GHOST - Opvs Eponymovs CD

Along with serving as one of the strongest albums in the wave of 2010s occult doom, Opus Eponymous does a splendid job of establishing the Ghost template on a smaller scale. The band’s strong songwriting and distinct musical quirks are already in place and the lack of the future outings’ bells and whistles gives this one a decidedly more underground vibe. Forge has said that in the scope of Ghost’s narrative, this album is meant to portray the efforts of cultists summoning the antichrist and that esoteric intent is very palpable even with its fun execution. Subsequent albums like Meliora may be more iconic, but this one will always be my favorite.