Infestissumam
Over the last few years, the mysterious, much-hyped Swedish band formerly known as Ghost have cultivated an alluring persona of subversion and symbolism. Infestissumam, their first album for a major label, follows their 2010 debut Opus Eponymous, a collection of old-school "Satanic" heavy metal with hooks as addictive as sin.
Ghost's 2010 debut, the divisive Opus Eponymous, presented the heavy metal community with a conundrum.
It's been impossible to ignore Swedish heavy metal juggernauts Ghost, as their dark star has been in ascent since the release of their widely praised and Grammis-nominated debut record, Opus Eponymous, in late 2010.
Try to recall a time before GHOST B.C. became an overhyped gimmick of a band, more visual than musical; back when their initially overlooked debut, "Opus Eponymous", began turning heads based solely on its novel attempt to harness fundamental metallic songwriting devices and undiluted satanic themes...
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Cartoonish and old-school they may be, but Swedish prog-pop-metallers Ghost still have an amazingly refreshing sound, writes <strong>Dom Lawson</strong>