Reaction to hearing Year Zero by Ghost for the first time!

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[@Cathee.M.]

In the beginning the lyrics are "Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer". It's neither Latin nor backwards, just a list of names of demons/pagan deities/Biblical monsters & the Devil.

[@BK_ZERO]

idk how they couldnt work it out considering they are both christians 💀

[@Cathee.M.]

@@BK_ZERO That doesn't surprise me at all tbh 😉

[@mattynutrition9353]

Tobias has demonstrated that he is one of the best songwriters in the last couple decades

[@yoyolol22]

He just like me man

[@rodgill9376]

Also note: lyrically speaking, Infestissumam (which is supposed to mean "very/most hostile" in Latin) picks up from where their debut album Opus Eponymous left off. It ended with "Genesis", the birth of the Antichrist, the second album continues from the Antichrist's birth onwards. According to one of the Nameless Ghouls: "Everything on the first record was about a coming darkness, an impending doom. Whereas the new record is about something present, and literally, the new record deals with the presence of the Anti-Christ, the Devil. But subliminally, the meaning of it is more how mankind-- predominantly men-- what they have deemed to be the presence of the Devil, throughout history and even nowadays. And that’s why the record is so fueled with sexual themes and females. That’s basically it, the Inquisition was basically men accusing women of being the Devil just because they had a hard-on for them." So that's pretty much the theme of the album in question. Of course, none of the band members were actually satantists. This is more of a tongue-in-cheek kind of deal.

[@mrbucket2005]

and the special track on the opus is the "heres comes the sun" (the sun is a reference to "son" son of lucifer who apears in the infestissuman album

[@accuratealloys]

Like Halloween.

[@Em013L]

Write these up: ghost - witch image, ghost - Mary on a cross, ghost - monstrance clock Trust me

[@DeGlennen]

Ah, One of my absolute favorite Ghost songs. This song is awesome at concerts by the way, the whole croud singing along with the chorus. "Ghuleh Zombie Queen" is also one to check out.

[@KingArthas]

I love watching people react to this song, especially when they listen to the chorus for the first time! You should check the video from the song too, it's... interesting to say the least!

[@CassetticonTune]

In the outro, if you listen close enough, you can also hear someone whispering, "Can you hear me?" But yes! So glad you guys reacted to Year Zero! It's one of Ghost's best!

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

If you liked the choir, I really hope you do Deus in Absentia next~

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

Also tied to the nihilistic theme too!

[@neonspec]

The outro on that song is so gorgeous

[@MrBlakeD82]

Yes, please. Deus In Absentia is right up there with Witch Image and From the Pinnacle to the Pit as my all time favorite Ghost songs.

[@Lazarus_Cardinalis]

@@MrBlakeD82 It's so cool to see how varied people's favourite Ghost songs are, really shows how Tobias nails so many styles

[@badassbuick86]

Deus is honestly such an underrated song.

[@afrodisiac6270]

Love the reaction and analysis as always. Something worth noting with Ghost is that even though the lyrics tell a conceptual story, usually about Satan, that is just a surface level element. Every song is also about more relatable topics of humanity. For example Mummy Dust is about how money and greed have corrupted humanity. They just use the concept of Satan as symbolism. Infestisumam is about what men in power or the church have historically associated with the evil or the Devil, mainly sex and women (wrongfully of course since those things are natural).

[@JohanHaagg]

This is an awesome song. It is really a song to see live with them, its one of those songs that gets the whole crowd going. Ghost is a very interessting band. Their songs have alot of ways they can be interpreted. One thing, which shows mostly on their first 3 albums, is critism of religion, specially western religion. BUT... from their 3 album and forward, they started to have alot of.. well... sex in their. The song Monstrance Clock, which most takes as a dark mass hymn sort of song, is, infact, about the female orgasm, but very cleverly hidden. On a whole other note, I saw the back in... 2017 I think it was, the show that closed that tour (Gothenburg, in Sweden), and it was played in an amusement park, called Liseberg. 10 000+ people at the show. I remember bursting out laughing, as I realised I dont think that many people have ever beeing singing/screaming "Hail Satan!" in an amusement park, aimed towards families. 😂

[@izzygarcia681]

Glad y’all reacted to this song it’s one of my faves from them; whenever it comes on I can’t skip! Same with Con Clavi Con Dio; my favorite song by Ghost!

[@daniobri11]

Tobias did an interview about trying to find a choirs to sing about Satan and he went to multiple in the Swiss area and they literally cried about it and he ended up finding one state side in California to do it....on a personal note shows the devout in faith

[@aaronanthony8716]

He also tried Nashville TN and couldn’t find anyone

[@johanzander5919]

I heard that they had a problem, in the US, to find a choir that would sing the lyrics 😁

[@FlameImperishable]

Haha, yeah I can understand that!

[@thatdamnsamsquanch]

The beginning chant is : Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer These are just different names for Satan. BTW: This song is AMAZING live.

[@rodgill9376]

The video for the song was interesting. The unrated version features naked female and male parts. The band themselves are not in the video much besides Tobias, who is in two costumes. Year Zero is one of the best tracks from the second album and is always a pleasure seeing it live.

[@kellyhopkins5576]

The dancing around the retirement home angle isn't too far-fetched. I'll never forget the sight of four 70-something year old men decked out in Ghost tees and having a blast tailgating in the parking lot of the arena at Hershey, PA in 2019. So freaking cool. Here is vid I shot of "Year Zero" from said show. Get out to see them live if you can guys, they put on a hell of a show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3y0ZZtnoMmjZpY

[@Creeper0224]

This song is so badass live

[@jimmymcfly9822]

“A bunch of old folks dancing around”. Sounds like the end of Rosemary’s Baby lol

[@des5592]

Nothing beats the heat on your face from the flames during this song live. 😂

[@FlameImperishable]

haha, I feel like this deserves a clever dad joke, but I'm coming up short

[@des5592]

@@FlameImperishable Looks like you were put in the hot seat. 😂 Also, I was just think about @11:20 could be a motet? Church had strict rules of counterpoint.

[@FlameImperishable]

What kind of rules? All of Bach’s music was for the church and he was a master of complex counterpoint melodies! My favorite composer by the way!

[@des5592]

@@FlameImperishable In medieval motets, they used a cantus firmus (or fixed melody), kinda like what you were hearing. They have a discant (additional melody), and a whole bunch of silly interval rules. During the renaissance and into the baroque period is when polyphony was integrated more. Check out the Hildegard motets. She was one of the first identifiable composers of western music. 🙂

[@FlameImperishable]

Yeah I remember Hildegard of Bingen from school. Gregorian chant I believe?

[@bradcorrigan1495]

Great review guys. Funny yet a good analysis. Having learned this song on guitar, that "helicopter" you mentioned is simply up and down picking on the open E string with a slight delay/reverb. I highly recommend learning some of their songs. It gives you more appreciation for the way he writes songs. Somewhat simple, sure. Yet so much fun.

[@TECfan1]

Ha the album is pronounced: "IN-FEST-ISS-OO-MOM". Great reaction guys. 🤘🏼

[@Mcrafi139]

I hope they check out the music videos, especially He is and Dance Macabre

[@stephenpetrovich2383]

Not any other band out there can making singing about Satan as catchy as Ghost...its crazy to imagine 10,000 or more people singing along to this chorus..

[@johnnywalker7894]

On the second rendition I like how you can see him when he’s rocking he’s in it counting… she’s listening and she’s like I like that, then it takes him a bit to speed up. It’s fun and that’s why you guys work

[@ladysifinpurple6797]

There's an excellent live version of this from Hellfest during the Papa III era that's worth checking out, just watching the fans sing along

[@jkorkea]

the choir in the outro is repeating "Anti Christus", so backwards in that sense at least hahah

[@thiagomachado7241]

Hi both. I'm digging your reactions to Ghost. Also checked out Slavebranded and some of Jason's guitar work. Great stuff. Looking forward to your new release. -- Everything in the beginning of the song is spelled forward (tl;dr various names for the devil), "Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer". If you play a drinking game listening to the first two albums, whenever the devil is mentioned you'll pass out before the end.

[@FlameImperishable]

Hey that a great idea! We should try that drinking game next time! But probably not with anything too strong!

[@doubleoo9577]

If you like GHOST a react to UNDER THE SPELL by ME AND THAT MAN.. it’s a collaboration with the lead singer of ghost and the lead of behemoth . It’s Nergals side band

[@TNTales]

As I recall from reading they actually had a problem getting a choir in Nashville who'd do the song.

[@DarthVader-1701]

I want to see your reaction to the music video of this song, the uncensored version. 🤭

[@FlameImperishable]

Cool maybe we’ll check that out next!

[@ChimeraReviews2023]

Hail Satin!

[@FlameImperishable]

Haha, yes hail satin and it’s beautifully soft bed sheets!

[@riphopfer5816]

The ‘helicopter’ is just a couple notes on a synth bass. Perhaps thru an arpeggiated.

[@joshritz7067]

Dream Theater did something neat work the choir effect on over of their songs on Systematic Chaos. They actually put out a classified ad for DT fans to sing on the album

[@FlameImperishable]

Oh that reminds me, when I was in high school, my friend was in the Megadeth fan club and he got invited to do a similar thing on their Risk album. The fans are recorded yelling“Crush’em” on the Song.

[@loristewart800]

Watch the uncensored video of this song!

[@Tbone.357]

Evilness? 😅😂 It's parody and done masterfully. 👌

[@Creeper0224]

Monstrance Clock next plz! :D

[@Em013L]

I'm also putting in hours into elden ring with some ghost blasting in the background :)

[@doubleoo9577]

Try GHOST- If you have Ghosts live Acoustic amazing

[@goldengod31]

Song working up the cat. Little furry belial over there is like “Finally it’s my time” but … “I already fed you “ broke the chant

[@loristewart800]

I thought your cat was my cat meowing!

[@omarwicab5447]

*You need react to Ghost infesstisuman/per aspera ad inferi because infessti is intro of the album*

[@namelessghoulette4094]

Plz plz do Witch Image next 🙏🏼

[@FlameImperishable]

It comes out tomorrow!

[@riphopfer5816]

You guys should set your system up so you’re not dependent upon your microphone picking up your monitors. That’s inefficient. AND it sounds muddy.

[@2121gul]

Ghost och Opeth är båda Svenska band🇸🇪🍻

[@davidnajor7536]

I think they're actually saying maybe he's dreaming of something that happens after Christians are going or something like that like it's the year zero the start of something else

[@balamx2802]

The song opens with some of the Devil's names: "Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub. Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer." The title is a play on when the founder of the Church of Satan, Anton LaVey, declared 1966 "Year One A.S. (Anno Satanas), the First Age of Satan." The music was mostly composed by the Nameless Ghoul "Omega" (Martin Persner) with Forge writing the lyrics and arranging the song.

[@magnusblomqvist966]

And the only song where Martin plays the solo.

[@TECfan1]

Some of those are non-Satan demons or monsters. In Biblical sense, Behemoth is a powerful animal/creature made by God in the beginning of creation that only he could control. It is paired with the sea serpent creature called Leviathan. Asmodeus is supposed to be the King of Demons who was created by Satan.

[@balamx2802]

@@TECfan1 Yes, you're right, but I was trying to be succinct in my explanation. I didn't feel like breaking down what each name meant. Belial is the demon of lawlessness. Beelzebub is the Lord of the Flies. When the Devil was in Heaven, he was Lucifer, but when he fell, he became Satan. Lucifer is Pride and Satan is Temptation.

[@ABABSAVAR]

This drummer is so much better than the new one.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Lice ot Lies?

[@leoluna8003]

Kiss the goat plis and see oficial video

[@Calumetto]

I picture a Satanic Oktoberfest Beer Garden during this song, with stocky Germans swaying, sloshing beer, wearing little fake horns and green hats. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!

[@scottvalley9458]

In the BEGINNING those names are ALL DEMONS and DEVIL names.. ENJOY! 😈👿😈👿

[@daniobri11]

it's Latin and about 25% of what is said is and a real choir

[@aydenburris8631]

Infestissumam is pronounced Infest-tiss-oomom

[@Kilvas1031]

No, no, those were *Names.* Old old names. Belial Behemoth Be'elzebub Asmodeus Satanus Lucifer

[@marybrant9586]

There's no speaking backwards

[@apollyonexe868]

ayyy this isnt Opeth. Mind your tags my man...lol

[@johnsmith_1942]

1:30 Mansplainin gone wrong...

[@FlameImperishable]

Guilty….

[@KawaiiCarlos]

@@FlameImperishable mansplaining ?🤦‍♂️ is that really a saying In English? That’s extremely cringe

[@FlameImperishable]

@@KawaiiCarlos is just a joke.... not a real word

[@thewretch4081]

U like ghost and souls? Shit I want to marry you man

[@ricoramos1406]

Dude work out more than ur arms. It looks strange

[@findood8491]

Bold red lipstick on pale face just looks so bad. You are a woman, how do you not get this when I do?

[@FlameImperishable]

What???

[@mikebarnes7441]

Bro you're a fool! Go away with that kind of thought process if you can't just keep it to yourself.