Posted by Mark Zapata on February 21, 2019
Adōn Fanion is a virtuoso. The Arizona based vocalist, guitarist, and violinist has spent the last few years writing and performing groundbreaking music with his band, Ghost Ship Octavius (featuring former God Forbid and Nevermore members). Having started with the band at the tender age of 17, Fanion was instrumental in shaping the sound of […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on March 7, 2014
Ghost Ship Octavius, the new group featuring ex-God Forbid guitarist Matt Wicklund and ex-Nevermore drummer Van Williams, is set to begin work on their debut full-length with Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon in Seattle. However, while they decided to go the DIY route, they need help funding the recording and manufacturing of said album. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 4, 2013
We’ve been pretty excited about new band Ghost Ship Octavius, which started out as a side project for guitarists Christopher Amott (formerly of Arch Enemy) and Matt Wicklund (God Forbid) and former Nevermore drummer Van Williams. Things have definitely changed within the band in the last few weeks, however. First off, God Forbid disbanded a […]
Posted by Anthony Maisano on July 8, 2013
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBbC2LL6cbA[/youtube] Remember Ghost Ship Octavius? That new project that former Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott and God Forbid guitarist Matt Wicklund came together to make? Well they went ahead and released a new production sampler video via Matt Wicklund’s Youtube channel. The video shows that the band is going to have some insanely shred-tastic guitar […]
Posted by Anthony Maisano on July 1, 2013
Former Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott is teaming up with some familiar faces to create a new project called Ghost Ship Octavius. After leaving Arch Enemy, Amott released one solo album called Impulses in 2012, but besides announcing his intentions to record a new Armageddon record, has otherwise stayed out of the metal scene. Along […]
