Musikans Makt

August 20, 2011

Luleå, Sweden

2011 Musikens Makt Poster

Set List

Masked Ball

Con Clavi Con Dio

Elizabeth

Death Knell

Satan Prayer

Stand by Him

Prime Mover

Genesis

Here Comes the Sun (Son)*

Ritual

Listen on Spotify

**Note: Ghost's cover of Here Comes the Sun is not currently available for streaming in my region so it has been replaced by the original Beatles version

Watch on Youtube

A small music festival with “[t]he world’s finest hand-painted festival map”[1] made a booking with the devil and scored Ghost to close out their festival with their devilish ritual.

It seemed the festival itself couldn’t quite understand what happened when they announced Ghost on the bill:

“Established death metal musicians? Or the devil's minions, sent to gather souls through commercially viable music? No one knows what Musikens Makt's most mysterious elements really are, but the rumors are many.

It may seem strange not to know who we actually booked, but even though the identities of the members are secret, Ghost is far from identityless. In a short time, they have built up a hype around themselves with occult live performances wearing masks and heavy, melodic metal on their debut 'Opus [E]ponymous', which has been praised by an almost unanimous body of critics.

We can't answer exactly what we're treated to when Ghost comes to visit, but we have a feeling that it will be something to tell the grandchildren about.” -Musikensmakt.se (via Microsoft Translate)[2]

Papa I at Musikens Makt

Papa I performs at Musikens Makt (image via the Musikans Makt Facebook)[3]

For some the ghoulish and ghastly appearance was too much:

“Last band out, Ghost. Ten minutes earlier, however, I had been terrified when I walked past one of the band members in a grim reaper's costume inside the house, so to avoid nightmares, I didn't see more than one song. However, rumor has it that it was really, really good.” -Anna Hörnell (via Microsoft Translate)[2]

While others left wanting more:

“Incredibly good performance, too short, but nice anyway” -Sami Suonperä (via Google Translate)[3]

“Since they played all the songs they have, you can’t say it was too short. Because there was simply nothing else to play ^^” -Joachim Avoja (via Google Translate)[3]

And the final thoughts from the festival?

“And so we end the evening with Ghost. It’s terribly scary but terribly good!” -Musikens Makt (via Google Translate)[3]

Further Reading

Rockfoto, Ghost från Musikens Makt by Tobias Åkeblom

FestivalPhoto, Musikens Makt 2011 - Ghost by Krister Selber and Peter Fros