Captain Howdy Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) https://blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-announces-phantomime-covers-ep-shares-jesus-he-knows-me-music-video GHOST Announces ' Phantomime' Covers EP, Shares 'Jesus He Knows Me' Music Video April 9, 2023 Fresh off winning "Best Rock Album Of The Year" at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, GHOST has announced "Phantomime", a five-song covers EP intended from the start to follow last year's international chart-topping opus "Impera". A diverse and spellbinding sampling of the Grammy Award-winning band's musical DNA, "Phantomime" is comprised of covers of classics and deep cuts by TELEVISION, GENESIS, THE STRANGLERS, IRON MAIDEN and Tina Turner. "Phantomime" pays tribute in equal measure to every one of these unlikely bedfellow, influences while stamping them all with GHOST's undeniable sonic signature. The announcement of "Phantomime"'s impending release also solves the mystery of GHOST's recent "Jesus Is Coming" campaign, as referenced in the Good Friday premiere of the newest installment of the band's long-running webisode series, "Chapter 17: Nap Time". "Phantomime"'s May 18 release via Loma Vista Recordings is heralded by GHOST's interpretation of GENESIS's 1992 satirical stab at televangelists "Jesus He Knows Me", available now to stream and download. This second coming of "Jesus He Knows Me" is accompanied by an Alex Ross Perry-directed video that will surely make the case that one person's beauty is another's blasphemy. Culminating in a climactic ritual that must be seen to be believed, GHOST's visual interpretation of "Jesus He Knows Me" rises to the occasion in unholy fashion — and then some. "Phantomime" track listing: 01. See No Evil (TELEVISION) 02. Jesus He Knows Me (GENESIS) 03. Hanging Around (THE STRANGLERS) 04. Phantom Of The Opera (IRON MAIDEN) 05. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Tina Turner) GHOST is no stranger to covers, having previously tackled material originally written and recorded by THE BEATLES ("Here Comes The Sun"), ABBA ("I'm A Marionette"), DEPECHE MODE ("Waiting For The Night"), Roky Erickson ("If You Have Ghosts"), METALLICA ("Enter Sandman"), PET SHOP BOYS ("It's A Sin") and EURYTHMICS ("Missionary Man"), among others. This past February, GHOST revealed details of its upcoming "Re-Imperatour" summer 2023 U.S. tour with special guest AMON AMARTH. Produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, the 27-date trek kicks off on Wednesday, August 2 in Concord, California at Concord Pavilion, with stops in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Austin and more before wrapping up with the band's Monday, September 11 return to the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. GHOST is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "Impera", which sold 70,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It marked the third top 10 album — and fifth top 40-charting set — for the Swedish act. The 12-song effort was produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace. "Impera" landed at position No. 1 in Germany and Sweden, No. 2 in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium and Norway, No. 3 in Australia, No. 5 in France and Ireland, and No. 20 in Italy. GHOST leader Tobias Forge worked on the follow-up to 2018's "Prequelle" with Åhlund and Swedish co-writers Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare, whose credits include Madonna and Lady Gaga. In January, GHOST released a new version of its song "Spillways" featuring a guest appearance by DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. "Spillways" is taken from "Impera", which was released in March 2022. Edited April 10, 2023 by Captain Howdy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Darkstone Posted April 10, 2023 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 I'm looking forward to hearing track 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted April 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 38 minutes ago, Darkstone said: I'm looking forward to hearing track 5. Same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted April 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 As the video is age restricted and wont play here, here is the audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted May 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 [MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you it can be difficult to find good help these days... While the clergy is all-powerful, they're unfortunately not infallible. The digital release date for Phantomime has been pushed back one day to May 19th to match the physical street date. Let it be noted that the member responsible for this miscommunication has been officially Defroqued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glen Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 all 3 covers so far are v nice imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glen Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 only like the first 3 I heard. That said they're covers so listen once and move on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted May 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 10:27 AM, Captain Howdy said: Been listening to this quite a few times since getting the EP yesterday and it suddenly dawned on me how he has changed the perspective of most of the lyrics. Instead of warning someone about the Phantom he is warning them about himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Loving this...some awesome covers on here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Just released this cover which I believe is part of a special edition vinyl release of Impera and Phantomime. Shakespears Sister - Stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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