Omen (Antestor album)

Omen
Studio album by Antestor
Released	November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16)
Recorded	August 2011 – July 2012
Studio	Isolation Studio, Norway Børven Studios, Norway Salvation Room, Norway Solid Mix Studios, Teleborg Castle, Växjö, Sweden
Genre	Extreme metal, unblack metal
Length	51:03
Language	English, Norwegian
Label	Bombworks
Producer	Antestor
Antestor chronology
The Forsaken (2005) Omen (2012)

Omen is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian Christian extreme metal band Antestor, released by Bombworks Records on November 16, 2012. Recording began in 2011, and was mostly conducted at the home of vocalist Ronny Hansen. The album cover is a painting by Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński, and depicts a deformed, many-fingered humanoid creature playing a trumpet. Antestor met with critical praise for its musicianship and the progressive sound on the recording. Critics described the sound as primarily black metal, though the band prefers the more general term "extreme metal" to describe the sound on Omen.

To promote the album, the band went on tour in Brazil in January 2013, but encountered difficulties. The venue at Belém was cancelled due to a banking error, and while at Belo Horizonte Antestor was stormed by violent protestors antagonistic to the Christian beliefs of the band members, and police had to usher the band to safety. Despite these setbacks, Antestor considered the tour a success, and wished no ill will on its attackers. On February 18, 2013, a music video was released for the song "Unchained".