Blood Youth

Blood Youth performing at Download Festival 2017.

Blood Youth's style has been described as melodic hardcore,[3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] hardcore punk,[7][9][12][13][14] post-hardcore,[15] and “punk metal”,[16][17] and they have been compared to the likes of Stick To Your Guns,[5] Beartooth,[18] and Every Time I Die.[18] Blood Youth's lyrics focus on many different topics based on everyday (namely Tarsus's) life, with songs off of the band's debut EP invoking themes of homelessness, breakups, and financial turmoil.[19] Their sophomore EP Closure focused on such themes as Tarsus's struggle to help his family, emotional claustrophobic towards those new in life and reflecting on the past,[20] while their debut full-length Beyond Repair followed that of numbing oneself via alcohol abuse, the struggle of being an underground musician in a small town, becoming a different person while under the influence of alcohol, one's naivety while young, and simply being angry.[21] Furthermore, on multiple tracks such as "What I'm Running From" and "Big Smoke", Tarsus focuses on his relocation to Barcelona just prior to the formation of the band, the reasons why he departed from England, and what he was feeling during this transition.[19][21]

Guitarist Chris Pritchard is inspired by nu metal acts such as Korn and Slipknot, namely their first and second albums, stating that he fell in love with songs such as “Wait and Bleed”;[22][2][23] vocalist Kaya Tarsus is more-so inspired by hardcore bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, and Every Time I Die.[2][15][23] In full contrast, drummer Sam Hallett's favorite band is The 1975; he is also a huge fan of R&B[2] together with Funeral For a Friend.[23]

• From the Ground Up (2018)[36]