After 18 years as the drummer of Slipknot, Joey Jordison parted ways with the seminal American metal band and started VIMIC from the pieces of his former side project, Scar the Martyr. Along with Scar mates Jed Simon (guitar), Kyle Konkiel (bass), Matthew Tarach (keyboards), and Kris Norris (guitar), Jordison recruited Kalen Chase as the vocalist for the new group. The sextet began recording their debut with Kato Khandwala (My Chemical Romance, Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless), creating a sound familiar to fans of Jordison's ballistic percussion with Slipknot mixed with a post-grunge, downtuned guitar sludge similar to Machine Head, Chevelle, and Volbeat.

Their first single, "Simple Skeletons," was released in May 2016. Norris left the band soon after, as VIMIC released the follow-up "She Sees Everything." A third song, "My Fate," arrived in June 2016, before what would wind up being the last VIMIC release, "Fail Me (My Temple)" featuring Dave Mustaine in October 2017, heralding the arrival of their debut LP. Open Your Omen is the 15-song debut album recorded in Joey Jordison's home and Sound Farm Studios in Jamaica, Iowa. Fans of both VIMIC and Joey have been requesting its release ever since VIMIC's last tour in 2017.

Tracklist:
01. The Ending (Love & Lacerations)
02. Marionette
03. She Sees Everything
04. Earth Stood Still
05. I Fear The Worst
06. Simple Skeletons
07. In Your Shadow
08. Parasite Persona
09. Fail Me (My Temple)
10. Empty Handed
11. Beautiful Mistakes
12. My Fate
13. Save Yourself
14. A Beginning (Pain & Purification)
15. The Enemy