”If the music is loud we won’t hear the sound of the world falling apart” Read Full Bio ↴”If the music is loud we won’t hear the sound of the world falling apart”

No Omega have been a very active, hardworking band since their start in 2010, playing their blend of political hardcore, screamo and metal. They have released two full-length records, two EPs and played more than 300 shows, with band such as Parkway Drive, Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, The Carrier, Comeback Kid, Loma Prieta, Oathbreaker, Birds In Row, Full Of Hell, and more.

No Omega started in 2010 and in 2011 their debut EP (7" vinyl) was released on Monument Records (SWE) and a small Stockholm label called 'World vs Cometh'. Through hard work and DIY ethics (owing their thanks to the DIY-scene), they managed to do four European tours (2010 - 2011).

No Omega’s first album came out on 12” vinyl and CD in 2012. The record, titled ‘Metropolis’, was a three-way-release by labels: TDON Records (UK), Get This Right Records (US) and Monument (SWE). Two European tours later, including their first appearance at infamous festival Fluff Fest, No Omega began writing their second record.

Sophomore album ”Shame” (CD/LP) came out on Throatruiner Records (FR) in Spring 2013 and sold out in a matter of months. The rest of the year included touring Europe four times, taking on the United States, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine for the first time, as well as playing their 200th show at Ieper Fest (Belgium) in August.

In September 2013, Victor (drums) and Andreas (vocals) left the band to pursue other endeavours. Daniel (bass, now guitar) and Oscar (guitar, now vocals) were shocked and very sad, but determined to go on, as No Omega had become something that was growing and worth developing, something that meant too much to them, to let go off.

Finding a new vocalist to replace Andreas felt unmanageable, but since Oscar was already writing most of the lyrics and doing backing vocals in the band, they decided to try and switch so that Daniel would now play guitar (which was actually his main instrument before he joined No Omega) and Oscar would do vocals. Their best friend Joakim - whom Daniel had been in a band with earlier - joined the band on bass guitar and Taliesin Leboutillier (ex. Goodtime Boys, ex. We Came Out Like Tigers) joined the band for a short time on drums, but left the band in late 2014.

Except for getting used to the new line-up and writing new music, 2014 held two tours in store for No Omega. In May they had the privilege of supporting Touché Amoré (Deathwish, US) and Birds In Row (Deathwish, Fr) on their tour throughout Europe, and in July they did a Euro tour with Swain (f.k.a. This Routine Is Hell), as well as their second appearance at Fluff Fest.

The rest of the year was spent writing and in September they entered the studio again to record an EP. Since everything else with the band was pretty much new, they decided to work with a new engineer as well - Fred Hunger and Fvck Life studio in Trollhättan (Anchor, Gust, Painted Wolves). Mastering was done by AudioSiege and Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise).

The new EP, titled 'Occupants', will be released by Dog Knights Productions (UK) and Protagonist Music (US) on CD/LP in April, 2015.

No Omega is ffo: Killing The Dream, Converge, Touché Amoré.

LINKS:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/noomega
Music - http://www.noomega.bandcamp.com
Merch - http://evilgreed.net/artists/no-omega/

VITALS:
Name: No Omega
E-mail: noomegahc@gmail.com
Hometown: Stockholm, SE
Current labels: Dog Knights Productions (UK), Protagonist Music (US)
Current Release: EP 'Occupants' out now on CD/LP.

VIDEOS:
http://youtu.be/pZLgFH_4A4I
http://youtu.be/ed9CSy1srjk
http://youtu.be/tvhSKPAmnnY

Order our new EP 'Occupants' (12" vinyl w/ etched b-side) from Dog Knights Productions (Europe): http://dogknightsproductions.bigcartel.com/product/dk074-no-omega-occupants-12-ep-w-etched-b-side-splatter-100-purple-200-black-300

Order our new EP 'Occupants' (12" vinyl w/ etched b-side) from Protagonist Music (USA): http://store.deathwishinc.com/product/PROTAG-BUNDLENOM01.html

No Omega merch AMERICA (Worldwide): http://coldcutsmerch.com/collections/no_omega

No Omega merch EUROPE (Worldwide): http://www.evilgreed.net/artists/noomega

Order 'SHAME' (2013) from Throatruiner: http://store.throatruinerrecords.com/bands/no-omega

Order SHAME (2013) from Deathwish inc: http://deathwishinc.com/estore/product/THROATR031v.html

Metropolis
No Omega Lyrics

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Tonight we drink to
The death of everything we perceive
Everything we could never love
Because we could never truly see

Your world of hate is going under
And I'm screaming let it fall asunder

Blue skies
Fade into dark skies
Swallowing all light
Revealing
A life time of lies
Harboring

Tonight we drink to
The death of everything we perceive
Everything we could never love
Because we could never truly see

As long as the music is loud

We wont hear the sound
Of the world falling apart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to No Omega's song Metropolis reflect the idea of society being a construct built on a foundation of lies that ultimately leads to its own destruction. The opening lines "Tonight we drink to the death of everything we perceive, everything we could never love, because we could never truly see" illustrate the idea that the world as it is presented to us is based on a false reality that we are unable to fully comprehend. The lyrics go on to explain that this false reality is built on hate and is inevitably going to crumble. The line "Your world of hate is going under / And I'm screaming let it fall asunder" expresses the desire to see this false world fall apart, taking with it all the hate and lies that underpin it.

The second half of the song describes the process of destruction and the revelation of the truth that was hidden beneath the lies. The line "Blue skies fade into dark skies / Swallowing all light / Revealing a lifetime of lies / Harboring" represents the concept of everything falling apart and the truth being exposed. The final lines, "As long as the music is loud / We won't hear the sound / Of the world falling apart" suggest that music, in this case, serves as a way to escape reality and to ignore the destruction that is happening all around us.

Overall, the lyrics to Metropolis present a bleak outlook on society and offer a commentary on the false reality that our world is built on. The song encourages the listener to let go of attachment to this false world and embrace the inevitable process of destruction that will lead to the discovery of the truth.

Line by Line Meaning

Tonight we drink to
We are raising our glasses and toasting in honor of

The death of everything we perceive
The demise of all that we have ever witnessed

Everything we could never love
All the things we were incapable of adoring

Because we could never truly see
Due to our inability to genuinely comprehend

Your world of hate is going under
The sphere of negativity you inhabit is failing

And I'm screaming let it fall asunder
I am vigorously demanding its collapse

Blue skies
The clear daytime sky

Fade into dark skies
Gradually transform into murky skies

Swallowing all light
Engulfing all illumination

Revealing
Exposing

A life time of lies
An existence filled with dishonesty