Ghost

Ghost seemingly came out of nowhere in 2010 with Opus Eponymous. What we have here is a band playing a kind of 70's influenced, occult-rock-infused metal, with one Papa Emeritus on vocals and with five Nameless Ghouls backing him (as of this writing, the members are still anonymous, though apparently the vocalist has all but been identified). The music, the mystery surrounding the members, the Satanic overtones, they've all help to make Ghost a buzzworthy band. But while the band deservedly has many supporters, there are more than a few detractors out there, many of whom point out that Ghost is either a cheap Mercyful Fate knockoff or a Blue Oyster Cult clone. About that -- neither description is accurate by itself, but there's something to both statements, as some of the riffs on Opus do harken back to the Fate of old, and the vocal lines are quite plainly reminiscient of the Cult, while on Infestissuman the similarities to both bands (especially MF) are lessened as the band is defining its own style. Really, describing Ghost as a MF/BOC cross doesn't do the band justice, even if it's not terribly off the mark. Apparently the official band name (at least for the US market) is Ghost BC due to name conflict/trademark issues.

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