Bad Omens - Europe 2024

In the organizer's words:

Los Angeles based rock sensation Bad O mens announce a string of headline dates in the EU 2024 to coincide with their shows as main support for Bring Me The Horizon on their arena dates in the UK 2024. Bad Omens are already being hailed as one of the most exciting phenomena in modern rock in recent years, and being invited to perform as main support for another rock titan like Bring Me The Horizon only backs up that claim.

The band recently released the highly anticipated music video for their hit "Just Pretend" (via Sumerian Records). The music video was directed by Erik Rojas (Chase Atlantic, Jessie J, Waterparks) and is based on a story written by vocalist Noah Sebastian. The track itself has taken on a life of its own, reaching #1 at Active Rock Radio, while it is currently in the Top 10 at Alt Radio and has reached over 135 million streams and counting.

The band also recently launched their new comic book series "Concrete Jungle" (via Sumerian Comics). Written by Noah Sebastian and Kevin Roditeli ("Freak Show") and illustrated by Nicola Izzo, the four-part monthly series will be available in stores starting September 6.

Bad Omens break boundaries, only to end up nipping conventions in the bud. The quartet - Noah Sebastian (vocals), Joakim "Jolly" Karlsson (guitar), Nick Ruffilo (bass) and Nick Folio (drums) - captivate with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks and the tingle of sensual harmonies in high registers, underscored by cinematic production. With more than 250 million streams worldwide and much acclaim, the band presents an uncompromising and undeniable vision on their third album "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" (Sumerian Records).

"Recording this album has changed us as songwriters and musicians. In many ways, I feel like it liberated me as an artist, because every decision I made during the writing process was for myself, without fear of anyone else's expectations of what our third album should sound like. Be it our fans or our record company."

However, they have always worked this level of magic...

2016's self-titled debut "Bad Omens" spawned fan favorites like "Glass Houses" and "The Worst In Me", which surpassed 38 million Spotify streams. 2019's "Finding God Before God Finds Me" spawned "Dethrone" (27 million Spotify streams) and "Careful What You Wish For". Along the way, they toured with numerous big-name acts and received high praise from tastemakers.

After their first headline tour was canceled halfway through at the height of the global pandemic, the band found themselves back home in Los Angeles with plenty of time on their hands. There, they absorbed and conveyed a different palette of unexpected inspirations. Channeling what the frontman sometimes describes as a "cursive sound," they embraced the newfound confidence and boundlessly loose creativity. In the studio, everything was fair game, and all the "rules" were broken. Noah and Jolly wrote, produced and engineered the music themselves, while GRAMMY® Award-nominated producer and songwriter Zakk Cervini (Blink-182, Poppy, Pale Waves & Polyphia) lent his talents to mixing and mastering. To challenge himself, Noah decided to "make a track with samples of objects from around the house, none of which were musical instruments".

This eventually became the framework for the first single "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND". Claps break through the icy soundscape, while his voice expands from a breathy moan to an evocative and stirring hook and transitions from a whisper to the seductive vocal: "It wasn't hard to realize. Love is the death of peace of mind". It culminates in a climactic scream lifted by a distorted crunch.

"The whole record is about the loss of peace of mind," he explains. "The lyrics of the title track are a little more specific in terms of the conflict at the heart of something more intimate and personal."

By saying it out loud, Bad Omens offer a layer of comfort and empathy, with a somber veil. At the same time, they give rock music a new, sexy form on "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND".

"Sonically, we want to make something that you can't come to too late or too early," he says. "You can't cheat your way through to the last act. You have to get on the ride and see it through to the end. The songs are meant to be listened to from start to finish. We want you to take the whole journey with us."