Ghost: Unholy / Unplugged tour—pre-show jitters

Tonight, Ghost is playing a free show at Silver Platters in SODO in Seattle.

I ordered a vinyl and cd both of Meliora so that Megan and I could both have wristbands, and have one kid apiece to wrangle.

On the Ghost FB page, they said Papa and a few Ghouls have arrived in Seattle, and to come early! Eff yeah!

I took the kids to Trading Musician yesterday to get earplugs. They're set. It'll be their first legit show. We all love Ghost in this house, we're a Ghost family.

I wonder what the heck they're going to do with acoustic guitars? What's the keyboardist gonna do? Will they still be masked? Ooooooooooooo

We get signed lithographs, and "preferential treatment," according to the guy at the record store!

WHOOOOOO!!!!!

Ghost is beginning to tease out new material from "Meliora"

May 29, Ghost posts this video on their website:

Ghost B.C.: "The Summoning"


Today, they release this new song, "Cirice," the first teaser track from their upcoming album "Meliora."

Ghost B.C.: Cirice


I'm so excited to hear this album! Meliora should, by all accounts, rule. I mean, judging from the classic golden-quality of their previous releases, always satisfying, always just the right amount of tasteful and gory.

"Cirice" sounds like a combination of If You Have Ghost and Infestissumam material, which makes sense. There's a cool extension of the measure length in there, making it mathy and prog-y.

I hope they can change their style on this one in further new ways, like they did with surf-rock with "Ghuleh/Zombie Queen." They should go full disco on one song, and full metal on another.

I hope they don't make a boring album. Ghost, don't be boring. Don't!