Psykedelisk rock’n’roll med kvinnliga sångare har varit på frammarsch ett tag nu, gärna med ockulta inslag. Band som Thoth">Jex Thoth, Blood Ceremony och The Devils Blood håller fanan högt till exempel. Med vimsiga gitarrer, svävande, högstämd sång och inslag av aparta instrument är det lätt att få till mysrysiga stämningar, vilket passar det ockulta perfekt. [...]

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Ghost live at El Corazon Singer Papa Emeritus of Ghost Few metal bands received as much buzz in the past year as Ghost, an enigmatic six piece hailing from Stockholm, Sweden notorious for their elaborate stage presentation as well as their personal anonymity.  Musically, Ghost is a complete anomaly in the metal scene; while still [...]

GhostWhen: January 28, 2012Where: Marquis Theater, Denver, COWith: Blood Ceremony, Ancient VVisdomBy Andy O'Connor (Denver)Ghost were prepared to make waves in the States as support for Enslaved last year, but even a fervor for the Dark Lord can't make visa problems instantly go away. You mean to tell me that he can make me kill my parents, but can't cross the ocean? Some days, you have to put

Ghost, Blood Ceremony, Ancient Wisdom @ El Corazon | 01/30 | 8pm | $13 Get Tickets Here | All Ages In October of 2010, Ghost released Opus Eponymous, an album that made many a metal critic’s top-ten. The brilliant nine-song, 35 minute album is a tribute to all things devilish. Instead of being intensely heavy [...]

Photo coverage of Sweden's Ghost with opener Blood Ceremony at Station 4 (1/25/12)

Ghost, Blood Ceremony, Ancient VVisdom @ The Middle East in Cambridge, MA on Friday, January 20, 2012.   Ghost (the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/ghost-blood-ceremony-ancient-vvisdom-the-middle-ea/

photos by Greg Cristman Even before the house was opened, the line snaked down the Bowery with eager metal fans clamoring to get a view of Ghost. Many on line were lucky enough to catch the band during a one-off...

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012 RICH AUCOIN @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8:30PM If you missed Rich Aucoin last night, don't worry! You get another chance when he puts on his one-of-a-kind performance again tonight at Glasslands. Bill Frisell @ Blue Note Sharon Van Etten @ Mercury Lounge J Rocc & Freddie Gibbs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Dar Williams @ Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Ghost, Blood Ceremony, & Ancient VVisdom @ Bowery Ballroom Mivos Quartet, Eric Wubbels, & Diamond Terrifier @ Littlefield Tiberius, Phone Home, Brothers, Happy People, & Howler @ Pianos No One and The Somebodies, Schwervon!, & Ghost Light @ Big Snow ...

Rise Above/Metal Blade 2012 This is a re-issue of Blood Ceremony's self-titled album which originally came out in 2008. I remember a couple years before this came out someone had sent me a link to their Myspace page and I checked out the rough versions they had of their songs. So I was very excited by the time this album finally came out. They embrace the very early days of metal and slightly before. Think Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Pentagram, Jefferson Airplane, Dust and others. Although don't think too heavy because there is a definitely a hippie edge ...

Note: This post has taken a lot longer to complete than I planned. This was the first year that my mom came to visit me in Raleigh for Christmas, and it involved more work and more socializing than I anticipated! I imagine I'll be back at the beach next year! Despite what I wrote in a contentious Facebook discussion on the subject, I am not going to make Liturgy's Aesthetica my album of the year, even though I can see how it would be totally warranted.   For one reason, I haven't even listened to the album, but ...

Five Brooklyn bands, a few members of the Big 4, two albums named Path of Totality , and one sinister minister in a rubber skull mask. Watch the throne room. Plus, click below to download our Metal List Mixtape, a two-hour zipfile tour through our best-of list featuring tracks from every artist on our rundown (except Mastodon — thanks, bros!). SPIN's Best of 2011: • One Fucked Up Year: SPIN's Best of 2011 Issue • SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011 • SPIN's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011 • SPIN's 10 Best Reissues of 2011 • SPIN's 25 Best Live ...

Today, occult rockers Ancient VVisdom premiere a music video for "The Opposition" via Decibel magazine. "The Opposition" was lifted from the band's debut full-length recording "A Godlike Inferno," released through Shinebox Recordings. In other news, the Austin, Texas band will embark on its first North American tour this January as hand-picked openers for Sweden's Ghost. Toronto's Blood Ceremony rounds out the lineup

Ghost will embark on its first ever North American headlining tour in January, 2012. The anonymous ghouls will be supported by Blood Ceremony and Ancent VVisdom for the “13 Dates Of Doom Tour.” Ghost is touring in support of their debut album Opus Eponymous. … Read Full Post About.com Heavy Metal Related HeadlinesHail Satan! GHOST [...]

Filed under: News , Tours Action! PR Swedish buzz band Ghost has announced that it will embark on its first ever North American headlining tour in January, 2012. Ghost cult leader "Papa Emeritus" (who takes the stage in the form of "a satanic pope") and his anonymous ghouls will team up with doom rockers Blood Ceremony and Ancient VVisdom for a two week trek dubbed the 13 Dates of Doom tour that will launch on Jan. 18th in New York City. Ghost continues to tour in support of its debut album 'Opus Eponymous,' which has garnered rave reviews from metal and ...