{"id":41,"date":"2011-11-10T04:18:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T04:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=41"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:35:13","slug":"swedish-heavy-rock-band-ghost-announces-north-american-headlining-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2011\/11\/10\/swedish-heavy-rock-band-ghost-announces-north-american-headlining-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Heavy Rock Band GHOST Announces North American Headlining Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occult Rock Bands\u00a0BLOOD CEREMONY<\/strong>\u00a0and ANCIENT VVISDOM to Support On Highly Anticipated Winter Tour!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mysterious Swedish buzz band\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0has announced that it will embark on its first ever North American headlining tour in January, 2012. \u00a0GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0cult leader “Papa Emeritus<\/strong>” (who takes the stage in the form of “a satanic pope”) and his anonymous ghouls will team up with doom rockers\u00a0BLOOD CEREMONY<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ANCIENT VVISDOM<\/strong>\u00a0for a two week trek dubbed the “13 Dates of Doom<\/strong>” tour that will launch on\u00a0January 18<\/strong>\u00a0in New York City. \u00a0GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0continues to tour in support of its debut album\u00a0Opus Eponymous<\/strong><\/em>, which has been called “amazing” byStereogum<\/em>\u00a0and “a primer on the creation of melodic hard rock” by\u00a0The Big Takeover<\/em>.<\/p>\n

GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0floored music fans with its first U.S. shows earlier this year and served notice that it is not only a “band to watch” but a force to be reckoned with for years to come.\u00a0\u00a0In its live review of\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>‘s NYC show, the<\/span>\u00a0Village Voice<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0called the group’s performance “lurching and menacing”, saying “Ghost’s sound is like heavy metal trapped in a state of suspended animation since 1973”.\u00a0\u00a0Check out the band performing the song “<\/span>Satan Prayer<\/strong>” as part of its headlining set at the 2011 Maryland Deathfest at\u00a0<\/span>this location<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is with an evil haunting chuckle that we are announcing that we are finally coming to North America,” states\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Papa Emeritus<\/strong>. \u00a0“In the name of Satan, we will conduct thirteen rituals in thirteen different cities throughout the United States and Canada and now we are summoning all of our devotees to partake in these blasphemous eves of black magic.”<\/p>\n

GHOST<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Opus Eponymous\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is\u00a0a daringly fascinating combination of satanic rock music merged with an almost\u00a0unthinkable\u00a0<\/em>pop sensibility.\u00a0\u00a0Enveloped in a shroud of mystery and standing anonymous beneath the painted faces, hoods and robes which their sect demand, the\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0deliver litanies of pulsating heavy rock and stimulating lyrics which “glorify and glamorize the disgusting and sacrilegious”.\u00a0\u00a0The music and philosophies of\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>specifically target “individuals who have a void in their life perhaps caused by some form of emotional trauma or upset” (research suggests these are most likely adolescents); this dearth can then be alluringly filled by\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>‘s music and philosophies. \u00a0LA WEEKLY<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0recently tagged the band as part of a hot list of “Bands Bringing Rock Back To Metal<\/a>” callingGHOST<\/strong>\u00a0“incredibly catchy dark-rock” with “Hooks and melodies that stay with you for days”.<\/p>\n

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GHOST live at Getaway Rock Festival 2011, G\u00e4vle, Sweden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The itinerary for the\u00a0GHOST<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0BLOOD CEREMONY<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0ANCIENT VVISDOM<\/strong>\u00a0winter North American tour is as follows:<\/p>\n

January 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0New York, NY\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Bowery Ballroom
\nJanuary 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Washington, DC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rock N Roll Hotel
\nJanuary 20\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Boston, MA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Middle East (downstairs)<\/strong>
\nJanuary 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Montreal, QC\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Corona Theatre
\nJanuary 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Toronto, ON\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Mod Club
\nJanuary 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chicago, IL\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bottom Lounge
\nJanuary 25\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Saint Paul, MN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Station 4
\nJanuary 27\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denver, CO\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Marquis Theatre
\nJanuary 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Salt Lake City, UT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Vertigo (The Complex)
\nJanuary 30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seattle, WA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El Corazon
\nJanuary 31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Portland, OR\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Hawthorne Theater
\nFebruary 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0San Francisco, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bottom of the Hill
\nFebruary 2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Roxy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Occult Rock Bands\u00a0BLOOD CEREMONY\u00a0and ANCIENT VVISDOM to Support On Highly Anticipated Winter Tour!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mysterious Swedish buzz band\u00a0GHOST\u00a0has announced that it will embark on its first ever North American headlining tour in January, 2012. \u00a0GHOST\u00a0cult leader “Papa Emeritus” (who takes the stage in the form of “a satanic pope”) and his anonymous ghouls will team up … <\/p>\n

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