Rocking With Jam Man talks with Mercury from Priest
Rocking With Jam Man talks with Mercury from Priest about their upcoming album Body Machine and how it is much darker then their past albums, having a single on the soundtrack for the new Mel Gibson movie Hot Seat, his time with Ghost and what it was like working with Tobias Forge, touring and what is next for the band
A Signal in the Noise is used in the current trailer for the upcoming Mel Gibson film entitled Hot Seat.
Priest features in its lineup two former members of the hugely popular and Grammy Award-winning Swedish rock band Ghost – vocalist Mercury, who was known as Water when he played bass for Ghost and keyboardist Salt, formerly known as Ghost keyboardist Air, along with programmer/ keyboardist Sulfur.
Body Machine is produced by another Ghost alumni, Simon Söderberg (guitarist and producer/engineer of Ghost’s debut album Opus Eponymous).
Priest formed in 2017 after Mercury and Salt departed Ghost after a two-year run and started releasing their own unique brew of electronic music that bears little sonic resemblance to their former band yet still shares the same creative DNA.
But whereas GHOST borrowed their theatrics from old school horror and ‘80s rock, PRIEST comes steeped in synth-pop, cyberpunk and industrial music.
Although the group has been putting out albums since 2017 (New Flesh in 2017, Obey in 2019, Cyberhead in 2020), Body Machine marks a significant departure, with a drastically darker mood yet still maintains the band’s penchant for strong hooks and melodies.
Priest has been touring in Europe and the UK this year and is looking to tour the U.S. soon.
Website: https://priestnexus.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PRIESTSWEDEN
VIDEOS:
– Signal in the Noise – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombPL0ODatY
– Techo Girl – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TGn1Vim_58
