♕GHOST "IMPERA" ALBUM REACTION (this album made me angry...)♕

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TIME STAMPS:
Imperium: 5:39
Kaisarion: 8:22
Spillways: 14:19
Call Me Little Sunshine: 19:02
Hunters Moon: 25:38
Watcher In The Sky: 29:40
Dominion: 36:12
Twenties: 37:48
Darkness At The Heart Of My Love: 46:50
Griftwood: 53:20
Bite Of Passage: 1:01:55
Respite On The Spitalfields: 1:02:55
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[@rohlsson87]

Fun fact about Spillways, they use the exact same piano as ABBA used in Money, Money, Money.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

DUDE I THOUGHT THE MELODY SOUNDED FAMILIAR AND ITS BEEN DRIVING ME CRAZY!! Thank you for this fact!!

[@gintarebaskeviciute5672]

I always think of the Pokemon theme instead tbh hahaha. Not only in the intro, but there's always a riff towards the end that literally sounds like the end of Pokemon theme

[@buzbom1]

HA, And here I got Bonjovi vibes at the intro 14:19 all this time. Hmmm, maybe this piano/keyboard has been around before Tobias pick it up at an auction over there. "Stranger Things" have happened in the music world.

[@MrTimothypjr]

It’s SO much fun to watch a new fan develop. I’m only recently a fan, and my reaction is so much like yours. They haven’t created a single song I don’t adore.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

NOTE: I HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON WHAT SPILLWAYS ACTUALLY IS, MY NORWEGIAN BRAIN SOMEHOW THOUGHT HE MEANT DAMS INSTEAD LMAO. SO JUST IGNORE LIKE, HALF OF MY INTERPRETATION OF THAT SONG :)

[@TheTigerwitch]

Kaisarion and Watcher in the Sky are my favorite songs off this album.

[@uh4443]

haven’t seen one yet so here you go: Imperium- 5:40 Kaisarion- 8:22 Spillways- 14:20 Call Me Little Sunshine- 19:03 Hunters Moon- 25:38 Watcher In The Sky- 29:40 Dominion- 36:12 Twenties- 37:48 Darkness At The Heart Of My Love- 46:51 Griftwood- 53:20 Bite Of Passage- 1:01:56 Respite On The Spitualfields- 1:02:56 enjoy!!! 💕

[@Crispy_Chip_C]

Regarding Kaisarion... Kaisarion is the son of Caesar and Cleopatra, and he represents the fall of the Greco-Egyptian society (the Ptolemaic Kingdom) and the rise of Rome from a republic to one of the most important empires in history. That combined with the philosopher Hypatia who stands for many things, the end of Christians being persecuted by pagans and the start of pagans being persecuted by Christians, the subjugation of women, skeptics, heretics at the hands of Christian mobs, the Church's takeover and weaponization of philosophy.. I love this song

[@Crispy_Chip_C]

Also, the little sunshine bit is a direct quote from Aleister Crowley

[@Crispy_Chip_C]

And I loooove that super long fadeout on Watcher cause it deally drives home that idea of a society losing touch with classical ideas of divinity because of their technological advancements, and so they keep searching and searching... only getting farther and farther away...

[@GregMeije]

Not to mention Hypatia got assassinated in the Caesareum, meaning the song title is actually a reference to two different things that both make sense for : the song in itself for hypatia's story, and the whole album concept with the notion of building an empire.

[@GabbyWesker1960]

First of all, I LOVE how you've matched your outfits to the last 2 album covers, it's so visually pleasing. I binged-watched your 3 ghost album reactions yesterday and I yelped when I saw the notification today haha. Second of all, I really appreciate how you're analyzing Ghost from all angles, paying attention to the lyrics, musical arrangements AND album concept is something I rarely see people do when they react to this band, it's refreshing to see the theater kid in you jump out in excitement. In a way, it's like I'm rediscovering these albums by watching you because you take the time to dissect all the little intricacies that Tobias lays out for us to interpret. I'm glad to see that you're enjoying the Ghost lore as well and I can't wait for you to listen to their early eras, back in the day when they fell in the category of doom metal lol. Love from a ghestie in Venezuela🙋🏻‍♀️

[@hedvigkhaugen]

STOP THIS IS LITERALLY THE SWEETEST MESSAGE EVER🥹🥹 thank you so much! I cant help but wonder if Tobias has dabbled in a bit of theatre or movies before, he has a creative mind that I tend to see in directors and actors! He creates these albums like paintings in my own opinion, and I always try to pay attention to as much as I can, because the lyrics, story and composition all match each other so well!! Thank you for noticing the clothes hehe. It was on purpose, but I didn’t want to bring attention to it ;) glad someone caught it though!! Much love to you!❤️❤️

[@rolkol66]

I’m 56 in Winnipeg Canada. Rocking out since the ‘80’s. Never heard of Ghost until Summer 2022?! Tobias writes like it was all for me specifically. Babyyyyy! Need to see them live asap.

[@rolkol66]

Don’t stop trucker-mouthing ☺️

[@michelleisaacson6069]

I just heard of them 3 months ago!!!! I'm 52 and live in WI US. I feel what you mean...this band is just STELLAR! I got tix to see them Aug 12 in Milwaukee! Can't wait!! 🤟❤️

[@ChristyAbbey]

59 in Buffalo, NY. Found them just before my birthday last week, when someone who gets me rec'ed "Rats". And in the rec column was "Kiss the Go-Goat", which was an irresistible title. Then "Square Hammer"... and now I have heard all but 3 of their (his) songs. Imperium/Kaisarian was written just for me.

[@MangowithaMauser]

Respite on the Spitalfields live version is everything, mad gallica has such a god voice

[@fastidiousfox]

I love hearing insight from people in countries living outside of the US, where I live, because they provide so much clarity. My thoughts are so much echoed in what you say, and it feels so good to find support and know that others don't buy into the bullshit that people in power are trying to feed us and everyone else. Thank you for putting your views out there for people to be able to hear because they need to hear it. I love Ghost, Tobias is such an amazing musician. He can convey so much within a beautiful song. Your analysis is amazing, and I love seeing your emotional reactions. When I first listened to this album last year, I was on my way to Canada to visit my boyfriend. It was a bittersweet experience because I was so overjoyed to hear it, while also realizing the meanings behind the songs, knowing I'd return home to the reality conveyed within them. This is a very difficult time to be alive, living within the US, especially living in the Southern US. It's like being beaten down every day while being told to just smile and be grateful for what you have. It's like being poisoned slowly, gently fed more and more every day until you finally meet your end. It's terribly depressing and awful, gotta say. It's very scary and not something that I want to continue living through forever, so I am going to move somewhere else when I have the funds. But at least I have Ghost, and if you have Ghost, you have everything. 🖤👻 Thank you again for this, and I look forward to consuming your other reaction videos.

[@Bluebeess]

i have never seen anyone IMMEDIATELY clock griftwood’s meaning, well done!! your reactions are a breath of fresh air, i adore analyzing the nitty gritty of songs and all their intricacies, and you never fail to catch my favorite lyrics :) keep doing what you’re doing🖤

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so much!!🥹🥹 y’all are the best!❤️

[@MrTimothypjr]

I thought the same. She mentioned Mike Pence. Pretty damn good catch.

[@Zabiru-]

Yep, I had no idea about it myself at first - had to resort to Google heh :) I can only echo the praise Hedvig

[@Recklessghost]

Definitely subbed to you, you are smart as hell. I've been a die hard Ghost fan for almost a decade and I'm learning things from you haha love it, great job

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️

[@Recklessghost]

​@@hedvigkhaugenTHANK YOU!! You're an amazing person, and im loving the videos! Keep kicking ass 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Ghost forever

[@graffe4729]

I have never seen anyone here on youtube clock the sinister undertones to Darkness at the Heart of my Love, I was grinning like an idiot when I saw you realise. It's probably my favourite song on this album just for how complex it is under the veil of what basically sounds like a simple Live Aid style pick me up comfort song. And it works as such a great parallel to Call Me Little Sunshine, with Call Me being more blatantly satanic but providing words of comfort that actually sound legitimate, where Darkness is chokingly positive but always eluding to the whispers behind the words. Very well done! ☺️

[@grahamely410]

if you can, go and see them in concert. they put on a hell of a show.{pun intended}.

[@MoominGhoul]

You have such an amazing reaction, combination of intelligent commentary & visceral emotion. I would love to go to a ritual with someone like you, the vibes would be fantastic 🤘

[@hedvigkhaugen]

This is the biggest compliment I have ever received🥹 thank you so much!!❤️❤️

[@mr_corridor]

Thank you, Twenties is so underrated!

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Such an awesome track!!

[@ericsplittgerber5154]

Fantastic analysis. You really helped me realize what an angry album this is, in retrospect the final track is the only one that has that real genuine warm embrace that Ghost is so good at.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

I totally agree! Most of the songs feel both very aggressive, yet huge and epic at the same time. I think it has to to with the political themes and the way the songs are orchestrated. Thank you so much for watching!❤️

[@takeurmedsbae]

i love your energy so fucking much + i relate a lot, literally exact same reactions, so glad someone gets me xx even the "idk if i'm pronouncing it right" istg i always do that; i'm actually gonna cry, you're so real 4 that

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so muuuuchhh, aaahhhh!🥹❤️

[@MrJfortun]

Spillways are there to release the pressure on a damn..here we are talking about a release of darkness, not the intake of darkness. My very first impression was that Tobias was referring to cutting, but I think my first interpretation was too literal, yet it's hard for me to shake that dark image with this pretty amazing song. The release of that stress/darkness does not always take a healthy form, even if the need for release is real. Call Me Little Sunshine is a reference to Aleister Crowley. Also the cover of Impera is an homage to a famous photograph of Crowley. Watcher In The Sky is the last track of side A on the vinyl release of Impera, making that long fadeout a bit of a nod to a pretty classic way of ending the side of a vinyl album. Regarding Griftwood. I think the song is about anyone Pence-like, religious or not. Someone selling salvation (spiritual or secular) in order to seize power over others. The middle-eight is one of my favorite bits of music in all of Ghost's work. As for Respite- I have read more than a few pieces on Jack the Ripper where his crimes marked the end of a romanticized view of the Victorian Era, the end of an empire...

[@inarar5334]

Another element to the fade out in Watchers I read somewhere is it can symbolize the fruitless nature of trying to find god, as it does the fade on a repeat of "searchlights looking for the watcher in the sky."

[@gintarebaskeviciute5672]

I always thought of it as crying. You know how people say that "eyes are the window to your soul"? Yeah, well when there's too much pressure and emotions you cry to release the tension

[@hilloneko101]

Sorry to comment again but I feel the ending of the last song blends into the first song like you said we are destined to repeat ourselves. The rise and fall of empires could be a seen as a cycle. Like you keep replaying this album and see the rise and fall of different empires building off the ashes of each other.

[@nhalysan]

Did you know that the “Call meeee” part at 21:53 is actually sung by one on the back-vocalists 😼 You can hear them way better in their live concerts

[@DonHaka]

Im pretty sure that Tobias sings almost all parts in the studio, and im almost certain that Tobias sings that vocal in the studio.

[@blacklightguidesyou]

​@@DonHakahe does.

[@claireelyse5992]

I’ve just watched all of your Ghost album reactions, and I just love your vibe! You really make me see these albums in a new way- capturing the pure energy of the music and the meaning. Thanks!

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so much!!🫶❤️

[@thesvenssons]

Thank you Hedvig. I’ve really enjoyed all 3 of your ghost album reactions.

[@Korus25]

Since "Impera" is about the Rise and Fall of empires, I find it interesting thant the more you go in the album, the more it's "dark". And the most interesting is that this dark feeling starts when "Dominion" plays. I just love Tobias Forge and his writing skills.

[@Ralonmithos]

Damn i love Ghost. And i love your reactions to these albums!! Great fun

[@hedvigkhaugen]

thank you!!💕

[@staceynoir1988]

Fun lil fact the high pitched ‘twenties!’ In the chorus is sang by tobias’ daughter

[@maggiem2714]

Loved every minute of this reaction. I deeply appreciate your analysis of each song and I'm impressed you caught so many of the American political themes (as I am with Tobias for writing about them). As a woman living in America, Twenties and Griftwood are pure catharsis 😂. Now I gotta go back and binge all your other Ghost reactions - great job! And an extra thanks for throwing in the the essential healthcare resource links!

[@hedvigkhaugen]

I had a time in my life where I was knee deep in American politics and it sorta stuck with me lmao. Thank you so much for watching!💜

[@CorySwanson]

I was so exited to see this! I loved your first two videos and, as always, it was so fun to watch you go through this journey! Impera is an amazing album all-around... so much energy and amazing songwriting. Looking forward to seeing your videos on Opus Eponymous and Infestissumam!

[@jascindabuzzelli8618]

Call Me Little Sunshine is inspired by Aleister Crowley as he said "you can call me little sunshine "

[@Kashiblood]

Loving all your ghost reaction videos!! It's amazing how you're able to pick up on the meanings of a lot of the songs so quick & your explanations really help me to understand them better too!!:)

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so much!🫶❤️

[@nestle2222]

Looking forward to the next instalments of you Ghost journey :)

[@ep_1k735]

Now that's what i call a review, i'm officially simping. "Body and blood" is probably my favorite ghost song.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Eeee thank you!!❤️❤️ I look forward to the next album!!

[@des5592]

As a woman living in the US, I would love to leave. It is very scary right now. I worry for myself and others who could be assaulted, trapped in abusive relationships, and even die from complications. Ghost is so unbelievably comforting. Knowing that other people see how harmful organized religion is and how corrupt our society is. Your reactions are great. You do really well getting the meaning immediately. The first few albums are going to be wildly different than these last few. Take care. ❤

[@hedvigkhaugen]

I’m sending you so much love and support!! What you’re going through is absolutely vile, and watching as an outsider is absolutely terrifying! I cant even imagine what it’s like living in the midst of it! I’ll continue to support you from over here, and I hope you’ll continue to fight!❤️❤️

[@des5592]

@@hedvigkhaugen Thank you sister. ❤️

[@Crispy_Chip_C]

In many ways I consider Imlera better than Prequelle, but frok personal preferences, I love the veiled philosophical themes from Kaisarion, Watcher and Respite, and how well written and mixed the album is!

[@MrJfortun]

Forge's craftsmanship really comes to the fore on Impera. In an odd way I sort of think of Ghost as a modern Steely Dan. Meticulously planned and executed music played by steller musicians (who are not necessarily in the touring band) under the direction of an auteur.

[@ma8jbr]

Subscribed, that was a fantastic analysis. You have helped me appreciate this album on a whole new level! Thank you!

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you ever so much!! Welcome!❤️

[@Carol-ss5iy]

New sub! This reaction video was so fun to watch. I have a newfound appreciation for this album and all the melodies and themes etc that you point out. Looking forward to more reviews from you.

[@JoseFlores-gn5yj]

Everything that makes you angry makes me angry. And it sucks to be here living it firsthand. Yes please get Ritual tickets. Kaisarion live is on a whole other level. I love the whole album but my personal favorites are Griftwood, Spillways, and Respite. Seeing you go through the Ghost journey has been a blast and I’ll definitely be back for Opus.

[@PolarBear4]

I'm sure it has/will be mentioned by others but Spillways is kind of the opposite of what you said. It's about letting go of that darkness inside of you because you can't hold it in any longer. From Tobias: "This is an elegy for the darkness that most people have inside. When you have a dam, spillways are the run-offs so the dam won’t overflow. That darkness inside us needs to find its way out." Call Me Little Sunshine is one of those clever lyric ones. The name comes from a quote from Alistair Crowley: “The Beast 666 only means sunlight. You can call me ‘little sunshine.’”. The album cover for Impera is based on a picture of him as well. But yeah. I think it's also "Little Sunshine" because the devil is the light. Lucifer itself means "morning star" (as mentioned in He Is as well) so there's another link to light. Personally, I don't like Twenties. It just doesn't do it for me at all which is a shame as I love the rest of the songs on the album. I assume you can see why the song is so divisive! I there was some speculation in places that this might replace Mummy Dust on the tour as a song they release the sister bucks to. For Darkness I could actually hear it as a slightly different Eurovision song. It has that sort of vibe for me (maybe without a few of the lyrics lol). Griftwood is my favourite song on the album as it's just so, so catchy. I'd love to see it live (I think they just did it on the US leg of the tour) just to hear people shout the "Yes!". My 2nd favourite is Hunter's Moon but I'd agree that you can tell it wasn't written for the album as it does sound out of place. I'm looking forward to see what you make of the first 2 albums. They'e so, so different to this one. Much more rough and less polished and much more "metal". You'll have to make sure to cover the EPs too as if/when you see Ghost you'll likely hear Square Hammer (from Popestar) and probably either Kiss the Go-Goat or Mary on a Cross (from 7" of Satanic Panic).

[@hedvigkhaugen]

AHHH MY NORWEGIAN BRAIN THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE DAMS LMAO. Oh well, blaming it on being bilingual hehe. Thank you so much for your insight! I’ve noticed that Twenties seem to be a lot of peoples least favorite song, but for me, it really stands out with the aggressive nature and message! Ugh, I love Griftwood! I love it more and more the more I listen to it, this album is just epic in every way! With more time I think it might replace Meliora as my second favorite album! I LOVE that you think DATHOML sounds like a Eurovision song, you’re totally right!! CMLSS is also growing a lot on me, and researching more about it makes me love it even more!

[@PolarBear4]

@@hedvigkhaugen Your English is better than many English people I know lol. Def far better than my Norwegian (I've decided to try and learn as I was born there - and I was told Norwegian is one of the easiest languages for native English speakers lol)! I'm glad you said you can see Darkness as a Eurovision song too. A lot of people I've said it to find it quite insulting but there are some great Eurovision songs so it's nothing to be ashamed of in my opinion. Tobias himself has said Abba is one of his influences. Have you seen any of the music videos of the songs you've heard yet? CMLS isn't my style but Rats has some fun dancing.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

@@PolarBear4 I have only watched the music videos for songs I have already heard! So after I finished Melioria and Prequelle I basically binged a lot of the music videos lol. Good luck with your Norwegian journey! I would say it’s an easy language to learn, but then again, I’m a native speaker lmao!

[@magnusblomqvist966]

Hi Hedvig. I must say that i'm impressed. You nailed many of the songs on first listen. Not many do that. But you seems to be a girl with "huvudet på skaft" as we say in Sweden. Really smart for them who doesn't understand swedish. I especially liked how you picked up on the darkness of the album. I seen so many comments that "this song is so good and catchy" but no one gets that it's actually some really dark shit (quote from Tobias) in there. Very good work. For me Impera is not a rock album. It's THE rockalbum. I been listening to rock music in many forms since 1984 but no one has delivered a album like this for me. It's just mind blowing. There is so much i could go on forever but that would be rather boring so instead i give you one example. Look in the lyrics for "Twenties" You will find the word that whispers "Kiss my" followed by the singing word "assassinate". Combine those two words and you will find out what Tobias thinks of fascist leaders 😉. Ooh and again. I last said that Tobias daughter Minou sings on Ashes. This time you hear her as one of the girls in the choir for Twenties. Yes it's her with friends (and daughter's of people who worked on the record who knows Tobias personally) who sings the "Twenties!" part. Again good work and i will be looking forward to you going back to the roots of Opus Eponymous next time 🤘

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Ahhhh, hello from across the border! I really try to pick out what I can from these reactions, and Im always pleasantly suprised whenever people say that I catch most of the themes! Thank you so much for watching!🥰

[@cameron4562]

With how much you are getting into Ghost, and Swedish rock in particular. I would highly suggest Sabaton. They are considered power metal, but they have certainly carved out their own subgenre of metal. I am going to suggest their absolute masterpiece of an album, Carolus Rex. It’s all about the height of the Swedish Empire from 1618 to 1718. It’s absolute God tier and every song has a Swedish version that has different lyrics, more of a personal viewpoint in each song than an outsider observing.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Thank you so much for your suggestion! I actually think I have heard of them from my dad, he’s a huge rock fan! I’ll check them out!

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

This album is chock full of bangers all catchy riffs and super addictive

[@Zabiru-]

I think the last song is meant to be pronoucned Respite on the Spite-al-fields. I take it to mean a time when the remains of the empire rests on the fields on which it stood which are now filled with the spite, hate and derision it garnered from it's contemporaries when it began to deteriorate and eventually crumble. The song also evokes some sort of relief about the fact that it's over since there's room for something new. Whether that is better or not is just like anything in the future - unknown. There's an easy answer to what worldly current empire it might refer to, considering when the song was most likely written - at least lyrically - but it probably, just like other songs on Impera, can be applied generally as well.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

leave it to me to butcher words lmao🥲

[@allengator1914]

You couldn't be farther off if you tried. Respite on the Spitalfields is about Jack the Ripper.

[@chehansen]

Twenties is legit one of their best tracks

[@HinoKichona]

Holy shit your reactions are exactly how i felt inside when i first listened to ghost- 😭

[@maddsrobinson1696]

You're reactions are so great and analytical. I really enjoy how you interpret the music because in every reaction you've done so far (I binged all of them today) it reminds me of when I first listened to these albums when they came out. I even learned a lot about Griftwood from your reaction lol. I had no idea it was specifically about Mike Pence and feel kinda dumb now especially because I live in the US. Also, I wanted to let you know since you plan on going through the first two albums, Monstrance Clock (which is on Infesstisumam) was played last at every live performance for a long time (its not played anymore as far as I know). I get a huge sense of nostalgia from that song, and I'm sure anyone who saw them live back when they used to end on it does too. AND they have secret songs on some of the albums too, if you're interested in listening to more Ghost in your free time there is Zenith which was a hidden track on the vinyl of Meliora and Prequel had two covers on the CD release being Avalanche and It's a sin.

[@paulhermann1603]

The closing track "Respite on the Spitalfields" is based on the story of Jack the Ripper

[@moonblossom2289]

You literally in real time of watching this helped me put together the pieces for this album's song order, cause I was listening to the album and I was like "Hmm I wonder what the inspiration was behing putting Darkness at the Heart of My Love right after Twenties". Hit me like a brick to the head, its all propaganda tactics for the empire. (Now, keep in mind this is all just what the album means to me lol) Impera is all about the empire and what it will do to keep propagating itself as long as it can, so of course all of the songs sound like they should be played to a large crowd; the empire is singing to its citizens. All of these songs are just using different tactics to keep the citizens' support and attention and the longer the album goes on, the closer the empire gets to ending, and the more obvious it gets with its tactics. So by the time we've hit Twenties, the empire has gone into more and more bombastic rhetoric to hold onto power and for me, it makes perfect sense as a manipulation to have Darkness at the Heart of My Love right after. Hearing it in the context of just like, "Oh shit, the empire is trying to Cirice us", Tobias is evil for that lol. Having a song like Life Eternal that to me is so emotional and genuine in its intimacy and vulnerability, and then have a song like this that feels as though its trying to manufacture that feeling in a public as a false intimacy designed to maintain connection and power, aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh dude I love it

[@hedvigkhaugen]

DUDE, I NEVER MADE THIS CONNECTION, WOW!! Every time I listen to Meliora, I imagine a black mass situation. Both opus and infest are cult meetings, Prequelle is inside of a safe house (like, from the plague lol), but I was never able to work out what IMPERA sounded like to me! BUT ITS A PROPAGANDA CONCERT OMG The aggressiveness and harasses of Twenties is so daunting all of a sudden, and then it’s a COMPLETE 180 when Darkness comes along. ITS A LITERAL MANIPULATION, YOU ARE SO CLEVER!! Thank you for this comment, it made me see the album in a completely different light!

[@Micke343]

Love your reviews! My favorite albums are Opus Eponymous and Infestissumam. Love from Sweden.

[@Micke343]

Love how you understand the Mike Pence thing. Hes a grifter (griftwood).

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Hello from across the pond! Thank you so much for watching!❤️

[@G4rZE77]

I wanna listen to the complete album, but I wanna company, and I found your video, I'd a lot of fun, we thought very similar some things lol

[@DonHaka]

With regards to your excellent discussion around the lyrics of 'Twenties', i don't know if you missed it but in the first verse he says "For the reich to come to fruition", which obviously is a reference to fascism but more specifically the Nazis. I feel like the whole song could basically be summed up as a reference to fascist rhetoric, and that Tobias is comparing the political situation in the 2020s to the 1920s and pretty blatantly admitting that we're seeing some worrying similarities. With regards to Griftwood, i have speculated that it's sort of a made-up word? All i can think of is that it has something to do with grifting, or being a grifter.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Hiii! Thank you for your insight! I didn’t talk about it verbally, but I think you can see it on my face as he sings it ahaha!! Thank you so much for watching!!💕

[@erin.8403]

Griftwood is basically a pun: grifter + driftwood = griftwood. Both words fit with the song’s theme of someone shifting their political views to whatever benefits them

[@hedvigkhaugen]

OH MY GOD THAT IS CLEVER! no wonder google didn’t know what it meant! Thank you so much for your insight!❤️

[@nikkesurveyors]

Fun deep analysis Hedvig from my favorite album (least "bad" songs). I think song 10 & 12 is best. Ps. Joakim Berg (formerly KENT) wrote these together with Tobias 🎶😊

[@marybrant9586]

Spillways is for Letting the darkness out!!!!

[@flame_twt1446]

this reminded me of my first ever ghost concert when imperium played and then kaiserion, yes i cried. :')

[@hedvigkhaugen]

I just went to my first ritual, and I can’t EXPLAIN to you the CHILLS I got all over my body when Imperium started playing 🥲

[@flame_twt1446]

@@hedvigkhaugen like, i will never forget that expirience, also a ghoul noticed my sign and interacted with me the whole time :')

[@devinrodenberg6954]

I Challenge you to go back to Tobias' two previous bands. The "Roots of Ghost". They're called Repugnant, which is a deathcore band and shows another side of Tobias and his love for music in general. And then Subvision, which I believe is Ghost before Ghost. That band is the one he made the founding song of ghost, "Stand by Him" from the Opus Emponymos album. Too heavy for Subvision but the same vibe and a bit darker. Both bands show flair of the occult in them, Subvision is very light in it. I became a massive fan of Tobias from Ghost and found Subvision through my efforts to understand him. HIGHLY recommend!!

[@devinrodenberg6954]

Also have you looked into their Ep's and first 2 albums at all? Opus Emponymos and Infestessumam are SUPER satany and dark rhythmic masterpieces. Their EP's have a lot of cool covers and a few songs that just didn't fit into albums. Lots of depth to ghost, its one of my biggest reasons for falling in love with them. Being a Cis male, Tobias really makes me question it lol

[@hedvigkhaugen]

@@devinrodenberg6954 Just did a reaction to their first album :)

[@devinrodenberg6954]

I saw that!! Really enjoyed it just dont have great reception at work to comment all the time and forgot to once I returned home. Glad you enjoyed that album as well. Most people new to Ghost think it is a bad album but your music knowledge really shows through to see the songs in their form not in their production quality. Still a masterpiece

[@Tbone.357]

Twenties: Trump narrative... Second in the chain of command is Pence. You hit it right on! I was also amazed how you picked up on the meaning of Griftwood immediately... Took me longer but I'm only a quarter Swedish 😉. You have more common sense over there. 💪

[@matearosie]

Hi! Amazing vid! Call me Little Sunshine, I believe, refers to Lucifer who's name means The Lightbringer. You know, just your everyday devil asking you to call him your Little Sunshine ;)

[@thenrgdrink7694]

Hey, i just found your channel and im binging your reaction videos, you're a lot of fun to watch react to because you do understand musical language, that's why i'd love to see you give frostpunk's soundtrack a listen, i got a feeling you'd love it

[@MrSatan-rn6bb]

I've seen others suggesting Opus or Infestissumam But if you want a quick one do "Seven Inches of Satanic Panic" It only has two songs but they're well known in the community and in my options pretty good

[@hedvigkhaugen]

That EP was how I was introduced to the band, so I’ve already heard both songs! “Mary On A Cross” continues to be my favorite Ghost song!

[@MrSatan-rn6bb]

@@hedvigkhaugen Oh okay, that's neat to know Since that's the case listen to Opus first before Infestissumam Since it goes in order

[@juanzaragoza4313]

Ghost Band: 👹😈💀👺 Ghost Members: 😚😃🤪🕺 Ghost Fandom: 😃🥰😆😚

[@broryes1119]

opus album or infestissumam next 😩

[@danielpavlik7242]

Absolution was my favourite song of Ghost but I think I gotta put Respite to the top. I hate to saying it but Respite is maybe a 0.001 point higher. :(

[@forbiddenrage2519]

heres another European band "Volbeat" are a Danish band from Denmark, they'd also toured with Ghost, give them a listen

[@hedvigkhaugen]

@@forbiddenrage2519 I love Volbeat! I saw them live last summer!

[@rolkol66]

I still don’t know what AC/DC Dirty Deeds song means, and all you needed was a title and a couple notes to nail Twenties ? Incredible.

[@jsghostfan]

I’ve never actually seen anybody cry to a ghost song before, I love ghost a lot but I’ve never cried to one of their songs (I cry when i watch wholesome clips but that doesn’t count)

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Life eternal, man🥲

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

My favourite is Griftwood but also love Spillways, Respite in the Spitafields and Call me little sunshine

[@sandonwixom9517]

This album made me cry. Such a masterpiece.

[@L8_Night]

Are you going to listen to the first two albums? Infestissumam is my personal favorite. :D

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Yes! They are next in line!

[@L8_Night]

@@hedvigkhaugen Awesome, love your personality tho, I never stopped smiling from the start to the end with your reactions 🙌

[@nicoelmico]

more of Ghost plz :D

[@Midaaas]

Did you listen to the Hunters Moon-Halloween Kills Version?

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Yes! I absolutely love that version!

[@benthadragon]

Ik you probably already know this but every Ghost album is a concept album Opus Eponymous is about the summoning of Satan and the Anti-Christ Infestissumam is about those figures becoming present in our world, slowly corrupting Melioria is about the absence of God and people looking for a new guide and the Anti-Christ takes that spot Prequelle is influenced by the black plague and people are praying to God looking for salvation but only find Satan Impera is like you said about the rise and fall of empires, and obviously Satan is involved

[@hilloneko101]

Oh believe I understand your grievances about the US government and I share them. I am glad you do not live there but I do and unfortunately in the Deep South. Would love to move but can’t afford it.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

I’m so sorry to hear that!! I’m sending lots of love your way!❤️❤️

[@hilloneko101]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

[@stramey8866987]

Have you watched the Life Eternal KZbin music video?

[@hedvigkhaugen]

No I haven’t actually! Back to KZbin I go!

[@hilloneko101]

Oh I am pretty sure I know what Griftwood means. Those religious grifters like the Television evangelist in the US that do a grift by saying support our cause by donating money because XYZ z Jesus and god. oh I need a private plane to preach the gospel. Please please please donate your money to me in gods name.

[@namelessghoul0931]

Can you do Ghosts album Infestissumam next

[@hedvigkhaugen]

They’re coming in a while ;)

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

It may be about trump- griftwood

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

Okay but NOW will you do the other two? Ps: that was a female ghoul doing the the opening high note, not Tobias.

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Wow what??? I need to find out who lol. That’s the plan, going back to the beginning next time!

[@dawnbreaker7641]

its tobias doing the high note

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

@@dawnbreaker7641 pretty sure it isn’t unless you can prove it was him

[@dawnbreaker7641]

@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged He confirmed that its him in an interview cba to find it but you could just take a listen to the scream and you can hear his tone of voice and he doesnt work with ghouls anymore in the studio after the lawsuit

[@magnusblomqvist966]

@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged it is Tobias. Stop trolling.

[@danb5944]

This album was forgettable for me after one week I haven't listened since..imlove ghost tho but not this time around..also you look wonderful and hot 😍

[@marybrant9586]

Griftwood...think of a grifter....carpet bagger...con man😊 and yes, about Pence...and Pence's wife

[@Fitchie69]

Why did I only discover your channel today? Ghost is one of the bands I'm very interested in and really enjoy. Good job! I'm going to the next content. I hope to find more of my favorites.🙂

[@hedvigkhaugen]

Eeee welcome! Hope you enjoy!❤️