@jesealee: In a recent interview with Consequence, Ghost frontman Tobias Forge is calling BS on Gene Simmons’ claims that “rock is dead.” “Sleep Token or Måneskin or Greta Van Fleet are all new bands,” says Forge. “I think they prove that you can absolutely go places. Forge also offered some key advice for new artists: “I’m gonna say this loosely now within brackets because I understand that we’re just a Mercyful Fate/Blue Öyster Cult/Alice Cooper wannabe band, but you need to do something new,” he says. “Don’t look at your one idol and say, ‘I wanna be like him. I want to be like her. I want my band to sound exactly like that band.’ That’s most likely not gonna get you anywhere.” Ghost photos: Katja Ogrin #thebandghost #sleeptoken #rock #metal