Omerta Tour Dates w/ See You Space Cowboy
07/16 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
07/17 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
07/19 Dallas, TX @ Trees
07/20 San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
07/21 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Midtown
07/23 Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
07/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
07/25 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum (Inside)
07/26 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
07/27 Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
07/28 Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
07/30 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
07/31 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/02 New York, NY @ Elsewhere (Hall)
08/03 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs)
08/06 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
08/07 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
08/09 Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
08/10 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
08/11 TBA @ TBA
08/10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
08/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
08/16 Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
As many of their contemporaries continue to grapple with their identity in the clutches of increasing homogeneity and waning ingenuity, Omerta challenges the very notion of “alternative”. They forgo pandering to the style du jour and disregard cheap nostalgia bait entirely, instead offering a compelling, bleeding-edge vision as a bold, antifragile declaration of the future. To this end, they offer us their “violent art”
ABOUT OMERTA
Veiled in an impenetrable mystique true to their namesake, Omerta is as obscure as they are defiant. Despite their limited catalog,Omerta's brief lifespan has garnered a dedicated, cult-like following. The lineup consisting of Houston natives Gustavo Hernandez(vocalist), Han Kim (guitarist and vocalist), Carlos Pertuz (guitarist), Justin Zorn (bassist), and Daniel Garcia (drummer) deceptively resembles a 90’s pop quintet more than a metal band, but it seems like Omerta is already aware of that, even dubbing themselves “America’s Most Hated Boy Band”.
Their debut EP Hyperviolence, produced and co-written by Vincente Void, was released in February 2020 – a cacophonous opening salvo for both the band and a global pandemic that'd shape Omerta's future from their very inception. As the name suggests, Hyperviolence introduced the band's signature, in-your-face blend of metallic hardcore, rap, post-hardcore, math rock, emo, and grindcore.
Omerta continued to push the envelope in February 2021 with their chaotic single "i luv u 2" – another collaboration with producer and songwriter Vincente Void. With an active commitment to their local scene, busy tour schedule (opening for acts such as Loathe, Lil Darkie, and Knocked Loose), and a number of festival appearances under their belt, Omerta showed no signs of slowing down.
Fate would have it that the "nu metal godfather", producer Ross Robinson (Slipknot, Korn, Glassjaw) and the pioneering, "genrefluid" artist Ghostemane discovered Omerta in an encounter that seems closer to prophecy than chance. Sharing Omerta's disaffection with industry malpractice and maladaptation, their collective commitment to, and reverence for, art above all cultivated a partnership that sought to circumvent the obsolete standards of yesteryear. After enlisting Bill Armstrong of SideOneDummy Records fame to round out their team, newly-formed Blowed Out Records would be the Trojan horse delivering the band's dangerous art past the DIY glass ceiling and beyond.
In 2023, the band released their first new song in over 2 years: “Antiamorous”. Also produced and co-written by Vincente Void, the track saw the band revisiting their hyperviolent bag of tricks with the addition of some new and unexpected twists.
Now, with brand new single “Charade”, the band push these boundaries even further, leaving the door open for absolutely anything to come on their much-anticipated, yet-to-be-announced sophomore EP.
Ross Robinson has referred to the band as the “next generation”. Omerta’s ambition has certainly earned them this nomination, and it’s apparent that they fully intend to live up to it – razing anything and anyone that stands in the way of the accelerationist philosophy underpinning the band’s raison d'être, affectionately and appropriately called “violent art”.
Omerta are
Gustavo Hernandez - Vocals
Han Kim - Guitar & vocals
Carlos Pertuz - Guitar
Justin Zorn - Bass
Daniel Garcia - Drums
