Bad Omens (album)

Bad Omens
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
Genre
Length43:19
LabelSumerian
ProducerWill Putney
Bad Omens chronology
Bad Omens
(2016)
Finding God Before God Finds Me
(2019)
Singles from Bad Omens
  1. "Glass Houses"
    Released: January 29, 2016
  2. "Exit Wounds"
    Released: February 5, 2016
  3. "The Worst in Me"
    Released: June 15, 2016
  4. "The Fountain"
    Released: July 15, 2016

Bad Omens is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Bad Omens, which was released on August 19, 2016, through Sumerian Records. It is the only album with bassist Vincent Riquier, who left the band in July 2018.

Musical style

The album is described as metalcore,[1] and post-hardcore,[2] with nu metal, industrial metal and pop influences.[3]

Release

Four singles were released from the album, with "Glass Houses", "Exit Wounds" and "The Worst in Me" having music videos, which were released on December 18, 2015, January 4 and May 11, 2016, respectively.[4][5][6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Glass Houses"4:00
2."Exit Wounds"3:26
3."The Worst in Me"3:49
4."F E R A L"4:05
5."Enough, Enough Now"4:05
6."Malice"3:00
7."Hedonist"2:07
8."Broken Youth"3:14
9."Crawl"4:07
10."The Letdown"4:06
11."Reprise (The Sound of the End)"3:21
12."The Fountain"3:59
Total length:43:19

Personnel

Bad Omens

  • Noah Sebastian – vocals
  • Joakim Karlsson – lead guitar
  • Vincent Riquier – bass
  • Nicholas Ruffilo – rhythm guitar
  • Nick Folio – drums

Production

  • Will Putney – engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Randy LeBouef – engineering
  • Steve Seid – technical support

Charts

Chart performance for Bad Omens
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 30
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 43

References

  1. ^ Natasha Van Duser (August 30, 2016). "Album Review: Bad Omens - Self-Titled". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Dylan Yadav (August 22, 2016). "Bad Omens - Bad Omens". Immortal Reviews. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Album Review: BAD OMENS Bad Omens". Metal Injection. August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bad Omens sign with Sumerian Records; premiere "Glass Houses" music video". MetalNerd. December 19, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bad Omens premiere "Exit Wounds" video". MetalNerd. January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bad Omens release "The Worst In Me" video". MetalNerd. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bad Omens Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Bad Omens Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Bad Omens Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Bad Omens Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2023.