Ghost "Meliora"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Hard Rock, Prog Related
Label: Loma Vista
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 21, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Spirit 05:15
2. From the Pinnacle to the Pit 04:02
3. Cirice 06:02
4. Spöksonat 00:56
5. He Is 04:13
6. Mummy Dust 04:07
7. Majesty 05:24
8. Devil Church 01:06
9. Absolution 04:50
10. Deus in Absentia 05:37

Line-up: 
Nameless Ghoul Bass
Nameless Ghoul Drums
Nameless Ghoul Guitars (lead)
Nameless Ghoul Guitars (rhythm)
Nameless Ghoul Keyboards
Papa Emeritus III Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Unlike the previous two Ghost records, Meliora doesn't take its time to kick in. After 30 seconds of a pulsating organ, distant choir, theremin and glockenspiel playing what sounds like the intro passage to a 1980's horror flick, the band comes in full force with a headbanger of a riff and Papa Emeritus III's familiarly eerie voice.
One thing that's immediately noticeable about "Spirit" is the strong keyboard presence and heavily layered vocals in the chorus. It's a song that grows in instrumentation as it goes on, yet keeps all the different components of it easily discernible. It's worth noting that Ghost kept its promise of making this record heavier as well, as "Spirit" errs much more on the side of Opus Eponymous than it does Infestissumam. Think of this song as appreciating the Satanic empire Papa Emeritus III has come to reign over as a whole. Now, to enter the church…

 Read the full track-by-track review by Greg Kennelty at metalinjection.net

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