Ghost If You Have Ghost

After simultaneously elevating and skewering the black metal scene with their riveting yet almost cartoonishly evil 2013 major-label debut, Infestissumam, Ghost B.C. (the B.C. is silent everywhere else but the United States) turned their greasepaint and pontiff hat-adorned heads to less Lovecraftian fare with If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP that should lay to rest any notion that the Swedish occult rockers are goat blood-drinking Burzum disciples. Consisting of one live cut ("Secular Haze") and four Dave Grohl-produced covers, a fittingly opulent goth pop take on Roky Erickson's "If You Have Ghosts," a surprisingly robust and muscular rendition of ABBA's "I'm a Marionette," a meticulous reading of Army of Lovers' "Crucified," and a rendering of Depeche Mode's "Waiting for the Night," it's a serviceable bit of self-generated fan fiction. ~ James Christopher Monger Description Vinyl LP pressing. 2013 EP from the Swedish Metal band produced by Rock icon and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. If You Have Ghost features four covers songs along with a live recording of 'Secular Haze' from Ghost's performance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. Tracks 1 If You Have Ghosts 2 I'm a Marionette 3 Crucified 4 Waiting for the Night 5 Secular Haze (Live)

• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 11/19/2013
• Genre: Pop