Album Review: GHOST: Opus Eponymous

Opus Eponymous is the debut album from Swedish heavy metal band Ghost and was released in 2010. This band is very reminiscent of Mercyful Fate but without Kings screeching vocals. Ever since this album, their sophmore album and their newest ep have been released, this band has grown to a large cult success and are one of the most unique bands you can see today. but is this album worth all the hype from the past few years? lets find out.

Track Rundown

1.Deus Culpa- this is one of the eeriest openings to any album i have ever heard and still gives me chills. it sounds like music played at a funeral home and can seem kind of unsettling but it makes you intrigued what the rest of the album sounds like.

2.Con Clavi Con Dio- this song sounds like a straight up doom metal song with the cool bass riff in the beginning and the song just explodes and and the first lyrics about satan and praising him i really like this song it kicks ass still.

3.Ritual- a very poppy sounding riff at first then into a heavy metal riff with Papa Emeritus's crooning vocals and having a kind of poppy sounding chorus its a very interesting track sounds like the Beatles playing metal

4.Elizabeth- starts out with an awesome doom riff and i like the eerie vocals against it as well i do like the take with really soft vocals apposed to heavier harsh vocals and the chorus sounds so creepy to me which is what this band really accomplishes is creating a moody creepy atmosphere and the solo here sounds pretty neat.

5.Stand By Him- the drum beat at the start i like the song kind of does what the previous song did but its a good headbanging song and the chorus isnt too bad. the fast part with harmonizing guitars was awesome though.

6.Satan Prayer- the riff here again is pretty cool this album is full of them but this song is weaker it doesnt have the huge amount of power the as the past few had.

7.Death Knell- reminds me of Black Sabbaths self titled song with the rain in the beginning and has more of a low trudging rhythm with the pop kind of sounding come back in but otherwise not a really memorable track.

8.Prime Mover- a different sounding riff in the beginning played on higher strings but goes back into that more doom sound it has a bigger sound to it but again not as awesome and epic as the first half of the album.

9.Genesis- I really like this instrumental even though it repeats it just feels so epic though like running through a graveyard trying to escape a killer i just ugh i always have to listen to it when this album is on perfect end to this album.

Overall i give this album an 8 out of 10. the first side definitely succeeds over the second but the instrumental at the end makes up for it definitely and i can understand why this album shot them into fame quickly.