Experience the captivating visuals and raw emotion of Bad Omens' music video for their latest release, Specter, a hauntingly beautiful piece.
In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, Bad Omens' frontman Noah Sebastian revealed that the band's new music will maintain their darker, emotional artistic style but move away from heavy, core-based metal. This shift is expected to create a more eclectic and polished sound, distancing from straightforward heavy metal without abandoning their core artistic identity.
The first taste of this new direction comes with the release of their latest single, "Specter". The chorus of the song centres around the poignant lyric, "Do you feel love? I know I don't with no one to hold". The lyrics also include the lines, "Oh I'm changing, and I feel more like a ghost," and "Like a specter in your headlights on the road".
The video for "Specter" features Ryan Hurst, an actor known for his roles in "Sons Of Anarchy" and "The Walking Dead". Bad Omens teased the release of the single on their social media pages earlier this week, igniting anticipation among fans.
Sebastian, who spoke to Metal Hammer in February 2024, also clarified that the new music from Bad Omens will not be a bubblegum pop record. He admitted he may not continue playing heavy, core-based music as he gets older due to his eclectic musical interests.
The new single has already accumulated over 2.7 billion streams globally. Anticipation for new music from Bad Omens has been growing since photos posted on their social media accounts last September showed them working in a recording studio. During an appearance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last month, Sebastian mentioned that he was tired from working on albums.
Despite this, Sebastian's main goal is to always create his music tastefully and in a way that feels true to him. He believes metalheads assume anything catchy or polished is pop and anything electronic is EDM. He highlighted the diversity of genres beyond metal and pop, emphasizing that Bad Omens' new music will remain true to his darker artistic sensibilities, but will do so tastefully and authentically, not forced or simply "pop".
Bad Omens' new single, "Specter", is the first new music from the band since their 2022 album "The Death of Peace of Mind". The new music from Bad Omens is still a work-in-progress, with Sebastian not providing specific details about the new music's release date or title. However, with the success of "Specter" and the growing anticipation for new music, fans are eagerly waiting for what's to come from Bad Omens.
In a recent video, Hurst plays an authority figure trying to conduct an interview with a young boy hiding beneath a white bedsheet. While the connection to the new music from Bad Omens is unclear, it's safe to say that the band continues to push boundaries and explore new territories in their music.
- Bad Omens' frontman Noah Sebastian revealed in a Metal Hammer interview that their new music will maintain their darker, emotional style but move away from heavy, core-based metal.
- The band's latest single, "Specter", is the first taste of this new direction and has already accumulated over 2.7 billion streams globally.
- Ryan Hurst, known for roles in "Sons Of Anarchy" and "The Walking Dead", features in the video for "Specter".
- The new music from Bad Omens will not be a bubblegum pop record, according to Sebastian's clarification in the Metal Hammer interview.
- The band teased the release of the single on their social media pages, igniting anticipation among fans.
- Bad Omens' new music will remain true to Sebastian's darker artistic sensibilities, but with a more eclectic and polished sound.
- Anticipation for new music from Bad Omens has been growing since photos posted on their social media accounts last September showed them working in a recording studio.
- Despite working tirelessly on new music, Sebastian's main goal is to always create his music tastefully and in a way that feels true to him, not forced or simply "pop".
