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Registered 12-17-2002 Location Charlotte, NC Member Is Offline
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posted on 7-8-2011 at 03:22 PM
Ghost
From Blabbermouth.net:
quote:GHOST will embark on its first-ever North American tour this fall following the group's crowd-pleasing U.S. promotional performances in
Baltimore (at the Maryland Deathfest) and New York City. GHOST cult leader "The Ghoul With No Name" (rumored to be REPUGNANT/SUBVISION's
Tobias Forge, who takes the stage in the form of "a satanic pope") and his anonymous ghouls will team up with ENSLAVED and ALCEST for a three-week
trek that will launch on September 23 in Springfield, Virginia. GHOST will be touring in support of its debut album, "Opus Eponymous", which has
been called "amazing" by Stereogum and "a primer on the creation of melodic hard rock" by The Big Takeover.
GHOST floored music fans with its first U.S. shows and served notice that it is not only a "band to watch" but will be a force to be reckoned with
for years to come. In its live review of GHOST's New York City headlining show, the Village Voice called the group's performance
"lurching and menacing", saying "GHOST's sound is like heavy metal trapped in a state of suspended animation since 1973."
GHOST's "Opus Eponymous" is a daringly fascinating combination of satanic rock music merged with an almost unthinkable pop sensibility.
Enveloped in a shroud of mystery and standing anonymous beneath the painted faces, hoods and robes which their sect demand, the GHOST deliver litanies
of pulsating heavy rock and stimulating lyrics which "glorify and glamorize the disgusting and sacrilegious." The music and philosophies of GHOST
specifically target "individuals who have a void in their life perhaps caused by some form of emotional trauma or upset" (research suggests these
are most likely adolescents); this dearth can then be alluringly filled by GHOST's music and philosophies.
I bought their debut last night and these guys are, indeed, awesome. If you can get past the whole Satanic vibe (which I can't tell if
it's a gimmick or if these guys are for real, which is part of the fun), it is just some straight-up melodic hard rock that is catchy as all
hell. They're getting a lot of hype in the heavy metal/hard rock community and it seems to be well-deserved. I'm looking for big things
to come from Ghost.
Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can't see their ears means they don't wash. If they don't wash, they
stink, and if they stink, I don't want the son-of-a-bitch around me.
