House of Metal

March 4, 2011

Performed at Umeå Folkets Hus in Umeå, Sweden

Set List

Masked Ball

Con Clavi Con Dio

Elizabeth

Death Knell

Satan Prayer

Stand by Him

Prime Mover

Ritual

Listen on Spotify

Watch on Youtube

Announced in November of 2010[1], Ghost returned to Sweden for their 3rd ritual in the country. It was met with much anticipation as their powers of persuasion were only growing with every ritual performed and record sale made.

‘Very very very unexpected booking but oh oh oh so damn welcome one. The band is one of the most hyped bands right now and I usually flinch when this happens, but I've been hooking and sinking into GHOST, even so hard that I spent my "last week's money" this month on the limited (300 copies) Die-Hard vinyl version of the debut "Opus Eponymous". As a fan of early MERCYFUL FATE and other miscellaneous 80's Heavy Metal, I can only say, THANK YOU HOUSE OF METAL!!!” -TK Blashyrkh(via Microsoft Translator)[2]

The room where Ghost performed was packed[3] with old and new converts to the ministry:

“WHAT A FUCKING GIG!!

A fantastic gig by Ghost I think, I have seen them once before then with Watain at the club but this was horse lengths better! I photographed in ecstasy and I took about 200-300 pictures, many of which I'm incredibly happy with!”-Demonia (via Microsoft Translator)[4]

“It feels too short, the short playlist makes it go very fast. When they played the last song they left the stage, what happened? I'm dazed, I didn't think I'd like this. They will play on bigger stages in the future, I'm convinced of that! I'm really happy and so are a lot of people. On the bus on the way home, I wax lyrical about it to my partner. I have a hard time falling asleep and I'm just lying there thinking about Ghost's concert. Everything else I saw is secondary!!”-Mats Söderholm (via Microsoft Translator)[5]

“I can start by proclaiming that I own, not just one, but three different vinyl editions of Ghost's debut album "Opus Eponymous" and this if anything should speak for itself as to whether I bought the hype or not. From the first moment I had a very hard time defending myself against the band's wonderful mix of 70s interspersed with classic 80s metal. [...] So did Ghost live up to my expectations this evening? The answer has to be yes, even if there were a couple of question marks. The opening track "Con Clavi Con Dio" felt like a bit of a minor disaster to my ears, and this mostly due to the far too diligent use of "backtracks". Even though my favorite track on the band's debut is "Elizabeth", surprisingly it was still their hit "Ritual" that went down best with me.” -Tommy Konu (via Google Translate)[6]

Further Reading

House of Metal, 2011 Gallery

FestivalPhoto.net, House OF Metal 2011 - Ghost