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GHOST Announces Fall 2019 North American Tour With NOTHING MORE
With "Dance Macabre" becoming the band's third No. 1 single at Rock Radio, Grammy Award-winning artist GHOST has announced a six-week North American headline tour that will see the Swedish rock band's elaborate rock theater presentation metamorphose into a full-on arena production. Billed as the "U...April 1, 2019
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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says His 'So-Called Anonymity' Often Led To 'Awkward, Weird' Fan Encounters
GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge, who was publicly unmasked in 2017 when former bandmembers sued him, forcing him to reveal his identity, has told Music Feeds in a new interview that it has been easier to promote the band since his anonymity was taken away. "There are advantages and disadvantages to b...March 20, 2019
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AMON AMARTH To Release 'Berserker' Album In May; First Single, 'Raven's Flight', Now Available
Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will release their new album, "Berserker", on May 3 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, URIAH HEEP and STONE SOUR. The albu...March 20, 2019
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AMON AMARTH Teases New Song
An audio sample of a new AMON AMARTH song, apparently titled "Raven's Flight", is available below. The track, which is expected to make its online debut this Wednesday (March 20),is taken from the band's upcoming album, which is due this spring via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphe...March 18, 2019
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AVANTASIA: Lyric Video For 'Alchemy' Song Feat. Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE
The official lyric video for the song "Alchemy" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, is taken from AVANTASIA's latest album, "Moonglow", which was released on February 15 via Nuclear...March 15, 2019
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GHOST Is Trying To Decide Where To Film New Concert DVD/Blu-Ray
Tobias Forge has confirmed that GHOST is planning to film a concert DVD and Blu-ray during the band's still-ongoing world tour in support of last year's "Prequelle" album. "That's definitely in the pipeline," he told Australia's Wall Of Sound in a new interview. "We don't know yet as to when and whe...March 14, 2019
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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says CARDINAL COPIA Stage Character Will Return For Next Album Cycle
GHOST's Tobias Forge says that his current stage character, Cardinal Copia, has a very good chance of sticking around for the band's next studio album. Forge performed as a "new" Papa Emeritus on each of the band's first three LPs, with each version of Papa replacing the one that came before it. Pap...March 13, 2019
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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET: 'I'm Happy Most Of The Time'
AVANTASIA mastermind Tobias Sammet was recently interviewed by Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's RockSverige. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige: You've travelled the world, you get to work with something you truly love doing, you've sold a bunch of records… Have you been ab...February 21, 2019
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AMON AMARTH To Film New Music Video Next Weekend
Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will film a new music video on February 23 and February 24 in the Los Angeles area. A casting call notice shows the band is seeking 10 fans with "normal heavy metal concert attire" for the Saturday shoot and 50 fans with the same wardrobe for the next day's filmi...February 18, 2019
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AVANTASIA: Music Video For 'Moonglow' Title Track Feat. CANDICE NIGHT
The official video for the song "Moonglow" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project can be seen below. The track is the title cut of AVANTASIA's new album, which is being released today (Friday, February 15) via Nuclear Blast. Tobias comments: "Yes, we've found a song on the new album...February 15, 2019
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GHOST Scores Third 'Mainstream Rock Songs' No. 1 With 'Dance Macabre'
According to Billboard, GHOST has landed its third consecutive No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart with its latest single, "Dance Macabre". The second single from the band's 2018 album "Prequelle" follows "Rats", which topped the chart for seven weeks beginning last July. GHOST...February 14, 2019
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Appeals Court Rejects Former GHOST Members' 'Conflict Of Interest' Argument
An appeals court has rejected the argument of former GHOST members that the judge who ordered the dismissal of their lawsuit against the band's leader, Tobias Forge, had a conflict of interest in overseeing the case. Forge, who founded GHOST nine years ago, was sued by the four ex-members in April 2...February 11, 2019
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Listen To GHOST Perform At BBC RADIO 1's MAIDA VALE Studios
Multi-Grammy-nominated Swedish rock band GHOST performed live at BBC Radio 1's Maida Vale studios. The four-track session was aired via Daniel P. Carter's Sunday night rock show and can be listened to again here. Featured songs: * "Rats" * "Dance Macabre" * "Life Eternal" * "Faith" GHOST's Tobias Fo...February 11, 2019
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GHOST To Enter Studio In Early 2020
GHOST's Tobias Forge has told Billboard that he is focused on the band's next recording project, which he has been "working on for months now," with plans to be in the studio again by the beginning of 2020 with a release later that year. "Luckily, this time around, I feel very certain as to what I w...February 5, 2019
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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Thinks His Band Can Be One Of Future Music Festival Headliners
GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge says that his band can become one of the next generation of music festival headliners. Since there are many festivals taking place through Europe and the U.S. every year, organizers are forced to battle with each other over an already-diminished pool of artists with eno...February 4, 2019
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