If you did catch these previous news articles, you are somewhat familiar with this new project Ghost Ship Octavius. Initially, the band featured ex-Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott, who later left to focus on other things. It still features God Forbid's guitarist Matt Wicklund, ex-Nevermore drummer Van Williams, bassist Sara Claudius, and vocalist Adōn Fanion. The band describes their sound as "melodic progressive heavy metal" and you can hear their pre-production version of the song "Alive" below, and see how you like it.

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Finally an update on the new Ghost Brigade album. You will probably be happy to hear that the album is indeed coming out in 2014 via the band's label Season Of Mist. The Finns are currently recording the new material at the Electric Fox studio in Vaajakoski, Finland with sound engineer Tuomas Kokko. Furthermore, their forthcoming studio album, with its title yet to be unveiled, will be made of 10 songs and will hit the stores later this year.

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Swedish act Ghost B.C. officially confirmed that they will be returning to North America this spring, headlining the "Tour Year Zero 2014". Supporting the band across the lands of North America will be special guest King Dude. Check out the complete list of tour dates and official tour flyer below.

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Nightwish have shared today the second video clip out of their upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Showtime, Storytime, which is due out via Nuclear Blast on November 29th and was filmed at Wacken Open Air 2013. This time you get to see them perform the song "Ghost Love Score" (from the album Once) right here.

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Next week, the Swedes Ghost B.C. will release their new EP If You Have Ghost, which was produced by Dave Grohl (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters) and is a covers EP. You can now listen to their take on Roky Erickson, ABBA, Army Of Lovers and Depeche Mode songs apart from the live rendition of their own "Secular Haze" from the latest Infestissumam. You can stream the entire release now through the Soundcloud widget below.

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The Swedes Ghost B.C. are preparing the release of a covers EP called If You Have Ghost, which was produced by Dave Grohl, and will be available worldwide and in stores on November 19th, 2013 via Loma Vista Recordings. The title track "If You Have Ghosts" has already been released by the band for streaming and you can listen to it right here.

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The burger of controversy... Swedish metallers Ghost B.C. have caused a bit of an uproar this time not with their music, videos or album covers but with a hamburger featured at a Chicago-based burger joint which names all of its specialty burgers after metal bands. The burger is considered sacrilegious.

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Guitarist Christopher Amott, who had announced a new project called Ghost Ship Octavius with ex-God Forbid guitarist Matt Wicklund and ex-Nevermore drummer Van Williams, has decided to step away from it and focus solely on a new Armageddon album which haven't released an album since 2002.

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Recently, we found out about Ghost Ship Octavius, the new band featuring ex-Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott, current God Forbid guitarist Matt Wicklund, ex-Nevermore drummer Van Williams, bassist Sara Claudius, and 17-year-old vocalist Adōn Fanion. Today the band has released a little preview of what is to come. You can now watch a short clip of Christopher Amott and Matt Wicklund playing some of the guitar solos during the pre-production process. Of course this is just a teaser with music in the background to whet your appetite, but you can expect more soon.

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The Swedish mysterious rockers Ghost B.C. are at it once again this time with a brand new video for the song "Monstrance Clock". The video was shot at the El Rey (LA) and Webster Hall (NYC) and directed by Rob Semmer. You can have an inside look at the moments before a show and the band in action. Enjoy the new video.

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British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden's year keeps getting fuller and fuller. Now they have announced their return to Argentina this summer to make their first-ever appearance at the legendary River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires on September 27th. They will also be making a first-ever visit to Paraguay on September 29th to play the Jockey Club in Asuncion. On October 2nd, they will return to headline the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, where the Blu-ray/DVD En Vivo was filmed in 2011.

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With only one week left, Swedish occulteers Ghost B.C. have given Pitchfork the honour to stream the band's upcoming album, Infestissumam, in its entirety. The album, due out April 16th, through Loma Vista Recordings, can be streamed here.

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Ghost B.C. are currently streaming their third single off Infestissumam, their second album which comes out on April 16th via Loma Vista Recordings in North America due to a controversy with their deluxe version artwork. You can now stream the song "Monstrance Clock" at this location to get another taste of the opus.

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Swedish occult rockers Ghost B.C. face yet another controversy. The band had to change their name from Ghost to Ghost B.C. for legal reasons and now one piece of the Infestissumam deluxe version artwork was reportedly deemed too sacrilegious by some US manufacturers which have refused to print it thus delaying its release in North America. However, the original artwork can still be found on both the vinyl and European copies of the album. It seems like this will generate even more buzz around the release of the opus.

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Swedish band Ghost B.C. have premiered another new video, this time for the track "Year Zero" of their forthcoming album Infestissumam, which is bound to push some buttons. The video is not safe for work, it contains nudity and graphic imagery, and can be viewed here (in some locations). Alternatively, you can watch the video below.

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