Hello and happy Friday my friends... the Meista here on this hot summer day pairing another great craft brew with another great album! This evening I'm going with Ghost's latest studio album, "Skeletá" along with a crisp and crushable Los Locos Mexican-Style Lager from the fine folks at Epic Brewing Company! Hell yeah! This pairing goes out to my son, who is flying out tomorrow to see Ghost live in Miami! Have a killer time... love ya son!!
Album Info:
- Artist: Ghost
- Title: "Skeletá"
- Recorded: at Atlantis Metronome and Apmamman Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California
- Release date: April 25th, 2025 (6th studio album by Ghost)
- Record company: Loma Vista Recordings
- Production: Gene Walker (Tobias Forge)
- Album cover art: Zbigniew Bielak
- Personnel: Tobias Forge aka Papa V Perpetua (lead vocals and bass) and A Group of Nameless Ghouls
- Additional musicians: Fredrik Åkesson (guitars), Salem Al Fakir (keyboards), Martin Sandmark Eriksson (rhythm guitars), Max Grahn (drums), and Vincent Pontare (additional synthesizers)
- Choir: Susanna Appelgren, Kristoffer Brander, Rebecka Brostedt, Tove Burman, Martin Classon, Joel Eberhardsson, Julia Fridberger, August Goldhahn, Elisa Hedin, Emilia Hildebrand, Freja Högemark, Liv Howell, Katrin Jocham, Emilia Karlborg, Love Kihl, Celina Larsson, Per Larsson, Anthony Nichols, Glädje Calle Olsson, and Olle Vidner
- Musical style: Hard rock with elements of heavy metal, glam metal, arena rock, progressive rock/metal, and pop
- Sound: Dark and dramatic lyrically, yet catchy and upbeat musically, "Skeletá" is a wonderfully rocking and melodic album with lots of influence from bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Queen, Boston, Dio, Def Leppard, and even a little ABBA! The music is complex, guitar driven, very 1970s and 1980s!
- Major themes: Very introspective, themes on the album include loss, darkness, evil, the occult, possession, guilt, identity, faith, failure, etc.
- Tracks:
- "Peacefield"
- "Lachryma"
- "Satanized"
- "Guiding Lights"
- "De Profundis Borealis"
- "Cenotaph"
- "Missilia Amori"
- "Marks of the Evil One"
- "Umbra"
- "Excelsis"
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Website: http://www.epicbrewing.com/
- Brew: Los Locos Mexican-Style Lager
- Style: Mexican Lager
- Serving: 16 ounce can
- ABV: 5.0%
- Ingredients: Amarillo hops, Weyerman Pilsner, Carapils, and Yellow Corn malts, lime juice, and sea salts
- Pour: The Los Locos pours a clear, golden yellow hue with a bright white, frothy, 2-finger head with great retention and lots of sudsy and sustained lacing.
- Nose: The nose is characterized by citrusy, slightly sweet, and slightly salty aromas. There are notes of freshly cut limes, corn chips, toasted white bread, a salted rim, and a hint of honey.
- Taste: Well-balanced, the taste follows the nose with citrusy, slightly malty, slightly sweet, and salty flavors. There are notes of tart lime juice and zest, corn bread, crackery biscuity, a splash of honey, and a pinch of sea salt.
- Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Los Locos is very crisp with a clean finish.
Overall pairing: The crushable, very drinkable tastiness of Epic's Los Locos Mexican-Style Lager is perfect for an evening of rocking the hell out to the unique and fun music of Ghost! The citrusy and salty flavors go great with Papa's vocals, while the more malty and grainy notes go great with the richly textured musical passages and themes. I also dig how the can label looks with album cover art! 'Nuff said!
Cheers!! Rock on!!
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