Band Profiles

Ben Ward - vocals

NAME : Ben Ward

DATE OF BIRTH : 2nd December 1974

PLACE OF BIRTH : Margate, England

CHILDREN : 7 year old son, Max

CURRENTLY RESIDE IN : Leytonstone, London

CURRENT OCCUPATION : Artist/Music Management

OTHER BANDS : Ravens Creed


INFLUENCES: Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Lord Admiral Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Oliver Reed, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Conrad Lant and Quorthon!

INTERESTS OUTSIDE MUSIC: Movies (especially Horror), Liverpool FC, Beer, Books, Boxing, Volcanoes, Serial Killers, True Crime, Pirates, The History of London, Torture and Execution, The Great Outdoors, The Roman Empire and Viking/ Norse Mythology!

TOP 10 CURRENT BANDS / ARTISTS / ALBUMS :
- Obituary - Xecutioners Return
- Gallhammer - The Dawn of.....
- Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
- Carpathian Forest - Fuck You All!
- Coffins - The Other Side Of Blasphemy
- Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire
- Celtic Frost - Monothiest
- Nattefrost – Terrorist
- Scott H.Biram - Graveyard Shift
- Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying

TOP 10 ALL TIME BANDS / ARTISTS / ALBUMS :
- Slayer – Reign In Blood
- Johnny Cash – Live At San Quentin
- The Misfits – Static Age
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced…..
- Metallica – Master Of Puppets
- Mayhem – De Mysteriis Dom Satanas
- Pink Floyd – The Wall / Dark Side Of The Moon
- Celtic Frost – Morbid Tales / To Mega Therion
- Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
- Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction

FAVOURITE MOVIES :
- Evil Dead
- Suspiria ( and all Argento films!)
- The Beyond ( and all Fulci!)
- An American Werewolf In London / Salems Lot
- The Godfather Trilogy
- Night Of The Hunter / North By Northwest (Cant Decide!)
- The Devil Rides Out / The Wicker Man
- Return Of The Living Dead
- Romero’s Dead Trilogy
- Theatre Of Blood / Carnival Of Souls
- Star Wars Trilogy
- A Bridge Too Far / Cross Of Iron

FAVOURITE TELEVISION SHOWS : Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saxondale, I’m Alan Partridge, League Of Gentlemen, The Young Ones, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, The Office, Nighty Night, Kath and Kim, Arrested Development, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Porridge, Monty Python, Flavor Of Love, Bottom, The Sopranos, American Chopper, Wildlife / Nature / History Documentaries, Mr Show, How It's Made, Girls of the Playboy Mansion, The Simpsons…….anything that’s on!

WHO / WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH : Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Ricky Gervais, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Steve Coogan, Bill Hicks, David Cross, Eddie Izzard, stupid dogs and human suffering!

FAVOURITE PART OF THE WORLD:  Livorno, Tuscany, Tokyo, NYC, Texas, Boston (Allston Rock City!!)

PREFERRED METHOD OF EXECUTION: Iron Maiden!

MOST OVERUSED PHRASE: "I can see you Mr. Wilson"