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Watch: OVERKILL Kicks Off U.S. Tour In Poughkeepsie

Fan-filmed video of OVERKILL's March 3 performance at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York can be seen below. Last month, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that guitarist Dave Linsk is sitting out the band's current U.S. tour due to "personal reasons"...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On MIKE PENCE's 'Pursuit Of Power': 'It's One Of The Most Evil Things I've Ever Seen'

GHOST leader Tobias Forge has confirmed to Rolling Stone that the band's new song "Grift Wood", from the upcoming album "Impera", takes aim at Donald Trump-era U.S. vice president Mike Pence who led Christian evangelicals into becoming apologists for what many believe was the most destructive presid...

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GHOST To Hold Special 'Impera' Record-Release Event On YouTube This Thursday

Swedish occult rockers GHOST will hold a special "Impera" record-release event, dubbed "Live From The Ministry", this Thursday, March 10 at 2 p.m. EST on their YouTube channel. The LP, GHOST's fifth , will arrive on March 11 via Loma Vista. According to a press release, "Impera" "finds GHOST transpo...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Says Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE 'Did Very Well' Filling In For JON LARSEN

On this week's episode of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" show, VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen discussed what it was like for him and his bandmates to play several shows with former SLAYER and TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette in late January and early February after the group's regular drummer Jon Lar...

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GHOST Shares Lyric Video For New Single 'Twenties'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, "Impera", on March 11 via Loma Vista. The official lyric video for the LP's latest single, "Twenties", can be streamed below. With its messianic promises of reigns of pennies and piles of moolah set to an appropriately manic musical backdr...

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KIRK WINDSTEIN Confirms DOWN Covers EP Is Still In The Works

DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein has confirmed to Ghost Cult that the band is still planning to release a six-song EP of "obscure" cover songs. "A lot of people have been asking about that yet; that's true," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "We just need to get our butts in a room together...

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OVERKILL Guitarist DAVE LINSK To Sit Out U.S. Tour Due To 'Personal Reasons'; PHIL DEMMEL To Step In

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that guitarist Dave Linsk will sit out the band's March 2022 U.S. tour due to "personal reasons" and will be temporarily replaced by former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel. "We've used Phil in the...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Explains Why He Decided To Re-Team With 'Meliora' Producer For 'Impera' Album

In a new interview with El Paso Inc., GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke his decision to record the band's upcoming album "Impera" with producer Klas Åhlund, who also sat behind the desk for 2015's acclaimed "Meliora" effort. Asked why he chose to end his streak of working with a different producer...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Admits He's A 'Dictator' And 'Control Freak', But Claims He 'Can Work With People'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, "Impera", on March 11 via Loma Vista/Concord. The band's leader, Tobias Forge, worked on the follow-up to 2018's "Prequelle" with producer Klas Åhlund and Swedish co-writers Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare, whose credits include Madonna...

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Former DRAIN STH Drummer MARTINA AXÉN Featured In New ZINNY ZAN Music Video

Former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axén is featured in the music video for Zinny Zan's cover version of the DEPECHE MODE classic "It's No Good". Axén can be seen playing percussion in the clip, which was filmed on February 5 in a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. DRAIN STH split up more than two decades ag...

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IRON MAIDEN's 'Legacy Of The Beast' Teams Up With DISTURBED For New In-Game Event

IRON MAIDEN's "Legacy Of The Beast" free-to-play mobile game has announced a major in-game collaboration, this time with American rock legends DISTURBED. Following successful collaborations last year with AMON AMARTH, LACUNA COIL and GHOST, "Legacy Of The Beast" has teamed up with DISTURBED to bring...

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Watch GHOST's Entire Concert In Camden, New Jersey

Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's entire February 12 concert at Waterfront Music Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey can be seen below. Featured songs: 0:00 Intro 0:06 Kaisarion 5:00 Rats 9:30 From The Pinnacle To The Pit 13:39 Papa IV talks about "Mary On A Cross" 14:48 Mary On A Cross 19:27 Devil Chu...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'I Always Try To Write Songs That I Have Never Written Before'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, "Impera", on March 11 via Loma Vista/Concord. The band's leader, Tobias Forge, worked on the follow-up to 2018's "Prequelle" with producer Klas Åhlund and Swedish co-writers Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare, whose credits include Madonna...

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Watch GHOST Perform In Hershey, Pennsylvania

Fan-filmed video of GHOST's February 8 concert at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania can be seen below. GHOST kicked off its co-headlining tour with VOLBEAT on January 25 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. During its 16-song set, GHOST performed the recently released single "Hunter's Moon...

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THE CULT Announces Spring 2022 U.S. Tour

THE CULT will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. The 13-date trek will kick off on April 21 in St. Petersburg, Florida and will conclude on May 11 in San Diego, California. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 4. Tour dates: April 21 - St. Petersburg, FL - Duke Energy Center For The Arts (Mahaff...