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GHOST Leader Says IRON MAIDEN Fans 'Have Been Overwhelmingly Accepting' Of His Band

In a brand new interview with Free Press Houston, GHOST lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus and does the act's interviews disguised as a member of his backing band of Nameless Ghouls — spoke about the experience of touring the United States with IRON MAIDEN. Asked ho...

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IHSAHN To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) will enter Sonic Attic Studio in Notodden, Norway next week to begin recording his new solo album. Laying down the drum tracks on the follow-up to last year's "Arktis" disc will be Tobias Ørnes Andersen, who has previously played in the Norw...

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GHOST Leader Responds To Lawsuit, Says None Of Musicians Are 'Irreplaceable' Or 'Crucial'

GHOST lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus — has responded to a lawsuit filed by four former members of the band accused him of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the group's album releases and world tours. The lawsuit, which was filed two m...

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TOBIAS FORGE On GHOST: Call It A Solo Project, If You Want To

GHOST singer and chief songwriter Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, has once again defended the group's lineup changes, explaining that all the other musicians in GHOST are replaceable. The Swedish-based act underwent a complete overhaul at the end of 2016, when Forge fired the entire li...

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GHOST Kicks Off Tour With IRON MAIDEN In Bristow (Video)

GHOST kicked off its U.S. tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN last night (Saturday, June 3) at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. Quality fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, recently said that he ho...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Run! Apocalypse! Run!' Lyric Video

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song " Run! Apocalypse! Run!", taken from the recently released album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting ne...

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GHOST Is Hoping To Re-Team With 'Meliora' Producer KLAS ÅHLUND

GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, hopes to re-team with Swedish producer Klas Åhlund for the follow-up to the group's 2015's album "Meliora". GHOST's third full-length effort, "Meliora", was a Billboard Top 10 record that sold nearly 30,000 copies in its first w...

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KREATOR Joined By GHOST's PAPA EMERITUS For 'Satan Is Real' Performance On German TV (Video)

GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, better known as Papa Emeritus, joined German thrashers KREATOR last night (Tuesday, April 25) to perform the song "Satan Is Real" on the German late-night talk show "Circus HalliGalli", which airs on ProSieben. Also appearing on them was DRANGSAL singer/guita...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Star Of Sirrah' Lyric Video Feat. DREAM THEATER, NIGHTWISH, BLIND GUARDIAN Members

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song "Star Of Sirrah", taken from the upcoming album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting new chapter in the...

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GHOST: Video Footage Of Entire Cologne, Germany Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's entire April 5 concert at E-Werk in Köln (Cologne),Germany can be seen below. Featured songs: 02:10 Square Hammer 06:16 From The Pinnacle To The Pit 10:12 Secular Haze 15:31 Con Clavi Con Dio 19:24 Per Aspera Ad Inferi 23:30 Papa Talks To The Crowd 27:14 Body And...

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ARTILLERY To Be Rejoined By Former Members For HIGH VOLTAGE ROCK AWARDS Performance

Danish metal veterans ARTILLERY will be rejoined by several former members — including classic-era vocalist Flemming Rønsdorf — for their appearance at the High Voltage Rock Awards on Saturday, April 15 at High Voltage in Copenhagen, Denmark. ARTILLERY is nominated for three awards at the event: Bes...

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Former GHOST Members Accuse Singer Of Trying To 'Shamelessly' Turn 'Band' Into 'Solo Project'

**This story has been updated to include a lengthy statement that BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received from the four "Nameless Ghouls" who have filed the lawsuit against GHOST frontman Tobias Forge.** Former members of GHOST have spoken out publicly on the lawsuit they have filed against the band's frontma...

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GHOST Leader Slapped With Lawsuit By Former Members

According to Corren.se, GHOST lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus — is being sued by four former members of the band who are accusing him of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the group's album releases and world tours. The lawsuit, which ....

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Video: New GHOST Lineup Performs In Glasgow

Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's March 29 performance at O2 ABC in Glasgow, Scotland can be seen below. The new, predominantly U.K.-based lineup of GHOST — which is rumored to include musicians who have previously played with THE SISTERS OF MERCY, KORN, PENDRAGON and BLOODBATH — gave its first li...

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Former GHOST Guitarist MARTIN PERSNER Releases Second Single From MAGNA CARTA CARTEL's 'The Demon King' EP

The official lyric video for "The Demon King", the new single from MAGNA CARTA CARTEL — the Swedish band featuring former GHOST guitarist Martin Persner — can be seen below. The song is the title track of MAGNA CARTA CARTEL's new EP, which will be released on May 5. "The Demon King" is described as...