NEW FAVORITE!! | SQUARE HAMMER | GHOST

[@dougc9130]

You should check out their video for 'Cirice' (Old English for “Church”). It won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2016.

[@littleraven133]

I came here to suggest Cirice too. Absolutely fantastic.

[@Nightwolves1981]

Can't wait cirice is a great song

[@Trevor21230]

Same. The music video is also incredibly fun, probably my favorite of their music videos.

[@DarkestVoid]

Cirice is definitely my favorite by them. Dance Macabre is also great

[@jenniferwettervik4495]

Yessss! Def their best song

[@ginger_fox_n_sox]

I'm telling you, best concerts I have been to were Ghost concerts. The production and costumes are amazing. And Tobias sounds just as good live. Cannot wait to see more, specially Dance Macabre!

[@Shannynjams]

100% agreed. Dance Macabre is my favorite song from them!

[@rykerroadMOM3123]

I get so excited when I see Ghost in the title! 🤗🥰

[@marybrant9586]

Yes, 💯. This song introduced me to Ghost and down the rabbit hole I went, never to leave 😂😊

[@ericvanschaick5252]

Totally agree. Just saw them for a fourth time in August. Might of been the best show yet

[@vycariously321]

Agreed! I've been to 3 rituals so far, and cannot wait for them to come back around (and of course can't wait for another album!)- love love love this band!

[@dhunter1133]

Ghost is Tobias Forge. Unless something changed over the last couple of years, he writes, sings, plays, records, arranges, & produces all of the tracks, occasionally bringing in session players to do parts he doesn't have the skill to do the way he wants it to sound (but he still wrote the part and played it in demo). The band he tours with are contract musicians (hence the nameless ghoul masks, so he can bring different musicians in and out as needed). There was some legal wrangling early on over this with the first iteration of Ghost BC, but the courts rules in Forge's favor. He's like Tom Scholz, who does everything in Boston except sing.

[@satanicghoul]

The Scooby-Doo shirt is very accurate because we lovingly call them satanic Scooby-Doo music 😂

[@rosiebones_]

came here to say this but I knew in my heart it had already been said.

[@linkz101]

@@rosiebones_ scooby-doom

[@blainevanity6]

If you want more 80s vibe you could check out Spillways and Dance Macabre. If you want their heavier songs, a couple of options are Mummy Dust and Con Clavi Con Dio. If you want to see more of the silent film aesthetic you can check out their MV for Pinnacle to the Pit.

[@JoelLloyd-hr7cq]

Spillways and Dance…, Definitely!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@temporalwizard]

I agree with this.

[@FrankeyLaine]

This.

[@blainevanity6]

This is the first song of theirs I heard and it's how I fell in love with them

[@williamharris9446]

Same

[@novemberaddams2779]

Same! ❤

[@TheShelbutt]

Me too ❤

[@SaraLWood619]

Cirice won the Grammy and is one of their most well known. Popular favs are: Mummy Dust, Year Zero, Call me Little Sunshine, and Spillways. My favs are also: Ghuleh/Zombie Queen, Respite on the Spitalfields, Con Clavi Con Dio, Per Asprea Ad Inferni, and pretty much all of impera. To get the full effect of Year Zero, try to find a good quality live version - it’s a whole thing with the crowd.

[@melissa0091]

Ghost’s cover of ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ is great and the music video is…interesting 😅

[@txmale1977]

That song was amazing. Even Phil Collins said it was an amazing cover.

[@chinard]

The scooby-doo shirt is a fitting choice considering that ghost is basically scooby-doo chase music

[@kiwi7649]

seeing square hammer live last October was mind blowing. They play it as their last encore song and it’s just a huge party. Pinnacle to the pit has some awesome bass!!! Spillways is an amazing song with a whole 80’s vibe. Mummy Dust is probably their heaviest. Twenties is a trip (I love it) but in the fandom it’s 50/50 of people liking it and not

[@tk72231968]

Ghost does some pretty good 80's vibes with 'Spillways' and 'Dance Macabre'....and both have pretty good MV's. 'Call me little sunshine' really goes back to some harder metal feels to me.

[@PimentaDudinha]

Not above, not below, always on the square, always on the level.

[@jeffreyavalos782]

You guys should ABSOLUTLEY do Dance Macabre! While I would say it's one of their more poppy songs, it is soooo damn catchy. It's the song that first really got me to listen to Ghost, then Square Hammer here. Now all their songs are daily listens.

[@alexiaspaedt-mcintosh5311]

This is the song that hooked me into their music! Great reaction!

[@grimdem]

you can tell these guys will love it just by looking at their background

[@rykerroadMOM3123]

THIS BAND! . . . DEFINITELY a new favorite for me! 🤗👍👍

[@ginger_fox_n_sox]

They do not disappoint!

[@Spunky62]

I wasn't disappointed! 🤷‍♀️🫂🤘 Has sorta OLD SCHOOL vibe!😏

[@rykerroadMOM3123]

@Spunky62 They really do!

[@EnC-s7d]

WELCOME

[@hannahl39]

Thank you for doing more Ghost!! I love every song, Tobias is a genius & an amazing showman. Best concerts you'll ever experience.

[@whimsical82]

I’m a proud Ghoul, and so is my 15yo daughter!! Ghost is amazing!

[@randalljones4370]

RE the music itself . I remember reading/hearing some interview with Tobias where he says he recruits really high-quality players and then has then 'dumb-down' their playing level so it captures the garage/underground/underworld esthetic he is after. Again, he's not dumbing it down for the audience (that'd be an insult) He is not dumbing down the music for the musicians. They are top-notch. He just want top-notch execution of the sound he is after. I personally LOVE the 80's/early-70's sound of a Farfisa organ (tho probably played on some 1028-bit synth ) and the simple guitar lines pounding that catchy sonic hook into my brain, over and over. Pretty sure that exactly what Tobias is after.

[@karlsimmering460]

Cirice, Faith, Call me little Sunshine, Dance macabre, Spillways, those are all bangers by Ghost!

[@MrTimothypjr]

All I can say, is that you need to see that shit live. I have seen them 5 times in the last year, and they close the show with it. Just amazing.

[@reneniclasen353]

This chorus is so damn good. It really gets stuck in your head. Square Hammer and Rats are among my favorites. I recommmend Dance Macabre and Mummy Dust next.

[@aseaofstars2353]

This song is responsible for creating so many Ghost fans. I had friends telling me to check these guys out for years, but I was so jaded with the modern rock and metal scene that I didn't want to give them a chance. Turned the radio on for the first time in years because my phone was dead and this came on. Although I prefer pre-Square Hammer ghost, this song is one of their best.

[@chimboseos]

you nailed with the Scooby-Doo shirt, this song's intro could be perfectly used on a chase scene of Scooby-Doo

[@AkumaGekido]

'Cirice' is one of my favourites of theirs. Also I think a few good songs to check out would be 'Spillways', 'Call me little sunshine' and 'He is'. The last one I recommend not really for the song itself, but as a really good example of how Tobias will take something and flip it on it's head in terms of lyrics and meaning.

[@JHawk213]

"Call Me Little Sunshine" and "Ritual" are two songs i'd love to see you guys react too.

[@99proff]

You guys have got it. It’s thoughtful simplicity. There’s really no waste of musical resources and everything is on point, but that quality may be overlooked by some. Nice reaction, keep them coming! I recommend Cirice for a very complete musical treat and, if you want to see more of this aesthetic, From the Pinnacle to the Pit, which happens to also be one of my favourite songs by them.

[@magnusblomqvist966]

Please notice the red Cardinal bird at the end of the video. The video following this was Ghost Chapter 1 and there Cardinal Copia made his debute wearing a red Cardinal dress.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction guys!! I had a good feeling that you'd like this! The groove, riff, lyrics and yes, the visuals are infectious AF. I fell in love with this track instantly when it was released. I am also a big horror fan, so the influence and homage to old horror in the video was spot on. Glad you guys are expanding your appreciation for this band! Cheers.

[@MadsAster]

So happy you guys reacted to this song! I don't listen to Ghost a lot but i love this song!

[@karindubinsky2046]

I envy you for learning about this just now, one of my fav bands, they are magic!!

[@Trashfire_Nee]

I've already given Ghost song rec's on your other videos of theirs, but I gotta say again, it's really worth checking out some of their early stuff to get a feel for how different every album is. You never really know what direction a Ghost album is gonna go in musically. Tobias has pop, rock and metal influence both personally and in his production crew and it really shows. Also have you dived into the lore of the different papas at all? Because this video teased a new character taking center stage. The red cardinal was the only other colour in there and it was very deliberately placed. If i'm remembering correctly some of the other events where hinted at in the video as well, but i'd need to rewatch the not flipped version to be sure.

[@noimezzasalma1285]

Cuando suena square Hammer en los conciertos es increíble, ghost es increíble ❤

[@henrikvidin]

Cool reaction! A funny thing is that Eric has a Scooby-Doo T-shirts. The haters of Ghost often call it Scooby-Doo music. Ghost answered on that, quite modest, and added the date when Scooby-Doo first aired on American TV, September 13, 1969. That's the same date as shown in the video for "Kiss the Go-Goat". That song is supposed to be the first appearance of Ghost as a band (according to the lore, they were actually formed in 2006). 😅

[@Brittany-xe4bz]

Also my fave ghost song, for good reason!! Its so catchy and easy to sing. Excited to keep seeing more ghost (and sleep token) songs!!

[@MetalphysicalMel]

This is my favorite Ghost song snd they have SO MANY good ones.

[@Andjelka99]

The way I dropped everything to immediately watch this ❤❤. Happy to see more Ghost

[@Hollymusicgirl]

twenties, watcher in the sky, dance macabre, cirice, call me little sunshine, and the list goes on for ghost's music

[@chrisdunlap5482]

Keep them up! I love these rabbit holes!

[@firebert123]

oh this is crazy, i just found you to watch other people react to Ghost, since I just recently discovered them... clicked on your channel for more, and BOOM you've uploaded a reaction to one of my favourites by them! this video was meant for me!

[@rykerroadMOM3123]

Welcome to Rykerroad!! 🤗💜

[@mattblatchley2061]

a good bookend to this video is "From The Pinnacle to the Pit" SAME COOL GOTH horror movie aesthetic that you guys were loving! good song too

[@microscopicbanana1481]

you guys should totally react to either spillways or darkness at the heart of my love from ghost they are my favs by far

[@littleraven133]

I have to say He Lives. That was my introduction to Ghost. It was so over the top. I couldn't help but love them. Imagine Tobias, as a church Pastor. It's so fun.

[@seandobson6221]

Papa Emeritus loves us all! This makes me think of pop music back in the 80s.

[@henrikvidin]

Another thing about this song and video. The song itself were supposed to be a concert opener (Ghost concerts are called Rituals, though). It ended up to be a concert closer, Tobias wasn´t happy with it as an opener. The video is quite important to Ghost lore and succession. All singers are called Papa Emeritus and they have evolved through the years. The Papa shown in the video is Papa III. A square hammer is actually a religious artifact, used to smash the forehead on the pope (the one in the Vatican) when he died to really be sure he was dead before electing a new pope (not sure if that takes place today, but it did in the past). That's why you see Papa III looks quite perplexed in the video when they start to wield the hammer over the coffin. He is seeing what's coming. You will also see a bird on the tomb stone, a Cardinal. A couple of months after this video, Papa III is killed (along with his brothers, Papa I and Papa II) and is replaced by Cardinal Copia (later becoming Papa IV). The Ghost lore is really funny to follow and giving the band another dimension. I can recommend yo to see the Ghost Chapters on their own KZbin channel. Amusing and fun!

[@davemorrison2973]

You guys are going to love "Call Me Little Sunshine"

[@ginamakescrochet]

Love Ghost, they are awesome, incredible in concert, so much fun and such a vibe. 💀🖤💀

[@sleepingtoken138]

mummy dust is a must listen, it’s a lot heavier than their normal and so good! also year zero and watcher in the sky (especially live because the guitar is louder and the touring band members mess around with it) are freaking amazing too, i discovered them and sleep token at the same time and fell in love immediately

[@jaykaypop6501]

Seen them live twice and top tier performances

[@carlcedarstaffii4852]

I love finding music I never heard with you guys. Sometimes I don't always like it, but I always love your reactions. Keep up the great work guys.

[@PapaEmeritus2]

Best concert you will ever go to in your lifetime

[@JohanIsraelsson]

Loving this content, guys. Good job! Can't wait to see your Cirice reaction.

[@roxyhart5692]

Been waiting for you to listen to Square Hammer in particular! ❤️

[@Mudflap1974]

Not only one of my favorite Ghost songs, but one of my favorite rock/metal songs of all time. Check out "Cirice" and "Hunter's Moon"

[@lilanthia]

If you liked the 30’s Hollywood vibe, the music video for their song “From The Pinnacle To The Pit” is also a fun watch 👍🏼

[@EthanJames333]

CIRICE! It’s my absolute favorite song of theirs. Year Zero is another incredible track and Monstrous Clock! Man there are too many good songs by Ghost. I still remember when they were called Ghost B.C. I saw them open for Maiden years ago during the Book of Souls tour when they were still smaller and that was a fun ass show to be in the pit for.

[@barbadosx]

Am i the only one that felt like the skeleton on Kyle's shirt was rocking out with this? It was just moving in time because Kyle was, it was amazing.

[@Randvii17]

Love that you guys are loving Ghost 🖤💜

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

So, what I think is the story of those clips is as follows: There is another song whose clip follows the German expressionistic style of films, which is "From the Pinnacle to the Pit". It is set in a society where the Church of Ghost took over (probably the Antichrist, as he was announced throughout the Infestissumam arc, is ruling the world) and a new Papa Emeritus is about to be born. A student shows uncanny interest in the matters of the Church and his mentor takes him to a building where a very important ritual headed by the Church was about to happen. On the elevator, the machine turns him already into a man and then he arrives at the designated floor to meet the Priestess (probably the equivalent of Sister Imperator, head of the Church in our era). She grants him profane knowledge and he also gets to know about the debauchery and intrigue in the Church. A tragedy follows as he falls off the building but he rises as Papa Emeritus III, or Terzo, and as the message of "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" is about Satan falling from the heavens, so is his message about the pontifical role he took for the Church. Then, we have "Square Hammer". Terzo was introduced to the fandom as the youngest and most extravagant Papa, often acting like a total jock and heartbreaker, to mock how current Youth Pastors act to prey on naive teenagers and clueless adults with shallow promises and toothsome words. This is denounced by another clip, "He Is". But in "Square Hammer", we see Terzo following his career as a superstar, starring in the first motion picture ever. But then, a curse falls upon him, as the visage of him wearing the papal robes keeps ruining everything to remember him that he is Papa Emeritus and his duty must be more important than any frivolity. In this same clip, the movie shows a Papa Emeritus III welcoming his dearest brother to wield the Square Hammer from their father's coffin. Later, we see a red bird, a Red Cardinal, on the big screen before the movie ends. Years later, Terzo was removed from the stage because the Church was tired of his "Popestar" bullshit and named Cardinal Copia, the Red Cardinal, as the new temporary leader of the Church. It was revealed in later short films that Cardinal Copia is the bastard son of the late Papa Zero, or Papa Nihil, the first lead singer of Ghost, way before Papa I. It is possible that Square Hammer was a prelude to what would happen with Terzo, the ascension of Copia as Papa IV, and the truth about Papa Zero lineage.

[@nova_eclipse1770]

My favorite part is how weirdly papa and the ghouls leave their seats

[@KumoAnimated]

YEEESSS its look so silly

[@vycariously321]

So who else thought it was hilariously RIGHT that Eric was wearing a Scooby Doo t-shirt to listen to Ghost?

[@Lilith_ag]

Yes! I was looking for this comment to see if anyone else noticed it. A perfect coincidence. 😀

[@mrsvanhammer]

This one's definitely a jam!

[@forestgirl22]

Ghost is amazing, but yes please do more Ghost, they have crossed genres a lot from Cirice, Danse Macabre, Spillways, Hunters Moon, and more. Just a lot you'll never get bored :D also this one reminds me of hammer horror :D

[@tshelton5111]

This is the song that got me hooked on Ghost.... they are fabulous!😁❤ Need to check out Cirice, as well. Great tune....

[@pookymouse2]

a great song

[@Murica_gaming]

I absolutely can't wait for y'all to get to cirice, dance macabre, or even He Is

[@jayjaylittlejet]

love your ghost reactions

[@Reaper20889]

i would suggest checking out one of there full lives part it out or whatever is need but the difference in sound and vibe from studio to live is night and day both are amazing but the concerts just bring excitement as well

[@katyburch6593]

And now you know why they close with this! It's an epic ending to the shows.

[@kingrueben1211]

3 songs i would love yall to listen to. 2 are by Testament- return to serenity and trail of tears, 2 of my favorite songs in the world. 3rd is a song by aband called heilung- Traust. Prepare yourselves for this one. Transports you to a time long past and long forgotten

[@justinlawrencebennet]

was Dance Macabre done yet ??? thats the song that put them on my radar for sure!!

[@troy8979]

Love your reactions guys & I found ghost about 3 years ago & have loved them ever since . Keep the ghost coming 🤘

[@julianneperry2173]

Keep going down the rabbit hole please you guys are amazing!

[@JK-ld8cd]

Ghost+ best rabbit hole ever! Start from their best and 1st album OPUS! And best song Ritual!

[@Steve-rd8hk]

Square Hammer is their best song

[@greyjeans1445]

This song slaps so much harder in person. Best concert I've ever been to was them with Amon Amarth.

[@jonathantheunacceptable4259]

You guys need to see the violet orlandi version of this song. Freaking killer

[@aleasha.k.b]

Not a Ghost fan, just a RykerRoad fan so had to like and comment for the algorithm. 😊

[@EnC-s7d]

You guys need to check out a live performance of them! I fell in love when I saw them live. Tobias’s voice is beautiful live as well. Check out “Mary on a cross- live in Tampa.” I know you reacted to the studio version already but I’m telling you, the live version is amazing 😭

[@maxeyed4038]

"Year Zero", of course!

[@claudiaf398]

See it live. They close their shows with it. ❤

[@EastSideCraig0105]

You should totally check out The Hell I Overcame by Bad Omens!

[@timothymiller1647]

They do the 80's vibe so well. Check out call me little sunshine!!

[@gabis.e9432]

LOVINGGG the Ghost reactions!!

[@b3hindth3ma5kreviews]

The covers give you total feels doooooooooooooooooo it please ofc

[@Ght_Frak]

jokes on them the singer and the guitarist were the same person for the writing/recording stage

[@umbrella1462]

BMTH - one day the only butterflys

[@GoldestFish]

I recommend "From the pinnacle to the pit", it has the same music video style as this one!

[@jaykaypop6501]

YAY MORE GHOST!

[@AlGraff-w1m]

Please do more ghost! Faith, groftwood, respite on the spitalfields, from the pinnacle to the pit, spillways. They also released a movie recently!

[@iamdondawson]

So appropriate that you’re wearing a Scooby-Doo shirt for a Ghost reaction 😂

[@TheGildedSwampert]

Please react to Ghost- Call Me Little Sunshine

[@bradpalicki6861]

Cirice and Ritual are really great songs.

[@haroldkeearns3497]

Should do Dance Macabre of you haven't already

[@margaretc5679]

I didn't realize you guys had discovered Ghost! Nice! 😉😁

[@CYPERY0N]

It's not one of their most popular songs, but check out "Griftwood". It's like Square Hammer, but turned up to 11.

[@josefgordon7712]

All I could think of of is 🎼 I wanna be your…..square hammer! 🎶 dun duuuuuun al a Peter Gabriel 🤣

[@leogothisoscar271]

Dance Macabre is a must

[@Oneformula_9]

Been listening to Ghost for around 6 years now, here are a few OLDER song suggestions: Faith, Cirice, Kiss The Go-Goat, Elizabeth, Majesty, Year Zero, Idolatrine and Mummy Dust. My personal favorites!

[@MetalphysicalMel]

"Mummy Dust" is ine of their heavier songs.