?” “Antivist,” is already about Jona, so I wouldn’t be surprised if, “R.i.p.,” is about him as well considering when this dropped vs when you can watch Oli & Jordan remotely recording the, “I’m sorry… did my back hurt your knife?” line.

Miss jona, will never forget him climbing to the top of the stage in 2011 at Leeds fest. Very underrated guitarist.

Takes a big man to admit where they went wrong. Respect for this guy. Never knew he was part of sempiternal recording either, very cool!

I think he was an incredible asset to BMTH and I miss his influence to be honest. Dude is an excellent songwriter.

Hey Jona, just dropping by to say thank you for your music with the band, I still listen to all the albums and these early ones are still very special to me.

There is a hell was such a groundbreaking album. There’s something special there that isn’t captured in any of their latest albums - even though they still make good music and their production is excellent.

I didn't know he was actually part of the recording process of Sempiternal. I used to think he left before they recorded that album

@robertl.wilson1199

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense right? Thats the last BMTH I care about and was actually good despite it being different.

Nice video! So interesting to learn all these facts straight form Jona. I always wondered why he left and just narrowed it down to artistic differences considering sempiternal was such a different album and he was always a metalcore/deathcore guy. It's kind of sad to hear they treated him like an outsider, I can relate to that. Anyway good luck Jona!

Man it's no so easy to share your journey on the digital public stage like this and thanks for that Jona , especially when you feel the earth has been ripped out from underneath when your life is on a certain trajectory and you have triggers that bring up memories. You're a solid guitarist and hope to see you on a Aussie tour cycle again with whoever you're playing with!

This was such a cool listen, wish it was longer

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

The full chat is an hour long man, posted a few days ago! 🤙🏼

@louis1234_

Жыл бұрын

@@clubgood just saw it now, thank you man!👋🏻

Man, your album with BMTH i love the most, and thank God i saw you live when you and BMTH live in Indonesia

Saw them live in a very small venue with Jona. Such a great experience. Loved this album so much.

There is a hell is my favourite next to sempiternal. Sounds absolutely incredible! Awesome to hear you were a part of making such a banging album

I love all of the music Jona has been a part of. It would be cool to have heard more of his writing with the band. I like BMTH and respect them for always changing but I definetely listen to There is a Hell and Sempiternal the most. I started with Count Your Blessings back in 06, but honestly Hell/Sempiternal are far superior to the first two albums. It would be cool to see Jona join them on stage again some day.

@robertl.wilson1199

Жыл бұрын

Far superior to everything afterwards as well.

@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH

10 ай бұрын

@@robertl.wilson1199 i'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks There is a hell is superior to Sempiternal

@robertl.wilson1199

10 ай бұрын

@@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH I think its a lot of people's favorite BMTH tbh.

IKTPQ has been my favorite band since I found them in 2006. When I found out Jona had joined BMTH I was so excited. Sucked that it didn’t work out in the end but man they made some great music together.

One of the nicest guys from a band I have ever met. Was working in Adelaide and we got talking about music. Before i left the job site he actually gave me a IKTPQ album to listen to.

damn, this finally answered all the rumours. kudos to jona for the honest take. seems like a top bloke. hell is solid metalcore album but sempiternal really is an album that put bmth beyond core spectrum. jona and ed butcher (iktpq) always be my favourite duo. good luck to you man

The live session you did with bring me is one of my fav vids ever

always fun watching jona perform on the stage with btmh, so much energy

One of my favourite times seeing the band are with Jona, he put so much more aggression into the band and I wish things has worked out

@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, saw them back in 2011 and Jona was screaming more than Oli, gave the band so much more power live.

Great mature chats! Jona took the stage like a God in Auckland with Prom Queen. Always loved this lads work. THIS IS THE WAY 🖤

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

legend, thanks mate!

It’s really such a shame that they put him out like. But…. It’s very good that Jona has found closure amongst everything. Regardless of what circulates online, it’s been a decade now and he’s grown. BMTH has grown as well. The contributions Jona made to the band were undoubtedly irreplaceable. We all do stupid stuff when we’re young and it happens. But we grow.

There is a hell was the first new metalcore album that really hooked me in start to finish, it feels like a movie. Was really pleased to see him live in I killed the prom queen right after he left bmth.

There Is a Hell is their best album imo. As I think it’s their heaviest which is what I enjoy most. Was disappointed when he got the flick especially as they started going away from the heavy stuff. Their music since is still great though and they’re one of my favourites. Unfortunate it didn’t end on better terms, but I think everyone that was a fan of them back then knew the immaturity of BMTH, I think if it happened now it would’ve been a lot smoother.

@closinginonclosure

Жыл бұрын

You think it's their heaviest? You must be talking about emotionally or something, right? Because CYB was Deathcore and that SS started learning more towards Metalcore, and then There is a Hell was another step away from being as heavy. Great album, but I wouldn't call it the heaviest musically.

@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH

Жыл бұрын

@@closinginonclosure I think its emotionaly heavier, althout CYB is heavier by default for being pure deathcore, There is a hell goes to so many places, from heavy (blacklist/Aligator blood) to pure melody (Blessed with the curse/Dont go), or just overall caos (it never ends), which makes it a very complete album. The starter is also very powerful and catches the listener in seconds. Maybe im being biased because its my fav album, but i feel like it was their best approach and balance between deathcore and metalcore, while creating new melodies, respecting new and old fans.

@KBritt5

Жыл бұрын

@@closinginonclosure no I mean the music. I find the instruments to be heaviest on TIAH, I’m not musically knowledgeable so I won’t bother trying to explain, but when I listen to all their albums I find it the heaviest.

@KBritt5

Жыл бұрын

@@closinginonclosure although tbh when I think about it for a minute I’m probably just focusing too much on songs like Crucify Me, Alligator Blood and what not. As a whole yes it probably wouldn’t be right to say it’s their heaviest album. But still very much their best imo.

@aleceberts1395

Жыл бұрын

go listen to pray for plagues by bring me and come back

BMTH wouldn't be who they are or where they are today without Jona. The band stepped everything up when he joined. Respect.

Really feel for the guy. I was shafted by a touring band last year and it huuuurts man. Co-wrote them an album which is bringing them success, then had to take some time off due to a VERY serious family matter, and was just replaced without a shred of understanding or decency. Sometimes, like in other areas, people in bands are just plain a-holes and nothing will change that.

Sad to hear it ended the way it did with BMTH. he’s a great guitarist and seems like a good guy

I never knew it took so many years that this guy was behind the sempiternal album big respect for this guy .. i knew that feeling that being in a group that you dont belong but you made a big contribution but its nothing for anyone who gained from it

This was a dope interview

I was at Alexsandria Palace in London. Great show 🤘

Jona to me still is one of the most fun guitarists to watch live. He had so much stage presence in BMTH and really left a hole when they parted ways with him that to this day hasn't been filled. You could really see the hurt in his eyes when he talked about how all of this went down too. It kinda did confirm my suspicions ever since though and that the band has basically become the Jordan & Oli show. I mean you can literally see what Jona was talking about whenever they post clips of them being in studio.. it's just Jordan & Oli doing their thing with no Lee or Matt or anyone else in sight.

@rittis013

Жыл бұрын

True, Lee was the shy one and Jona working well with Oliver kind a sad how things went down.

@VanillaTwister

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s been like that for years now. Makes me feel bad for them. It’s kind of a shame. Their new single, Lost, only features Oli in the entire music video. Pretty sure their management doesn’t give a shit anymore. I’m like “what’s the point of the other ones in the band if it’s just Jordan and Oliver making music all the time?”

I remember it being a big deal when Jona joined the band because there was a lot of controversy about why Curtis was kicked out or left. Curtis had a lot of fan girls for sure. I think he and Oli were the most popular. I remember some OG fans not liking there is a hell album because it was once again, a further departure from BMTH heaviness… but in retrospect, it seemed like that was the plan. The second BMTH album was when Oli started the screaming/shouting thing. Then every subsequent album it turned into more of a shout and less of a scream, up until he started singing and there was very little shouting and no screaming. It’s cool that they want to change and adapt and that’s cool that a lot of people like it, but as someone who was a fan back in the day, the first 2 albums is what I will always consider the real BMTH.

There is a hell was a great album. Jona definitely had an influence on it because that album has such a unique sound and feel. Just dark tunnel with a light at the end of the road which is actually a train.

I loved the Jona BMTH era. Great music and live shows that'll never happen again, I didn't even know he recorded some stuff in Sempiternal. I'm over bmth now, especially their new stuff, not including amo, some cool songs on there, but will never beat songs like Fuck, Blacklist or Suicide Season

@orionswift349

Жыл бұрын

Yes blacklist never gets the recognition it deserves. Such an underrated deep cut!

@darealmr7931

Жыл бұрын

Visions is the most under rated song imo

@robertododong248

Жыл бұрын

sadly bmth will not choose on new heavy songs.. because they prefer to make pop with some rock part. they are evolving and we must understand that

@robertl.wilson1199

Жыл бұрын

​@@robertododong248Change isn't always good. Change isn't always evolution sometimes it can be devolution as well.

I met Jona the first time I saw BMTH in Fresno, CA. Small club venue and it was packed. He signed my hat and tickets. Chill ass dude fr

Always a spot open for you in my band GREENLAYNE Jona ❤️

Jona weinhofen is such underated guitarist, back then when MV Visions BMTH out on KZread, Caparison guitar, that was badass moments that i like it very much. I have same feeling & moment join in metalcore band like Jona, but its great Jona could make living enjoy from it. Its not easy to be musician & rockstar at the same time 😊

My favourite album of all time is "There is a hell" and I had a poster of Jona on my wall when i was 14 haha!

There is a hell is a really underrated album mate, the hardcore energy you brought to that album combined with the symphonic elements made it something unique

Jona is such an honest and kind soul. I don't think I've ever heard him talk down about anyone in previous bands when things went sour. He's always just been an it is what it is. In about 2012 or 2013, I went to this "seminar" for up and coming bands in Adelaide, and he was one of the speakers (along with Martin Eldridge, and then manager of The Beards). It was shortly after he'd left BMTH. A lot of bands were just asking about his leaving BMTH and rumours of things. Even then he was like "here's a shortened version of what happened" (essentially the same as what he says here), and then was like "enough about gossip. It's in the past, and doesn't matter. Let's talk about what advice I can give to help you guys out on your journey as musicians/bands."

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that story mate, appreciate you listening 🫡

Imagine if Jona stayed and Jordan still joined. Would've been massive.

his caparison signature guitar in that candy apple red was so nice!! Loved those things! I camped outside the tour bus for Oli, Oli was smoking a roach hanging out the door of the tour bus and never once approached me or replied to me and the others but Jona was kinda enough to come over and sign my Drop Dead T-shirt.

@TimmyTurner421

Жыл бұрын

Oli is a prick. Takes it all for granted. Jona clearly a more humble and modest person

Aye man fuck it nobody is perfect and I'm still very grateful for what you did in BMTH and will never forget you. Wish the best always Jona!!!!

I met him in person in portland town center mall. Super cool guy. Let me take a photo with him too

I saw Bring me live in 2011 on Machine head's tour for Locust, There is a hell had been out a year at that point and was the current set list for live shows, the album will always hold a place in my heart especially for memories from that night, shame they got bottled to hell from machine head fans though.

they must bring jonna back in

When you listen to Hell and Sempiternal you can tell which riffs and parts are Jonas for sure. He was a good addition.

Very self aware and humble dude. I like Jona

i remember Jona joining bmth was huge for my friend group back in highschool

It's a shame it didn't work out long term. Sometimes bands expect more from members that aren't original members. Good luck to Jona.

Jona joined the band when they was in a transitional period however the band didn’t know that they was in a transitional period Jona has always been a great guy and he was an amazing asset for BMTH hoping for another Prom Queen reunion sometime soon.

Honestly There is a hell is one of the albums I keep coming back to even all these years. I think Jona really played an important part in the band and it'd been interesting which direction it might've taken the band if they had kept him in.

I still wish he was in the band 😭 him and Lee was the perfect guitar duo

BMTH was at their best with Jona, not even mad he left though because he dropped Beloved with IKTPQ which is one of the most goated metalcore albums of the last decade

My least favorite part of BMtH is that he got treated like he was a pawn, not a brother in the band. Being told by the manager that you're out is GARBAGE. I'd rather my friends tell me even it's it's obviously not working out.

@davidsoux

Жыл бұрын

They were young and naive. They were already bitter about Curtis, so I can see why it went that way. Young scene kids in bands have the worse hormones.

@coleG112

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsoux I think about this all the time. The band is older than Oli was when the band started. That’s *nuts*. I don’t blame any of them for acting like young dumb kids because they WERE young dumb kids. I think it’s totally fair to have been upset at the time, but it was really pleasant to hear the way Jona’s processed everything and come to terms with it and himself.

@carolinecoy3164

Жыл бұрын

Why does it matter. He was going skip anyway. He just said

@davidsoux

Жыл бұрын

@@MJ-nk7mp Yes, a mid 20’s year old man OFF KETAMINE is going to think straight. Very smart of you to assume that. Lmfao

@tylerleeson3045

Жыл бұрын

I think this is one of the awkward parts of being in a band, where there doesn't seem to be a right or wrong way. They handled it how any professional organization would, with the manager basically playing the role of HR. I know we like to think of bands we like as all being friends, but at the end of the day they also have to manage a coworker relationship with each other, and I kinda get having the manager be the one to break the news.

I’m not surprised even a bit that Lee is the most genuine of them. Definitely not a nice story. Does anybody now exactly what Jona done wrong at the time?

You come across really well there Jona.

I always rated Jona real humble artist and absolutely shreds. He took bring me to the next level. One of the few men i looked.upto

Your a Good Egg Jona Great Interview 🔥

So, they couldn't fire him personally, they had to write a list to the manager. That says a lot about them.

@MrRawwr543

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree - but equally they were wayy younger then with probably no sense of maturity & equally blasted with fame as jona described

@05acoyn

Жыл бұрын

Something happened , he either fell out with them bigstyle or they were never close. 3 years being that close to someone you would talk to them if you cared. Oli has had a fair amount of negative attention over the years so seems like something else happened to me. The guys are well known around Rotherham and Sheffield especially Lee so would be sad to hear that there wasn't any real grievances and they were just being dicks. A goodbye after all that time is such a basic show of human decency.

@xyst_222

Жыл бұрын

@@05acoyn Totlly agree! It's strange.

I remember seeing a clip of him playing Shadow Moses at Leadmill Sheffield. I wonder, did they re-record his guitar parts on the album? I find it really odd Jona doesn't have a credit on Sempiternal

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

I think they did man, he was wiped

@kylebarton6278

Жыл бұрын

I went to that show, was the first time it was ever played, and people didnt know that Jordan was part of the band yet so seeing six of them on stage was super weird

@EdEddnEddyMercury

Жыл бұрын

It’s possible that he didn’t write or record any of the riffs for Shadow Moses even if he was still in the band when it was written.

@davidsoux

Жыл бұрын

@@EdEddnEddyMercury There’s a slight chance he did, because they teased Shadow Moses awhile earlier.

@Borgyboy09

Жыл бұрын

Very likely they re-recorded it so legally they didn’t have to give him any royalties from the album. Would explain the beef and settlement he talks about

honestamente essa época com o Jona foi o melhor período do BMTH, depois disso eu não acompanhei mais nada deles profundamente...

There is a hell is hands down Bring me’s best release to today. Coming from someone who started listening when Count your blessings came out.

@h3r3si46

Жыл бұрын

I think the same dude, there is a hell was their Peak, a truly emotional album.

@MrFlynny94

Жыл бұрын

@@h3r3si46 100%, Never actually got the love it deserved cause we were all hung up on CYB at the time, now I think that album is so cringe 😬

@h3r3si46

Жыл бұрын

@@MrFlynny94 I still enjoy CYB but not as much as TIAH nowadays. I really got Heart touched back in the 2010 days when I Saw their performance at sonisphere france

@h3r3si46

Жыл бұрын

@@MrFlynny94 jona was climbing the stage at that time to play guitare on top of it, thats the best memorie i've got of him in bmth

@MrFlynny94

Жыл бұрын

@@h3r3si46 True, maybe I went a bit overboard calling it cringe but it’s definitely no comparison to There is a hell. Amazing, they put on a killer live show back when that album debuted, haven’t seen them recently tho 🤷‍♂️

Missed the opportunity to ask him his thoughts about the Bring Me records after Sempiternal

What did he tweet?

Jona was the spirit.

I never made the connection between bleeding through and bmth. This blew my mind. I never even noticed bmth had member changes

funny thing is the most enjoyable era of BMTH was the periods when Jona was in the band. At least for me

I wonder if Jona still listen to new BMTH releases?

He is my fav Guitarist

There is a Hell has always been one of my favorite albums!

There is a hell is my favourite album by far, think you got out around the right time, also think you have a point when you said they’re bad to their fans, they’re not bad as in their absolute cunts they just seem to disregard anyone who expresses criticism in their new sound

Wish they never dropped him, he was fantastic live.

the tats on his neck are almost like a 3D geodetic effect. Keep having to track back as its mesmerising.

I was so bummed to hear that Jona wasn't part of the band anymore and to hear him tell it, it really just sounds like they fucked him over royally, I don't know how I missed all this stuff 😬

My favorite supportive guitar player for bleeding though.

The vegan strip club (Casa Diablo) is still open. The fun thing about them is they’re directly across the street if a steakhouse strip club (Acropolis) and the steakhouse strip club is infamous for being MILES better then the vegan club (the owners also have their own cow farm, so they’re famous for their steaks). So it’s pretty dang funny.

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

I’d eat a strip club steak

Bleeding Through 🤘

Love the video, seems like you need a podcast editor to smooth things out, willing to maybe take on a experienced editor for this?

@clubgood

Жыл бұрын

We’re just doing it for the love my man, there’s no budget for editors. Our remote pods are cut automatically with the riverside studio software we use the facilitate it. The in-studio pods are usually smoother

His impact on There Is A Hell was FELT.

This is cool. I wondered what happened

What was he saying on social media back then? There is a hell and sempiternal are such amazing albums

he was definitely one of the coolest in bmth! bring him back!

I Killed The Prom Queen was a dope band as well.

A Jona Weinhofen and Kellen McGregor duet is a dream that I need to see being reality in some time

The Jona era was the best, period.

So funny they realize how odd the strip club restaurant/buffet is. I've been laughing at that since high-school like 20 years ago. Funny "Skrillex" original band is from my parents hometown. I don't know much about BMTH but I'll give em a whirl soon.

ive loved bmth for a long time. seen them a couple times. im a true bmth fan. without ever hearing an interview of ANYONE from bmth. i dont follow much of anything outside of their music and shows. but just SEEING them live, you KNOW who the trio is when it comes to 'whos who' in the band and today and the last couple years. O, J and L. the others guys just get told what to play, and when to just dance lol

Sometimes you have to leave people behind in order to move forward. It sounds like Jona wasn't taking the band very seriously and the rest of them were ready for the next step in their careers. You can say what you want about bring me, they've obviously changed genres over the years and make a little bit of everything now, not just the metalcore/deathcore stuff. And that's what I love the most about them, they like to experiment with different sounds and are very versatile.

🔥🔥🔥

Really shit way to end it. But man these things happen. You didn’t do anything wrong man. Hope you’re doing well.

There's a hell is always be my fav BMTH's album cuz of the song crucify me

No wonder BMTH went downhill after Jona left.

Been listening to this dude's music for ages, good to hear hes doing well. Kinda shitty of the band to ditch him but hes probably better off considering the direction they went in

We love There is s Hell, be proud! Bmth is not the same without you 💔 😢 😔 😊

This is what the edge of your seat was made for

I always thought he was just showing up oli and he couldnt have that so they got rid of Jona