Yes, I (Itai) think they are having fun as they are creating the songs, too. They are VERY proficient at what they do. The songs we covered so far are EXCELLENT and we are looking forward to diving into more Ghost. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Funny aside but I remember an interview with Tobias where he was talking about the riff to start Master of Puppets and how he thinks Hetfield had to be laughing when he came up with it because it's so relatively simple.
If you're interested in these stuff, there's a pretty big "lore" in Ghost: There's this ancient satanic cult called "The Ministry", which wanted to spread the word of Satan in the most effective way available. In the late 60's/early 70's, since Rock music was on a global hype, they decided to spread the word that way, founding a rock band called Ghost. The lead singer would always have the title of "Papa" (which means pope). The first one was called Papa Nihil (the one we see earning the face paint and the white eye in 'Dance Macabre' video). Following the downfall of Rock, Ghost went in the shadows and was never seen again... until 2010, when the band suddenly reappears, now with a new lead singer: Papa Emeritus I (eldest son of Papa Nihil) releasing the first album (Opus Eponymous). After that, each album has a new frontman. That being said, we had Papa Emeritus II (younger brother of the previous one) in 'Infestissuman' (2013), Papa Emeritus III (youngest of the brothers) in 'Meliora' (2015) and then all 3 were mysteriously murdered, leaving the frontman spot open, but no more Nihil sons to fill in. Because of that, they were forced to, for the first time, use someone out of the bloodline, and, as so, he couldn't be called "papa". So we had Cardinal Copia for the 4th album ('Prequelle', 2018). Papa Nihil dies onstage and now, with the old leader dead, Sister Imperator (the woman we see initiating Nihil in 'Dance Macabre') promoted Cardinal Copia to papa, officially named Papa Emeritus IV and he was the frontman for the 5th and current album, "Impera', from 2022. The music video for the song 'Kiss The Go Goat' (supposedly a song from the old days when the band was formed in the 60's) reveals us some details that fill some holes in the plot. Back then, Nihil and Imperator were lovers, but as he was becoming a rockstar, he was getting too much attention from his female fans and for that reason they broke up. Sister Imperator was pregnant at that time, but never told him. Now, in current days, she was actually the one who ordered all Nihil's sons to be killed, so she could point someone new to the role and that someone was Cardinal Copia, her and Nihil's bastard son. That way she got her revenge and at the same time could put his bastard son in his place of right, as papa and leader of the band. Obviously, all that is just fiction and was being told and revealed to us slowly through the years by the band in all sorts of media (specially short lore videos they release on the band's UA-cam channel). The lead singer behind the mask (all of the masks), songwriter and creator of it all is Tobias Forge. Albums are always conceptual too. The first 3 were 3 parts of a same story. 'Opus Eponymous' is about the annunciation of the Antichrist coming to Earth. Ends with the song 'Genesis', meaning his birth. The next record, 'Infestissuman', starts telling us the Antihrist announced before is the son of Lucifer and the album describes his first contact with mankind. Next one, 'Meliora', jumps in time and is about the relationship between him and men growing stronger and stronger, to the point we reach the absolute absence of God. The next 2 had a new concept of their own. 'Prequelle' compared faith and blind beliefs to a plague, fast spreading and dangerous (having the Black Plague as the conceptual background). And finally, 'Impera' is about the mankind's fetish for power and how frail it is. It takes empires as an example, since every single one of them throughout history has risen and then fallen. Never failed and will never fail, so also modern empires, no matter how much they seem to be unbreakable, will eventually fall. It's just a matter of time. Well... that's only the tip. The iceberg is way bigger. Hope you've been ghosted :P
Yes, we've been ghosted, pretty much after a couple of reaction videos. We've tried not to learn too much about them as yet as we want to keep our reactions fairly "clueless" as to the "behind the scenes" and react just to the song and music video (if there is one). We are actually planning on potentially doing a reaction or review/discussion of a documentary type film about them that has been brought to our attention. In any way, Ghost are awesome and we are loving the process of discovering them and their work layer by layer. Great music and extremely entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. We truly appreciate it! 🙏
@@KuLaydMahn No, was referring to one called "Ghost: The Story So Far" (2022), but now we'll look up "Metal Myths Pt.2" as well, so thanks for that! Thank you for engaging and we're hoping to hear more from you! Much appreciated! 🙏
Thanks. It just seemed obvious that the influence was there. It is also why I (Itai) took a liking to it very quickly. A fantastic song with a very catchy hook. I just love the sound of this one. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
More GHOST! More Lore! Let's see the reaction to the Ghost Lore . Faith from a pale tour named Death should be next. Filmed in part at Barkleys in Brooklyn NYC. I had the pleasure of attending the Ritual. The best Rock Band with Papa leading the way.❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
More GHOST! Life Eternal next, yes Blue Oyster Cult is my Favorite Band of all time and GHOST carries fourth with the production sound of the Twenty First Century along with intelligent lyrics that keep my brain thinking with the tounge and cheek humor.
You don't have to do EVERYTHING by Ghost... you can skip the songs you've already reacted to. ;) As for is Ghost satanic, no. They are musicians first, then Monty Python in that they are NOT just trying to shock, they are taking on the power structure of organized religions and empires by subverting their messaging using catchy tunes.
I (Itai) agree completely. Asaf seems less sure. Lol. Either way, we are loving the music and all the weirdness that comes with it. Thank you again for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Thanks T Bone 🙂 Send a link if you have one and maybe we'll do it as well at a later time. We can add it to the list as request. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Check out our Music Video Reaction to Ghost's CIRICE: ua-cam.com/video/-F7DSSvti7s/v-deo.html
Ghost is awesome, I can imagine Tobias having a bit of a laugh to himself when he's writing these songs
Yes, I (Itai) think they are having fun as they are creating the songs, too. They are VERY proficient at what they do. The songs we covered so far are EXCELLENT and we are looking forward to diving into more Ghost. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Funny aside but I remember an interview with Tobias where he was talking about the riff to start Master of Puppets and how he thinks Hetfield had to be laughing when he came up with it because it's so relatively simple.
They just recently dropped a good pro shot of a live performance for "Mary On a Cross". I think you guys should do it next.
Thank you! We've been looking forward to doing more live stuff, so it's been added to the list! 👍
Do you mean the Live in Tampa video?
@@myindieprodentertainment Yep! That one!
If you're interested in these stuff, there's a pretty big "lore" in Ghost: There's this ancient satanic cult called "The Ministry", which wanted to spread the word of Satan in the most effective way available. In the late 60's/early 70's, since Rock music was on a global hype, they decided to spread the word that way, founding a rock band called Ghost. The lead singer would always have the title of "Papa" (which means pope). The first one was called Papa Nihil (the one we see earning the face paint and the white eye in 'Dance Macabre' video). Following the downfall of Rock, Ghost went in the shadows and was never seen again... until 2010, when the band suddenly reappears, now with a new lead singer: Papa Emeritus I (eldest son of Papa Nihil) releasing the first album (Opus Eponymous). After that, each album has a new frontman. That being said, we had Papa Emeritus II (younger brother of the previous one) in 'Infestissuman' (2013), Papa Emeritus III (youngest of the brothers) in 'Meliora' (2015) and then all 3 were mysteriously murdered, leaving the frontman spot open, but no more Nihil sons to fill in. Because of that, they were forced to, for the first time, use someone out of the bloodline, and, as so, he couldn't be called "papa". So we had Cardinal Copia for the 4th album ('Prequelle', 2018). Papa Nihil dies onstage and now, with the old leader dead, Sister Imperator (the woman we see initiating Nihil in 'Dance Macabre') promoted Cardinal Copia to papa, officially named Papa Emeritus IV and he was the frontman for the 5th and current album, "Impera', from 2022.
The music video for the song 'Kiss The Go Goat' (supposedly a song from the old days when the band was formed in the 60's) reveals us some details that fill some holes in the plot. Back then, Nihil and Imperator were lovers, but as he was becoming a rockstar, he was getting too much attention from his female fans and for that reason they broke up. Sister Imperator was pregnant at that time, but never told him. Now, in current days, she was actually the one who ordered all Nihil's sons to be killed, so she could point someone new to the role and that someone was Cardinal Copia, her and Nihil's bastard son. That way she got her revenge and at the same time could put his bastard son in his place of right, as papa and leader of the band.
Obviously, all that is just fiction and was being told and revealed to us slowly through the years by the band in all sorts of media (specially short lore videos they release on the band's UA-cam channel). The lead singer behind the mask (all of the masks), songwriter and creator of it all is Tobias Forge.
Albums are always conceptual too. The first 3 were 3 parts of a same story. 'Opus Eponymous' is about the annunciation of the Antichrist coming to Earth. Ends with the song 'Genesis', meaning his birth. The next record, 'Infestissuman', starts telling us the Antihrist announced before is the son of Lucifer and the album describes his first contact with mankind. Next one, 'Meliora', jumps in time and is about the relationship between him and men growing stronger and stronger, to the point we reach the absolute absence of God.
The next 2 had a new concept of their own. 'Prequelle' compared faith and blind beliefs to a plague, fast spreading and dangerous (having the Black Plague as the conceptual background). And finally, 'Impera' is about the mankind's fetish for power and how frail it is. It takes empires as an example, since every single one of them throughout history has risen and then fallen. Never failed and will never fail, so also modern empires, no matter how much they seem to be unbreakable, will eventually fall. It's just a matter of time.
Well... that's only the tip. The iceberg is way bigger. Hope you've been ghosted :P
Yes, we've been ghosted, pretty much after a couple of reaction videos. We've tried not to learn too much about them as yet as we want to keep our reactions fairly "clueless" as to the "behind the scenes" and react just to the song and music video (if there is one). We are actually planning on potentially doing a reaction or review/discussion of a documentary type film about them that has been brought to our attention. In any way, Ghost are awesome and we are loving the process of discovering them and their work layer by layer. Great music and extremely entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. We truly appreciate it! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment Do you mean "Metal Myths, Pt. 2?" Because that video is GREAT
@@KuLaydMahn No, was referring to one called "Ghost: The Story So Far" (2022), but now we'll look up "Metal Myths Pt.2" as well, so thanks for that! Thank you for engaging and we're hoping to hear more from you! Much appreciated! 🙏
As a guitarist... the riffs in this are everything!
This song is a total Rocker,...I just crank it up and enjoy! Ghost is the best band last 20 years!
No argument here. We are loving what we're hearing so far. More to come! Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Blue Oyster Cult comparison was very accurate, good observation.
Thanks. It just seemed obvious that the influence was there. It is also why I (Itai) took a liking to it very quickly. A fantastic song with a very catchy hook. I just love the sound of this one. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Fun fact: first song written for what would become Ghost.
"Tonight we summoned forth his unholy beard" I was playing Dodeca Dragons on my other screen and heard that instead of the real lyrics.
If you haven’t yet you should listen to He is by Ghost. Very good song in my opinion and one of my personal favs!
Added to the list. Thank you for suggesting it. Looking forward to checking it out!
Thank you so much for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated!🙏
More GHOST! More Lore! Let's see the reaction to the Ghost Lore . Faith from a pale tour named Death should be next. Filmed in part at Barkleys in Brooklyn NYC. I had the pleasure of attending the Ritual. The best Rock Band with Papa leading the way.❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
More GHOST! Life Eternal next, yes Blue Oyster Cult is my Favorite Band of all time and GHOST carries fourth with the production sound of the Twenty First Century along with intelligent lyrics that keep my brain thinking with the tounge and cheek humor.
Life Eternal is already on the list. More Ghost coming soon! Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
Great reaction! Love Ghost 😍 React to Cirice, Rats, Square Hammer
Thank you! Cirice and Rats already on the list, which now also includes Square Hammer! 😉 Thank you for viewing and engaging! Much appreciated! 🙏
You don't have to do EVERYTHING by Ghost... you can skip the songs you've already reacted to. ;) As for is Ghost satanic, no. They are musicians first, then Monty Python in that they are NOT just trying to shock, they are taking on the power structure of organized religions and empires by subverting their messaging using catchy tunes.
I (Itai) agree completely. Asaf seems less sure. Lol. Either way, we are loving the music and all the weirdness that comes with it. Thank you again for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
It isn't a joke.
react to official MV of Secular Haze
Added to the list! Thank you for the suggestion! 🙏
Should have done the live in studio version of the song. Much better
Thanks T Bone 🙂 Send a link if you have one and maybe we'll do it as well at a later time. We can add it to the list as request. Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏
"Nema" backwards Amen
Nema is Amen backwards
Yes, we mention that in the video.
Thank you for viewing and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏