Release year: 2016
Ghost is known as a satanic band, and I've heard some people describe them as pop rock, or scooby doo music lol. Ghost is one of my all-time favorite bands!! I first heard their music when this album came out. It just so happened to be the year when I was graduating high school, when I was just starting to become an adult before college. The first song I've heard from them was Cirice, meaning "church", and I was hooked instantly.
This album is very important to me and my personal identity. I discovered how I could be my own person independant of how I grew up. I honestly think this band is for people who have religious trauma. I grew up Lutheran, which came with catholic guilt over the very basic human feelings and urges I had. The song From The Pinnacle To The Pit, which quite frankly has similar themes to Lucifer being casted out of heaven, resonated so deeply with me.
If I were to order every Ghost album by favorite, this would be at the top. Then their second album, Prequelle, their first album, and the newer ones would be behind those. As much as I love the band, I feel a little sad that their newer albums haven't been my favorites. BUT I STILL LIKE THEM!!