Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

While their 2010 self-titled debut wasn't the first album to do their blend of hard rock and extreme metal, it was something refreshing, especially in that it got a lot of publicity. Those albums can be hard to live up, but this kind of music should have me bouncing around my room like a chimpanzee on cocaine. It has me a little worried if Ghost's new album is going to be a similar experience.

Maybe with time I'll learn to appreciate it, but I think I'm just going to shelf this one for a little while and bring it out when the new releases dry up.