My God. This Is F***ing Cool.

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Today I'm being reminded why I like this kind of music, it's Bad Omens X Poppy with their new song "V.A.N". There's something about it. What do you think?
You can watch Bad Omens X Poppy's music video for V.A.N. here: • BAD OMENS x POPPY - V....
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[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@alwaysrighter]

dear Jussy, i have three words, CALEB LANDRY JONES. better known as an actor, this laddie-boy is a gift from Texas, though you'd never guess it from his output. if Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Mark Bolan and John Lennon had a baby ... occasionally left with Uncle Harry Nilsson. no kidding ...Gadzooks is on the Toobs of Yoo. you'll be glad you did ...

[@mannyfragoza9652]

This tune reminds me of a cross between Marilyn Manson and Rammstein

[@Echo3_]

Poppy is one of the best of this Era. You Sir, are one of my favorite people ever!

[@JJones-cl4dm]

Im in love with poppy

[@alexprietosounds]

Hey hey long time listener first time caller. can confirm these drums were tracked. One of the engineers here. Folio the drummer is insanely good. Yes they were heavily edited in those programmed sections to fit the aesthetic but ole boy can REALLY play.

[@MariaFrancesca]

Lower production quality on the road is really not a problem.

[@Rocksarum]

Agreed! I enjoy variety in settings too 👍

[@MariaFrancesca]

@@Rocksarum True, and it's actually fun when it's a bit rough on the road, production-wise, because then it sort of feels like you are taken on a journey🙂 Feels more genuine and direct 🙂

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Yep...charming. It is authentic and a nice contrast. It feels personal in a way.

[@MariaFrancesca]

@@seanwoodburn2616 Yep, it's just like that 🙂

[@jenjen81]

⁠@@MariaFrancesca totally agree! i love the authenticity❤

[@Skylarlateef_guitar]

Poppy is so great no misses with any of her albums

[@sneakylanky]

I just got done working for Bad Omens on their UK run and can tell you that Nick Folio is a sick drummer

[@pearce554]

I love the way your face lit up when the NIN-style riff kicked in, because mine did exactly the same :). Thank you for turning me on to this. I'm off now to listen to the song in full; and maybe bait some of my industrial friends with it :).

[@nothinghaloart]

me too lol

[@jenniferfowler682]

Check out poppy’s version of Spit (originally by Kittie) it is phenomenal and again has an industrial element that is amazing

[@nathanclarke2777]

You are so right about it harkening back to old NIN and Ministry and stuff! Also love the fact that you love those guys too! My first concert was an old school Belgium industrial band called Front 242 and my second one was Nine Inch Nails!

[@nathanclarke2777]

Yeah love them too!@@tzaddikim1a.k.aomegarinse368

[@gonkipig7668]

Front 242! Awesome! There's a blast from the past and there goes my afternoon. :D

[@nathanclarke2777]

Lol yeah I had to watch and listen to a few songs cause of remembering them!@@gonkipig7668

[@RamirosWhateverVideos]

This song reminds me of the band Snake River Conspiracy mixed in with a bit of Skold.

[@ThomwoththeWeather]

going to see FLA in 2 months, with Ministry and Gary Numan, and just was at Skinny Puppy show... Nitzer Ebb opened for Depeche Mode Violator Tour 89/90. LOVE THIS STUFF!

[@foop2954]

Noah Sebastian's (now deleted) KZbin channel had some old VODs of his streams where he'd produce a song live, and that was such a useful tool when I was starting out trying to learn music production. He's fucking incredible at what he does. I'm also glad he opted out of singing on this one - he does so much more for the band and this track proves it.

[@luketinginit]

HE DELETED THE CHANNEL??

[@JAMCEEEE]

This sounds interesting; I'm trying to get back into producing my own music again after a very long hiatus and this does indeed soun like a super useful tool. Do you know if these videos are available anywhere or still floating around YT?

[@luketinginit]

@@JAMCEEEE im not sure but there was a video where he went round and made a song with things around his house that song would later turn out to be the death of peace of mind

[@acampillo]

@@luketinginit I just searched for that specific vídeo yesterday to show to someone and it's gone 😭

[@luketinginit]

@@acampillo ☹️☹️☹️

[@step0601]

Big fan of Poppy. Discovered her accidentally on KZbin, Never Find My Place is an awesome track.

[@leemurray4653]

I'm a huge fan myself, have seen her live and know her entire discography front and back... I'm just replying to say that "Never Find My Place" is my all-time favorite Poppy song. My son's too. Cool that you mentioned it.

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

That song has a great message, made me feel less alone, or actually just more secure in my wanted solitude.

[@idorion9096]

Is it Ghoste on vocals on that track?

[@njones420]

100% my favourite on that album, sound so good on vinyl!

[@simbarella15]

My interest in Poppy was piqued a couple years ago when I heard her cover of t.A.T.u.‘s “All The Things She Said” - loving this track with Bad Omens!!

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Her covers and collabs are amazing! Right up there with her own stuff (sometimes better)! Check out her cover of Spit by Kittie!

[@moreblack]

She's got some really interesting stuff in a variety of styles

[@Dikkiedank]

Poppy's Arc is so interesting. I didn't connect with her early stuff, but she just keeps getting better and better and I've been so fully on board since Flux.

[@brikatgen]

Nick Folio is an excellent drummer. Can confirm, he does this live, too

[@weinderdog1184]

Poppy is such a delight

[@russellzauner]

A live video has already been put up. It's amazing.

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Yeah when Noah joins in it is pretty epic!

[@bobair2]

Poppy slays!

[@la0070.]

Yes! Poppy - brilliant!

[@rickfortine7454]

I MUST SAY ... SUPER SMART FINANCIAL MOVE IDEA TEAMING UP WITH POPPY !!!

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

For both artists!

[@ellenw.5159]

I just love seeing you having so much fun with the song and especially mentioning all the details (drums, production, melody etc). I think the song is brilliant 🤘

[@paulr1068]

Just saw your show at Festival Hall. Absolutely rocked mate, made my year!!!!

[@asraiSOA]

Poppy's pretty awesome.

[@RelUnrelated]

I love the fact that you always impart to me a better understanding of the music I enjoy. Thanks so much for bringing this all to so many of us.

[@britballer4697]

I adore Poppy and have done for several years at this point. Bad Omens released my favourite album of 2022 and I saw them support Bring Me The Horizon on tour exactly 2 weeks ago. It was amazing!

[@ragman1960]

It’s a beautiful place, was there 2023 Christmas, absolutely scorched!!!😢😊

[@erikthompson404]

Thank you for pointing out this musical creation Mr Hawkins.

[@SpaceFairyness]

Oooh I really like this! *Looks up Bad Omens & Poppy * Thanks for the intro!

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Enjoy! I personally can't get enough of Poppy!

[@dirkjewitt5037]

That is a great one! thank you.

[@finnnkiddd7080]

Really reminds me of Grimes - We Appreciate Power, both thematically and sonically

[@popejaimie]

That was a collab with poppy too, right?

[@oaktowndimond668]

It was supposed to be a collab with poppy, but the two girls got into a shit storm regarding writing credits for their collab play destroy ​@@popejaimie

[@mikewilson858]

Love this track! Look forward to seeing Poppy in Cincinnati.

[@stereophonicsmom]

Love it. Went straight back to NIN & Nitzer Ebb. Thank you. Poppy’s voice is beautiful.

[@spiercephotography]

I think I agree with you- this kicks ass!

[@rhiannonstundon3643]

Enjoy the waves!

[@aliceosian]

I love how the little notes pop on the main melody. It's addicting.

[@RamirosWhateverVideos]

Thanks Justin, another great recommendation.

[@user-zv9gn2qd5x]

It's mad how it was just over a year when I went to see you in concert with my ex in Cardiff, would of gone to your 20th anniversary concert if I was still with her. Hopefully I'll go to another one of your concerts again one day and love the videos you do as I hope you do more bad omens videos as I've recently started getting into them.

[@theseanie9958]

Really glad you checked this one out. Such an interesting and unexpected collab

[@nathantoseehere]

I needed this

[@leejohnson6516]

See you in Sydney on Saturday!!! 🎸

[@CrisSkyTube]

Been listening to this song. It’s great!

[@LORDFARQUADZILLA]

The song is a straight fucking banger. Great message in the song too. Poppy is cool as hell.

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Agreed!

[@RocketScienceMusic-vk7ne]

Who needs high end production values, when you have high end content and banter! Lovely stuff. Bravo sir.

[@H3lloSE]

See you in Malta!!!

[@jasonharkness7581]

Listened to Bad Omens on repeat last year! The Death of Peace of Mind is an Awesome Album 👍

[@photobearcmh]

Front to back one the best of the last few years,

[@wickedPrints3256]

The live version is awesome too!

[@jaystel2381]

Hi Justin you guys killed it in Melbourne on Saturday!! Amazing show as always! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🎸

[@stevewesley3841]

It's already on my playlist...

[@hollylewis5302]

This song is brilliant!

[@sh4dylol]

I loveeee poppy sm

[@Jemhazai]

Bad Omens!❤‍🔥

[@ashtuckylovesmusic]

So awesome to hear your POV on this song JH. Noah is usually the singer and he took a step back on this record and focused on producing. So cool. Awesome and risky move.

[@teflongoon]

Poppy's fucking awesome. Stumbled upon her a couple of years ago and always glad when she's got a new single.

[@shessassy]

I was gutted you weren’t able to perform in Auckland - hope you can make it back to NZ one day! Glad you’re feeling better!

[@BrightBurner]

Welcome to Australia mate! Hope the heat isn’t too rough on you.

[@sandrahaight7278]

I am NIN enthusiast as well. This is exciting. Thx ❤

[@amandaosborne771]

Bad Omens are amazing

[@pest_4109]

Big NIN and Ministry fan here too! I can't remember a song in the last few years that excited me as much when it came out as this one. Obsessed! Made me check out Bad Omens and Poppy, BO are not my kind of metal, Poppy however I'm all in! Proper artist!

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Yes true!

[@Blakjade]

Love it!

[@edelwiess2306]

I’m someone with much more of an electro industrial and cyber goth background, but that does include NIN and Ministry as well. So, although I don’t usually listen to Bad Omens, this one did resonate with me a lot! The first band I thought of, with the production on the vocals, was Mind In A Box, an electronic band from Austria. I did also love the theme of this song.

[@HeartkillerHIM]

Excited to finally see you tonight! ❤ sorry about the heat & humidity lol. The new Bad Omens is awesome

[@georgiag9155]

Dear JH I stomped the loudest at Festival Hall Melbourne the other night for an encore on what was a brilliant, fun and good humoured performance, the reward was you lot coming out in your pyjamas to croon "I love you 5 times" it was beautiful. Take care in Surfers and watch out for the sharks, punch them in the snoz if they get too close, thanks for all that glam rock and see you next time.

[@jenjen81]

it was an awesome gig wasn’t it! i loved every second ❤

[@Alan_Duval]

This feels like what might happen if Charlie Clouser or Front Line Assembly were remixing Fear Factory again, but Maria Brink or OTEP was on guest vocals (and the lyrics are in line with both Maria and Ms. Shamaya's oeuvre).

[@phoenixgirl70]

Justin it’s great that you still do videos while touring! Lighting, sound…I mean if we can see you and understand what your saying…I’m happy! I think we’re a pretty easy going crew (I hope) and I don’t see any complaints! I’ll have to listen again at first I got Ministry vibes and then Rob Zombie (Dragula) but I’m exhausted and half out on my sleep edibles.

[@bmob3831]

Love that you did a review on such an awesome band. Even better you did it like 40min down the road from me 😂

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

The frequencies are piercing. Yoda.

[@user-yy6rh9em8q]

this song is insane live 🖤🔥

[@boristhespiderx]

I love Bad Omens so much, Noah has a phenomenal voice.

[@MHACompute]

Reminds me of The Prodigy impact with Firestarter - just really different and exciting!

[@deborahpearce9275]

Welcome to Oz! Saw you at Big Day Out 20 years ago…awesome!

[@MinusCube]

I was there too.. the one in Brisbane, I think it was 2004.. it was a great day! 😎

[@RYVENANT]

Someone compared it to Savage Garden and now I can't unhear it

[@richburnsred]

Haha, WOW! That is so true! Savage Garden gone industrial metal. Love it 😂

[@roli9091]

Finally Poppy! :)

[@TheSteveBoyd]

Amazing! Two thoughts spring to mind watching/listening to this. The 1st is the line in Rush's "Spirit of Radio", which says "All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted", etc., etc. These guys did it right. Auto tune, fake drums, they can actually be used to make art! ("...it's really just a question of your honesty"). The 2nd thought is that this has the same kind of, I don't know, "DNA", as Queensryche's "Screaming In Digital" or "NM156". I've always loved this kind of dystopian stuff. It's just a lot scarier now! 🤘🤘

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Not Rock, but Poppy has a great pop song and video on this topic! Called Time Is Up.

[@LeftyConspirator]

Hear you're coming to my home town of Trondheim in June? See ya there, mate!

[@simple8670]

Just saw them perform this song a couple hours ago together. Absolute banger! Also cool that Noah had vocal parts. The live version is definitely superior in my opinion.

[@CosmicLolly]

Definitely check out more of Bad Omens stuff, and the drumming is serious stuff. The drummer, Nick Folio hits hard on a lot of their songs

[@BretHiggins]

Superb stuff and further proof of Martin Atkins’ influence and legacy

[@donvoiddoom4358]

Fracking much agreed with all said❤

[@Richard-cq4kv]

Ralph Alexander is Poppy's double bass drummer, check out his "Everybody Wants To Rule The World " cover

[@l1m1tl3ss5]

Boooooooooom Sunday sorted!

[@whenitrains2777]

“ I’m feeling bits of “Pretty Hate Machine”❤

[@Socio19]

Dude's falcetto sounds like Freddie Mercury 😮 Love rock music, super channel!

[@GodLovesComics]

As a big Ministry and (inevitably) a NIN fan also in my younger days I can't help but like the beats. This part 5:25 in particular sounds a lot like something Trent Reznor would have cooked up.

[@MariaFrancesca]

I don't mind it, actually! I do like the imagery. I do think I will go check more!

[@zachchristensen1104]

That drum beats got a total fear factory vibe

[@thomasmacmanus9913]

I hope you catch some great waves! :)

[@matthewpritchard6109]

Ah. My face appears to have melted. Again.

[@FluffyBunniesOnFire]

Thanks, I've never actually checked out her music before. I just remember her old weird videos, like some babydoll Max Headroom.

[@velvetfaerie]

😮. THIS. IS. AWESOME

[@incredifall]

Nice!

[@bengrauartwork]

I remember seeing a vid that looked like a weird cult it was pretty fun cause it had that goldfrapp melody gold vibe. This reminded me of infected mushroom and those disturbing prodigy vids.

[@alexmessingaround]

I was not expecting the intro kicking in the way it did!

[@EasyBaker13]

Since Poppy is on tour with Bad Omens right now you can find some live recordings of this and they sound great. Noah drops a few backup vocals on the live versions. Bad Omens are incredible live, this track almost certainly is going to be off the deluxe edition of their last album that is supposed to have some remixes and collabs on it titled "Concrete Forever". Super talented musicians all around.

[@DarthMaui]

You are one cool dude. I never hear about these bands, so I keep on relying on you, ya weirdo. Love it.

[@moreblack]

Absolute banger

[@crisolnio]

I remember the two photos we took at a concert in La Riviera (Madrid) years ago. In one of the photos we were with our eyes closed and you told us to take another one. Bald's song is the reed

[@texasrav6056]

Savage Garden vibes fr

[@TRUNCHENIZE]

❤Justin welcome home brother 🙏 🎉

[@baphomet666MONSTER]

Poppy is a very cool artist!

[@siobhainfletcher4874]

Reminds me a bit of Psyclon Nine

[@hatempire]

You're a person of culture, Psyclon Nine rules.

[@Akasar101]

I've been on the poppy bandwagon for a while now and this does not disappoint. There is something delightfully unsettling about metalcore in general, but Bad Omens V. Poppy is just bananas in all the best ways. Cheers!