Ghost: “Rats” (2018)
Ghost’s 2018 Prequelle album makes use of Europe’s black plague as metaphor, with the lyrical double entendres in the single “Rats” making it clear that the filthy rodents “in times like these” are human.
Ghost’s brand of theatrical rock includes masks, makeup, classic horror camp, graveyard sets and cinematic grandiosity that would make Jim Steinman envious.
Musically it’s classic metal riffs with anthemic, tuneful choruses and stacked harmonies.
Macabre, menacing, and catchy as a case of the Black Death.
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