GHOST’s sixth psalm, SKELETÁ, is its most unflinchingly introspective work to date. Where previous GHOST albums dealt largely with chronicling and/or observing outward facing subject matter—such as IMPERA’s meditations on the rise and fall of empires and its predecessor Prequelle’s evocations of the ravages of era-defining plagues—SKELETA’s lyrics render the distinct individual emotional vistas of each of its 10 songs in one-on-one fashion, at times as if in a dialogue with oneself in a mirror. The end result is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.

 

Tracklist:

 

1. PEACEFIELD

2. LACHRYMA

3. SATANIZED

4. GUIDING LIGHTS

5. DE PROFUNDIS BOREALIS

6. CENOTAPH

7. MISSILIA AMORI

8. MAKRS OF THE EVIL ONE

9. UMBRA

10. EXCELSIS