One of the great success stories of the last ten years or so, the inexorable rise of occult rockers Ghost has been nothing short of astonishing. From their inception in 2006 and the release of full length debut Opus Eponymous (Rise Above Records) four years later, the act from Linköping have gone on to become one of Sweden’s greatest ever exports.
Occult rockers Ghost are continuing on their Popestar tour of the USA. They recently held back to back sold out shows at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. You can watch a pro-shot, multi-camera video of their recent single ‘Square Hammer’ below: Continue reading
Occult rock stars Ghost kicked off their current “Popestar US Tour” at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California on Monday night. You can now watch fan-filmed video of the songs ‘Square Hammer’ and ‘Mummy Dust’ from that show below:Continue reading
Ghost have released another new teaser clip entitled The Summoning VI: The Proceedings Intensify in the wake of the release of their new Popestar EP which debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums. The release is also the first EP to top the Top Rock Albums chart in its 10:year history. You can watch the teaser below: Continue reading
Back when Swedish occult rockers Ghost were just hitting their stride of popularity, Ghost Cult was fortunate enough to interview a Nameless Ghoul. At the time, they dropped an exclusive bit of news on us, that they had the plan for their entire next five years of releases pretty set in stone. Continue reading
As we sat in the upstairs bar of Manchester’s Academy, the venue which plays host to Grunge legends Alice In Chains and all-star Seattle outfit Walking Papers, Ghost Cult is greeted by a member of rock’s most mysterious and clandestine coven, namely Ghost.Continue reading
Tonight at Tivoli Oudegracht in Utrecht we get treated to one of the more controversial bands in the current heavy scene, namely Ghost (b.c.). The anonymous band are known for their Blue Oyster Cult-y sound with more of a danceable disco feel in the bass, their satanic lyrics and their exceptional show theatrics. They’re also known for not disappointing sound-wise and doing near perfect renditions of their recorded work, and tonight proves no exception. Opening for them is the much-anticipated new project of Selim Lemouchi, ex Devil’s Blood, named Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies, which doesn’t disappoint, but expectations were very high and not quite met because of the muddy sound.Continue reading
Swedish occult rock/doom formation Ghost is one of the fastest rising stars in the metal firmament. Recently the band released Infestissumam, an album that will undoubtedly cement the reputation of Papa Emeritus II and his Nameless Ghouls even further. On behalf of Ghost Cult Marcus J. West had a little chat with one of the Nameless Ghouls just before the band enters the stage…Continue reading
Since their Opus Eponymous debut dropped three years ago the nameless ghouls have enticed the greats of rock into their diabolical trap with a combination of a lavish stage show and the catchiest tunes Old Nick has given us in years. Yet by 2013 surely we’ve all gone back to our King Diamond and Blue Öyster Cult albums and cooled off. Not likely! Continue reading