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It’s happening, people! Bad Omens have wiped their official Instagram account, bar one minute-long video.
After hitting the studio in September, it looks like Bad Omens might finally be gearing up to reveal what they’ve been working on.
The band have just wiped their Instagram (which in 2025 definitely means something major is happening, right?), apart from a minute-long cryptic video.
Fans on Reddit have worked out that the words in this clip most likely come from some hidden messages contained within last year’s CONCRETE JUNGLE [The OST] project, and pieced together by u/maybethatsjustfine at the time it seemingly says: ‘Hello friend. If you found this message, you’ve completed the game. You don’t have to hide any longer. You must be wondering, was that all a dream? And if so, do you finally see yourself? Are you satisfied with what you see? Do you feel love? You’re nothing more than human. You break. You mend. You do your best to blend in with the madness, with the white noise. You are home now. But if you want me to leave, I must leave. There’s nothing left of me to give to her. I won’t see you again someday. Goodbye, friend.’
Bad Omens have two big live dates coming up – at Louder Than Life on September 20, and Aftershock on October 4 – so will we find something out, or possibly even get new music, before then?!
Check out the new teaser below:
Earlier this month, we spoke to Joel Madden about the artists who influenced him going into Good Charlotte’s new album, and he told Kerrang!, “There’s Noah [Sebastian] from Bad Omens, who has got a vision and he’s gonna make it his. He’s going to make the record, however long it takes. And it’s not so dramatic – it’s, ‘This is what I’m doing.’ I’m a huge Bad Omens fan, and he’s working his ass off to create and bring a vision to life.”
And, back in February, Noah revealed how The Death Of Peace Of Mind’s touring cycle was inspiring him, musically.
“This is the most touring we’ve ever done on this album cycle, obviously, because it just took off, and I’m learning a lot about my voice touring, and what I can and can’t do, and how to manage it when it’s something so nuanced as your body – it’s like, ‘I went outside to check the mail today and now my throat’s scratchy,’” he said.
“With the new music, I definitely think there’s a part of it where I’m trying to leave room for fun, where it’s not so rigid. I almost view our show like a movie. It’s on a track, like a tramline, I guess you could say. It’s rehearsed to a tee and everything’s automated with the lights and the content and stuff, so it is like trying to recreate the same movie every night, and that gets boring too, and exhausting.”
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