But how much do we know about the group, including where they grew up and went to school, how they formed, and the vegan bar and restaurant run by their charismatic frontman Oli Sykes ? The alternative metal rockers, currently consisting of Sykes, drummer Matt Nicholls, guitarist Lee Malia and bass player Matt Kean, was formed in Sheffield in 2004. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sykes, 37, was actually born in Kent and moved to Australia as a boy before returning to the UK aged around eight and settling in Sheffield, where he attended Stocksbridge High School, the same school as Alex Turner, Matt Helders and Jamie Cook, from the Arctic Monkeys.
Malia was born and raised in Sheffield and also attended Stocksbridge High School, where he met Sykes. He studied at Rotherham College too, as did Nicholls, who grew up in Maltby. Kean grew up in Sheffield and as a child wanted to be a footballer but decided that was ‘never going to happen’ and he studied biology, physics and chemistry at A level.
Jordan Fish was the band’s keyboardist and producer from 2012 until his departure in 2023, and Curtis Ward and Jona Weinhofen are also former members. Keep up to date on everything in Sheffield and South Yorkshire with The Star’s free newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Bring Me The Horizon released their first a.
