Boston, Mass.
Black Sabbath’s Neighbors
www.ghostsofjupiter.com

The cosmic, bombastic, riff-heavy rock of Ghosts of Jupiter (GoJ) conjures freewheeling, hard rock of a bygone era. The quintet – Nate Wilson (lead vocals and keyboards), Johnny Trama (guitars), Adam Terrell (guitars), Tommy Lada (bass) and Thomas Arey (drums) – are an inherent part of the lineage of the New England improvisational scene of the ‘90s and the aughts. Wilson – who originally formed and helmed The Nate Wilson Group after splitting from Percy Hill – says the band took its time choosing a name so as not to choose a bunk moniker. “You know, one of those names where people keep constantly coming up with their own little clever plays-on-words,” Wilson says of a poor moniker decision. “But we came up with Ghosts of Jupiter – it’s also the title of one of our songs, which puts us right in there with Black Sabbath and Bad Company,” he says with a chuckle. When asked to describe the band’s sound, he struggles, saying that it’s always evolving and then concludes, “It’s definitely a bigger sound with two guitars now, but it also has the capability of being deeper – we can create a more intricate landscape. But it’s nice because everyone in this band can really play their ass off, so as a songwriter you’re never held back by anyone’s limitations.”

The cosmic, bombastic, riff-heavy rock of Ghosts of Jupiter conjures freewheeling, hard rock of a bygone era…