Ghost - He Is

The Swedish occult rockers GHOST is out on an intensive tour and will play in Stockholm this Friday 13th (See all the dates below). I hope I will have time to go, as Ghost live is very good.
The cover art is from the inside of the album "Meliora". Illustration made by Zbigniew M. Bielak 2015

Today's tune "He Is" is the latest Video release from the band's third album, "Meliora". "Meliora" is Latin for “better” and better it is, and I absolutely dig their last record. "He Is" is one of the strongest tracks on the album where the lyrics is pretty interesting.

Upcoming Tourdates:

Nov 11 Lisebergshallen Goteborg, Sweden
Nov 12 Sentrum Scene Oslo, Norway
Nov 13 Annexet Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 14 Amager Bio Copenhagen South, Denmark
Nov 16 Cologne Live Music Hall Cologne, Germany
Nov 18 Luxembourg Den Atelier Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Nov 19 L'Usine Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 20 Arena Vienna, Austria
Nov 22 BARBA Budapest, Hungary
Nov 23 Live Club Milan, Italy
Nov 24 Le Radiant Caluire-Et-Cuire, France
Nov 25 La Riviera Madrid, Spain
Nov 27 Hard Club Porto, Portugal
Nov 28 Paradise Garage Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 30 Apolo Barcelona, Spain
Dec 01 Le Bikini Toulouse, France
Dec 02 Cooperative de Mai Clermont-Ferrand, France
Dec 04 Backstage Munich, Germany
Dec 05 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
Dec 07 La Cigale Paris, France
Dec 08 Trix Hall Antwerp, Belgium
Dec 09 FZW Dortmund, Germany
Dec 10 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Dec 12 Beckett Univeristy Leeds, United Kingdom
Dec 14 Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dec 15 Birmingham Institute Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dec 16 O2 Academy Newcastle Newcastle Business Park, United Kingdom
Dec 18 ABC Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 19 Ritz Manchester, United Kingdom
Dec 20 Bristol Academy Bristol, United Kingdom
Dec 21 London KOKO, United Kingdom


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Ghost - From The Pinnacle To The Pit

Monday, last day of August! I guess it's time to kick of the "Record of the Week" again, right?

The last weeks most playable record has been the Swedish prides GHOST latest release "Meliora".
The record have gotten plenty of spins, I could say that I have dig into it pretty deep this time. But I will not be long-winded in my review of "Meliora" 

"Meliora" (Latin for the pursuit of something better) and that is something that is true in this case. "Meliora" is something better if you stand it side by side to its predecessor "Infestissumam".
That was an good album, but not as obvious as the début. "Meliora" is something else, here we have the songs, the melodies, the harmonies and dynamic. And everything falls perfectly in place in

structure of the tunes and creates a marvellous hard rock landscape of GHOST. Can not more than drop on my knees and wave the hat and say, damn what good you are!

Some small things about "Meliora" that makes it almost a masterpiece!
First, the cover art of "Meliora" is amazing, it implies a grand-scale effort from GHOST, specially if you have the Vinyl version in your hand. From the hillside church of "Opus Eponymous" to the more adorning "Infestissumam" to something more powerful, this time we see a Kingdom which depicts
Papa Emeritus III face between the buildings, an epic cover indeed.

Second, the song writing have increased to an higher level!

Third, the music, is well created with more accurate riffs, chorus, bridges and harmonies, it's alive!

With their third full-length, they've dropped the temporary B.C. (‘Because of Copyright’ or, obviously, ‘Before Christ.’) And the album is an unforgettable ride that leaves you with goosebumps all over my crippled body.  That these dudes have increased an level on all parts just adds a smile on my face when this record spins!

Small summary: Yes you need this Vinyl, it's a strangely refreshing sounding album, a bit popish but still have the contemporary rock and metal that needs to keep it as a hard rock album. The high five tunes are "Spirit," "From the Pinnacle to the Pit," "He Is," "Mummy Dust," "Deus in Absentia." 

Today's tune "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" is one of the most dirties tunes from the album but has the riffs, bass line and chorus that you can't sit still at all!



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Night - Gunpowder Treason

Night is a swedish classic heavy metal band that heads out from the town of Linköping. With shows all over sweden, including playing at the legendary festival Muskelrock, Night can proudly entitle them selves as one of Linköpings, most up and coming bands!

Members:

Burning Fire: Vocals and Guitar
Midnight Proppen: Guitar
Highway-Filip : Bass
Linus Lightning: Drums

Todays tune "Gunpowder Treason" is a classic Swedish Hard Rock/Metal, the song is taken from their Gunpowder Treason 7" vinyl released by Gaphals Records.

Video made and directed by Filmfinity Studios (Ola Almén, Isac Hermansson, Tobias Sundberg and Martin Andersson) filmfinitystudios@gmail.com



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Nocturnal - One of a Kind

Nocturnal offers a musical journey through time where hard blues scented riff work side by side with psychedelic jam and the characteristic vocals put a real stamp on their sound. With strong influences from the 70's iconic bands as they make hardly any rock fan disappointed.

Hometown Linköping shared not only with his label "Gaphals", but also with a new generation of hard rock band where Ghost, Skogen Brinner and Night also distinguished itself. Nocturnal has over the past year played extensively in both the origin and the rest of Europe.

Vinyl version of Nocturnals self titled debut album. Comes on Yellow, Red or Black vinyl. 250 copys Yellow vinyl, 250 copys Red vinyl and 500 copys of black vinyl. Comes with gatefold cover and printed innersleeves. Includes Digital download. Includes immediate download of 8-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

Order vinyl on: http://gaphals.bandcamp.com/ 

Todays tune "One of a Kind" is the first track from the new Nocturnal album, released 25th of April



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