Named metal artist of the last decade by the renowned magazine Loudwire, Tobias Forge does not do things by halves. Now hidden behind the robes of the fourth incarnation of Pope Emeritus, the great necromancer at the head of the Ghost phenomenon continues his musical conquest with Imperaa fifth liturgy destined more than ever to be celebrated in the greatest arenas.
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To achieve this, the Swedish singer-songwriter does not hesitate to take up the codes of the era when rock filled arenas. From the start, Kaisarion tumbles with its galloping rhythm à la Iron Maiden, before evolving towards a musical bridge worthy of Eddie Van Halen. In Spillwaysit’s Toto or Styx that comes to mind while the dark and hard-hitting Call Me Little Sunshine begins with arpeggios that could have been played by James Hetfield when he proudly wore his Longueuil haircut.
As for Darkness at the Heart of my Lovehere’s one power ballad pure juice, with incredibly predictable chord progressions and modulations, but so satisfying that it sounds like good old REO Speedwagon.
In short, it’s pompous, it’s totally glam, but all that is skilfully placed in the gothic-diabolic setting that made Ghost famous, so that we arrive with a unique result, which is more than never intended to express themselves on stage, especially since the Nameless Ghouls who officiate behind Pope Emeritus IV are now decked out in steampunk paraphernalia – which is of course very cool.
Unfortunately, Ghost’s Black High Mass will not come to present Impera in Quebec, you will have to wait while listening to its recorded version. But who knows, maybe a prayer to Le Cornu could convince the group to come back to our region soon?
Rock
Impera
Ghost
Loma Vista Recordings