Band: Deicide
Genre: Death Metal
Language: Strong
Themes: Satanism
Well here we go, my heavy hitter.
This is the band that bumped Behemoth from the top slot of evil bands I know of since Behemoth is a stage show, and this band (or at least the singer) is legit.
The singer/bass player actually has an inverted cross branded into his forehead. Not tattooed. Branded. He's a really weird fellow.
A lot of people claim that this guy has some killer vocal work, but really on this album at least he just sounds like George Fisher of Cannibal Corpse. Maybe a few years ago he was bigger, but he's not as good as I thought he would be.
Boom, here ends this year's week of evil. I enjoyed it, but I'm guessing you guys probably didn't. Eh, maybe next year.
Band: Ghost / Ghost B.C.
Album: Meliora
Total Tracks: 10
Release Date: August 21st, 2015
Genre: Rock, Metal
Language: Some tracks
Themes: Satan
First, let's all be happy for Ghost that they finally get to drop the "BC" tag. They've apparently hated it for ages and they got to dump it, so good for them.
Now I know I literally just said that I was gonna be focusing on other music for a while, but I was actually planning on doing this review. Issue was it was released while I really distracted so I missed it. Now lets get onto the review.
My main impression is their music is like Deep Purple, but haunted. I don't really know what I mean by that, but if you're familiar with Deep Purples sound you'll kinda get what I mean.
That bass solo and riff in From The Pinnacle To The Pit is really good. Like, the line itself, the tone, it's all really good. Then the guitar solo kicks in and it ties together as one of my favorite intros on the entire album.
The whole thing is a well put together act with their traditional prominent bass parts and general horror/religious theme. They've got a "new" singer who is "younger and more powerful" than Papa Emeritus II, but in reality is the same singer. It's an amusing trend they have actually. With each album they get a "new" singer who is just the same guy with a new makeup job.
I was actually really surprised the first time I heard them. I was expecting super heavy dark music and it was like, pop metal. Not quite Linkn Park level, but still different then I thought it would be. This album sounds a lot more like what I had original assumed they would sound like.
All of the tracks are really good, so pick a spot and listen. I'd advise From The Pinnacle To The Pit, Cirice, Mummy Dust, Majesty, Absolution or Deus In Absentia.
Heck, the whole album is only 41 minutes. Listening to the whole thing won't even take that much of your day. Definitely listen to From The Pinnacle To The Pit or Cirice though, they're really good.
Band: Ghost B.C. (Ghost)
Genre: Rock
Themes: Satan
Oh the irony that I post this band on a Sunday...
Ghost is a bit of an interesting band. They're all "Satan-y", but you can be pretty safe assuming it's all just part of their stage act. I mean look at the singer, Papa Emeritus. There's no way you can take yourself seriously like this, ya know?
I feel like it'd be a lot of fun to dress up like this and play though, costumes make a lot of things better and playing stuff like this is no exception.
