If you’re looking for a nice pressing of this album, you can’t go wrong here- no pops/hisses/noise and a very punchy sound on my copy. Chapter Two: The Cardinal is uploaded to YouTube on April 6th 2018. In this video we are introduced to Cardinal Copia as Sister Imperator puts him forward as the new leader of Ghost; a suggestion Papa Nihil objects to as the bloodline has not been broken for “nigh a millennia”. With Papa Nihil out of children and Cardinal Copia being the most senior (plus also holding the second highest number of Employee of the Month Awards), Nihil relents and appoints the Cardinal as Ghost’s new leader with an altered version of the Dies Irae hymn: Papa I is presumably still wearing his paint as the II and III masks were made for Ghost whereas the Papa I mask was a store bought Walter Grey mask by Greyland Film with ‘face paint’ added to it. Therefore Ghost probably weren’t legally able to show the unpainted mask. Thank you for reading this guide to Ghost’s Prequelle by Gear4Geeks, you can buy Ghost merchandise in our store. Below there be spoilers!

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https://www.revolvermag.com/music/ghost-mastermind-tobias-forge-reports-studio-first-unmasked-us-interview Gold (Limited, total number unknown. A2 poster) available from kingsroadmerch.com, nuclearblast.de, emp.de, impericon.com, hmv.com, flight13.com, saturn.de, mediamarkt.de, hrrshop.de, velvetmusic.nl, napalmrecords.com Rather than reprising his role as Papa Emeritus, Forge has stepped into the Sunday shoes of one Cardinal Copia, a sprightly, pale-faced clergyman who rolls his R’s like Spanish royalty and carries a boombox wherever he goes. His gleeful, “Thriller”-esque choreography in the music video for “Rats,” Prequelle’s fist-pumping first single, epitomizes the record and the paradigm shift it heralds: As Forge pirouettes his way through the burning, rodent-infested streets like a vampiric Gene Kelly, Ghost’s old solemnity fades away, revealing an easily accessible dark comedy that proves immensely fun despite its flaws. When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come and see!” I looked and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine, and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth. (Revelation 6:7-8)Coke Clear (Indie exclusive, limited, total number unknown) available from bullmoose.com, plaidroomrecords.com A number one hit in the UK for The Pet Shop Boys in June 1987, It’s a Sin is allegedly the best selling single in Europe for 1987. The song was originally written and demoed in 1984, the subject matter being Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant’s Catholic upbringing and how everything he enjoyed in life was sinful (Tennant is openly gay). Revolver Mag Online publishes the first ever English interview with the man behind Ghost using his real name on February 2nd 2018. From this point onwards, he uses his real name in all interviews. 2

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Clear/Red swirl (Limited, 300 copies in Germany, total could be more) available from kingsroadmerch.com [SOLD OUT?], jbhifi.com, velvetmusic.nl There are so many problems with that pressing that I feel it could be worth something at some point! hahaha!

April 6th 2017 compounds that when former band members file a law suit against the man behind the mask of Papa Emeritus III naming every band member to date. Two weeks later, Papa is interviewed on Radio Metal but for the first time is interviewed as himself and gives his real name. Gavin Fitzjohn (Ex Adequate Seven, has also worked with Manic Street Preachers and Super Furry Animals) (Saxophone) Some of the piano sequences seem to be influenced by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar musical, specifically the titular song which is also known as The Song of Judas. For those who aren’t musically inclined, it is easier to hear the similarity at the 3 minute mark when compared to Laibach’s cover of Jesus Christ Superstar as the piano arrangement is louder. Start from around 3:50 onwards.

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At the September 30th 2017 gig in Gothenburg Papa Emeritus III is dragged from the stage by suit clad men and a previously unseen Papa takes the stage, introducing himself to the crowd in Italian, “I am Papa Emeritus Zero. The party is over and now a new era begins. The Middle Ages begin now.” 1 Following limitations were only disclosed by local retailers for their distinct country, limitations for the entire press were not confirmed by Spinefarm yet: To confuse matters even more, the song Witch Image refers to ‘a pale white horse’ but the pale horse is actually described as being pale Green in translations of The Bible which include that horse’s colour.Engineering on the album was by Clif Norrell who has worked with Miley Cyrus, The Rollins Band, REM, Bruce Springsteen and more. Also, it’s another song about the former Ghouls going by the ‘Swede Saint Peter’ line – Saint Peter, originally known as Simon then later Simon Peter, was Jesus’ closest disciple and while Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans, Peter also betrayed him by denying that he knew Christ on three occasions. It doesn’t take much to figure out which former Ghoul this references.

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Inquisition (Infesstimum - 2013), humanism and avarice (Meliora - 2015). Prequelle delves into the plague, the Clear/Silver swirl (Limited, 500 copies in Germany, total could be more) available from hmv.com, jbhifi.com, velvetmusic.nl, emp.de (members only!) Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped [LVR00377-A JN-H etched]): MRP1272 / LVR 0037-A 173136H1/A LVR00377-A JN-H STERLING Washed the LP with an Okki Nokki machine before playing it, there is no noise, not even a pop, the LP is flat and centered. On the 17th of August, Ghost’s front man hosts the Swedish radio show Sommar i P1 under his real name with accompanying photographs of him unmasked.Papa III seems to have put on some weight since stopping touring, coincidentally a former Ghoul also put on weight by his own admission after stopping touring. When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come and see!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. ( Revelation 6:3-4)