Bad Omens 'Specter' by Noah Sebastian & Nico Poalillo

Promonews - 26th Aug 2025
True to their band name and the songtitle, Bad Omens' lead singer Noah Sebastian and filmmaker Nico Poalillo bring us into a dark and forbidding landscape, where Apocalyptic events will unfold, for the Detroit-based heavy metal band's new single Specter.
Shot in both Slovenia and Michigan, the video fuses the track’s brooding, heavy sound with ghostly visuals that draw viewers into a dark fantasy world exploring themes of loss and betrayal - intercut with a highly cinematic band performance.
The narrative element follows the fate of young boy (Finn Lenter-Foth) following a cataclysmic event and the subsequent emergence through the gloom of a forboding sillhouette, signalling the End of Days. Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, Remember the Titans) makes a cameo, bringing a chilling presence that adds to the (already considerable) haunting tone of the film.
“What began as a wildly ambitious idea quickly evolved into something even bigger - and somehow, even more ambitious.” says Nico, adding that this video, written by Sebastian and Madeline Leary, will be followed by equally impressive visuals to accompany the release of the new Bad Omens album.
“Specter is, as we’ve all said, only the beginning. It’s the tip of the spear for where Bad Omens are pushing creatively," he continues. "The project itself is wild, multifaceted, and constantly unfolding. I, along with the teams at Pulse, Division, and STURDY., couldn’t be more proud to be part of this journey as it continues to reveal just how far Bad Omens’ musical vision can expand into the visual world.”
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Noah Sebastian
- Director
- Nico Poalillo
- Producer
- David French
- Producer
- Brent Pennington
- Head Of Production
- Adam Litt
- Line Producer
- Viktor Mara
- Production Company
- PF
- Production Company
- Division Slovenia
- Executive Producer
- Casey Engelhardt
- Executive Producer
- Rok Bukovec
- 1st AD
- Jeffrey Conlon
- 1st AD
- David Podgornik
- Production Supervisor
- Alex Duarte
- Written by
- Noah Sebastian, Madeline Leary
- Production Coordinator
- Beverly Amidon
- 2nd AD
- Katie Young
- Location Manager
- Thomas Moisides
- Production Assistant
- Darcell Sherrod, Maverick Kelly, Ryan Mitchell, Sam Rao, Joe Oster, Jack Anderson
- Service Co Production Manager
- Jan Milic
- Service Co Production Coordinator
- David Champaigne
- Service Co Production Assistant
- Klemen Skubic, Tim Kern, Matej Mavri
- 2nd AD
- Nina Butkovic
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Dustin Lane
- Director of Photography
- Alex Rapariz
- Director of Photography
- Mario Lerma
- Camera operator
- Johanthan Peterson
- 1st AC
- Anton Miasnikov
- 2nd AC
- Derek Hackett
- DIT
- Nigel Robbins
- Sound Mixer
- Mike Hampton
- Boom Operator
- Hugh Holstine
- Steadicam
- Leon Moralic
- 1st AC
- Igor Vincetic
- 1st AC B Cam
- Ksavar Sinkar
- 2nd AC
- Luka Podobnikar
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Patrick O’Callaghan
- BB Electric
- Chris Miller
- Electric
- Gianluca Petrazzi, Max Rubner
- Key Grip
- Jon Gray
- BB Grip
- Joe Vargo
- Grip
- Alan Janush, Matt Malone
Art
- Production designer
- Pat Bird
- Production designer
- Christiana Laine
- Set Decorator
- Carlee Craig
- Set Dresser
- Frances Shpol
- Art Production Assistant
- Curtis Williams
- Art Department Supervisor
- Miha Knific
- Art Director
- Lara Stefancic, Dora Sabec, Lovro Znidar, Gregor Bostjancic, Jan Arhar Milenkovic, Srecko Mandic
- Props on Set
- Andrej Grizon
Wardrobe
- Make-up
- Renata Stojcevski
- Wardrobe
- Stephanie Potts
- Wardrobe Assistant
- Sarah Lapinski
- Make-Up Designer
- Ana Lazovski
- Make-Up Assistant
- Kristina Mandic
- Stylist
- Valter Kobal
- Stylist Assistant
- Kajetan Kobal, Sara Brundula
Casting
- Lead actor
- Ryan Hurst
- Lead actor
- Finn Lenter-Foth
- Stunt Co-ordinator
- Ele Bardha
Editorial
- Editor
- Nyk Allen
- Post Production
- The Machine Shop
- Post Producer
- Darren Hummel, Abi Perl
- Head of SFX
- Joze Zalar
- Post Supervisor
- Eric Finch
- Conform Editor
- Tess Calder
- Assistant Editor
- Casey Liu, Parker Knox
- Titles
- Davis Rider
- Sound Design & Mix
- Stephen Keech
- Composer
- Stephen Keech
Grading
- Colourist
- Paul Yacano
VFX
- Post production company
- Machine Shop
- VFX Lead
- Brad Clapper
Other credits
BTS
Sydney Ostrander
Promonews - 26th Aug 2025