When it comes to the music industry, it’s not uncommon for bands to be compared to each other, especially if they share similar styles or influences. One such comparison that has been drawn is between Bad Omens and Bring Me the Horizon. This comparison is due to Noah Sebastian’s scratchy, mid-to-high-pitch screaming style, which resembles Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oliver Sykes’ voice on their 2013 album, ‘Sempiternal.’

Bad Omens released their self-titled debut full-length album in 2016, receiving high praise from fans. However, this positive response was somewhat overshadowed by the persistent comparisons of their songs to Bring Me the Horizon’s ‘Sempiternal.’ Notably, one of the more striking instances of similarity can be found in Bad Omens’ track ‘Reprise (The Sound of the End),’ which shares instrumental and vocal structures with BMTH’s ‘Shadow Moses.’

Sebastian acknowledged the comparisons in a 2017 interview with New Noise Magazine, explaining his voice’s role in that, and said:

“I think my voice is a lot to blame, and that doesn’t offend me at all. I think my stance on it is that we share—I don’t know them personally, but I can tell through their content and taste that we share a lot of similar interests and influences.”

The singer then reflected on his admiration for BMTH’s branding of their band:

“From a marketing standpoint, they’ve branded their band in the same way I’ve always wanted to brand a band. It’s very cinematic and grand; it’s very rich and regal. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do because I love big spaces, electronic and atmospheric sounds. One of my favorite bands in the world is Deftones. Oh, and [frontman] Chino [Moreno] ‘s other band, Crosses; they almost beat Deftones for me.”

He lastly added, turning back to the comparisons:

“Again, with the comparison, my voice is to blame for it. I love Linkin Park, and I’ve always wanted to channel that really raw-pitched, screamy singing sound.”

Interestingly, these two bands prepare to share the same stage. In June 2023, it was announced that Bad Omens would support Bring Me the Horizon on their tour in January 2024. This collaboration presents an opportunity for fans to witness both bands’ styles and compare them. BMTH will be promoting their seventh album, ‘Post Human: Nex Gen,’ set to release on September 15, before embarking on their UK and Ireland tour with Bad Omens.

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Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes recently had a chat with NME about headlining for Download Festival. The festival welcomes many rock and metal bands every year, and though the band performed at the festival before, this year was their first time playing as the headline band. Sykes told NME:

“People have spoken about us headlining the festival for a few years now but we’ve never been so sure. Now we’re here, it’s weird and I’m nervous but I also feel very confident in being a headline band.”

Sykes wants the band to be heard, which he expressed like so:

“[…] We want to prove ourselves, we want to blow everyone else out the water and we want to make sure people walk away going, ‘F*cking hell, they are a headline band’.[…]”

After being told many times that the band is not good anymore due to the change of their sound over the years, Download Festival was the ‘stamp of approval’ for them. The frontman explained:

“There’s just something about headlining Download that feels like a stamp of approval from the rock and metal community. The fact we’re going to have 80,000 people celebrating our band is f*cked. There were a couple of years where it felt like I was trying to get my band out [of that world] and where rock felt a little dead. Now, I’m so proud to be a part of this.”

Bring Me The Horizon has been making music since 2006, and the changes in the albums’ concepts, sounds, and lyrics seem to have disappointed the fans. In an interview that happened in 2016, the band told even if they play in bigger festivals and tours, they would still get hate for it. Sykes, in the interview, said:

“We still got booed. Then again, years ago we’d be getting boos and getting into fights with people in the crowd at our own headline shows. It’s like, ‘You paid to be here, there’s no one on after us and you’re still throwing sh*t at us!”

In the same interview, the guitarist Lee Malia told:

“Even if the whole crowd booed, we’d still play a full set. We’ve got nowt to be ashamed of! We haven’t done anything wrong, we’ve never changed, we’ve not jumped on any bandwagon, so we’ll just do what we do. That’s all we can do.”

The band is now getting prepared to release their new studio album, ‘Post Human: NeX GEn’. A few singles have already been released, including many other names such as Blackbear, Lil Uzi Vert, and Daryl Palumbo.

You can see the band’s Download performance down below.

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