Ben Ward (singer)
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| Birth name | Ben Ward |
| Born | 2 December 1974 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1994-present |
| Labels | Candlelight Records |
Ben Ward (born 2 December 1974) is a British musician who has been the singer of Orange Goblin since 1997.[1]
Ward had wanted to become a footballer for Queens Park Rangers, but, inspired by Lemmy and Bruce Dickinson, “discovered heavy metal, booze and drugs, so football fell by the wayside”.[2] Ward helped found Our Haunted Kingdom in 1994 and they evolved into Orange Goblin in 1997. He has been their singer ever since, recording ten studio albums with the band.
Between 2007 and 2010, Ward was a member of Ravens Creed. He sang on one of their albums.[3]
In 2016 Ward set up a Just Giving campaign for 73 Team Rock employees, who he thought were being unfairly treated by being threatened with redundancy.[4] Ward is also the founder of Route One Booking Agency.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Metal Archives. "Ben Ward".
- ^ Louder Sound (8 September 2017). "Orange Goblin's Ben Ward".
- ^ Metal Archives. "Ravens Creed past members".
- ^ The Guardian (20 December 2016). "Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward sets up JustGiving campaign for Team Rock". The Guardian.
- ^ Louder Sound (5 November 2020). "Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward launches Route One Booking Agency".
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