Finnish/Dutch/British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release "Decades: Live In Buenos Aires" on December 6 as a Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP via Nuclear Blast. The set was recorded on September 30, 2018 at Estadio Malvinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the "Decades" tour in support of the band's compilation album of the ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge has confirmed that the band's next album will be more guitar-driven that last year's "Prequelle". The 38-year-old Swedish musician spoke about GHOST's upcoming disc in a brand new interview with 1428 Elm. He said: "I always say that each new album is like a reaction to each ...
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Travis of North Dakota radio station 95.9 KRFF recently conducted an interview with NOTHING MORE guitarist Mark Vollelunga and bassist Daniel Oliver. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the oftentimes "intense" nature of NOTHING MORE's live shows: Mark: "We put a ...
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Entercom got an exclusive sneak peek behind the curtain of a GHOST show with none other than Cardinal Copia. You can watch the three-minute feature below. GHOST's current North American tour will wrap on October 26 in Glens Falls, New York. The band's live set includes two new songs, "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On ...
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GHOST vocalist Tobias Forge recently spoke with Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether to expect additional GHOST songs featuring vocals by Papa Nihil, who is credited on the group's two newly released tracks ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about his plans for the follow-up to last year's "Prequelle" album. Tentatively due in 2021, GHOST's fifth album will be followed by a massive 18-month touring cycle. "I look at many fifth albums as a guide as to the urgency for what ...
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On September 23, "Dreams In The Witch House: Penitentiary" was released and offered as a free download through October 31, Halloween. The track's musicians include former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, guitarist Douglas Blair, cello sensation Tina Guo, MOTHER'S FINEST bassist Wyzard and EASY ACTION drummer Björn Höglund. Joining them on vocals ...
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There are few things more thrilling than the sound of a young band with a total disregard for toeing the trendy line. Admittedly, the "prog" tag has been robustly rehabilitated over the last 20 years, but there is still something righteous about the complexity, diversity and sheer craziness that erupts across SIFTING's third record. In ...
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GHOST leader Tobias Forge recently spoke with Cassius Morris of "The Cassius Morris Show" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's recent touring: Tobias: "I'd say that this tour — this tour cycle, album cycle — has been very smooth. At least from ...
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GHOST leader Tobias Forge spoke to the Colorado Springs Independent about the lawsuit filed against him by four former members of the band. The musicians sued Forge in April 2017 after being dismissed by the group's founder the previous December. They accused the singer of cheating them out of their rightful ...
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Tobias Forge says that GHOST will do "absolutely zero touring" in 2020 while he takes the time to work on the band's next studio album. The Swedish rock act has spent the past year and a half touring in support of its latest LP, 2018's "Prequelle". The disc was nominated for a Grammy Award as ...
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Wendy Dio, president and co-founder of the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, recently hosted a hoedown BBQ benefitting the organization at her home in Ojai, California. The $1000-a-plate event featured food specially prepared by the FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl and his BackbeatBBQ and signature drinks created for the event by the ...
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Grammy-winning Swedish rock band GHOST is known for special, limited-edition items that have been tied to its various album releases — an 8-track edition of "Ceremony & Devotion", and for "Prequelle", a seven-inch die-cut-as-rats vinyl disc of the album's first single "Rats", offering the album on a variety of different colored cassette tapes, and the ...
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In a brand new interview with Two Doods Reviews, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked if he has the progression of the band's storyline already mapped out for the foreseeable future. "I know where we're going now and maybe five years ahead," he responded (hear audio below). "To draw a parallel to cinema or TV ...
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Facebook has caught serious flak for its data privacy issues, with investigations having revealed the popular social media platform shares access to other users' data with other technology firms like Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. While company founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has denied such practices, Facebook has been hit with heavy fines and remains under ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's September 19 concert at WAMU Theater in Seattle, Washington can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "The Attitude"). GHOST's current live set includes two new songs, "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On A Cross", which will both be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single, due on September 27. ...
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LIFE OF AGONY vocalist Mina Caputo recently spoke with Travis of the Fargo, North Dakota radio station 95.9 KRFF. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's forthcoming album, "The Sound Of Scars": Mina: "It's always exciting to release new music. Whether or not it ...
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During a recent interview with Ultimate Guitar, GHOST leader Tobias Forge talked about his plans for the band's next studio album, which will mark the follow-up to 2018's "Prequelle". He said: "I'm still yet to start the real process. The real process being: in January, I go into the studio, Monday ...
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Former members of GHOST have appealed the dismissal of their lawsuit against the band's leader, Tobias Forge. Forge, who founded the group eight years ago, was sued by the four ex-members in April 2017. They accused the singer of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the band's album releases and ...
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Swedish rockers GHOST performed their two new songs, "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On A Cross", live for the first time on Friday, September 13 at the opening show of their "Ultimate Tour Named Death" at the Rabobank arena in Bakersfield, California. They played them again the following night (Saturday, September 14) at the Reno ...
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OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke with Keefy of Ghost Cult magazine's "Ghost Cult Podcast". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title of the group's new album, "In Cauda Venenum": Mikael: "I found it online. I wanted a Latin title ...
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Alt rock band and three-time Grammy nominee NOTHING MORE has released the music video for the song "Fade In/Fade Out". The emotionally resonant track has quietly amassed over 13 million streams. It's a testament to the devotion that NOTHING MORE fans have for band — and the fact that a powerful song will always finds ...
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Grammy-winning Swedish rock band GHOST has released another new song called "Mary On A Cross". The track will be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single which will be released on September 27. "Mary On A Cross" will be accompanied by a second previously unreleased song, "Kiss The Go-Goat". A press release offered the following ...
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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will release "Living The Dream Tour" on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2 CD, 3LP black vinyl, limited-edition 3LP red vinyl, digital video and digital audio on September 20 via Eagle Vision. A new performance clip of the song "The Call Of The Wild", taken from "Living The Dream Tour", is available ...
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Grammy-winning Swedish rock band GHOST has released a video for its new single "Kiss The Go-Goat". The song will be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single which will be released on September 27. "Kiss The Go-Goat" will be backed by another new song, "Mary On A Cross". A press release offered the following back ...
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Following on from the acclaimed "Follow Me" album, Swedish quintet LIV SIN, led by the unmistakeable vocals of Liv Jagrell (ex-SISTER SIN), the band returns with the powerful and hard-hitting album "Burning Sermons". Channeling their love of classic heavy metal with a bruising modern edge, "Burning Sermons" is a riff-heavy collection, showcasing the band's innate ...
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In a brand new interview with River Cities' Reader, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge was asked what he thinks of fame now that his identity has been revealed. He responded: "I have, as much as anyone who has any inclination to rock in a band, always wanted to be in a well-known ...
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"How It Feels To Be Lost", the new music video from SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth full-length album, "How It Feels To Be Lost", which is being released today (Friday, September 6) via Sumerian Records. The follow-up to 2017's "Gossip" was recorded at MDDN Studios ...
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The official music video for the song "Rust" from Swedish sleaze rockers CRASHDÏET can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's fifth studio album, which will be released on September 13 via Diet Records in Scandinavia and Frontiers Music Srl in the rest of the world. The record marks the ...
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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will release "Living The Dream Tour" on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2 CD, 3LP black vinyl, limited-edition 3LP red vinyl, digital video and digital audio on September 20 via Eagle Vision. A new performance clip of the song "Ghost", taken from "Living The Dream Tour", is available below. "Living The Dream ...
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