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100
What holds it all together is solid writing that sticks close to stock pop/rock methodology.
10y
90
On this record the band continues to show why they’re so well regarded by both fans and critics. They continue to blend their potent mixture of psychedelic occult rock with that early metal sound and produce results that blow you away.
4y
90
Ghost is back with an album that adequately depicts their dark, melodic, and occult musical world.
8y
86
The intentionality behind Meliora's accessibility -- namely with the progressive-pop-doom hybrid that Ghost have crafted on Meliora, with the occult aesthetic running in parallel to the music -- is a resounding victory for the Swedish sextet and is assuredly the band's strongest album to date.
10y
80
Occult rockers conjure up devilishly fine third album.
6y
80
Devilish, masked Swedes get their mojo back, and skillfully unveil their finest sermon yet.
5y
80
Satanic Swedes invoke ecclesiastical ecstasy.
6y
80
Meliora is not so different from the band’s previous releases, 2010’s Opus Eponymous and 2013’s Infestissumam, but is infinitely more streamlined and thunderous in comparison.
9y
80
Led by the eerily detached proclamations of third vocal incumbent Papa Emeritus III, Meliora strikes a shrewd balance between its two predecessors, snappier song structures moderating the intrusive impact of the band’s most unhinged ideas.
10y
80
Ghost isn't for everyone; they are deliberately, deliciously over the top and unapologetically dramatic, but if you dig their smoke and mirrors, then Meliora is just the indulgence you've been craving.
10y
80
It’s hard to imagine having more fun with a metal album than with Meliora.
10y
75
Meliora positions Ghost as a pop-metal band, of the class that emerged in the ’80s as a friendly contrast to the more extreme movements that bubbled up at the end of the previous decade.
6y
62
It's far and away a more engaging record than Infestissumam, but still, you have to wonder if Ghost should be metal's new chief representative.
10y
THE METAL SUBGENRE CHALLENGE #013 - HEAVY METAL
In this challenge, I'll be taking a look at various albums I haven't heard yet from a variety of different Metal subgenres. I'm quite familiar with the genre, but I really want to dive into the specific subgenres and analyze them.
Now, the first time I've heard this album, I wasn't necessarily crazy about it, I thought it was decent, but it didn't leave much of an impression on me. Then I got into Ghost's full discography, and absolutely loved ... read more
Finally, it’s Ghost time and I really took my time to finally listen to them. Ghost is a band that I heard off in recent years because they had such a unique aesthetic to their music and their personas, meaning that they were gimmicking like the old bands like Kiss, Alice Cooper and those other arena rock bands using makeup and costumes doing like an evil church kind of deal where the lead guy is the Pope and the rest of the band are like their followers or something xd. And I always ... read more
1. Spirit - 10/10
2. From The Pinnacle To The Pit - 10/10
3. Cirice - 10/10
4. Spöksonat - N/A
5. He Is - 8/10
6. Mummy Dust - 10/10
7. Majesty - 7.5/10
8. Devil Church - N/A
9. Absolution - 8/10
10. Deus In Absentia - 7.5/10
11. Square Hammer - 10/10
12. Nocturnal Me - 7/10
13. I Believe - 8.5/10
14. Missionary Man - 8/10
15. Bible - 9/10
8.7/10 (Great 8.0-8.9)
spirit : 5/10
from the pinnacle to the pit : 6/10
cirice : 6/10
he is : 4/10
mummy dust : 6.5/10
majesty : 6.5/10
absolution : 6.5/10
deus in absentia : 6/10
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Track List
| 1 | Spirit 5:15 | 85 |
| 2 | From the Pinnacle to the Pit 4:02 | 90 |
| 3 | Cirice 6:02 | 94 |
| 4 | Spöksonat 0:56 | 75 |
| 5 | He Is 4:13 | 88 |
| 6 | Mummy Dust 4:07 | 81 |
| 7 | Majesty 5:24 | 82 |
| 8 | Devil Church 1:06 | 76 |
| 9 | Absolution 4:50 | 87 |
| 10 | Deus In Absentia 5:37 | 85 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
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4mo
This album probably has the best vibe out of any album I've ever listened to, even if it's not my favorite
