In the new issue of Metal Hammer, Noah Sebastian addresses the toxic elements of fan culture. Frontman of rising metalcore stars Bad Omens, his band experienced an enormous increase in profile since the release of 2022’s The Death Of Peace Of Mind, their third record taking them to the top of the US Heatseekers Chart and earning millions of streams on Spotify. But there was a darker side to their success – “I’ve seen these accounts that collect baby pictures of me they find on a distant relative’s Facebook,” he reveals. “It’s very one-sided, you know. If there was a female artist I admired and I had a collection of pictures of her as an underage child, people would probably fucking try to put me in jail.”
Sebastian isn’t alone in his frustrations, however. Earlier this week Sleep Token cleared their social accounts, following rumours of a serious privacy breach. While concrete information is scant, it was alleged online that someone had posted both the birth certificate and home address of bassist III online, contrary to the band’s wishes to remain anonymous.
