Our Reaction to Absolution by Ghost

We are a fantasy based progressive power metal band releasing our new album Spring 2022! If you are a fan of bands such as Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ghost, Evanescence, Nightwish, or Within Temptation, give us a listen! Lyrically we draw inspiration from J.R.R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Jules Verne, and many more!
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This video features:
Jason - the nerdy guy with the cool mustache (left)
Jennifer - singer (right)
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Jennifer's Solo Music
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[@danielpavlik7242]

Absolution is so underrated song by them. But Im glad you have the same taste. Its one of my most favourite Ghost songs, maybe my #1. I dont think theres a song that would top this one but you could try Majesty and Mary on a Cross. Btw you could be really surprised of how Mary on a Cross sounds like. Its not similar to any work of Ghost you heard so far. Its supposed to be a 70's rock and one of the first songs of Ghost because according to their lore its from 1969. In fact it was released on 2019 :D

[@FlameImperishable]

Nice, thanks for the recommendation!! We’ll get to it for sure!

[@iansimmons735]

Revisiting this a year later - they've just it back into the setlist!

[@FlameImperishable]

Did you happen to see our cover?

[@k0mp0cik]

You might enjoy Helvetesfonster, as the ending is written by Mikael Åkerfeldt himself. It is an instrumental meant to sound akin to an eerie/ominous music box, as the title translates to "Window to Hell". Also you might want to check out Miasma, another instrumental from the same album (Prequelle), and in my opinion the best they've ever done. It's '80s squeezed into one song.

[@dawnbreaker7641]

it is written by tobias but he is not as good as mikael at that kind of guitar playing style so he got him to play it

[@k0mp0cik]

@@dawnbreaker7641 Sorry for confusion and thank you for clarification in that case!

[@jango565]

If you enjoy the piano stuff take a look at Zenith. Its a bonus track that is available through KZbin and some of their special edition album versions. Zenith is up there for me as one of their most sonically diverse and lyrically meaningful songs.

[@FlameImperishable]

Zenith it is! Coming up next :)

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

That's a stellar song! Reacting to that, followed by Deus in Absentia or maybe Majesty would be fitting~

[@fruitctrl4255]

love this damn song!

[@JPaz805]

Crazy how zenith is not even included in any album and it’s one of their best ! Also hard to find

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

If you want more proggy stuff from them, definitely check out Spirit off the same album, and also Deus in Absentia, it's the last song from there and it's hauntingly beautiful and it ties in Meliora's themes perfectly, what direction a world without a moral compass and without any role models, be they religious or otherwise, is going down. Ironically, the name of the album roughly translates to "The pursuit of something better"

[@CassetticonTune]

Yes to this!!! Deus in Absentia is such a pretty song! It doesn't nearly get enough love.

[@PernilleFromHansen]

YES!! Deus is AMAZING!!!! :-D

[@TECfan1]

Meliora is definitely their best and my favorite album by them. So many excellent tracks. 🔥

[@omarwicab5447]

No

[@TECfan1]

@@omarwicab5447 Yes.

[@slugcult1973]

Tobias Forge has fronted many bands on many different genres. He's been in death metal bands, glam rock, alternative rock, prog, you name it. So he's able to throw that all together, and what comes out is Ghost. A genius IMO.

[@thatdamnsamsquanch]

Absolution is my favorite song from this album. It was amazing to see live.

[@vladcuervo1208]

React to "Per aspera ad inferi" from ghost, please, underrated song

[@omarwicab5447]

Dance Macabre cover! With the great yennefer!! ♥

[@magnusblomqvist966]

It's Tobias playing both the guitar and piano. (And bass) And you're right. There is so many layers. On the upcoming Impera album there is four guitars on every song. But on that it will be Fredrik Åkesson from just Opeth that plays all guitars. Their debut album Opus Eponymous is about the coming of the antichrist and second album Infestissumam, is about the presence of the Antichrist, Meliora's main theme is "the absence of god".

[@Antelano]

Banger definitely is the word the youth ought to be using.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

+1 JUST For Opeth around the millennium!

[@davepaulson287]

Have you done pinnacle to the pit by ghost yet? You have to if not

[@jagofjokester1127]

Sounds so samiliar to scorpions raised one rock n roll. But top 3 song for me

[@Em013L]

Elizabeth 👌

[@FlameImperishable]

We did Elizabeth last night! Posting this week!

[@tonaholcomb8602]

I like the fact the both of you can pick up on different things. Like one picks up on the guitar riffs and melodies and the other is on the lyrics, and piano pieces. its different perspectives and I like it.

[@FlameImperishable]

Thanks! She’s definitely the brains of the operation! 😁

[@brittanyhuffman3701]

I love how you both looked at each other like you did at the chorus

[@kydryo777]

I was going to recommend this song but glad to see you already reacted to it. Probably my favourite song off Meliora. I suggest checking out Ghost - Zenith.

[@FlameImperishable]

Zenith is a popular request! I hear it is only available on KZbin, so I missed it last time!

[@satanwest2923]

For piano, try Zenith

[@pollachannel2804]

You should definitely react to Ghuleh/Zombie Queen. It's over 7 mins long, it has a piano part too and the catchiness of other fast Ghost tracks, with a sound you can't really find in other Ghost songs. Imo it's the most unique thing they've done so far.

[@FlameImperishable]

Cool sounds great! My favorites by then have been the more proggy and atmospheric stuff!

[@RowellsTV]

The funny thing is that you talked about how the riff sounded like an Opeth riff in the good old days and Fredrik Åkesson was hired by Tobias Forge to work on Impera for all the guitar parts!

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..pretty sure 'Blackwater Park' was before Fredrik Å...eller(or)?

[@RowellsTV]

@@dallesamllhals9161 I’m not that into opeth sadly… but yes Fredrik is in since 2007, I just though that was funny to talk about opeth as an inspiration when Tobias hired one of their guitarist to work on Impera

[@FlameImperishable]

Frederick joined on the watershed album I believe. I loved the previous guitarist, Peter Lindgren though and I met him and Mikeal a few times around the time Still Life and Blackwater Park tours were happening in early 2000s. I wonder what Peter is doing these days and if he has any new musical projects? I should look that up! … so apparently Peter has an engineering degree and is working as an IT consultant in Stockholm, not doing any music these days.

[@alien_666]

Definitely give Ghuleh/Zombie Queen a listen! It's one of their most unique songs, it's also on my favorite ghost record. Also do more muse! love the vids

[@FlameImperishable]

We have a new Muse reaction to Psycho coming this week! Also working on a classical guitar & female vocals interpretation to Dead Inside!

[@afrodisiac6270]

I think there may be a potential song that could top this: Zenith. But everything is debatable from person to person. Definitely my favorite though. NOTE: You can only find it on KZbin as the official one was only released on vinyl as a goodie with a deluxe version of Meliora.

[@des5592]

I really love watching your reactions to Ghost. You guys are so good at active music listening. I hope that you two go to a Ghost concert some day, they’re so fun. I recommend Jigolo Har Megiddo. 😊 Also, If you ever wanna watch a really cool music video, I suggest Rats.

[@FlameImperishable]

Thank you Des! Ghost played in Houston near us last Friday I think I mentioned in one of the videos. Just found out about it too late to make plans! Ah well, next time!

[@des5592]

@@FlameImperishable That’s okay! The new album drops in March. They always do a mini tour before the full one. They’ll probably be back later in the year. 😁 One of the best parts of live Ghost is the presence of female vocals. They have three “ghoulettes” in the band that really add depth to the vocals.

[@tajamatakkarles5794]

Hellooo. I would like you to react to a band called LOVEBITES and the song "Set to the world on fire", it's a live performance, they have many spectacular live performances. They will leave you with your mouth open. big hug

[@iamslate]

You can't go wrong picking a song from Meliora. This is their Black Album or Back in Black. When you do get around to reacting to Majesty, if you are familiar with a lesser known 80s band called Legs Diamond, you will find the sound very familiar.

[@Tuxedomask224]

Meliora is by far their best work imo.. the production is amazing and it’s a great mix of the heavier sound from the first album and progressive sound from prequelle. That album won the Grammy first best metal performance I believe. Opus eponymous is a classic and should be listened from beginning to end. Con clavi con dio has the nastiest bass riff intro and Elizabeth goes straight into classic 70s guitar riffs that sounds like blu oyster cult. Genesis is bad ass, satan prayer has one of the sickest riffs ever and death knell is dark and sinister sounding. Enjoy going down the ghost path.. as much as I love the first 3 albums I can’t say I enjoy the path ghost is taking now with their music but Tobias is solid in his work.

[@skinnybricks]

Every song on Meliora is incredible. I'm constantly blown away by Majesty, and the ending track - Deus in Absentia.

[@TheDark1903]

Just listen to all the Ghost, and create videos with all of it. lol Extra content, and you can listen to all the awesomeness.

[@mtrader82]

While I do very much like Absolution . . I Absolutely love Deus in Absentia! Give it a listen

[@Faris-me8le]

I think this song is a reference from Metallica - Wherever I May Roam

[@mattmcgraw3955]

I've been watching you guys for a while now. Broo!!! Need to send them guns to Ukraine 🤣

[@FlameImperishable]

Well thank you! Anything to stop injustice!

[@fruitctrl4255]

Their new album comes out on March 11 you should do a reaction to the single Call Me Little Sunshine.....very sabbath/alice cooper/metallica vibes

[@FlameImperishable]

We did! Check it out under our Reaction playlist!

[@edwardcalvet]

This is Definitely one of my all time Favorites from Ghost, Faith is a solid second to this for me. Also I've seen this live 8x and it's a huge singalong.❤

[@FlameImperishable]

Same here, this song really resonated with me, hence why we covered it! Really fun to play!

[@enzocortes7708]

I love this song, and I'm glad they reacted to it, but by far my favorite is Zenith, and believe me, it's worth it, because in my opinion it's one of the deepest of Ghost, plus it has a melancholic piano sound that I love it, and the best of all is that it takes fragments from each album for this song, in theory this piece defines them

[@FlameImperishable]

You’ve sold me!

[@davidrodriguezc3724]

Id say MARY ON A CROSS!!!

[@Vocover]

Yes! \m/

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

Y'all should do a full album reaction to any of their work~

[@FlameImperishable]

Heck yes, we’re planning to do every song when it comes out that week!

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

@@FlameImperishable oh, a full reaction to the new album? Yassss!