Alright mun, grab your black hoodie, crank the eyeliner, and prepare for an emotional collapse… with breakdowns.
Because BAD OMENS aren’t just here to scream and strut — they’re here to bleed feelings all over the stage and still look cooler than your entire Spotify Wrapped. 🕶️💔🎤
Think Bring Me the Horizon meets The Weeknd in a haunted nightclub — all wrapped up in industrial beats, massive singalongs, and enough angst to flood TikTok.
This ain’t just metalcore anymore.
It’s post-everything dark pop rage with fangs.
🧛♂️ WHO ARE BAD OMENS?
Genre: Modern Metalcore / Alt Metal / Emo Trap Pop / Sadboi Symphony
From: Richmond, Virginia 🇺🇸
Formed: 2015
Known For:
- Hooks you can scream and cry to at the same time
- Wearing black in 34°C heat
- Melancholy bangers for the chronically online
- Noah Sebastian’s angel-demon vocal wizardry
- Actually making TikTok rock cool.
Bad Omens are the voice of your existential dread —
but with better hair and killer synths.
🩸 THE LINE-UP OF FEELS & FURY
- Noah Sebastian – Vocals / emo frontman energy + pop genius vibes
- Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson – Guitar / riffs & sleek soundscape overlord
- Nicholas Ruffilo – Bass / low-end you feel in your bones
- Nick Folio – Drums / technical precision with stadium rock punch
Noah is the heart and howl of the band — flipping from fragile falsettos to demonic growls faster than you can say “playlist trauma.”
💿 DISCOGRAPHY – SADBOY ANTHEMS WITH BITE
😈 Bad Omens (2016)
🎧 Glass Houses, The Worst in Me, Reprise
Vibe: Straight-up metalcore rage with cinematic flair.
Big riffs, bigger emotions.
Early BMTH fans? You’ll eat this up.
🔥 Finding God Before God Finds Me (2019)
🎧 Dethrone, Burning Out, The Hell I Overcame
Vibe: More polished, more epic.
Choirs, clean choruses, and breakdowns the size of cathedrals.
They went biblical, cinematic, and savage.
This is crying while lifting weights music.
🕯️ THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND (2022)
🎧 Like A Villain, Artificial Suicide, Just Pretend
Vibe: Goth pop meets industrial metalcore.
This is the one.
Breakout moment.
Spotify domination. Arena-ready. TikTok viral.
More synths. More sulking. Still heavy. Still heavenly.
🌘 Concrete Jungle [THE OST] (2023)
🎧 V.A.N., C.A.N.C.E.L., ANYBODY CAN BE KILLED
Vibe: Darkwave, cyberpunk-core, glitchy AF.
Experimental AF.
Sounds like Blade Runner if it got dumped and discovered nu-metal.
Not a full LP, but a vibe-heavy detour that slaps.
🎧 THE RIFF REPORT’S ESSENTIAL BAD OMENS BANGERS
🖤 Just Pretend – The anthem. The mood. The feels.
💥 Dethrone – Heavy as hell. Unapologetically pissed off.
🕯️ The Death of Peace of Mind – Ethereal. Erotic. Existential.
🚨 Like a Villain – A hook so good it should be illegal.
💣 Artificial Suicide – Screams from the void with laser beams.
😱 WHY BAD OMENS MATTER
Because they:
- Broke the metalcore mould and remade it with heartbreak and synths
- Bring heavy riffs to the hyperpop generation
- Aren’t afraid to be vulnerable, venomous, or very online
- Can headline a festival AND trend on TikTok
- ***Turn breakdowns into breakdowns — emotionally and musically
They’re the bridge between scenecore nostalgia and future goth dreams.
They’re what MySpace kids always wanted to grow up into.
🎤 LIVE SHOWS – A CATHEDRAL OF FEELS AND FLAMES
A Bad Omens gig is:
- 💀 Smoke, strobes, and sadness.
- 🎤 Singalongs so loud they hit your soul’s soft bits.
- 🖤 Noah standing still, then exploding with fury.
- 🔥 A masterclass in mood, power, and prettiness.
Don’t expect banter.
Expect a religious experience.
🧠 FINAL VERDICT FROM THE RIFF REPORT:
***Bad Omens are the emo saviours of metalcore.
They blend mascara with mayhem, heartbreak with heaviness, and manage to make despair sound danceable.
Want your riffs dipped in tears and wrapped in neon?
Want a band that feels like reading your private journal while being dropkicked into a rave?
Want the soundtrack to your late-night doomscrolling spiral?
Then Bad Omens are already in your playlist. You just haven’t realised it yet.
🖤 The Riff Report wipes a black tear and whispers into the void:
BAD OMENS – DARK. DREAMY. DEADLY.
SCENE ISN’T DEAD. IT JUST GOT BETTER HAIR. 🕯️🎤🔥
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. Always chasing the next great riff. 🤘
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