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If You Have Ghost

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Released
  
November 20, 2013

Length
  
24:41

If You Have Ghost (2013)
  
Meliora (2015)

Release date
  
20 November 2013

Label
  
Republic Records

Recorded
  
2012–2013, Studio 606

Language
  
English

Artist
  
Ghost

Producer
  
Dave Grohl

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Doom metal

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If You Have Ghost is the first EP by Swedish heavy metal band Ghost. It was produced by Dave Grohl and released on November 20, 2013 by Republic Records. Four of the five tracks are covers of other acts; "I'm a Marionette" and "Waiting for the Night" were originally released on various editions of Ghost's second album, Infestissumam, while the two others were newly recorded. The fifth is a live recording of Ghost's own "Secular Haze" from the band's July 28, 2013 performance at Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City.

Contents

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Background

Ghost's collaboration with Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters happened when, before going to Nashville to record Infestissumam, the band had a bunch of covers demoed and were discussing if they should squeeze them onto the album. " ... we were at a festival in Europe and Foo Fighters was playing, and we knew that Dave was a fan, and [when we talked to him] after a few handshakes and a few laughs, we were like 'Okay, so you liked the band? So do you want to do something?' And he said yeah, and one month later we were in [his studio in] L.A. doing that".

The cover of "I'm a Marionette" was first released in late 2012 as the B-side to Ghost's "Secular Haze" single. In late 2013, all of the tracks from If You Have Ghost were included in a special edition of Infestissumam, called Infestissumam Redux.

The EP's cover art references a shot from the 1922 German Expressionist horror film Nosferatu.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 57, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on seven reviews.

If You Have Ghost sold roughly 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week and reached No. 87 on the Billboard 200.

Personnel

Ghost
  • Papa Emeritus II − vocals
  • Nameless Ghouls:

  • - lead guitarist
  • - bassist
  • - rhythm guitarist
  • - keyboardist
  • - drummer
  • Guests
  • Dave Grohl - rhythm guitar on "If You Have Ghosts", drums and percussion on "I'm a Marionette" and "Waiting for the Night", production
  • Derek Silverman - organ on "If You Have Ghosts" and "Waiting for the Night", piano on "Crucified"
  • Jessy Greene - violin and cello on "If You Have Ghosts"
  • Miscellaneous
  • James Brown - recording, mixing on "Waiting for the Night"
  • John Lousteau - assistant engineering
  • Rich Costy - mixing
  • Jeff Curtain - recording on "Secular Haze (Live)", mixing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Mattias Frisk - graphic design
  • Songs

    1If You Have Ghosts3:35
    2I'm A Marionette4:52
    3Crucified5:14

    References

    If You Have Ghost Wikipedia