Check out Cirice or He Is - great songs and very different from this one. The inspiration from ABBA is pretty spot on, both Swedish bands of course.

The sax in the beginning is from an instrumental song of theirs called Miasma, if you haven’t listened yet I 100% recommend it

Saw Ghost at an all ages show back in 2016. Little guy, maybe 4-5 years old was dressed up like Papa Emeritus and was getting high fived and 🤘🤘 like crazy. Kid was loving it.

Ghost know how to put on a concert. I saw them in 2022 and they were amazing.

This is about Papa Nihil. The OG papa. The papa of 1, 2, 3 and his bastard son Papa IV

Please, do more Ghost, ALL their songs are amazing

My favorite band! Thanks for the great reaction. Every Ghost song is golden, please do more 🙏

I’m a huge fan of the fact that at the beginning when they show up at the party it’s a little bit of a shout-out to Rocky Horror Picture Show with the weird guy who answers the door. Remember everyone Papa Emeritus loves us all. We find out later in the video that the dark haired guy is Papa and the woman he dances with is a younger version of Sister Imperator. Such a great song by such a criminally underrated band! The faceless ghouls have been a lot of different folks under the mask. Dave Grohl actually did a few shows as a faceless ghoul on drums for kicks.

Ghost have it down man. Stacey dancing and nodding her head tells you all you need to know. I’ve always heard that if you’re making music the key is to get the girls to get up and move, and if you can do that, you’re probably going places. 🤘

Miasma, the intro is also a great tune. You get a snippet of it at the start of the video. You definitely have to go see them live. So good

Easiest way to describe this is the birth of Papa Emeritus and the girl is Sister Imperator.

Actually, at the party in the video, there are a huge number of celebrities from music, film and sports participating. Two of the most recognised is Kirk Hammet from Metallica and Phil Anselmo from Pantera, amongst others. Kirk and James Hetfield from Metallica are huge Ghost fans for a long time.

Doorman wasn't lying. When you mistake an occult ritual for a party and barge in anyway, you'll probably become their night's sacrifice

The first time I heard ghost. I was trying to find words to explain that i have heard everything in this before just not all together in one song. Then the first comment I read was "Mom your 80's music got into my Devils music." And I have never heard a better summery of Ghost's music since.

He is or call me little sunshine are a must.

This song has a really cool 80s vibe to it.

There is so much lore and backstory to this band. Ghost has webisodes or what is called Chapters 1-17. They even have a full cinematic 2 1/2 hr Ghost movie coming out June 20th this year. Sister Imperatour made Papa Nihil....you need to deep dive into the lore...it's great fun

There is gonna be a Ghost movie in theatres late June!

The sax part at the beginning is from the Song "Miasma" (generally they lead in to "Circe" with "Miasma" in live shows.

Love Ghost :) Got all their albums on vinyl,seen them live 4-5 times, they always deliverr great shows. If you havent seen the video for Life Eternal yet you must check it out :) Then you get an idea how the concerts are like,all the fans dressing up :)

At 12:21: your cat is like "Are you done talking yet??!! I'm trying to take a nap here."

If you want lore look for "Chapter Eight: Kiss The Go-Goat". There's 16 other chapters, but you asked for lore and more music, this is both and dove-tails with Dance Macabre. 😁

that head bop you got was kinda exactly what i did when i listened to that song for the first time

Everytime I see this music video I imagine it's how the Winchester brothers would end up if they weren't hunters

Great reaction Stacey!! I took to this song IMMEDIATELY upon hearing it! There's such an infectious vibe, rhythm & hook there - it's an earworm...and then comes the video!! For a lover of the 'macabre', this is right up my alley!! Ghost has their tongue placed firmly in cheek - it's glam rock as far as I'm concerned, like Twisted Sister (even brinking on 'shock' rock like Alice Cooper) - perhaps the only thing 'ABBA'-ish is that they're both from Sweden! Future recommendations: Miasma (instrumental with great sax solo! Comes right before Dance Macabre), Rats, He Is, Ghuleh/Zombie Queen, Year Zero, Cirice, Witch Image, Call Me Little Sunshine...so much evil goodness!! Cheers!

Everyone's given you a good synopsis of the lore. This song, and 'Mary On A Cross', are probably the most poppy ones Ghost does.But even their heaviest ones are catchy as hell. Try *Cirice,* which is their most iconic song, and won a Grammy. And the video is fun, too!

Ghost are a blast!

Pretty much him embracing his lifestyle and his ways into his beliefs. Love it

Check out the official video Life Eternal by Ghost.....so incredibly beautiful. It became my very favorite in such a short time..I've been a fan since late 2022. I wish I had discovered them so much earlier

I'd say you should watch the video for "Kiss the Go-Goat" next. It will make this whole "The Beginning" thing start to make more sense. As Ghost became more popular Tobias started to create fictional stories around the band. For instance, on their first album his identity is Papa Emeritus, then on their second album he changed the design of the Papa-look and now he called himself Papa Emeritus II and in interviews said things like "Yeah, the old Papa was a real asshole, so we got rid of him". When the album this song is on (the 4th album) came out he took upon another personality, Cardinal Copia. Copia was later raised to Papa-status. So he's created this little universe where there is a fictional history about the evolution of Ghost and the alleged satanic cult behind the band. All tongue in cheek.

You just witnessed the birth of the first Papa-Papa Nihil.

Cirice has a great video and is a BANGER in my book.

The homage to Thriller at the end is great.

btw the song playing at the party is Miasma. No lyrics, but AWESOME

Would love for you to do a reaction to "Ghost the story so far". It explains the lore, the change of costumes, the different Pappas and will give you more perspective on why Ghost is different from anything else. You will love them more I can guarantee that.

I love this song and this video is awesome and seems like a throwback

You won't be disappointed to see them live

It is basiclly Tobias Forges project, he can play all instrument. some songs he is the only writher in. In the start he wanted another swedish singer for the project. But he didnt want to do it. So tobias had to sing himself

Hello Wonder Woman! Great reaction as always! An affectionate greeting from a rainy Italy ❤❤❤

That fearful dude became Papa Emeritus

Seen them twice, their very good live !

I'm so happy you can pronounce Macabre correctly I'm subscribing!

brief synopsis from the artist-Europe is in turmoil from the 1340's plague. People are dying in the streets. Pubs are full of people partying like it's the last night of their life. The song captures this in a disco dance way.

I subscribed just on the intro alone 🤘🤘

I mean, Ghost's 3 first albums are the best they've ever made, and then there's 1 or 2 decent songs on the newer albums, but out of all of the songs, when I first heard Dance Macabre on the radio, here in Sweden, as Ghost is a Swedish band, I hadn't heard the song before, and I couldn't even make out the lyrics because the volume was so quiet in the taxi cab, and I immediately knew that it was a Ghost Song, because this is the most Ghost, Ghost Song out there.

One song from Ghost that really needs more attention is Absolution! Not many seem to talk about it or do reactions to it. I would deeply appreciate if you checked it out sometime.

The guy that answers the door is their guitarist.

I once seen Ghost perform as an opener to Iron Maiden. How great is that? Speaking of which: you could react to Maiden’s Phantom of the Opera, then hear Ghost’s cover to it. 😊

My most favourite song from Ghost is Absolution. Recommend the live audio version they released 2 weeks back!

Ghost are the WWF of music! Over the top on purpose. Loved them day 1

When I first heard this song when the album was released, I immediately coined the phrase "Satanic Dance Metal" to best describe how it sound to me. *Edit - Also, this song is about the tradition of throwing a "party" during the black plague. Basicly if you caught the plague you only had a few days left to live. So people just said "fuck it" and started having parties at the end of thier life. I don't remember all the details, but it's out there if you want to read about it.

More Ghost please ❤

Rocky Horror meets Thriller and Blade....... Bring on the dancing ghouls! edit: ABBA? Have you seen and heard "Spillways" by Ghost? It is THE ABBA piano from "Money, Money, Money" and something else........!

I LOVE Ghost, so glad you’re getting back to them again. I hope you get to check out their songs Cirice, He Is, and From the Pendulum to the Pit, they are all vastly different. Me, 1 minute into the video: “I want to party!” Me, 2 minutes into the video: “I no longer want to party” Me, 3 minutes into the video: “Nevermind, I want to party again!” lmao 😂

Love Ghost

Gotcha ❤

Ghost has a Movie coming out on June 20th only in select theaters but its of their concert they did in the Kia Forum this past year I'm going to it I highly recommend going to see it while you can

Ghost is amazing song

so apparently this song and video was inspired by parties that people threw during dark times where they would party hard and let everything out because they knew they or the people they loved could/would die tomorrow. the album this is from has the black death/plague as a kind of background theme across all the songs on the album. in the video the guy who gets the skull makeup is supposed to be Papa Nihil the first singer of ghost also the antipope in the bands fiction the album though was the introduction of cardinal Copia as the new front man of the band after papas Emeritus 1,2 and 3 on the previous albums. all of them are really Tobias in different costumes and masks the singer doesn't change just the character he plays. the album after this Called Impera, cardinal Copia was promoted to the new antipope and renamed Papa Emeritus IV after the death of Papa Nihil, they have fun papaganda videos you can watch for some of the lore.

I've just subscribed to your channel after watching several of your videos. I really enjoyed your reactions to all of them and will be exploring more of them as time permits. I don't see any Hawkwind reactions in your video list. Hawkwind released their first self titled album in 1970, and are credited with being the originators of Space Rock and have inspired countless other bands over the years. Their lead, Dave Brock (the only surviving original member) is amazingly still touring; I saw the band this April in Manchester. Sadly there's hardly any live recordings of the band until the early 80's, but I recommend you check out their first live album Space Ritual, which to many rock fans, is the best live album ever created. Check out Orgone Accumulator or Brain Storm from the Album. All of their early albums are phenomenal. I also recommend Warriors on the Edge of Time (1975) and Chronicles of the Black Sword (1985), both of which are inspired by the author Michael Moorcock's Sci Fantasy novels about an eternal champion. The only early live recordings of the band were of their single Silver Machine, recorded for the BBC as the band refused to mime to their record for Top of the Pops, so the BBC sent a camera crew to one of their gigs and recorded the single as a live recording. The only other early live recording was Quark Strangeness & Charm, recorded for the Marc Bolan show back in the mid 70's. The show was aired a few weeks before Marc's tragic death.

The fact you DONT have a musical background makes it so much better. I am so tired of hearing vocal coaches only hear voice mechanics and pay no attention to the music at all.

If you look at the singer he much more aged. (It's a mask, Tobias Forge is 42). But he has the same face and white iris in his left eye. So I'm guessing "the beginning" is how he was created.

It's really good music

Tobias Forge writes a story.. Clever

Please do more Ghost!!!

*There's no such thing as 80s Dance Metal* Ghost: Hold my beer..

••• DEEPER MEANING?? This vid is a bit of the band's "lore" - the beginning of the band - previous comments spelled this out well. BUT i think this video goes a bit deeper than that - into Tobias's actual history. He uploaded the original Ghost recordings onto MySpace in March 12, 2010 and it took off instantly. After midnight the phone rang and they found out Tobias's brother had colapsed and died at his home of a undiagnosed heart condition. Tobias: "It felt like some weird trade: the band for my brother. It was like, 'This has happened, there's nothing I can do with it, I've just got to take the ball and run with it.' And I've been running with it ever since." So this video actually makes me very sad, because i suspect we are seeing the "trade" that Tobias speaks of, retold in "Ghost-lore" story form.

The guy who answers the door reminds me of Riff Raff, I wonder if Meatloaf is on the menu?

Awesome Swedish rock I love them❤❤

They used to be a bit heavier before but it was always more rock than metal. I saw an interview where he said the original idea was basically to make worship music for non-believers. Btw 'Papa Emeritus' means retired pope

Hello Stacey. Nice reaction as always. I suggest that you later check out Ghost's version of Iron Maiden's 'Phantom of the Opera'. But it would be cool if you saw Iron Maiden themselves playing this song first. Here's one more suggestion: Iron Maiden - 'Phantom of the Opera' - Live at Ullevi

the band has like 5 different stories on how it began, but it's only 1 dude, so who knows. I saw them back in 2018 with Metallica and Tobias was like a magician with a huge tophat and a cloak, and weirdly enough like a Jack Skellington suit and a red scarf, great show.

"If you have ghost" (lyric video) would be my request...i'm sure you will get many more different requests. Great reactions

Cirice is a must, love your channel 💚🍀

Beautiful lady and fantastic reaction ❤ Love thier sound, gots a 80’s vibe. WHITE ZOMBIE: THUNDER KISS TED NUGENT: STRANGLEHOLD When you get a chance Great video, keep it up 👍

C'est sympa, je ne connaissais pas

Welcome to Ghost family

Catchy song, but is actually about the Black Death. The video is part of there origin story. Ghost have a whole set of video stories that go more in depth. The videos are hilarious, and help understand the theater that is Ghost.

mary on a cross is really good as well

You should give "To The Hellfire" by Lorna Shore a go. They sound how Ghost looks.

My favorite band since 2010!!! You should check out the band the Struts. They are just a great rock band...you will love them. Start out with could've been me.

also how do people not notice the nod to the Thriller dance? LOL.

Ohh yes this is a good one.

Yes, it's supposed to be the birth of Papa. Also, try Spillways ... it's very ABBA-ish, complete with Benny's studio piano.

Love ur cat

There are some "lore videos" on Ghost's KZfaq site. Gives you some story 😁Just go through them from oldest to newest.

Check out Ghosts' song/video of "Kiss the Go-Go Goat". It has a 1960's Jim Morrison/Doors look and feel to it. THANKS!

The dark haired guy, the one of the 2 going to the party, and dancing with the girl, that’s actually the singer of ghost lol

And thus Papa Nihil has came to be!

ABBA is Swedish pop royalty. It's a compliment, even though some metal "gatekeepers" use it as an insult. Ghost is from Sweden as well, so that is also a connection. "Cheeky" is a great term to describe Ghost. They have fun. The chorus is "I wanna Bewitch you", not 'Be With You", which is very on brand.

The beginning= He became Papa Emeritus. Well, it’s my guess.

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you should listen to Spiritbox - Holy Roller feat. Ryo Kinoshita

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Here are a few ideas for you to check out. cheers Billy Joel : New York State of Mind Queen: Love Of My Life, live @ Wembley clip SuperTramp : Crime Of The Century Kate Bush : Experiment IV Headstones :Cemetery

That is a normal Hard Rock Song ! Heavy Metal was never a boring Music like Hippel Hoppel /Rap

Nice Reaction :)) please react to "Spillways" too. Thx :)

My 25 year old daughter said Ghost is just a Satanic Bon Jovi 😂😂

Wow

the guy is tobias forge :)