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Bring Me The Horizon’s new concert film, *L.I.V.E. In São Paulo*, eases us in gently with the delicate sounds and late-90s aesthetic of a *Final Fantasy VII* (PS1) loading screen—but this is a false calm. After being warned of "explicit scenes of violence and gore," we are asked to choose a difficulty level: Easy, Normal, or Extreme. Given that this involves the metal giants from Sheffield, there can be only one choice. The acronym "L.I.V.E." in the title stands for "Live Immersive Virtual Experiment." If you were lucky enough to witness Bring Me’s mind-blowing headline performance at the Reading and Leeds festivals last year, or catch them on their smash-hit arena tour in 2024, you have already played this entertaining game before. "The world has been reduced to ash, and the dead are feasting on the remains," reveals the on-screen narrative, as a parasitic, demonic presence has escaped a laboratory and unleashed a lethal virus. The show’s host i...