On 30 July, the band announced they had left their label and signed with RCA , who would release their fourth album in 2013.
In July, the band started to publish images of themselves recording at a ‘Top Secret Studio Location,’ and revealed they were working with producer Terry Date for the recording and production of the album.
2011 ended with an announcement by the band on 29 December of a new extended play titled The Chill Out Sessions , a collaborative effort with British DJ Draper.
In December 2011, Machine Head completed an arena tour across Europe with Bring Me the Horizon as the main support band along with DevilDriver and Darkest Hour .
on 31 October the music video for the song “Alligator Blood” was released.
On 23 August they released the fourth music video and single, “Visions”,
The tour was extended with a North American leg from 13 August to 4 October, retaining Parkway Drive and Architects and adding Deez Nuts to the line up.
On 28 April, Nicholls broke his arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architects.
In April 2011, Bring Me the Horizon embarked on a European tour, starting in the United Kingdom.
After an intense touring schedule, Bring Me the Horizon finally completed their third album’s promotion at the end of 2011.