From Paranoia Agent to Naruto: Bad Omens Breaks Down Anime’s Influence on the Metal | Full Interview

Published 2023-06-08
Bad Omens have become one of the biggest bands in the metal scene over the course of the past year. With their incredible album The Death of Piece of Mind (which recently won Album of the Year at the Heavy Music Awards) taking listeners by storm, their path to domination has been punctuated by trending songs on TikTok and sold out tours.

What you may not know is that anime has been a huge part of their lives. We had the chance to speak with Noah Sebastian and Nick Ruffilo from the band about what they love about anime, how it hits them harder than most media, and the impact that shows like Naruto and Paranoia Agent have on them personally and creatively.

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All Comments (21)
  • @gildedxlily
    Noah, Nicholas and Crunchyroll??? What a time to be alive ❤
  • Okay Noah saying he identifies with Eren having not seen the latest season is objectively hilarious
  • @ayakkumii
    crunchyroll interviewing bad omens? this is the content that I lived for!! weebs are surely winning! thank you so much!😊
  • Dude wtf, Nick is the sweetest person in the world, i'm so happy to see him♥
  • @millykay3209
    All of the guys seem so genuine and wholesome, it’s so refreshing to see a band of people who have no ulterior motives other than to just have fun and experiment with their passion, it makes them feel much more human, it’s so easy to see celebrities as other beings rather than just regular people but I feel like all of the guys from BO do such a good job at just being themselves unapologetically and not playing into a character of what they’re expected to be, it’s truly so refreshing to see
  • @winkblue6851
    Nicholas was not gonna pass up an opportunity to geek out on anime 😭
  • @afanboy5409
    Nicholas and Noah harmonize so great together! <3
  • @evsm722
    I NEW NOAHS HAIR WAS INSPIRED BY CAPTAIN LEVI
  • @chef_skiezy
    I love when you can tell the artist is enjoying the interview or it actually has meaning. There are good intentions in this. I will say it is very fitting and expected to see both Nick and noah. Both sides seem to enjoy the conversation, and might I say, Nick is great. He adds on a lot, and I think he should be in more interviews. I like watching interviews, but it feels very dry as of right now. Hearing the same questions you can tell when people don't do research and it isn't fun. As for this, I enjoyed it, although I'm not in the anime spectrum. It's a great interview. Good job to both sides.
  • Not related but Nicholas voice is just beautiful. Back to the point, this is the content that I live for ❤
  • it's the first time I've seen Noah comfortable in an interview
  • they seem to be very different from another metal core bands, as well as spiritbox.. I feel healthy listen to them, they are a good influence to me
  • @andreaeli
    Great interview! It's nice to see them talk about something else they like aside from music.
  • @joyjoyz778
    Great interview! It's fun to just hear them talk about their Interests outside of music but also hear how it inspires them.
  • @chandyboi2976
    I saw them live in Des Moines, When they did the Artificial S. Anime background drop it blew me away. I didn't know they were anime fans until I saw that, and the merch they were selling. Then I hopped on YouTube 2 weeks later and saw this!
  • I love how nerdy they are ❤ also need Bad Omens full tattoo tours.
  • @PhiaAlexandra
    Noah saying he enjoyed Elfen lied made me so happy it was one of my first anime’s I watched as a teen and is still one of my favs 💖 one of my fav bands geeking out over anime is life 💖