a friend of mine introduced me to one of my all time favorite bands and i will be forever thankful. i am even more thankful for the time he bought a ticket for me to go see that band with him and his girlfriend.
we drove about two hours south of phoenixopolis to tucson- a town whos name apparently i cannot wrap my east coast mouth around and always pronounce it wrong when speaking to locals, and we spent the day exploring the Biosphere 2 (you should see it), the domes and downtown tucson.
ill do a post later about the Biosphere because i love that place and manage to visit it like once every three or four months and i think its a treasure. but right now im going to talk about Ghost. or well, Ghost b.c. when they tour here in the states due to some bullshit band than had the name before them and that no one ever heard of from back in the 70s or something.
Ghost was founded my what is probably a bunch of swedish guys, but no one is really sure since they place in full robes and masks without revealing their identities. the whole theme of the band is Papa Emeritus and the Nameless Ghouls are i guess a satanic cardinal and his faceless priests or servants. the showmanship and theatrical nature of how they performs is amazing. for people who are reading this that arent fans of metal music, dont worry. im sure Ghost isnt actually a bunch of satanists. its just music.
their sound is very blues, old rock, 70s showmanship and melodic. think Blue Oyster Cult, early Black Sabbath, ABBA, and a touch of Mercyful Fate. for the casual listener, remember- showmanship and concept. i personally love most of the music lyrically. i think its well written, poetic and flows amazingly with a clean, crisp sound. the guitarists are very talented, the drummer is spot on and the music flows. i especially love the covers they choose to do. who would have ever guessed ABBA or the Beatles could sound terrifying?
So i would highly recommend giving either album a listen. Opus Eponymous is their first and was what got me hooked, and Infestissumam is a well paced and executed sophmore album. ill leave you with a link to youtube for their Beatles cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLFFUIZfX9Q
