Ghost: Impera 12″

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Grammy-winning Swedishtheatrical rock outfitGhost, one of the most esteemed and celebrated bands in the world today, return with their fifth psalm, Impera, fronted by the newly anointed Papa Emeritus IV. Produced byKlashlundand mixed byAndy Wallace, its dozen songs take on themes of isolation and demigod worship, as well as colonization of both space and mind. And all with the infectious hooky brand of rock their fans have grown accustomed to.

ImperafindsGhosttransported hundreds of years forward from the14th century Europe Black Plagueera of its previous album, 2018’s Best Rock Album, the Grammy-nominated Prequelle. The result is the most ambitious and lyrically incisive entry in theGhostcanon: Over the course ofImpera’s song cycle, empires rise and fall, would-be messiahs ply their hype (financial and spiritual alike), prophecies are foretold as the skies fill with celestial bodies divine and man-made…All in all, the most current and topicalGhostsubject matter to date is set against a hypnotic and darkly colorful melodic backdrop makingImperaa listen like no other, yet still quintessentiallyGhost.