Ghost is my favourite band. Have seen them 4 times, met him twice and even have a Papa ll tattoo. Showed him the tat and he said: "Hey, I know that guy". He's a great dude. Thx for giving them their due.
@@cliffetters I remember the 80's well, and I go one further - Ghost combines everything that was best about the 80's with everything good going on right now, and makes it all even better. I love this band.
I'm metalhead for years and there is one lesson I shall teach you all There is no shitty band, it is just about it being your cup of tea or not For example Slayer is adored by whole world, and I don't really like Slayer and I do not say it is shit or something Listen to what touches your soul! Hail Ghost!
Finally! Another metalhead that doesn't really like Slayer... I really don't get their appeal. But, yeah, like you I don't bag them out.. They're just not my kind of band.
In my opinion Slayer just don't fit they have insane musicians but vocals are just too weird, it would be better i my opinion if they had growling vocals
Samizein Yeah, me too. At that point, it was the only Ghost song I ever heard. I was totally expecting something like Mayhem or Immortal, but, it sounded like old school metal. Total shock there.
I’m 51 and bought my daughter tickets to see them a couple of weeks ago. She wanted me to go with her. I judged a book by its cover and thought I would not like them, but in preparation listened to their back catalogue. I was wrong. I LOVE THEM!!! As an OG 80s rock lover (Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses etc), they are totally up my alley. Seeing them 11 days ago was the best night of my life. I’m hooked forever. Listen to them on a daily basis!
Ghost is today’s Blue Oyster Cult. The instrumentals are heavy followed by easy to follow vocals. And it just so happens that both bands are AMAZEBALLS!!!
Ghost is honestly the freshest act to hit metal in a long time. They may be a little formulaic at times, but that formula is soooo intoxicating you just surrender to it. There's a certain brilliance to that. I disagree with the opening interpretation of the song you read. For starters, this song isn't on the original third album. It's from the LP Popestar, not the EP Meliora. It's also essentially about the secret society the Freemasons, and the line "Do you swear before the devil" references the 13th century initiation rites which allegedly took place before the Baphomet statue; which isn't a Satanic symbol actually. The Baphomet originally symbolized the "As above, so below" balance of the Earth and the heavens, and man's rare ability to bring both into harmony with one another using sacred geometry and ancient architecture.
Luxx Lethor. Because they are very creative and they don't box themselves in, they try to go bigger and better...! Also they are pretty fun to get to know, and have a great sense of humor, :)
Real Eyes I respect ghost because they are not afraid to try new things and be creative but I just don't like them I listen to a lot of classical music I listen to a lot of core and a lot of death metal but for some reason ghost just doesn't click for me
Yeah but what divides melodic metal from melodic rock at that point? I wouldn't say it's a metal from the first hearing, though it's not a problem, since I prefer rock.
Guitar playing forms, certain kinds of riffs and connection to the first wave of British heavy metal bands, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin defines a lot of the DNA of all later forms of metal. Some metal bands are based more on a Purple/Rainbow kernel with Rush and prog rock also being a key influence (see Maiden, power metal, prog metal, neoclassical metal, etc), while most extreme forms of metal are based on Sabbath/Zeppelin kernel with the addition of punk rock speed and rage (without the instrumental ineptitude of punk tho). While "rock" not that there is a genre just called that, if you try to really separate it from hard rock/heavy metal, then that goes back to things like garage rock, The Rolling Stones, The Who and later Aerosmith. Metal from its very inception is not only about loudness and aggressive riffing, it also tends to have lots of other key elements one of which is melody itself, as opposed to hard rock or earlier rock it in fact emphasizes melody, odd time signatures and overall flow over rhythm and syncopation, metal also tends to have more classical music influenced riffing (shredding). Of course there is a lot of crossover between metal and rock however you define them, not the least because heavy metal itself is a form of rock music, but as someone who listened to metal and rock for 25 years now, I can immediately detect the original metal vs not metal kernel in a music. Examples of mature early heavy metal are Judas Priest's Sad Wings Of Destiny and Rainbow's first albums. In terms of complexity and variation as well as musical intricacy and virtuosity I take metal over rock any time of any day. Yet if you give these albums to todays youngsters who only met metal as metalcore and death metal, they would find even Judas Priest to be "just" rock. They'd be wrong however. My favorite classic heavy metal song: ruclips.net/video/W6CjO0H2j0s/видео.html
its true. metal has many different levels as any genre. This is what black sabbath sounded like years ago and are metal, just a different type. Not all metal sounds like death metal or black metal.
Lucas McGhee exactly but most shitty elitists if you like ghost and Slipknot you're cancer to metal and rock music when it's an opinion to me if it has a meaning and they are a good group then I will enjoy as I am open to all types of music
Hellraiser988 those elitists are just afraid of stepping outside their comfort zone and will never learn how great bands from other genres are. Their loss
I'm over 50.....ya, I know......get outta here old geezer. Anywho, I've seen/heard it all since Alice Cooper made everyone cringe and say he was evil and don't listen. My parents remember when Elvis the pelvis was called the same...yup. Yet they still bought and danced to his songs. I saw/heard Alice, Ozzy, and Kiss hit the air waves(radio, kids radio)and eventually the tv. Shows like Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and Midnight Special......wayyyyyy before MTv. I just discovered Ghost. I saw a thumbnail here an there over a few months, but didn't click. I got my first smartphone a month ago, and while listening to a rock station back in my home town NewEngland 1k away at work. I heard "RATS" and fell in love instantly with the way the song was written and sounded. I've been a singer/drummer in bands off n on since the mid "70's". So I am picky with what I listen to, and or wish to play. I looked up "RATS" and the rest will soon be history in an awesome way. I'm trying to catch up with all things Ghost and I'm enjoying the ride. They take me back to all the great sounding hooks, and vocal harmonies that I remember the most about songs of my past. Sweet, Queen, Boston, BOC....etc.... It's nice to watch a live Ghost show that isn't filled with moronic "F" bombs every 5 seconds...like other of today's hardrock bands. Ghost has class, with darkness, and memorable chorus lines. I'm enjoying the reaction videos from this younger generation of music style I used to listen to while dealing with teenage life and school homework. LOL I'm subbing you Alex, even tho this is from June 2018 and it's now Oct. Hey I said I just discovered this band Ghost..... Enjoy your young lives, all those under 30. After that.....life is a crap shoot, double think every decision you make. Rowhhhhk on. \m/ ^_^ \m/
I knew about Ghost for years, but ignored them because I thought they were going to just scream or be another slipknot, and I really couldn't be bothered. Damn I was wrong. I was watching some videos by Priest, and a lot of the comments were saying how shit Ghost was etc, so I finally decided to give them a listen. The first song I decided to listen to was Absolution, and it will forever be my favourite song, and now I'm horribly obsessed. Iv'e been listening to them every day for a year now.
I'm 44 (45 tomorrow actually) and I've been a huge Ghost fan since the very beginning, back when Papa didn't really do anything else but sing, walk around with his incense and look scary. A lot has happened since then and it's been one hell of a ride following them musically and live in concert, seeing them grow into a global phenomenon. They truly are one of a kind.
Since you mention Alice Cooper,, did you know they got the name from Consulting the Ouija board one night while several people we're on acid, and out came the name Alice Cooper from the board.
Hey, another over 40 music lover here, just saying Ghost are the best thing I've heard in the last decade! I'd thought that Nu-metal had killed the scene, and that we'd never hear a melody again, and I was mourning how IDM seems to have taken the place of Industrial. (If anyone knows of any good, fresh new industrial, along the lines of old Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Ministry, etc, fill me in!) Bands like Ghost and The Hu are giving me hope for the future of heavy music - if stuff as diverse as this and Mongolian folk metal can still get people excited, we've got a lot to look forward to!
I find it funny when people say they don't like Ghost because it is not metal enough. I don't see why you can't like harder and lighter stuff at the same time :/ Great song and great reaction ! This band is so awesome live! You should listen to Year Zero or From The Pinnacle To The Pit ! They have a lot of great songs :) Also, more Opeth please ;) !
Metalheads, really. Ironic how they're basically the new jazz fans, insofar as how elitist and exclusionary they are. In EVERY video about metal, there are people arguing "this isn't metal". Even saw this crap in an Arch Enemy video, which is just asinine.
Never actually occurred to me that if one is with an open mind and has an youtube channel and does reaction videos, it can actually be an amazing way to explore music. I mean the way you are so visibly genuinely excited about checking out new songs, its really amazing. Your energy is contagious. The diversity that you are taking in is really amazing. My request would be just branch out into more diverse genres of music. Keep going man.
Alex Hefner just the most utterly genuine nature of your reactions is what that just brings me back to your channel. You have earned my loyalty with your content. Cheers man
Agreed, got my girlfriend watching this with me just because his reaction to new music is fantastic, an open mind and a love for music It might not be hip-hop but both equally have talented people in the scenes 👊
Absolutely floored by this band. This is one of the most catchy, melodic, energetic, charismatic, fun bands I've ever heard. I really wish I was able to see them and Volbeat together.
Thank you!! There’s so much love in this clip! Ghost is my absolute fav band so please do more of this!! You really should listen to the whole Meliora album, cause it’s PURE MAGIC!! Keep it up man!
i was listening to he is in the car & my sister thought i was listening to some new age xian music & asked if i was "coming back to xianity"... lol 😂👌👌👌\\m//
@@kevinmorrice Well there ARE people who are trolls and claim _____ sucks just to get a rise. But there are definitely those who are merely expressing their opinion, which is what I'm getting from Jack. Of course, he's wrong, but still, it's his opinion. (c; Honestly, though, it's all a matter of personal taste. I enjoy the hell out of Ghost. I enjoy Opeth. I enjoy Pink Floyd. I enjoy Beastie Boys. Some will agree with me 100% on these likes, some will like most but not all, and some will disagree 100%. That's fine by me! Oh, and of course Ghost are metal. Or at least, a good chunk of their stuff is. Feels safe to say the entirety of their first album Opus Eponymous is Sabbath meets Blue Oyster Cult type metal. As the albums progressed, they've expanded their sound. Dance Macabre from their latest album doesn't strike me as metal, but the track Faith from the same album sure does.
Bryan Silverstein I know this is like 2 months old, but the chorus guitar riff in “Faith” is just drenched in Opethness. One of my personal favorite riffs I’ve heard from Ghost.
@@kevinmorrice No, insulting them is exercising YOUR free speech. Everyone is free to express themselves, but they are NOT free from consequence for expressing that opinion. That's how freedom of expression works. EVERYONE has it. Even people who disagree with you.
Max Kowalewski i mean literally any ghost song is a safe bet imo. Including all the covers, except for Waiting for the Night, but that’s just my preference.
Ghost has easily become one of my favorite bands of the last 10 years i was hooked immediately as soon as i heard them they have such an awesome 70s 80s type feel to their music and theatricality they give you alot of blue oyster cult vibes the vocalist Tobias Forge really has an amazing range to his voice id recommend you check out he is by them cirice rats year zero from the pinnacle to the pit and their new album prequelle its amazing
redhotchilifan98 I agree. Never heard of Ghost until a few months ago. One of my favorite bands. Love their 80s feel but still modern. Hard to explain. Love it though.
Agree to everything accept for the vocalist having an amazing vocal range. He doesn't tbh, and that doesn't mean he sucks. He's unique in his own way. David Draiman, Chirs Cornell, Corey Taylor, Johannes (avatar), Rob Halford, Serj, now these guys have amazing vocal range.
I remember becoming addicted to this song when it was all over the radio. I remember saying “Holy fuck! This is amazing”. I always love that slight 80’s atmosphere the verse has. Glad you did this one! Thumbs up 👍
The song Dance Macabre TOTALLY reminds me of an 80s song but I can't seem to place it. Seems may people think it's somehow evoking Madonna's "Borderline" but I can't make that connection....but it's still 80s!
Been a fan since 2014. Seen them 10 times. great band even better live. They just dropped a new album called prequelle on june 1st. And its a masterpiece.
Ghost guitars also don't really have a chug or djent like a lot of metal heads like. Either way Ghost is going for that early sound before metal was really established so they get a pass.
Ayeee Ghost is awesome check out the video for Rats that songs blown up. But yea anyone who's listened to Ne Obliviscaris please help me reach him to hear them.
This was the very first song I heard by Ghost and was blown away. I was expecting typical run of the mill black metal pseudo Satanic band. Ghost quickly became my third favorite band, which is from someone who struggles to definitively list things as "favorite". They are the only band I ever had a strong drive to see live, which I did only a month or two after discovering them I purchased a ticket to see them live.
Ghosts new album, Prequelle is great. I'd say it's more Rock than Metal though. Not to mention a fantastic cover of Pet Shop Boys "It's a Sin" lol Check it out.
Dsd Ddf Cirice got me into them. First time I heard them was on satellite radio. I had no idea about their image. I was pleasantly surprised lol I love theatrical music.
Met Tobias at a bar in a swedish amusement park just before Greta Van Fleet was about to play. He was even eating dinner at that point, but I just felt like I needed to say to him how much I appreciated the band Ghost. I was a bit afraid to interupt him cause he was eating dinner but at the same time i was kind of drunk so i went for it. Literally the best moment of my life. He apprecieted it so much even though i interupted his dinner. Genuinely the greatest guy.
I am totally obsessing over this band lately. I only just discovered them myself a few months ago. It’s fun to get into the lore of the band and the story of all the different lead singer characters. I’d suggest also listening to Cirice and Rats from Ghost.
My buddy is into Ghost, I'm not a fan of metal but I went to a concert last year. The energy, the theatrics, what seemed like 12 Nameless Ghouls, was awesome And yes Dance Macabre is another awesome song
The "BC" was only used in the US for 2 years because of legal reasons, and was only used on their second album. Their first album didn't have "BC", and all their albums after didn't either. They were technically never actually called "Ghost BC". Everywhere else in the world they were always just called "Ghost", never "Ghost BC".
I've been watching all react videos to this song. Gotta say yours is the best. Love ghost. But this song really does kick ass and I the entire time my headbanging matched yours and I couldnt stop either. Keep doing what cha do.
FrshChees91 Alex's video on Pisces got me into Jinjer 😆 now I have all their music with Tatiana and 2 t-shirts 🤘🤘 they have elements of a few different bands I've liked for 18 years 😁
bro i love your genuine, endless enthusiasm for the music i love as someone who is relatively newly initiated into this world. glad to be a part of your community.
Reason why I like your content; super energetic. You actually communicate well. Recognize metal culture. Make it entertaining. And reactions are genuine. Good quality. Good song quality. You use their lyrics. And you read up on stuff before you listen. Good work man, legitly the only one I subbed to because usually I don't sub to channels but this one is great
That hook in that chorus that's so catchy is so familiar. I tried to put my finger on it last time I heard it and couldn't. But I know I know it... It was a dance hit, that much I remember. Ah. There it is. It's actually a hook borrowed from British dance music icon Taio Cruz. I remember now.☺ From his Rokstarr album. Super fucking hardcore hook, but Ghost threw in their metal guitars and drums, different lyrics, boom, super catchy metal song with a hook that just grabs you right by the ears and refuses to let go and sticks like glue in your brain. (We used to call those ear worms. This is a metal ear worm, by way of a dance ear worm. Deeply insidious.😈) Now I need to recall which of Taio's many hit singles they borrowed the hook from. It's from the verse to "Break Your Heart featuring Ludacris" whom you might remember hearing from your more hip hop days? So it's almost...dance metal in a way. Just that damn hooky. I tracked that song down. Could not grab it to return with it.☺ I'm on a mission from...Todd.😉 Oh. Dude. You NEED to hear Ozzy's "I Don't Know." If you have not yet. Randy Rhoads era Ozzy. "Don't ask me I don't know!"
Ghost is my favourite band. Have seen them 4 times, met him twice and even have a Papa ll tattoo. Showed him the tat and he said: "Hey, I know that guy". He's a great dude. Thx for giving them their due.
That’s awesome!!! How did you meet them?
@@papaskazoo5860 Buying the meet and greet package, for the shows.
"Ghost is the greatest 80's metal band playing today." - my buddy Waffles.
Hav u seen that vid with the weird satanist doing funny stuff with the lead singer of ghost😂😂
Waffles is right
there no 80s lol
You had to be alive in the 80s to get this, one supposes.
@@cliffetters I remember the 80's well, and I go one further - Ghost combines everything that was best about the 80's with everything good going on right now, and makes it all even better. I love this band.
I love watching this guy for 2 reasons:
1. His DOPE ASS energy
2. He reminds me of songs I've forgotten exist
I'm metalhead for years and there is one lesson I shall teach you all
There is no shitty band, it is just about it being your cup of tea or not
For example Slayer is adored by whole world, and I don't really like Slayer and I do not say it is shit or something
Listen to what touches your soul!
Hail Ghost!
WeeklyShock24 wish everyone had that opinion!!
Finally! Another metalhead that doesn't really like Slayer... I really don't get their appeal. But, yeah, like you I don't bag them out.. They're just not my kind of band.
REAL SHIT
I totally agree. About there being no bad band and also about Slayer.
In my opinion Slayer just don't fit they have insane musicians but vocals are just too weird, it would be better i my opinion if they had growling vocals
I remember first time hearing this song. I started to like it instantly.
Samizein Yeah, me too. At that point, it was the only Ghost song I ever heard. I was totally expecting something like Mayhem or Immortal, but, it sounded like old school metal. Total shock there.
me too
I started the adore this one after the 3rd attempt
Me too. I found it on the in flight entertainment system on a long flight. ;)
Same
I’m 51 and bought my daughter tickets to see them a couple of weeks ago. She wanted me to go with her. I judged a book by its cover and thought I would not like them, but in preparation listened to their back catalogue. I was wrong. I LOVE THEM!!! As an OG 80s rock lover (Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses etc), they are totally up my alley. Seeing them 11 days ago was the best night of my life. I’m hooked forever. Listen to them on a daily basis!
Ghost is today’s Blue Oyster Cult. The instrumentals are heavy followed by easy to follow vocals. And it just so happens that both bands are AMAZEBALLS!!!
SLVRGTP a Ghost cover of Godzilla or Don't Fear the Reaper would be amazing.
Man, you're so right. Both awesome bands, and a good easy jumping in point for people new to metal or hard rock
@@terriewatson8828 omg Don't Fear The Reaper would be perfect lol
I have always prayed to the dark lord that they would cover Dont Fear the Reaper, it could be incredible.
Yes. But B.Ö.C is still better.
Finally you reacted to my favorite band! Ghost songs you might wanna do: Year zero, Ritual, Rats or Cirice!
I would like to add He Is and Dance Macabre to that!
Definitely Ritual, the video with the 10 million views is so fantastically good! 😲
Rats? Nah, Faith is better
What about jigolo har megiddo or from the pinnacle to the pit?
Yes, Yes, Yes and yes. Those songs are awesome.
Ghost is honestly the freshest act to hit metal in a long time. They may be a little formulaic at times, but that formula is soooo intoxicating you just surrender to it. There's a certain brilliance to that.
I disagree with the opening interpretation of the song you read. For starters, this song isn't on the original third album. It's from the LP Popestar, not the EP Meliora. It's also essentially about the secret society the Freemasons, and the line "Do you swear before the devil" references the 13th century initiation rites which allegedly took place before the Baphomet statue; which isn't a Satanic symbol actually. The Baphomet originally symbolized the "As above, so below" balance of the Earth and the heavens, and man's rare ability to bring both into harmony with one another using sacred geometry and ancient architecture.
The formula is called "pop rock" and it's as old as the electric guitar.
Meliora is the lp and popestar is the ep
Not just metal. But music in general. The creativity behind Ghost. Brilliant.
I like your take on it, because I totally got a lot of freemason type symbolism out of the song.
I believe "on the square" and "on the level" are freemason phrases.
You should listen to Cirice.
hell yes
Okke Faber yeah
Okke Faber nice Profile picture bro ;)
Year Zero is dope too!!
Julia A Indeed
I've grown to love this band over the past few months. And this song is awesome!!! The cardinal at the end is awesome foreshadowing BTW.
Shelby yeah brother
What's the cardinal for?
Natalee Printup it was a foreshadowing to Cardinal Copia
Ohhh, okay gotcha. Thank you.
Pope Francis is the Black Pope.
Black as in evil not skin color
Whom Ever Told You That " Ghost Sucks" Is A Musical Idiot.
Ghost is definitely One of the Best Rock/Metal Bands
OF ALL TIME.
Why?
Luxx Lethor. Because they are very creative and they don't box themselves in, they try to go bigger and better...! Also they are pretty fun to get to know, and have a great sense of humor, :)
All your opinion bud, does not make them the best
What Ryan said.
Real Eyes I respect ghost because they are not afraid to try new things and be creative but I just don't like them I listen to a lot of classical music I listen to a lot of core and a lot of death metal but for some reason ghost just doesn't click for me
Anyone who said Ghost sucks is WACK... they are the best new rock/metal band in YEARS. Totally revitalizing the genre.
Jeremy Read except it's not metal
Its metal, the new kids have no idea that metal can be melodic too and can be more than mere screams or growls.
Yeah but what divides melodic metal from melodic rock at that point? I wouldn't say it's a metal from the first hearing, though it's not a problem, since I prefer rock.
Guitar playing forms, certain kinds of riffs and connection to the first wave of British heavy metal bands, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin defines a lot of the DNA of all later forms of metal. Some metal bands are based more on a Purple/Rainbow kernel with Rush and prog rock also being a key influence (see Maiden, power metal, prog metal, neoclassical metal, etc), while most extreme forms of metal are based on Sabbath/Zeppelin kernel with the addition of punk rock speed and rage (without the instrumental ineptitude of punk tho).
While "rock" not that there is a genre just called that, if you try to really separate it from hard rock/heavy metal, then that goes back to things like garage rock, The Rolling Stones, The Who and later Aerosmith.
Metal from its very inception is not only about loudness and aggressive riffing, it also tends to have lots of other key elements one of which is melody itself, as opposed to hard rock or earlier rock it in fact emphasizes melody, odd time signatures and overall flow over rhythm and syncopation, metal also tends to have more classical music influenced riffing (shredding). Of course there is a lot of crossover between metal and rock however you define them, not the least because heavy metal itself is a form of rock music, but as someone who listened to metal and rock for 25 years now, I can immediately detect the original metal vs not metal kernel in a music.
Examples of mature early heavy metal are Judas Priest's Sad Wings Of Destiny and Rainbow's first albums. In terms of complexity and variation as well as musical intricacy and virtuosity I take metal over rock any time of any day. Yet if you give these albums to todays youngsters who only met metal as metalcore and death metal, they would find even Judas Priest to be "just" rock. They'd be wrong however.
My favorite classic heavy metal song: ruclips.net/video/W6CjO0H2j0s/видео.html
its true. metal has many different levels as any genre. This is what black sabbath sounded like years ago and are metal, just a different type. Not all metal sounds like death metal or black metal.
If you have ghost, you have everything
Chand Demonchild love that cover
You can say anything you want
And you can do anything you wanna do if you have ghosts
Probably the most marketable rock song for pop listeners in this generation hands down
Don’t listen to the metal elitists. Ghost is such a great band who know the importance of melody in heavy music.
Im so in love with metal elitists ... :D Black Metal Trve Kvlt for ever !
Yes!
My favorite genre of metal is tech death but I think ghost is a great band. Definitely nothing wrong with liking them.
Lucas McGhee exactly but most shitty elitists if you like ghost and Slipknot you're cancer to metal and rock music when it's an opinion to me if it has a meaning and they are a good group then I will enjoy as I am open to all types of music
Hellraiser988 those elitists are just afraid of stepping outside their comfort zone and will never learn how great bands from other genres are. Their loss
YEEES! Now it's time for you to hear *Cirice.* Ghost's Grammy-winning track! You'll be mesmerised by the end of it!
Klatix yes! The music video is good too. Idk why, but I thought it was funny.
Pinnacle to the pit is awesome too
Year zero was amazing too
I discovered Ghost this year at age 50. The best band for years! Of any genre.
DITTO
i just found them a couple months ago, i cant believe how good they are...
I was waiting so long for Ghost. Nice !
Baked POTATO Same here
Baked POTATO its the year of ghost
Absolutely loved the song!
This is basically the exact same reaction i had when hearing this song for the first time
Same situation for me right here right now! 😋
Same
Same here. I kept saying out loud "This is so catchy" when I first heard it on the radio.
I'm over 50.....ya, I know......get outta here old geezer. Anywho, I've seen/heard it all since Alice Cooper made everyone cringe and say he was evil and don't listen. My parents remember when Elvis the pelvis was called the same...yup. Yet they still bought and danced to his songs.
I saw/heard Alice, Ozzy, and Kiss hit the air waves(radio, kids radio)and eventually the tv. Shows like Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and Midnight Special......wayyyyyy before MTv.
I just discovered Ghost. I saw a thumbnail here an there over a few months, but didn't click.
I got my first smartphone a month ago, and while listening to a rock station back in my home town NewEngland 1k away at work. I heard "RATS" and fell in love instantly with the way the song was written and sounded. I've been a singer/drummer in bands off n on since the mid "70's". So I am picky with what I listen to, and or wish to play.
I looked up "RATS" and the rest will soon be history in an awesome way. I'm trying to catch up with all things Ghost and I'm enjoying the ride. They take me back to all the great sounding hooks, and vocal harmonies that I remember the most about songs of my past. Sweet, Queen, Boston, BOC....etc....
It's nice to watch a live Ghost show that isn't filled with moronic "F" bombs every 5 seconds...like other of today's hardrock bands. Ghost has class, with darkness, and memorable chorus lines.
I'm enjoying the reaction videos from this younger generation of music style I used to listen to while dealing with teenage life and school homework. LOL
I'm subbing you Alex, even tho this is from June 2018 and it's now Oct. Hey I said I just discovered this band Ghost.....
Enjoy your young lives, all those under 30. After that.....life is a crap shoot, double think every decision you make.
Rowhhhhk on. \m/ ^_^ \m/
I knew about Ghost for years, but ignored them because I thought they were going to just scream or be another slipknot, and I really couldn't be bothered. Damn I was wrong. I was watching some videos by Priest, and a lot of the comments were saying how shit Ghost was etc, so I finally decided to give them a listen. The first song I decided to listen to was Absolution, and it will forever be my favourite song, and now I'm horribly obsessed. Iv'e been listening to them every day for a year now.
I'm 40. Ghost is a fantastic band - you're only as old as you act. Have fun and enjoy.
I'm 44 (45 tomorrow actually) and I've been a huge Ghost fan since the very beginning, back when Papa didn't really do anything else but sing, walk around with his incense and look scary. A lot has happened since then and it's been one hell of a ride following them musically and live in concert, seeing them grow into a global phenomenon. They truly are one of a kind.
Since you mention Alice Cooper,, did you know they got the name from Consulting the Ouija board one night while several people we're on acid, and out came the name Alice Cooper from the board.
Hey, another over 40 music lover here, just saying Ghost are the best thing I've heard in the last decade! I'd thought that Nu-metal had killed the scene, and that we'd never hear a melody again, and I was mourning how IDM seems to have taken the place of Industrial. (If anyone knows of any good, fresh new industrial, along the lines of old Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Ministry, etc, fill me in!) Bands like Ghost and The Hu are giving me hope for the future of heavy music - if stuff as diverse as this and Mongolian folk metal can still get people excited, we've got a lot to look forward to!
I find it funny when people say they don't like Ghost because it is not metal enough. I don't see why you can't like harder and lighter stuff at the same time :/ Great song and great reaction ! This band is so awesome live! You should listen to Year Zero or From The Pinnacle To The Pit ! They have a lot of great songs :) Also, more Opeth please ;) !
Alexandre Marchand ghost does have heavier songs, mummy dust!!! The vocalist is just pure inhuman
/mu/ck I'm not sure what is wrong about that ? They never labelled themselves as a metal band.
I always thought of Ghost as Shock Rock. nothing bad about it, shock rock is worth a listen and all and all has a great atmosphere
Are you on the square? Are you on the leveeel? 😁😂😍
Great reaction dude ! 🤘
I know I'm kinda late here, but who the hell said Ghost sucks? Weird people out there...
Badman right
I hear a lot of comments on line with people saying Ghost sucks. I like to call them "morons."
Takes every kind of animal to make a jungle I guess haha
The best part is that by the pic your a slipknot fan. LIKE ME!!!!
Metalheads, really. Ironic how they're basically the new jazz fans, insofar as how elitist and exclusionary they are. In EVERY video about metal, there are people arguing "this isn't metal". Even saw this crap in an Arch Enemy video, which is just asinine.
sittin' here still just waitin' on a Behemoth reaction.... lol but this was great
YES! Blow your trumpets gabriel. XD He needs to react to Dissection as well!
I have literally been asking for that or gateways by dimmu Borgir but o father o Satan o sun would be fucking awesome
Yessss. Ov Fire and the Void, uncensored music video ☺️
I can’t stop listening to Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer. That opening is smooth.
Never actually occurred to me that if one is with an open mind and has an youtube channel and does reaction videos, it can actually be an amazing way to explore music. I mean the way you are so visibly genuinely excited about checking out new songs, its really amazing. Your energy is contagious. The diversity that you are taking in is really amazing. My request would be just branch out into more diverse genres of music. Keep going man.
Nayan thota what an amazing comment!! Thank you so much and I’m really glad you’re enjoying the channel! ❤️
Alex Hefner just the most utterly genuine nature of your reactions is what that just brings me back to your channel. You have earned my loyalty with your content. Cheers man
Agreed, got my girlfriend watching this with me just because his reaction to new music is fantastic, an open mind and a love for music
It might not be hip-hop but both equally have talented people in the scenes 👊
Absolutely floored by this band. This is one of the most catchy, melodic, energetic, charismatic, fun bands I've ever heard. I really wish I was able to see them and Volbeat together.
That was an amazing show!! Went for Volbeat, and was mind blown by Ghost! So epic
Tobias Forge is a musical genius
Thank you!! There’s so much love in this clip! Ghost is my absolute fav band so please do more of this!! You really should listen to the whole Meliora album, cause it’s PURE MAGIC!!
Keep it up man!
gabrielasklund Gabriel Asklund agreed awesome album
It's the catchiest damn chorus ever.
You have to listen to some Ronnie James Dio (legendary vocalist) songs, or a little piece of heaven - avenged sevenfold ... cuz why not ryt?
Maybe Holy DIver? or maybe Rainbow in the dark?
I'd say Heaven and Hell
scorpion Last in line?
Or maybe Egypt(The Chains Are Off)
Dream On. It's Aerosmith cover but it's damn good.
I’d love it if you did more Ghost! They just released a new album this month called Prequelle. Witch Image is by far my favorite track :)
Wade Hamlett That’s my favorite from Prequelle too
Ratsssss
Yesssss do rats
Faith is by far my fav!
Rats and Witch Image are top tier Ghost songs.
Your face was exactly like mine when I first heard Ghost. Shit eating grin!!! Best band I head in a long time.
Do he is and cirice next
Endrita Hazrollaj with his girl offcourse
i was listening to he is in the car & my sister thought i was listening to some new age xian music & asked if i was "coming back to xianity"... lol 😂👌👌👌\\m//
Do something off of the new Ghost album. Rats, Faith, Dance Macabre or It's a Sin
Bartek S. Its a sin is a awesome cover they did!!
No Dance Macabre 😟
Bartek S. If anything from Prequelle then Witch Image.
He has to react to RATS. My favorite song on the album and the whole new album is awesome.
REALLY shouldn't do Danse Macabre before he gets 2 or 3 other Ghost tunes in.
Who the hell told u Ghost sucks?! Smh Ghost are awesome
Jack Dickinson gr8 b8 m8
ITS CALLED AN "OPINION" ITS SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE, BY INSULTING THEM MEANS YOUR ANTI FREE-SPEECH
@@kevinmorrice Well there ARE people who are trolls and claim _____ sucks just to get a rise. But there are definitely those who are merely expressing their opinion, which is what I'm getting from Jack. Of course, he's wrong, but still, it's his opinion. (c;
Honestly, though, it's all a matter of personal taste. I enjoy the hell out of Ghost. I enjoy Opeth. I enjoy Pink Floyd. I enjoy Beastie Boys. Some will agree with me 100% on these likes, some will like most but not all, and some will disagree 100%. That's fine by me!
Oh, and of course Ghost are metal. Or at least, a good chunk of their stuff is. Feels safe to say the entirety of their first album Opus Eponymous is Sabbath meets Blue Oyster Cult type metal. As the albums progressed, they've expanded their sound. Dance Macabre from their latest album doesn't strike me as metal, but the track Faith from the same album sure does.
Bryan Silverstein I know this is like 2 months old, but the chorus guitar riff in “Faith” is just drenched in Opethness. One of my personal favorite riffs I’ve heard from Ghost.
@@kevinmorrice No, insulting them is exercising YOUR free speech. Everyone is free to express themselves, but they are NOT free from consequence for expressing that opinion. That's how freedom of expression works. EVERYONE has it. Even people who disagree with you.
ghost - cirice
Finally you did ghost!
Sponge Cake not only did he did it, he digs it aswell!! Made my day :3
I saw Square Hammer live and it was fucking incredible.
Machine Head - Halo (full version) and Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece of Heaven!!!
Pog Champ yes MACHINE HEAD!!!!!!!!
Do Alestorm!!!
Alestorm the pirate metal band?.
No no no, we must prepare him for the alcoholic pirate fest of alestorm. I say we ease him in first with some dread crew of oddwood.
Francisco Ramos Salcido yes
Recently discovered them, immediately rose up to my top favourite bands! Ghost is so good!
FINALLY! You should also listen to Cirice, Faith, Year Zero, Dance Macabre and Rats.
All Great Songs by Ghost
Max Kowalewski i mean literally any ghost song is a safe bet imo. Including all the covers, except for Waiting for the Night, but that’s just my preference.
Holy crap, this was the fastest, I've ever clicked on a video!
Xavier Miller same here bro, I was excited to see him react
honestly same... fuck!
Ghost is one incredible band, super talented and unique beyond words, they haved already left their mark on music not just metal. Hail Ghost 🤘🤘☠☠🎶🎸🎤
Ghost has easily become one of my favorite bands of the last 10 years i was hooked immediately as soon as i heard them they have such an awesome 70s 80s type feel to their music and theatricality they give you alot of blue oyster cult vibes the vocalist Tobias Forge really has an amazing range to his voice id recommend you check out he is by them cirice rats year zero from the pinnacle to the pit and their new album prequelle its amazing
redhotchilifan98 I agree. Never heard of Ghost until a few months ago. One of my favorite bands. Love their 80s feel but still modern. Hard to explain. Love it though.
Couldn't agree more on the Blue Oyster cult reference, first thing I thought of. Loving Ghost at the moment
Agree to everything accept for the vocalist having an amazing vocal range. He doesn't tbh, and that doesn't mean he sucks. He's unique in his own way.
David Draiman, Chirs Cornell, Corey Taylor, Johannes (avatar), Rob Halford, Serj, now these guys have amazing vocal range.
Drake Parker all those vocalists do yes and i love all of those something about tobias's is awesome to me
redhotchilifan98 well to each their own then. I respect your opinion mate. Ghost is a good band nonetheless. 👍
Ghost is my favorite band. A great video, it's a pity that can only put one like
Ghost is getting bigger. I love em.
I love Ghost. They're masters of catchy choruses and guitar hooks. Even the guitar solos are catchy.
Disturbed - Stricken 🔥
Try the new song of Ghost called " DANCE MACABRE". The catchiest song ever!!!
Dude, I agree! Dance Macabre is fucking amazing. It's one of the best songs I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
rats
Rats is even better and I'm going to see them on October 21 in Worcester MA, and I cannot fucking wait!
@@johnnymichael1804 the palladiums awesome there
Mary on a Cross
I love Ghost! They have several songs that are badass
more than several
WarRaven I don’t think they have a song I dislike. They have been my favourite band since 2014 or so.
*several albums
This was my first time hearing this song, and possibly ghost as a whole. Will have to listen to more
I love Ghost, but I wish Prequelle had some heavier songs. However, it's almost impossible to top their other songs.
GHOST-YEAR ZEROOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Antonio Verre yussssss my favorite
I remember becoming addicted to this song when it was all over the radio. I remember saying “Holy fuck! This is amazing”.
I always love that slight 80’s atmosphere the verse has. Glad you did this one! Thumbs up 👍
The song Dance Macabre TOTALLY reminds me of an 80s song but I can't seem to place it. Seems may people think it's somehow evoking Madonna's "Borderline" but I can't make that connection....but it's still 80s!
Bryan Silverstein Yep! That one too.
Buried Alive - avenged seven fold! One of their best songs!
A little piece of heaven should be your next video
One of my top favorite bands that Ive ever heard. Your reaction was exactly like mine the first time I heard this song. Never gets old.
Alex please react to Silence in the Snow by Trivium!!!
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Arch Enemy - "War Eternal" or "Nemesis"
Mayo You're aware they have other songs than these 2, right?
Yagami Raïto Yeah I am but these are the best known and imo best introductory
I'd go with Enemy Within, that hype buildup at the intro is just awesome.
Mayo We will rise, ravenous, A reason to believe, My apocalypse, Bloodstained cross.. Are as good and not overplayed/overrequested atleast.
Why not Dead Eyes See No Future? Or Down to Nothing? They are fucking good songs by them
Been a fan since 2014. Seen them 10 times. great band even better live. They just dropped a new album called prequelle on june 1st. And its a masterpiece.
Alestorm - Keelhauled 🤘🏻🤘🏻
IAMBISH yooooo great song
RUM!
Yes...I want to see him react to alestorm, sabaton, and powerwolf
Death throes of the terrorsquid
Drink, 1741, Shipwrecked, Keelhauled, Alestorm etc etc Lots of good ones.
Please react to Korpiklaani - vodka.
Korpiklaani is a folks metal band from Vinland and they are ready for a party
People dont like them cuz they dont scream. Their not metal heads...
Brandon McMillen I listen to plenty of metal that doesn’t scream and Ghost is straight garbage
Omnes una manet nox the hell does that have to do with anything?
Ghost guitars also don't really have a chug or djent like a lot of metal heads like. Either way Ghost is going for that early sound before metal was really established so they get a pass.
I dont like them because musically they sound closer to maroon 5 than slipknot...
@@forizzle1649 so you saying Mummy dust, Year Zero, Infestissuman, etc sounds closer to Maroon 5 than Slipknot, weird take pal
More ghost! Cirice, from the pinnacle to the pit, faith
+1 !
Yes!! The opening riff in Faith is EVIL
Iziah Lerma the opening riff in faith is filthy
Ritual, ghuleh, year zero and gigolo
Cirice is the best
Cirice!!
This is the first song I have hear from them, I totally fell in love!
Cirice- Ghost
Metal Matt fuck yes🤘
Behemoth - Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel
I'm enjoying these videos. I love the fact that you actually bother reading into the lyrics as much as you're interested in the music.
React to more Ghost songs! Year Zero, Rats, Dance Macabre, From Pinacle to the Pit, Cirice and more!
DJ T4rest pincale to the pit
From the Pinnacle to the Pit is my favorite from Meliora
Love year zero
Monstrance clock
yes!
Ayeee Ghost is awesome check out the video for Rats that songs blown up. But yea anyone who's listened to Ne Obliviscaris please help me reach him to hear them.
Tiny Rick He is ready.
It would be a looong video
This was the very first song I heard by Ghost and was blown away. I was expecting typical run of the mill black metal pseudo Satanic band. Ghost quickly became my third favorite band, which is from someone who struggles to definitively list things as "favorite". They are the only band I ever had a strong drive to see live, which I did only a month or two after discovering them I purchased a ticket to see them live.
Ghost - Cirice is the best in my opinion. :)
Now listen...
Year Zero.
Per aspera ad inferi.
Monstrance Clock.
Con Clavi con Dio.
Jigilo Har Meggido.
i love year zero!
konna v I love you 💗
oookayyy
Ghosts new album, Prequelle is great. I'd say it's more Rock than Metal though. Not to mention a fantastic cover of Pet Shop Boys "It's a Sin" lol Check it out.
"It's a Sin" worth every single cent I've spent buying the CD
Cirice, majesty, Ghuleh, from the pinnacle to the pit, and year zero are all great songs by Ghost
And do CIRICE too Please
Dsd Ddf Cirice got me into them. First time I heard them was on satellite radio. I had no idea about their image. I was pleasantly surprised lol I love theatrical music.
Met Tobias at a bar in a swedish amusement park just before Greta Van Fleet was about to play. He was even eating dinner at that point, but I just felt like I needed to say to him how much I appreciated the band Ghost. I was a bit afraid to interupt him cause he was eating dinner but at the same time i was kind of drunk so i went for it. Literally the best moment of my life. He apprecieted it so much even though i interupted his dinner. Genuinely the greatest guy.
I am totally obsessing over this band lately. I only just discovered them myself a few months ago. It’s fun to get into the lore of the band and the story of all the different lead singer characters. I’d suggest also listening to Cirice and Rats from Ghost.
Helloween - I Want Out
The founders of Powermetal and I am not gonna stop until you do it
This is easily my favorite Square Hammer reaction video. Awesome energy bro.
Type O Negative - Black no.1 full version
Pretty much everything from Type O Negative. That voice!
YES! That would be a great song for him!!!
Caliban - Memorial
Caliban - Before Later Becomes Never
Miss May I - Masses Of A Dying Breed
Architects - Gone With The Wind
My buddy is into Ghost, I'm not a fan of metal but I went to a concert last year. The energy, the theatrics, what seemed like 12 Nameless Ghouls, was awesome
And yes Dance Macabre is another awesome song
Who here has been a fan since when they where called Ghost BC?
Me :)
The "BC" was only used in the US for 2 years because of legal reasons, and was only used on their second album. Their first album didn't have "BC", and all their albums after didn't either. They were technically never actually called "Ghost BC". Everywhere else in the world they were always just called "Ghost", never "Ghost BC".
So whats your point exactly?
They technically were never called "Ghost BC". Yes, one album says "Ghost BC", but even the band never referred to themselves as "Ghost BC".
Good point.
Northlane or Wage War please!!!
Please do Northlane-Dispossession.
I've been watching all react videos to this song. Gotta say yours is the best. Love ghost. But this song really does kick ass and I the entire time my headbanging matched yours and I couldnt stop either. Keep doing what cha do.
React to Sabaton - Resist And Bite
Usai good song but there’s better Sabaton songs out there.
no bullets fly!
Or Ghost Division
Avatar - Torn Apart. That video is dope as hell and the song is super catchy
So glad you dig Ghost and don’t get all spooked by them. Your reactions are priceless, thus why I’m a subscriber. Keep being awesome! 💜💜💜
Ghost is nice, if you would like more songs, Cirice, He Is, Ritual, Con clavi con dio, Elizabeth and there most recent song Rats
dont forget monstreous clock or Faith or Mummy Dust or Dance macabre or or or :)
Jinjer!!!! anything from the album Cloud Factory 😂😂 Outlander, Cloud Factory, Who is gonna be the one 🤘🤘
He did Pisces, in case ya didn't know. But yes I agree, MOAR JINJER
FrshChees91 Alex's video on Pisces got me into Jinjer 😆 now I have all their music with Tatiana and 2 t-shirts 🤘🤘 they have elements of a few different bands I've liked for 18 years 😁
bro i love your genuine, endless enthusiasm for the music i love as someone who is relatively newly initiated into this world. glad to be a part of your community.
More Ghost !! :D
Listen to "In Waves" by Trivium, you'll be blown away I swear
Great song! INNN WAVVVVVVES!!!!
That Slipknot Fan666 quality man fucking quality
Egg whites lol
Chris Calvert haha! That’s all I hear also
Nathan Jones or the popular one "in wives"
Reason why I like your content; super energetic. You actually communicate well. Recognize metal culture. Make it entertaining. And reactions are genuine. Good quality. Good song quality. You use their lyrics. And you read up on stuff before you listen. Good work man, legitly the only one I subbed to because usually I don't sub to channels but this one is great
Avenged sevenfold: a little piece of heaven
His father’s father.
His father's father's father
Natasha Lomov his father's father's father's father
That hook in that chorus that's so catchy is so familiar. I tried to put my finger on it last time I heard it and couldn't.
But I know I know it...
It was a dance hit, that much I remember.
Ah. There it is.
It's actually a hook borrowed from British dance music icon Taio Cruz.
I remember now.☺
From his Rokstarr album.
Super fucking hardcore hook, but Ghost threw in their metal guitars and drums, different lyrics, boom, super catchy metal song with a hook that just grabs you right by the ears and refuses to let go and sticks like glue in your brain.
(We used to call those ear worms.
This is a metal ear worm, by way of a dance ear worm.
Deeply insidious.😈)
Now I need to recall which of Taio's many hit singles they borrowed the hook from.
It's from the verse to "Break Your Heart featuring Ludacris" whom you might remember hearing from your more hip hop days?
So it's almost...dance metal in a way.
Just that damn hooky.
I tracked that song down.
Could not grab it to return with it.☺
I'm on a mission from...Todd.😉
Oh.
Dude. You NEED to hear Ozzy's "I Don't Know."
If you have not yet.
Randy Rhoads era Ozzy.
"Don't ask me
I don't know!"
Ghost: "Rats" please
Yeeeesss!!!
dance macbre...
I agree if he loved square hammer this much he would like rats as well.
"Rats" is good, but "Faith" is even better!!!
Good new song by them. I would also recommend "Pinnacle to the pit"