Dangerous Omens endure from ‘Speedy Success Syndrome’ – a situation by which bands that catapult to the highest with one launch on account of how properly it’s obtained and all of a sudden, they’re trade crops, they are not heavy sufficient, they are not good sufficient. You identify it – Carry Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, and naturally, Dangerous Omens, have all fallen sufferer to RSS.
Dangerous Omens shot to superstardom inside the steel group with their 2022 launch, THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND. Regardless of the band having a well-documented discography going again till 2016, with their self-titled debut, the band was met with skepticism of their success, teams of individuals attributing the success of a steel band to being an ‘trade plant’ – no matter which means.
And it appears like “Specter” is Dangerous Omens‘ manner of hitting again at these claims, embracing individuals’s preconceptions of them not being ‘heavy’ sufficient, teasing listeners by way of the primary two minutes, prodding gently on the concept of a heavier break within the tune earlier than full-sending it.
It is a tune that builds with out instant pay-off, however the anticipated pay-off remains to be satisfying. And, there is a small twist on the finish that has develop into considerably of a Dangerous Omens signature.
Followers on Reddit have been fast to level out the tune felt like an album opener because of the construction of the observe, and others have been beginning to hypothesise what the brand new file could be centred round, particularly after followers had decoded a message that had been launched a number of weeks in the past, when Dangerous Omens emptied their socials, leaving just one video on X that stated (transcribed by Redditors and Kerrang!):
“Whats up pal.
When you discovered this message, you’ve accomplished the sport. You don’t have to cover any longer. You should be questioning, was that every one a dream?
And if that’s the case, do you lastly see your self? Are you glad with what you see? Do you are feeling love?
You’re nothing greater than human. You break. You mend. You do your finest to mix in with the insanity, with the white noise. You’re residence now.
However if you would like me to depart, I have to go away. There’s nothing left of me to offer to her. I received’t see you once more sometime.
Goodbye, pal.”
After the preliminary video on X with the message above alongside the caption, ‘Goodbye, pal,’ Dangerous Omens began posting small snippets of ‘remedy classes’ between Ryan Hurst (identified for his appearing in Sons of Anarchy and The Strolling Useless) and a ghost to Instagram. There are about three components in complete.
The ghost is childlike. It has a toddler’s voice and is the scale of a kid. And a toddler is revealed within the third snippet when Hurst asks the ghost to take off his masks. Then, there is a knock on the door meant for the kid. It seems Hurst is making an attempt to assist the kid attain the otherside. Then, by the fourth submit, a piece of the “Specter” music video was posted to socials.
Nevertheless, this together with the darkish and ominous nature of the music movies, different followers have began theorising that this “period” will likely be darker than earlier than, and that it feels prefer it’s “foreshadowing” a bigger idea. That is additional supported by means of the identical ‘ghost’ in each the teasers the band had been posting, in addition to the music video itself. You may test the video out for your self above.
There isn’t a phrase of a brand new album, simply the model new single and music video, however with Dangerous Omens‘ resuming their cryptic methods, it is protected to imagine an announcement is properly on the way in which.
Till then, Dangerous Omens have two dwell performances this summer time – Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky on September twentieth (who additionally simply introduced they have been including a theme park to this yr’s competition) and Aftershock Competition in Sacramento, California on October 4th. You may take a look at tickets to each right here.
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