Ghost (or Ghost B.C. or w/e) -- Swedish Pop Metal in Satan's Service

i am still on board.
this is a great track.

Just back from their Copenhagen show, they've really pulled off this step-up to much bigger venues well vs the last time I saw them in a packed-to-the-rafters 500-odd capacity club. Ghost has also been beefed up to an eight-piece band now with three guitarists and two keyboard players.

I've now seen King Diamond, Rammstein and Ghost all within six months, and I definitely see a lineage here. Loads of kids too, this is really introducing Satan to a fresh audience.

Hellacopters + popeman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEeL4kVFD4I

These guys have a dope insta
https://i.imgur.com/Dwpq2y4.png

this is really introducing Satan to a fresh audience

As a Christian to find myself enjoying them is…interesting

this is so damned hooky and triumphant Satanism.

love the new one.

hard to say how I feel about it over the last one, but on first listen, it's grabbing me more than Prequelle did

I’ve been jamming “call me little sunshine” the last few weeks. Looking forward to hearing the album

Yeah, quite enjoy Twenties

Probably cos Simon introduced me to both but it reminds me of gonzo rock freaks melted bodies quite a lot

x post from the metal thread but it's best suited here.

I like the Ghost album quite a bit, but then again I LOVED Prequelle. "Twenties" sticks in my craw - I like how Tobias combines the fall of German democracy with the current fall of American democracy, but the lyrics lack his usual cleverness. "Spillways" and "Watcher in the Sky" are phenomenal, and I get a kick out of how "Kaisarion" sounds like a Gamma Ray tune.

ordered.
i have loved every album/ep so far.
there is just something about GHOST.
this will probably be the only ROCK album i buy all year.

Feels like they've gone a lot more 80s AOR on this one. At first listen, it feels like a drop from the last two, but I might need some time to warm up to the production style.

"Kaisarion" is awesome. "Griftwood" sounds weirdly familiar, like it ought to exist already.

new one sounds like Andrew WK doing a Blue Oyster Cult lp. which is fine, and fun.

the beginning of "Kaisarion" sounds like John Mayer's "Say"

"Twenties" works in spite of the lyrics because the character is obviously a witless piece of shit. The backup vocals save it.

Something about the back half of the album

the beginning of "Kaisarion" sounds like John Mayer's "Say"

this sounds likke what The Darkness coulda been if they weren't so half-assed and were Satanic af

roto tom fill

I'm sold, this album is awesome.

it always take a few listens for the glory of GHOST to properly kick in, but f^ck it.
one listen and yeah, this is absolutely the album i needed from GHOST.
from comments here and there i was concerned that the guitars had been held back and they were going for daytime radio play a la 'he is', which got a lot of radio2 play in the uk.
note : this is not a complaint at all as i loved hearing ken bruce announcing GHOST in amongst the usual r2 stuff.
however, it turns out that the new album has not softened the bands core sound one iota.
massive tunes, production and guitars.

basically, as jmm said : "I'm sold, this album is awesome."

lol this is ridiculous

and awesome

call me little sunshine is great, love it so much

This is such a blast, way more fun and more consistent than I’d expected. “Twenties” is the obvious wrong move, but it’s not quite the train wreck I expected based on early reviews. Other than that this is a really good direction for them.

Honestly think the "hoo-ha" line is the only misstep in that song, and only because it's kind of obvious and overdone.

"Watcher in the Sky" needs an animated video in the spirit of Heavy Metal

gonna listen to this today while on a long drive.

a week on, and several listens in ...
yeah, this is exactly the album i needed from GHOST.
love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Uz9xkBoxs

new album by Magna Carta Cartel, featuring some (one?more?) of the previous ghouls: https://mcc-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-dying-option

This is nice. Better than the most recent Ghost album IMO.

check out TID too - three great releases so far ( https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tid/3540382936 )

that Magna Carta Cartel album really is so good too - it kinda crept up on me and now I can't stop listening

I keep trying to get into the MCC songs I've heard, they are fine and I get the appeal for fans of Ghost, but they never really quite grab my like the best Ghost material does.

I can't get into the last two Ghost albums but still like this MCC stuff - new single btw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izl4v_OT6m0

SEARCHLIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHTS

LOOKING FOR THE WATCHER IN THE SKYYYYYYYYY

Honestly think the "hoo-ha" line is the only misstep in that song, and only because it's kind of obvious and overdone.

― jmm, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 8:20 PM bookmarkflaglink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNeIAxll2A

2 half hour sessions by MCC (who should have their own thread even though only I would post on it probably)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IEZgMzoYf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVKxzCaLKY

^ audio on bandcamp: https://mcc-official.bandcamp.com/album/digital-greetings-from-nielsen-s-und-2022

omfg, covers EP and they cover Genesis's "Jesus He Knows me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI

hmm trying once more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI

fuck it, just click the through link. lol

lol i'm guessing it's age-restricted because the preacher gets pissed on by hockey players at the end

ok after a rewatch please substitute "piss" with "cum"

clearly catering for their newfound radio 2 audience.

we know the titles but the original artists?

See No Evil - could be one of several
Jesus He Knows Me - Genesis
Hanging Around - The Stranglers maybe?
Phantom Of The Opera - Iron Maiden probably?
We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

Despite loving Ghost I'm usually underwhelmed by their covers but that one was pretty good. Really liked Bible too, from years ago.

Also

[Lt. Huff smells a mask]

Lt. Huff: It's urine.

Lt. Steve Milford: Oh thank God. Phil thought it might be semen.

Lt. Huff: Phil needs to talk to a therapist.

I 100% would be down with Ghost doing Andrew Lloyd Weber but yeah probably Maiden