Not many bands can soar to the heights Bad Omens are reaching right now. Last night in North London, the metalcore titans proved they’re not just ready to claim their throne, they’re reshaping what heavy music looks like for an entire generation.

Words by Felix Bartlett  | Nov 27, 2025

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There’s something brewing in the world of metal right now. A new wave of bands are tearing up the rulebook and dragging heavy music kicking and screaming into the mainstream. And right at the forefront of it all? Bad Omens. Walking up that sacred hill into Alexandra Palace last night, you could feel it, a spectacle was about to take place, one that is sure to be a defining moment in the Bad Omens chapter.

After a rocky couple of years, tonight felt like the beginning of something special. This is a band clawing their way to new heights, back on devastating form, and taking absolutely no prisoners in their fiery conquest.

Before we jump into the headliner though I have to mention the absolutely stacked support acts starting with The Ghost Inside bringing their trademark Californian grit, followed by Bilmuri’s gloriously unhinged set that somehow swung from jazz flute to face-melting heaviness.

Now lets get straight into the reason why we were all here. When Noah Sebastian emerged alone through a veil of white light and creeping dry ice to perform ‘Specter’, the room collectively held its breath. The production was absolutely insane: ultra-widescreen visuals, cryptic Twin Peaks-style interludes, and pyro jets that turned Ally Pally into equal parts cathedral and fever dream. It’s the kind of show that proves heavy music doesn’t have to stay in sticky-floored clubs anymore.

Here’s the one thing about Bad Omens. They get it. They understand that this new generation of rock fans don’t want to be boxed in. The setlist bounced effortlessly from the gothic pulse of ‘Dying to Love’ to the chaos of ‘V.A.N.’, from gloomy R&B-tinged beats to straight-up face-ripping metal.

When Joakim Karlsson stepped up with that massive riff on ‘ARTIFICIAL SUICIDE’? Goosebumps. Actual goosebumps. And when the whole room screamed back every word of ‘THE DRAIN’, it was obvious, this is what the future of heavy music sounds like.

The crowd were absolutely feral for it too. Walls of death during ‘Nowhere To Go’ had bodies crashing together and crowd surfers taking to the sky as the room erupted and split for ‘Concrete Jungle’.

The main set closed on ‘Impose’ with confetti drifting lazily through the air, but they weren’t done. They came back for ‘Dethrone’, engulfed in flames, and pulling us in for one last scream before the night came to a close. Noah dropped to his knees, singing about pearly gates, and honestly? He doesn’t need to beg. He’s already there.

Bad Omens aren’t just riding the wave of this new generation of heavy music, they’re the ones making the waves. And if last night proved anything, it’s that the future is shaping up to be unpredictable, bold and completely theirs for the taking.