Tobias has said one of the biggest influences on his songwriting is ABBA. So yeah, you're pretty much right on. He's very much into the 70's-80's classic rock sound. And he likes to have fun with that. You look at their album covers and pictures of the band in full costume and you think extremely harsh vocals and death metal. Then they hit you with songs like this. I think the whole package is genius.

Ghost is so damn catchy. Ever since Cirice I cant get enough.

Tobias Forge is influenced by the pop culture he experienced as a child, the the late 70s and the 80s. Hammer horror movies, Scooby doo, and not only metal but pop music also. Im the same age as he is and Ghost is nostalgic to me, but also very much their own thing . he's a phenomenal songwriter

Ghost is a phenomenal band. Tobias Forge has definitely discovered “the formula”, & he employs it with precision. The more I listen to their music, the more I learn about the nuances of the formula, & from such a wonderfully talented perspective as theirs. Truly a joy to listen to ghost.

I grew up in the eighties and loving Maiden, Metallica, Ozzy, and others. Ghost just blends it all in such a unique way. You said it right: "Ghost has this classic, power, metaly vibe with a discernable hook. I am hooked!

Tobias said he was going with a Def Leppard hysteria feel . I think he nailed it

The fading out is a part of the theme of the song. The eternal search for a saviour from the sky. You got to understand that Tobias never does anything without a thought behind. Yes Tobias. Ghost is only Tobias Forge and not a band. The guitarist on this song and all the tracks on Impera is Fredrik Åkesson from Opeth. Masterful playing. The reason you recognize the sound of the past is because Tobias grew up listening to all this bands. From Abbs to Kansas, Styx, Journey to Kiss to Black and Death Metal. He just loves so much music and is able to mix it all together. I you want something different please react to Twenties by Ghost. Tobias describes that one like Slayer meets Missy Elliott.

The new Ghost album is a masterpiece. Save a move of one instrumental track, Tracks 7 and 8 should be swapped, but Darkness At The Heart Of My Love, and Respite On The Spitalfields are two amazingly composed songs. Those tracks, and if you listen with a tech ear to Call Me Little Sunshine, show the skill of this band.

Yes, ghost fills that Void. I am 80 metal and hair, I have loved ghost since the 1st time. Melodies got me into them

Ghost is that perfect intersection where good songwriting, musicianship, vision, performance art, pop culture, and hooks meet. I’ve been a fan since hearing “Ritual” when their first album was released. I think there was a void that Ghost tapped into. I’m into many genres, but Ghost - as pop music as they can sound - truly pull off a beautiful combination of theater with classic rock and multiple metal styles all in one. I can’t think of anyone else who does it at Ghost’s level. And not just their compositions, but their production improves with every new album. The music is still stimulating enough to me. I continue to hear nuances in their work. Tobias has his thumb on the pulse of his fans. I’m thankful that Ghost is still putting out great music.

This song is so addictive! The way it's evolving... just wow. The song is in my daily playlist since its release and I'm still not tired of it

The chord at the pre-chorus of "Communication is key" is one of the fattest things I have ever heard. It gets me every time.

Nothing wrong with Ghost, people tend to take themselves too serious and detach from the lighthearted good fun. Their latest is a 10/10 classic heavy rock album with lots of catchy melodies and hooks. Lots of extreme bands out there for the more trve fellas in the metal crowd tho.

Ghost is too pop for some people. I as black metal fan first thought they'd be closer to Behemoth so I was shocked to hear it for the first time. But because anything 80's is my guilty pleasure I quickly learned to like it. Even spread it for some of my "purist" friends and lo' I went to Ghost concert with them wearing corpse paints and all. Good stuff!

I was introduced to GHOST around Halloween about seven years ago. The song was Cirice. One listen and I was hooked. Did the whole deep dive thing and now I have quite the collection. For me, GHOST is the new KISS, if not better. I truly believe that. Just outstanding musicianship mixed with A-List talent as far stage presence and performance. Go see them in concert if you can!!!

The track oozes the feel of 70's power rock and arena rock. It felt like hearing Forigner, Journey and Boston for the first time all over again.

I haven't thought about it that way... I totally agree with you that Ghost fills a need for a more radio friendly song that is at the same time rock and fricking roll.

I don't care who doesn't like these guys. I've been listening to rock/metal since i was tiny and Ghost have some really catchy stuff. The new album is tremendous. Tobias has other writers come in to help him out but the stuff is catchy as hell.

As an old-timer, this song brings me back to high school and hearing a great new song by Blue Oyster Cult on the local FM rock station. Clearly there is space in the market for a BOC/Styx/Journey/Foreigner type of band. I also listen to much heavier/darker/dissonant bands, so for me Ghost is a breath of fresh air.

Listen to the music, and the conversation is done. It is ALL about music! Being happy and having fun! It's very simple. Talented guy (Tobias) doing his thing.

Ghost is just phenomenal!! And yes, it does fill a void in modern rock!! I love all sorts of rock genres (death core, metal, post modern hardcore) but I definitely love what they do as well!

Hit us with Kaisarion if you do more Ghost. It's literally one of my top 3 songs of all time. Toby Forge is just such a great great song writer and that's what it comes down to. Who cares if it is or isn't metal, if you like smart song writing it doesn't get much better. If you ever get a chance to see them live you need to do it.

Every word, every note has meaning and that is the mastery behind Tobias and his creativity.

Thank you so much for doing another Ghost reaction! This made my day! I also reccomend "Spillways" and "Griftwood" from this album. Some others I would say are worth reacting to are "Faith", "Rats", "Kiss The Go-Goat " and the list can go on but I'll leave it at that for now.

One fun fact about this album Geebz is that the current guitarist for Opeth plays on this album. Mahalo Geebz!🤘🏽

The reason ghost has 10 million listens currently is from a tik tok meme, from a song of theirs called Mary on a cross. It's actually making some fans real mad, they're kind of skyrocketing in popularity for a lot of reasons right now. Personally I love the idea of any kind of rock or metal getting into the teens and tik tok kids. Also I love ghost so it's great.

I've been a rock fan since the 80s. I still listen to 80s, 90s and a bit of modern rock. I first heard Ghost 6 mths ago and they are my new fav band 🤟

The filling of the void and vacuum you're mentioning is in my opinion Ghost revisiting the classics and adapting 70's-80s rock/metal elements and wrapping it in a modern wrapping with their own twist on it. The fact that they are skilled musicians as well and with Tobias at wheel driving his vision forward, we will look back and say that Ghost is one of the greatest modern rock/metal bands in newer history. They are not done yet! Great reaction and thank you for letting us experience your first impressions and thoughts.

You're definitely right about Ghost going for a "pop-metal" sound and also being a throwback to 70's and 80's stylizations. In terms of the lore, the frontman, Tobias Forge, plays a character on stage. The entire band is sort of a parody of the Satanic Panic that was directed at bands like Metallica and Kiss in the 80s. Ghost's concerts are as much theatre as they are music, which is why they look and sound the way they do. If you have time to watch a concert, or even part of one, their "square" sound will start making a lot more sense. Its all tongue-in-cheek 😉 Great analysis as always!

All of the latest album is deserving of a deep-dive. It's got a stellar production, catchy songwriting, and fun instrumentalisation

They structured the album like a vinyl, so Watcher In The Sky is end of side one - and given the musical theme, it feels really apt.

They do fill a vacuum for me. Part of what I love about them is their 70s and 80s influence. Def Leppard, Maiden ect.

Saw Ghost open for Opeth / Mastodon on the Heritage Hunter Tour. Been a fan ever since. 🤘🤘🤘

Yooo as if! I've enjoyed several Ghost songs over the years, but never really got into the band much. They are on tour right now with support from Spiritbox and Mastodon and with Spiritbox being one of my favorite bands, I made sure to check out more Ghost recently. This is one of several songs off of the new album that I really enjoyed! The show was on Tuesday night and Ghost was an absolute treat to watch. I'm really looking forward to watching this!

Considering your musical forte, you would love "He Is". That song is right up your alley.

The thing about Ghost is that it was conceived from the very beginning to be a theatrical performance more than a "band". A lot of metal people don't understand that and I think that's where a lot of the conflict around the band comes from. Ghost is not a band that makes music with any kind of profound message, it's purely meant to be a performance piece for entertainment. That's something that has become pretty rare in music in general and especially in metal, people just aren't used to it. Aside from the first, Ghosts albums are all "concept" albums that have an over arching story being told. I'm not the biggest fan of their newer stuff but I can understand and appreciate what they're going for and they do it well.

I would absolutely agree that Ghost fills that vacuum. That being said it's totally worth checking out some more of their diverse tracks. Darkness at the Heart of my Love, Ghuleh/Zombie Queen, Genesis, Deus in Absentia, Miasma, all full of incredible songwriting

I’m an old metal fan but I like them. Great riffs.

TF built the album to be listened to on vinyl. That's why you have the super-clean fade on Watcher.

I have the feeling since I’m listening to ghost ..the sparks of metal are getting on me and I feel more part of it

I started listening to ghost like 2 years ago, and I feel it's like a blow of fresh air off what has been released (rock in general) in the last few years. not saying that's better, just different, that 70s-80s style in their music is very welcome

Woot! We need more Ghost on this channel! Dance Macabre, or Call me Little Sunshine next! ❤ you’re the man Geebz

my favorite track from the recent ghost album, no matter what anyone says i like that ghost keeps changing it up even if it ends up kinda divisive to some fans, i don't have to like all of it but i appreciate them making it

I haven't heard anything from their new release, but I'm happy to be spoiled on it here! Ghost quickly became a favorite of mine, even though I got on the bandwagon late with _Meliora._ I am a huge music fan, and I listen to anything from classic rock to heavy, pounding metal, so I do know what you mean about there being a feeling of a "void" in the metal and heavy rock scene for music like this. People love to gravitate to their favorite genres, but it's always nice to have "fresh ears" and listen to something that's not 'popular' every once in a while. Very coincidental, because many would consider Ghost to be more of a pop/radio friendly side to the metal scene (less so nowadays, because you have so many acts coming around that bridge the gap there, like Babymetal.) They've quite literally become 'different' by bringing on a sound characteristic of past genres that were just on the verge of 'metal' music. You seemed to hit the nail on the head there, Geebz, when talking about the sound that the band wants to give off, because Tobias Forge has stated before that a lot of his influences in music were the big bands of the 70's and 80's, and you could absolutely hear that in Ghost, that sort of wall of sound influence from Boston, Styx, and even Kansas. Just listen to how he layers the vocals, too. That chorus style was all the rage, and in a band like Ghost, it just screams choir and church chorus. I forget sometimes how little you've done on them, but there's plenty for you to experience with Ghost. For a classic sound that many people associate with the band, I would suggest 2 off of _Infestissumam,_ everybody's favorite _Monstrance Clock_ and a great combo track _Ghuleh/Zombie Queen._ Like I said, I started listening to them with _Meliora_ so I would love for you to hear _From the Pinnacle to the Pit_ or _Absolution,_ such great tracks each of them. If anyone hasn't, I would recommend seeing some interviews that Tobias has made where he talks about not just Ghost, but his journey with music. He's very humble, and really puts forth his passions in music. Thanks for getting to more Ghost, Geebz! I can understand where some people come from with hating on the band, but if you just have the same sound spinning on the record player each time, it gets monotonous, you know? You have to change it up once in a while, and Ghost and Tobias changed up the scene quite a bit. Appreciate all you do, Geebz, I'm still here! Keep and rocking!🤙🤘

Their new album is fucking killer, just have a listen!

This song is all about the drive, and message i guess (search light yo). Simple and repatitive, yet you keep coming back for it (personally listens to everything, especially prog) but ghost always works when the mood calls for it! Cheers man ✌

This whole album is a masterclass in production

Your articulate view is much appreciated by myself. Thank you. 😊❤️

Saw them open for Iron Maiden on "The Book of Souls" tour in Brooklyn, NY, which was the last show of the tour, and I was impressed. They were great live, and I had never heard of them before that show.

I am a metal fan from the 70s and love Ghost.

Have only really listened to Rats by them, which I really dug, but this wasn't bad at all. The rhythm section stood out in that mix perfectly. Bass was thick and full without taking too much of the listening experience, and the drums were clear and easily heard, but not the focal point. I really dug the production in general, but am impressed with the bass and drums. And, damn they were locked in together like glue. IDK if they "snap-to" but they were tight and almost mirrored. Great vid as always 🤙

I love heavy music...that being said, Ghost is awesome. Super catchy and fun, and one of the best bands to see live!

This song grabbed me by the hoohas when I first heard it. Reminds me of Defender's era Priest. Also, I really enjoy your interpretation circa 7:30 in your video about the "void" that Ghost is filling. It seems like they turn off a lot of hardcore metalheads by doing this, but also welcome a whole new group of metalheads in.

Oh, glad you returned to Ghost! Just recently watched your older Ghost reaction

Yes. They are filling a void. I just mentioned this not too long ago,,,where are all the rock bands with like an 80's vibe?!. Lo and behold, I found Ghost. Too late to go see them this year...BTW, they call it going to Ritual. 🖤☻️👻

Ghost rules! You get a like just for showing love by picking a song of theirs that’s great

Geebz! Can you check out the track Window of the Waking Mind by Coheed & Cambria? It's an interesting piece (rock opera, perhaps?) that spans a couple genres. Or if it's too long, 'Ladders of Supremacy' and 'Rise, Naianasha' are good candidates off their most recent album.

I listen to a lot of different metal genres. Ghost is a great band if you’re looking for something weird, but simultaneously catchy with 80’s pop structures. I’ve been following them since Infestissimum, great band.

Great breakdown/reaction! I think you're right on about the reason Ghost fans are drawn to them. This is like a B-tier song off the album though, would love to see Spillways, Kaisarion, or Griftwood

You have to react to more of their older stuff. Year Zero has one of the most iconic intros in rock

Listen to Uriah Heep and Blue Oyster Cult, Tobias himself said this is who Ghost is. Tobias writes good songs man, they are seriously good. He is a student of good song writing, 70’s anthem rock. They are the best band out today!

I love your plug in the background.

YESSSSSSS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE GHOST

Hell yeah Geebz, it's a fun band

On the whole my fellow metal fans are great people, but then you stumble across some folks seemingly set on stripping the joy from the music. Sure, this is on the lighter side of metal, bordering on rock, but you could very well say that about any early 70s and 80s metal band. I think you’re absolutely right that this band fills a musical void in the scene, especially with the prevailing nostalgia for decades past. Ghost rocks and this record is just fantastic.

Going to see them live tomorrow, This album is a love letter to 80's rock and roll. They have a power ballad called in The Darkness in the heart of my love which is bar none my fav track on this album

this guitar solo gets me movin every time!

If you’re ever in the market for more Ghost, I’d love for you to take a listen to “Twenties.” Super polarizing song-either you love or hate it. It incorporates a musical style you might not expect!

I found your content last night with your Three Days Grace Riot video. I love the concept of the channel. As for song recommendations I recommend Nickleback edge of a revolution.

My personal favorite song from this album is "Griftwood". It's just soooo good.

One of my favorite bands!!!!

Ghost is great, the songs kick ass, album after album

Ghost are great songwriters, and draw from some of the best rock and metal from the 70's and 80's and give it modern production - with huge hooks. The main riff here sounds like something or Vivian Campbell (Dio) or Jake E Lee (Ozzy) would do. Anyone who complains they aren't "metal" enough needs to check themselves - Ghost doesn't claim to be metal. They don't care. Ghost are hugely popular, with lots of interest from all ages.

saw ghost at the wiltern in LA a few days before halloween. everyone was dressed up in gear. about 4 to 5 years ago. such a fun band and music

saw them live a week ago with mastodon. was an amazing show.

What a tune. You can really hear the Opeth in the verses. A lot of fun to play along to also.

I love Ghost! They have such a ‘60s classic rock vibe. Who says rock and roll can’t be catchy? I personally love the theatrics and the music is brilliant.

Dude, Miasma is a must listen! One of my favorites!

Get a chance to see their live shows and see that they are just theater nerds who create incredible music

Sup sup 🤙 bring in da Ghost. Haven't listened to these dudes much. But I'm really digging this track. I can just totally get lost in this

I rarely like ghost songs on the first listen. In fact, I listen through them and then I usually leave. Then somehow the songs keep crawling back to my ears and suddenly the songs are awesome. I don't know how they do it. The songs improve with time when I don't listen to them. How?!

The problem with reacting to Ghost is a person may think they are hearing the "Ghost sound" by trying out one or two songs. This is not Slayer or Clutch or Fear Factory where every album sounds like Slayer or Clutch of Fear Factory or whatever. On some Ghost albums, every track is a different subgenre. I mean, album 1 Con Clavi Con Dio doesn't sound like Stand by Him. Album 2, Per Aspera Ad Inferi doesn't sound like Secular Haze which sounds NOTHING like Ghuleh/Zombie Queen which sounds NOTHING like Year Zero which sounds virtually nothing like Monstrance Clock. And just take Impera... the prog of Kaisarion into the ABBA meets Alice Cooper of Spillways into the pop rock Call Me Little Sunshine & Hunter's Moon into the Stixx & Boston sounding Watcher in the Sky into Ghost's version of Metallica' Through the Never into a love song about Satan into a song about religious grifters into an epic song about Jack the Ripper? And you think one or two reactions from different albums can give you scope?

A comment I read on KZfaq said something like, Ghost is what happens when ABBA and Sabbath have a baby. I don't know much about the lore, but the album's cover art is an adaptation of a photo of Aleister Crowley, interpret that however you will. As far as Impera, the album plays like a musical to me. Imperium/Kaisarion plays like an Overture and Respite plays like a Finale. Track order choice was very well made this album and each individual song's composition has so much polish. It feels like a story is being told, like we're on a journey with Ghost. I agree with your sentiment that Ghost is filling a void. I like to chew on a Periphery or Tesseract album all of the time, but sometimes I just want ice cream, and that's what Ghost is to my musical palate. They're not pushing boundaries as much as they are just demonstrating their proficiency at their craft. My request is Karnivool - All I Know. Thanks for doing these!

I may out on a limb but I feel like they are or might be in-part responsible for bringing back guitar rock and guitar solos to mainstream music.

Love the heavy riff in this track, wish they would use more of it! Really drags on at the end. But this whole album is addicting! The tracks I thought I didn't like even get stuck in my head :)

People just love to hate on Ghost cos of their quick rise to the top. They are not by any means a very heavy metal band but they never claimed to be. The metal scene have competed in being "heaviest" for quite sometime now and Ghost just strays in the different direction. I love their blend of Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult and poppy hooks. This song in particular sounds like something Saxon could've dropped when they became popular in the States lol 🤘

Such a good album

Más Ghost. Increíble banda

Ghost works for me because of all the different influences, but most important of all is the singing. I love bands like Maiden and Priest, Ozzy era Sabbath, Metallica etc. What makes these bans great is that they are heavy but with melody, and Ghost brings that back. Too many newer metal bands I hear the music and I love it but the second the "singer" starts screaming or growling doing the cookie monster thing I either laugh or I just tune out. If people don't like Ghost it's their loss.

I agree on what you said about the "filling the gap" thing. I met people who are not into modern metal or even rock and still they love Ghost. They don't care if it is metal or not: they just love the melody and the rythm. In a world full of incredible, complex extreme metal, Ghost managed to come back to a more accessible style. I think it is because their songs are catchy, powerful and "cringe" in a very 80s fashion. By that I mean that they are very over the top, theatrical and provocatively eccessive, in a way that is reminescent of glam metal-like antics (not musically but in the attitude) and musically reminescent of Iron Maiden-like metal. Glam metal was fin, cringe and accessible. So is Ghost's music. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were melodic, dramatic and has a whole fashion/lore/image surrounding them. People love Ghost in a similar way. They may not be my jam, but I recognize at least the fact that the hit the right feeling and found what people were missing: accessible, fun, over-the-top metal

Hello from New England.. I've been getting into GHOST lately..And say what you will about Ghost they do know how to write a hella catchy tune..Tobis the singer has said before that the look is pure stage craft and they are sort of trolling the whole music scene...Peace from the Northeast..

Yes, Ghost (Tobias) is pushing the limits of how "proggy" or "technical" you can get, while remaining hooky and radio friendly. Sure he hits a little on the poppy side sometimes, but he's got a couple of bangers in his pocket as well. Keeps the live shows LIVE. Which brings me to the next point; the musicians change occasionally. The only static member is the singer, who is also the primary song writer. But the musicians he gets are always top tier. Tobias himself grew up on classic hard rock and metal and is a great songwriter, with old school influences. Normally I don't like stuff that leans toward the pop side, but Ghost is the current champ pop metal hybrid in the business. From the Pinnacle to the Pit is probably my overall favorite, but they all get more bangery as you go back through the catalog. 🤘🧙‍♂️🤘 Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

I’ve been a huge Ghost fan since the beginning. Here’s my take on the band. Yes, they give off a persona from their outfits, and their posts on social media, but their music is absolutely fantastic. Musically. Tobias is one of the best vocalists, because his voice is very smooth, and it kinda just grabs you over whatever type of instrumentation they’re making into a song. Their guitar players aren’t Eddie Van Halen, the drummer is not Joey Jordison, obviously, if a metal head wants metal, these guys are not the band to listen to. BUT. To ME, they write the type of music I grew up listening to, COMBINED with little hints of metal here and there. 80’s mixed with some proggy riffs just makes my day so much better. If you wanna hear some more by them, I highly suggest “Dance Macabre”, “There’s a darkness at the heart of my love”, “Absolution”. They’re a REALLY cool band, with a very catchy style. Elitists will always hate, but there are a lot of people, metalheads(including myself) who really enjoy them tho. Much love from Texas🖤 Love the channel🖤

Magna Carta Cartel is worth a listen as well - Martin Persner carries on his excellent songwriting formula - Tobias uses this formula in many Ghost tracks. Subvision is also worth a look if you’d like to hear Tobias Forge et al in a more standard ‘rock’ presenation albeit with very apparent notes of what would become Ghost.

Hey Geebz, a band from my hometown of Melbourne have just released a masterpiece of modern metalcore called New Order from their upcoming album release Trinity. Exceptional band, full of compositional twists and turns that never fall to surprise.

Impera is a very interesting album. Would love to see a deep dive on it. I have thoughts but I'm always open to others.

The amount of people who sleep on this not being very similar to Wheel in the Sky from Journey is mind blowing.

Try to look into some of the more "odd" songs of Ghosts repertoire. Like Ghuleh/Zombie Queen, Mummy Dust or Twenties. It's a different ride.

I enjoy a huge palate of music genre - from the gnarliest to the poppiest to the softest. Each band offers something for someone which is why people listen to them, and if one doesn't care about what a band is offering they can simply look somewhere else. No point discussing why you don't like a band in such detail and presenting yourself like a fool. Ghost don't pretend to be anything else than what they show. Pure entertainment with good songwriting. I am not very much invested in their lore. I only listen to their songs. No complaints. What is impressive is that the front man, apart from writing good songs and steering a band has enough time and skills to create a lore that genuinely entertains people. They are not among my all time favourites, but I will be damned if I say that Ghost aren't a good band just because they are pop oriented.

They have phenomenal production. Cant get behind them though.