Tangible results With BEN WARD From ORANGE GOBLIN

Interview by Kris Peters
UK metal outfit Orange Goblin are a band who has had to work hard
for everything they have. Bloody hard.
Formed in 1995 and born into a musical landscape already dominated
by bands such as Black Sabbath, Trouble, Saint Vitus, The Obsessed,
Pentagram, Cathedral, Danzig, Monster Magnet and Kyuss, Orange
Goblin spent many of their formative years deflecting criticism of
their sound, defiant in the knowledge that while a sum of their
many influences, they were also a force unto themselves.
Combining elements of hard rock, stoner rock, doom metal and more,
comparisons to the legendary bands listed above were bound to be
prominent, but over the course of nine previous albums Orange
Goblin have left their indelible mark across the music world, in
the process gaining the respect and level of acceptance they so
rightfully deserve.
That growth and progression promises to continue on Orange Goblin's
upcoming album Science, Not Fiction, which will be unleashed on
July 19. Blending the aforementioned genres with some outside of
the box, Science, Not Fiction is an aggressive, adrenaline-fuelled
sonic journey of a band with one eye on the past but the focus
firmly on the future.
HEAVY caught up with founding member and vocalist Ben Ward to find
out more.
"This one's different," he measured. "Obviously, it's our first
album for Peaceville Records and the whole campaign has been far
more hands on than we've ever had before. In the past we might have
just delivered the record to the label and said right, you get on
with that, but with this record the label have been really
proactive and enthusiastic in getting us to be involved in the
marketing. It's been a really strong campaign. There's been three
singles released so far and all had videos for them. We've got
another video and single coming just prior to the release. We're
doing some album launch shows here in London and Leeds in the UK
and we've got a summer of festivals lined up to promote it. It's
all go at the moment. We're definitely not sitting back and letting
it happen. We're all very proactive."
In the full interview, Ben discussed Orange Goblin's upcoming album
release more, including the musical influences, proactive marketing
campaign, and impact of a new band member. He provided insights
into the album concept, highlighting the significance of science,
spirituality, and religion. The discussion also touched on the
balance between imitation and inspiration in creating an album,
with Ben emphasizing the band's commitment to creating music that
is interesting to them and their belief in the importance of
honesty in their music.


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