Comments on: Ghost – Infestissumam

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:45:57 +0000

if every song here were as awesome as Year Zero this would be one of my favorite albums of the year.

By: Odovacar

Odovacar — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:56:28 +0000

I need to let this album sink in more. Though Year Zero has definitely got its parasitic hooks in me!

By: Daniel Zidar

Daniel Zidar — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:17:25 +0000

I picked up the deluxe version at Best Buy last week for $11.99. They had multiple copies.

By: peridot

peridot — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:37:54 +0000

I don’t feel like it lacks hooks at all. I’ve found the entire album very catchy (other than “Per Aspera,” but then again I was one of those weird folks who didn’t completely “get” “Death Knell” either.) I catch myself singing “Idolatrine” all the time at work.

I feel that this album is superior to the first one. It’s, to my ear, every bit as catchy as the first, but also has more depth. My only complaint is they turned the audible menace down a couple notches.

By: vugelnox

vugelnox — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:34:55 +0000

I’m with Erik, I don’t see their appeal at all. Gave this several listens and nothing.

By: gordeth

gordeth — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:54:37 +0000

Old Pick Axe, here ya go: http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/item.asp?PID=23666

By: Nick Taxidermy

Nick Taxidermy — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:15:31 +0000

this disc is trippy as fuck. I love it.

By: Old Pick Axe

Old Pick Axe — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:16:22 +0000

The B-side of the “Secular Haze” single is “I’m A Marionette.” However, I have yet to find a deluxe version of “Infestissumam” anywhere. Not even on Amazon. Nor Best Buy. Nor Barnes And Noble. Maybe in Europe.

By: Luke_22

Luke_22 — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:36:24 +0000

Great review. I’ve never given these guys a listen. I guess I’ve been turned off by how gimmicky and over-hyped they seem to be. I should try them out i guess before making judgments.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:13:10 +0000

La Mantra Mori is a quiet ballad, atmosphere is nice but it’s slow and repetitive. I think “I’m a Marionette” is an interesting choice for a cover but for me it’s a far cry from their cover of “Here Comes the Sun” from the Japanese release of Opus, which is one of my favorite Beatles covers ever. Brilliant.

Obviously they chose “Marionette” because ABBA is Swedish and it’s already a kooky off-kilter song, but I would have chosen something out there and bombastic from the 70s for the Ghost treatment, like something by Meat Loaf or Queen…

By: Daniel Zidar

Daniel Zidar — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:47:20 +0000

I see there is a “deluxe” CD version with those 2 songs. Yeah, “I’m A Marionette” is a ABBA song.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:38:48 +0000

You mean “I’m a Marionette?” Must be, plus there’s another bonus track on Spotify called “La Mantra Mori.”

By: Daniel Zidar

Daniel Zidar — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:27:31 +0000

So…is there any version of this with the ABBA cover on it? Or is that on a single only?

By: Ace Barker

Ace Barker — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:40:14 +0000

I gotta go with LongDead on this’un….the first album was ridiculously catchy and addictive. The term “replay value” was an understatement with the first album, for me personally. With whiskey and beer in system I gave the new one two spins last night. Very good material, it will just take some extra spins is all.

By: E. Thomas

E. Thomas — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:28:44 +0000

Dont get these guys at all….

By: gordeth

gordeth — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:57:27 +0000

I agree with Dan. Their first one didn’t do anything for me, but I’m digging the atmosphere of this one. All of the artwork for it is great too.

By: LongDeadGod

LongDeadGod — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:08:28 +0000

I have the exact same problem with this album, aside from year zero it is missing all the hooks that made you keep humming ritual, elizabeth, and death knell all day, then listen to them again on the ride home from work.

By: Daniel Zidar

Daniel Zidar — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:05:43 +0000

For a 2nd album, I think it’s amazing. The first one was so simple, yet really catchy…ear candy, basically. This one will appeal the more you listen, I think…. It’s weird, the feedback that I have read so far is, all who hated the first one seem to love this one, and vice versa.