Bad Omens and Poppy have released a collaborative track called “V.A.N.“. The track was written and produced by Noah Sebastian of Bad Omens and is expected to appear on the Concrete Jungle soundtrack, which is the upcoming Bad Omens comic book series of the same name that is expected to be released through Sumerian Comics.
The press release read:
”V.A.N‘ is an industrial metal masterpiece about an artificial intelligence entity set out on a course to destroy humanity. The track immediately captivates the listener with Bad Omens’ hypnotic production and Poppy‘s angelic, whispering vocals as she takes on the role of the Concrete Jungle Universe AI character ‘V.A.N’. It then shock-transitions into a powerful onslaught of frantic drums, heavy guitars, and Poppy‘s vocals evolving from otherworldly tones to aggro screams.’
Noah Sebastian said:
“That’s a song that started just with the hook ‘Violence against nature’, and then after saving the project with the acronym and seeing it we realized it could be fun to think of ‘VAN’ as a name. Thus the rabbit hole of ideas began that led us to decide to write lyrics from the perspective of an artificial intelligence gone rogue.”
The hit video game series ‘Portal‘, the film ‘Ex Machina‘ and the series ‘Stranger Things‘ were listed as inspiration for the accompanying short film for the track, which was co-written by Sebastian, Poppy and Garrett Nicholson. The latter two co-directed that visual accompaniment.
The two acts will be touring Europe together on the following dates:
01/27 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
01/28 Cologne, GER – Palladium
01/29 Cologne, GER – Palladium
01/30 Munich, GER – Zenith
02/01 Zurich, SWI – Halle 622
02/02 Offenbach, GER – Stadthalle
02/04 Tilburg, NET – 013
02/05 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
02/06 Paris, FRA – Salle Pleyel
02/08 Dresden, GER – Messe Dresden
02/09 Praha, CZE – SaSaZu
02/10 Innsbruck, AUT – Congress
02/11 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
