• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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    12 days ago

    Ghost is in the same boat. Don’t get me wrong, they write some great songs, but they are perilously close to pop

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        11 days ago

        “Bon Jovi for Goth Dads” is the other one I enjoy. I love Ghost, Tobias writes exactly the music he wants. Not trying to be metal, he was heavily influenced by og heavy metal (Sabbath) and the theatrics of the glam/hair metal era (Kiss). Combine the two and ya, that’s just Ghost.

        It’s very intentionally campy and fun, like year round Halloween.

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      11 days ago

      To their defense, I think they are really self aware. The campiness and the theatrics are all intentional. It almost has a musical (the broadway kind) aspect to it. 5FDP actually believe they are hard.