Bad Omens is booming, dat is zeker. Hun vorige Europese tour verkochten ze volledig uit en ook hun nieuwe tour is zo goed als volledig uitverkocht. Dat succes is waarschijnlijk deels te danken aan hun song Just Pretend die via TikTok viraal ging, maar natuurlijk is hun succes grotendeels te wijten aan hun enorm talent.
Met hun nieuwe song, V.A.N., een samenwerking met Poppy (wie trouwens ook mee is op hun Europese tour) tonen ze nog maar eens wat ze in hun mars hebben. En dat ze met de actualiteit mee zijn. V.A.N. is een liedje dat gaat over artificiële intelligentie die uit is op het uitroeien van de mensheid. Het is bovendien een érg catchy song die meteen blijft hangen.
Zanger Noah Sebastian vertelt het volgende over de song: “That’s a song that started just with the hook ‘Violence against nature’, and then after saving the project with the acronym and seeing it we realized it could be fun to think of ‘VAN’ as a name. Thus the rabbit hole of ideas began that led us to decide to write lyrics from the perspective of an artificial intelligence gone rogue.”
LIVE zondag 4 februari 2024, 013 (Tilburg, NL)
maandag 5 februari 2024, AB (Brussel, BE)
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Bad Omens are coming off a wildly successful two years with the explosive success of their breakthrough third studio album The Death of Peace of Mind (2022). Hailed as “a stunning fusion of dark, Weeknd-esque pop and industrialized metalcore” (Revolver), the project has racked up over 940 million streams globally and surged Bad Omens catalog to over 1.5 billion streams.
The hardworking bands ascension was driven in part by the albums hit-single “Just Pretend” experiencing a viral TikTok moment that yielded a growing, dedicated fandom who catapulted them into the spotlight. Becoming the bands first RIAA-certified Gold single, “Just Pretend” reached #1 at US Alternative Radio and smashed multiple Billboard Year-End charts coming in at #1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs, #6 on Alternative Airplay Songs, #11 on Rock and Alternative Airplay Songs, #11 on Mainstream Rock Airplay Songs, #14 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and #23 on Hot Alternative Songs. The genre-defyers continue their climb with the albums seductive title track, “The Death of Peace of Mind,” currently sitting at #23 on Mediabase Alternative Radio Charts and #37 on Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. The song also became RIAA Gold certified in January 2024. Their radio success also earned Bad Omens a nomination for Best New Artist (Alt & Rock) at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Gaining momentum online and over the airwaves, Bad Omens persistently surged ahead, captivating their rapidly expanding fanbase with electrifying live shows at numerous sold-out tours and festival performances worldwide. The band is already set for an intense touring schedule in 2024, recently concluding UK dates with Bring Me The Horizon, embarking on their CONCRETE FOREVER European headline run, announcing rescheduled US performances and unveiling a lineup of festivals throughout the 2024 season.
