Ghost (or Ghost B.C. if you're American) are one of those bands I didn't really get until I saw them live, but there's something about a field full of people singing the chorus to Monstrance Clock that is incredibly captivating...come together, together as one...
Ever since then I've been completely hooked by the B-Movie loving Swedes and their creeping hard rock antics.
Having recently announced the band's third full-length release Meliora, due to be released on August 21st, it seemed apt that the band dropped the first single from it last Wednesday, Cirice, complete with Silence of the Lambs influenced cover art.
This is perhaps the heaviest we've seen Ghost, they're channelling some pretty old school doom metal influences here, with fans citing Black Sabbath and Candlemass among the most obvious influences. Don't get me wrong, this is far from extreme levels of heaviness, but compared to the majority their previous release, Infestissumam and debut Opus Eponymous this is a definite sonic shift for Ghost, but without losing any of the intrinsic, creepy charm.
If the rest of Meliora is like this, I'd say we're in for a treat.
If the rest of Meliora is like this, I'd say we're in for a treat.
Cirice will feature on Ghost's third full-legnth LP Meliora. Due to be released in August of 2015.
