“Ghost Revel in Powerful Contrast on ‘Skeletá'”

What is it like, to “hear” color? It’s like listening to Skeletá, the new record from Swedish metal maestros Ghost – you know, the guys who go on stage and perform in masks and makeup and outfits modeled after the accoutrements of the Catholic clergy. I will admit that this kind of 80s-centric style is a lower priority for me than the aggressive grinding of bands like Labryinthus Stellarum, but damn if I don’t get caught up in it anyways when it’s done this well; the opening track, “Peacefield,” got me hooked, track three, “Satanized,” kept me there, and then track six, “Cenotaph,” knocked me on the floor. 

Read all about it in my Paste Magazine review.

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