Bad Omens is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2015 by vocalist and producer Noah Sebastian, guitarist Nicholas Ruffilo, and bassist Vincent Riquier.

The band was later joined by guitarist and producer Joakim "Jolly" Karlsson and drummer Nick Folio, releasing their critically acclaimed debut self-titled album in 2016 under Sumerian Records.

[1] The idea to form Bad Omens[2] came in 2013 when Noah Sebastian began secretly writing lyrics while also performing guitar duties for a Washington, D.C.–based act named Immoralist.

Karlsson had the idea to make the move when a friend of his began a small record label that was initially producing the band's songs.

[4] The band put out an untitled demo EP[5] containing rough versions of their debut album tracks, which caught the eye of Sumerian Records.

That very same year in December, the band landed a record deal and released a single and complementary music video for "Glass Houses" through the Sumerian YouTube channel.

[12] The same year, Noah Sebastian worked with American deathcore act, Winds of Plague on their fifth studio album Blood of My Enemy.

Bad Omens was initially scheduled to open up for The Amity Affliction and Senses Fail on their 2019 "Misery Will Find You Tour".

[16] Bad Omens quickly released a statement clarifying that they left because agreements in the signed contract were not fulfilled, and both bands were now "bullying" the group over their own failure to comply.

[43] In the Fall of 2024, the band was announced as supporting act for Linkin Park on select dates for their From Zero World Tour for November in that year.

[41] According to AllMusic, "[Bad Omens' music contains] punishing breakdowns and anthemic choruses that evoke contemporaries like Bring Me the Horizon and Periphery.

Noah Sebastian had this to say in an interview with Sumerian about "The Worst in Me", in particular: It's about a very intense and unhealthy relationship I was in, but we wrote it in a format that's universal to all bad habits.

This is due to Noah Sebastian's scratchy, mid-to-high pitch screaming style which bear resemblance to Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oliver Sykes' voice on their 2013 Sempiternal release.