{"id":3600,"date":"2015-08-15T08:17:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T13:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandmusicblog.com\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2016-05-24T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T11:58:17","slug":"album-review-ghost-meliora-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=3600","title":{"rendered":"Album Review<\/i>:
Ghost<\/b>
Meliora <\/i>
August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending the better part of a year in the shadows, Ghost B.C. has returned with their third album, Meliora<\/i>, featuring their third singer, Papa Emeritus III. With each album, and subsequently each new Papa, Ghost has brought a different style to their sound. How does Papa III\u2019s entry compare to his predecessors?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are cast out from the heavens to the ground.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Unlike Ghost\u2019s prior albums, which both had dedicated intro tracks, within 30 seconds, Meliora<\/i>\u2019s first track, \u201cSpirit\u201d is past the intro and the Nameless Ghouls are chugging away. We immediately get an idea of how heavy and riff-based this album is. Overall, the album feels much heavier than 2013\u2019s Infestissumam<\/i>, while still retaining the vintage sound that Ghost is known for.<\/p>\n

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The Nameless Ghouls<\/p><\/div>\n

Papa Emeritus III, the “three-month younger brother\u201d of Papa Emeritus II, has a great performance on the album, showcasing the wide range of his vocal talents. I find many of the songs have a more grand feeling to them, due to the increased presence of choirs backing up Papa in choruses.<\/p>\n

Produced by Klas \u00c5hlund of Swedish rock band Teddybears, Meliora<\/i> features strong performances by all of the Nameless Ghouls. Ghost\u2019s bass tone has always been one of my favorite things about them, and it\u2019s strong as ever on here, with a notable track being \u201cFrom the Pinnacle to the Pit,\u201d where the growling bass is what starts the song off, and holds it all together. Whoever the drummer is, (could it be Dave Grohl?) is solid as ever, driving songs like \u201cAbsolution.\u201d This rhythm section really holds it down on the first single, \u201cCirice,\u201d which has such a heavy groove, that it is hard to not bob your head along to the song.<\/p>\n