And while that is beautiful in its rebelliousness...the better is not needing the focus of rebellion or rebellion itself. Glory in isolation is a reflection of perfection.
"..praise and worship church.." ..which one - the church of satan? the devil will never win against God and who believes otherwise is an utter moronic fool
@@vonzox Like a lot of Ghost songs there are multiple layers to it. It is most definitely also about Satan. Tobias' brother introduced him to a lot of the (metal) music that inspired him
Dave Grohl only played select shows with Ghost and they won't reveal when he was in the band and how long for. I know the members of Ghost (not personally ha) but I'm not going to reveal it, I'm not one of those assholes. Great band, very talented.
+tim andreu I'm not agry there is similar but the harmony is not the same ( the rythme and the sound either) at this level we have to creat new gamme if we want to make a very new music it's dosen't make sence
the bassist is a girl... MEGAN.. from Les Zepplin cover band in New York....trust me.... Dave Grohl has even played drums live....just better to be unnamed ...keeps the shit down...they can live their lives...they say they still get recognized just by their eyes....
+Ode For Cruelty majesty is mine, but this and cirice alone are by far the most epic songs i've heard from a band in years, the last time an album gave me goosebumps like this was triviums shogun album
as a classical philology student, i so fucking appreciate all latin in ghost's music, like, shit, these all hits different. nostra dis pater, nostr' alma mater
3 months ago I buried my grandfather, the next day after ceremony I met this song... My grandpa was the biggest authority in my life. He was the light that enlighted my life path. He raised me, he taught me and he showed me how the man should be. For me, HE IS.
+Yago Reck Hope you hear their other songs (especially from this album, Meliora) such as "Cirice" ... and others. You might like all of them. Also, I always say that there are no better ballads than those metal bands create (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters", and this song as well are both sheer masterpieces).
Despite What people say when they hear me listening to Ghost, I don't worship the big guy down stairs. These guys are just masterful song writers with a theme. A lot of songs of theirs are deeply metaphorical.
I read somewhere that they write music and perform as if Satanism had developed like Christianity did. I look at them as performers playing a role; they're no more satanists than Al Pacino is for playing Satan in The Devil's Advocate or Tom Ellis is for playing Lucier in the TV show.
to be fair, modern satanists don’t believe in/worship satan. its all meant to be a metaphorical rebellion against oppressive religion and celebration of individuality. Ghost is touring right now with a Satanic doo-wop band (Twin Temple) and Volbeat. I recently went to their show… The crowd shouting “hail satan” in unison was powerful. the singer of twin temple opened with an invocation to satan to be a guiding light to scientific understanding, away from supernatural fears, away from bigotry, etc. the symbolism treats it like a parody of catholicism alongside a secular humanist philosophy. at the concert, even volbeat’s singer was wearing satanic symbols and using “devil” and baphomet imagery its definitely meant to evoke actual satanism, just not a literal devil-worship kind.
@@minette36 Just needed to make a slight correction. Yes lot's of Satanist's these day's don't worship Satan/Lucifer. these are called LaVeyan Satanist's and to them Satan is seen as a symbol rather than an actual being. Then you have Theistic Satanist's that actually believe in Lucifer/Satan as an actual being. and yes satanism in general is about celebrating freedom, individuality and knowledge.
True Story I'm in hospital right now gall bladder stones my neighbor wouldn't stfu with their bs trying to convert me I put ghost on threw some shades on and watched the world burn. Find me on snapchat to see the Lord compel me @nutterbudder69
One of the 3 times that I saw them live I got a very special treat. They performed an acoustic version of "Jigolo Har Megiddo". The guitar (riff) played at the end of the lyric "Harvesting crops of fields that others have plowed" was SO BEAUTIFUL on an acoustic guitar. It's one of the best memories I have from a live show. I enjoyed it much more than the studio version. Check if you can find a video of it. It's excellent.
@@american6112 *Opens bible*... genocide, genocide, genocide, rules on how to own slaves, rules on how to take prepubescent girls as spoils of war, genocide, genocide, women bad, gays bad, blood sacrifice, blood sacrifice, threatening people with eternal torture if they don't agree with them philosophically, some okay-ish advice mixed with bad advice that was said much better hundreds of years prior by Buddha and Confucius, blood sacrifice/vicarious redemption, poetry, some weird evil bullshit about the world being destroyed, etc. Yeah you don't get to lecture us about what's "moral". Christianity is an evil death cult.
+Lost in Time Productions no one would be the wiser, they'd all be too busy filling the preachers pockets with money so he can buy a million dollar jet plane that god told him to buy...with the leather interior
+Lost in Time Productions if you did do that i would personally come see it cause i love the song that is if i could keep myself from laughing like Leonardo G. Alfaro P lol
+Lost in Time Productions I have listened to pop gospel youth bands like hillsong united and Ghost sounds a lot like them the only difference are the satanic lyrics.Ghost has a dark ominous sound that is only heightened by their image its nice to see a different view of doom metal
+agarci7 Well first off, I am a Chatholic; however my views are not always aligned with that of the church. That being said I fucking love this band. When read your comment i about fell off my chair. I laughed so hard....... with leather interior, But God told me to do it XD hahaha XD
+slaSSification Well, six years - and still going - is longer than some other artists make it and they won a Grammy this year. They've gained in popularity with each new album and are working on their 4th, so we'll see.
Illumirage Yeah, no way. They're going to ride it as long as they can, and when/if it conks, they'll keep going with their other bands. They've still got those simmering on the back burner in various stages of hiatus. They'll always be doing something.
This was the song that l singed for my grandfather in his funeral.... because he was a shinning light without the one I couldn't see, he was the force that make me be..... whenever he stay now thanks for everything, fot that wonderfull remembers, thanks for all my dear old man :')
OMG!!! I love this SONG!!! AMAZING!!! Do not know if I like Cirice as much now. GO GHOST GO!!! You ARE AWESOME!!! Your Little Cirice :-). I wish You that You win the GRAMMYS!!!
Just discovered this, and I am blown away. I'm an old guy who never believed I would hear the likes of the past masters in their prime (early 1970's), like Alice Cooper or Blue Oyster Cult, again in my lifetime, but these Swedes have done it (not saying they crib from the old bands...Ghost is amazingly original). Metal from the dark side with a talent for melody, and in this one, truly gorgeous harmonies and intelligent lyrics. Venning into Eric Woolfson territory with this single. Highly proficient musicians and vocal work. Listening to various tracks, I'm discovering fantastic diversity in style. Really, I have to thank Sweden for giving us the previous rockers TSOOL, and now Ghost, since Americans and even the Brits don't, or can't, do this any more. In the post-rock era, you just don't expect to find stuff like this, original, and instantly classic. I understand their act, their schtick, and I love it. They're in their prime, like their fans. I sincerely hope they continue their ascension.
***** I have to disagree with you Chris.The Book Of Souls is a tour de force. Absolutely brilliant. But if you don't like it that's ok too. Each to their own.
@@plasticity1000 You're in absolutely the wrong place to proselytize. Quit preaching at people who don't share your beliefs and maybe don't watch videos from a SATANIC METAL BAND if their content offends you. The choice is yours.
I had no idea this band existed until I saw Papa Emeritus II (found his name only an hour ago) in a meme. I was really drawn to him for some reason. I looked into it further, found this song and really liked it.
Beautiful song. It reminds me of my sister who's locked up right now, who's my heart, my best friend, and the only person who completely understands me. Thank you so much for this piece of beauty in the world.
Ho-ly shit...I'm going through these random comments, and look who I run into...I'm really sorry about your sister. Just know that there is a complete stranger, probably far away from you, who is thinking about you at this very moment. Hope you are doing super fantastical!
I let you the meaning of "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater", imho the most important line of this wonderful song. ...and please, if you want, read the post scriptum ad the end of this loooong nerdy comment. ----Nostro Dis Pater Both the words are a mix of modern italian and latin. First half italian, second half latin. Now let's check out the meaning of the words: - "Nostro" means "our". In latin it should be "Noster", from "noster, nostra, nostrum", masculine, feminine, and neuter latin words. In italian, the neuter gender is not used anymore: there's only "nostro" for masculine and "nostra" for feminine, both meaning "our". - Dis Pater: here we have the first interesting thing, that gives to the song a very special meaning. "Dis" is a latin word that comes from the latin word "dives": it means "rich". "Pater", as you probably can figure it out, it's the latin word for "father". In italian it is the origin of our "Padre", for the french "Pere", for the german "Vater"... and for Star Wars "Vader" (Darth Vader sounds so similar to Dark Father ). So we have the Dis Pater as a "Rich father" or "Father of richness". When in the song Tobias sings "Nostro Dis Pater" he is thanking and adoring "Ouf Father of richness". What kind of richness? Well, material richness. The ancient Dis Pater god is also called Pluto. Pluto was not the dog of Mickey Mouse. "Pluto" was the ancient greek god of richness, son of Demetra, sister of Jupiter. Have you ever heard about "plutocracy"? So, here we have the first meaning of "He is - Nostro Dis Pater": "He is, our Father of richness". But "Dis Pater" has another meaning. In the ancient times (and still now, somewhere), the "material richness" was represented by bronze, gold, silver, copper, tin etc. If you were a man of the 1500 b.C. you could have found them only by digging. Digging underground. This material richness literally underground. So the God of richness, is also the God of the underground richness. This ancient God of Richness ended up being associated with the concept of the pagan "afterlife". Of course, the ancient Greek and Latin religion did not have Cristian heaven and hell. There was only one "afterlife", the Hades. So the old God Dis Pater became the other name/symbol of the greek god Hades himself, the God of the Underworld. What's the latin name of Hades? Pluto. So we have two Dis Pater: the Pluto of the richness, and the Pluto of the underworld. The line "He is - Nostro Dis Pater" now get a new meaning: "He is - our God of Underworld". Hey, wait a minute! Tobias in almost all songs speaks of the Christian religion and its Prince of Darkness: Satan, or Lucifer, the morning star that Tobias mentions right at the beginning of the song. And what better way to celebrate Satan, if not by representing him with the name of one of the most ancient deities who inspired his figure? We westerners still believe in the ancient greek and latin undeground: we just changed its name in "Hell". And we still afraid of the Devil. Why? Because he can condemn us to eternal suffering. Maybe you know the immortal italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived in the 1300 and basically "invented" italian language and all the mythology we still believe in. In his masterpiece poem "The Comedy", or "The Divine Comedy", he tells us his fantastic travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The poem is full of elements of classical pagan mythology, Christian mythology, philosophy and is a cruel commentary on Italian society in the 1300s. In the Hell (or Inferno) he invented, Dante shows us how the souls of the dead are judged on the basis of their sins and divided into groups, on the basis of the sins committed. Dante calls "Dite" the eternal city of Hell were he puts the souls of those who committed sins voluntarily. In latin, the word "Dis" is used in this way: dis, ditis, diti, ditem, dis... and dite. So to conclude our reasoning about "Dis Pater": Tobias sings about "Him", our Dis Pater, who is our God of Richness, but also the God of Underground, the pagan Hades and the Christian Hell. So, basically, Satan. And Tobias tells us t we must celebrate Him: because he can brings us richness, but also can condemn us to eternal suffering, burning in hell. Not bad, for only two simple words. Not let's moving on to the second half of the line.
-------Nostr'Alma Mater Also this one is half italian and half latin. I already told you about "nostr' and its meaning, so let's focus on the word Alma Mater. "Mater" is the latin word for italian "madre", english "mother", german "mutter" etc. "Alma" has two meanings. Alma was - and sometimes is - used by italian poets for the italian word "anima", which means "soul". So, "Alma Mater" could be... Mother Soul. Well, it is not very convincing!! But Alma is still a female name used in Italy. The female name Alma comes from the latin adjective "almus - alma - almum" which literally means nourishing, who feeds us and take care of us. So, Nostr'Alma Mater means "Our Mother who feeds us". Now we have: Our Father of Richness - Our Mother who feeds us. But how does she feed us? Which kind of... food? The most ancient university of the world, founded in a.D. 1088, is the University of Bologna, Italy. If you search for it on Google, you will find that the full name of that university is "Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna". So here we have the second, metaphoric meaning of the "Alma Mater" of the song: knowledge. The "Nostr'Alma Mater" of the song is a Mother who feeds us with knowledge and gives us wisdom. And who is, in christian mythology, the Mother who feeds the human being and gives him knowledge? Yes. The Holy Mary. The mother of Jesus, who lives in Heaven. So now I can conclude the reasoning. What does "Nostro Dis Pater - nostr'Alma Mater" means? It means "Our father of richness - our mother who feeds us". "He is" the one who takes care of us, giving us economic and physical well-being. But also it means "Our father of material richness - our mother of knowledge". "He is" the one who gives us gold, silver... in a word, money, so power. But "he is" also the one who gives us knowledge, wisdom, who take care of our minds and thoughts. And so he gives us the power to think about us, our future, our destinty. The last one meaning? "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater" could mean "Our Satan - our Holy Mary". So here we have the most controversial interpretation of the line: on first there's Satan, the Evil, the Male. Then we have Holy Mary, the Good, the Female. Evil and Evil, Male and Female, Hell and Heaven, Darkness and Light. Not bad, for a line with only 6 words. What can I say? Well... Tobias studied well the classics and... damn, he's so good with lyrics!!!! Hope you find all this interesting! Sorry for my english and bye from Italy
*p.s: About a year ago I wrote basically this identical comment... and thousands of you liked it so much. But some months ago I changed my user-id on TH-cam and all my past comments, included that one, has been delated. That's why I wrote it again, with more informations.
Sooooo, I've been playing bloodborne today, and have been stuck on this one fucking boss, amygdala in the defiled chalice dungeon, and I start singing along to this, and I beat his Arse, didn't get hit once... Thank you Ghost B.C.
From an artistic and musical standpoint Tobias is a great vocalist and great with lyrics all of the nameless ghouls past and present are top notch musicians.
+Angy meja posers??? Unos flacos que nunca quisieron revelar su identidad?? POSERS?? Deje de repetir todo como loro, no sea ignorante y evítese quedar como ridícula comentando las idioteces que dice en TH-cam. Vaya y ponga su reggaetón, vaya, vaya.
+Paula Gallego Como que con "us" incluís a todos :B Ya tocaron con Iron Maiden y Slayer, en el Monumental, y luego, solos, en Vorterix. Quedó como que no los conocía nadie y no es así, jajaja.
He is tho, he set me free from the servitude of christianity, nah jk I was free from birth but he allowed me to form my own beliefs and not follow anyone In my family like a sheep.
@@josephang9927 It's definitely not Islam, i think what he means is Luciferaism. Or the worshipping and believing in lucifer. This song is probably meaning Lucifer. I don't know if im right or wrong about this, i don't see Lucifer as god since hes the King of hell, gracious mother probably refers to Lucifers wife, Lillith. But this definitely has nothing to do with Islam. Lucifer teaches people to seek the truth in everything rather than blindly following things and seeing them as the truth and the only truth.
This song is so good and it will always have a very special place in my heart, as it is the first song I heared by Ghost. Papa's voice has a devilish feature in it and that's why it's sooo amazing!!!!
Back after 800km to see their only date in Italy. All i can say: totally worthed it. This song is the heart of Meliora and live it was a blast. Ghost, the best band of the 2015. End of story.
Yes! I'm 52 years young, and when I heard my 20 something year old sons playing this song, I ran into the room asking them who this was, they said, "Ghost" at first I thought The Moody Blues had come out with something new! Lol! But I am hooked, Ghost is right up there for me with my two other favorite bands, Moody Blues and Rammstein, it's as if those two bands had a baby! ~That baby is ~Ghost 💜
+Molly Cristin I saw them at the Rialto in Tucson, such a great live act! I was a fan before, but I hope I get to see them live again before they start selling out arenas lol
My father is a public school teacher. One of his students heard him play this and asked if he liked Religious music. He started it over and told them all to really listen to the lyrics
This is such a beautiful song....Ghost are an amazing group....I was mesmerised when I first saw them in 2014....they cover so many different genres that almost anyone can enjoy their songs
I listened to this song back when it first came out and Ghost were still kind of unknown. I was in the live of a local band and a girl sung it. I had no idea which song it was, but those lyrics *nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater* captivated me. I was trying to remember them untill I got home to search them on TH-cam. After all those years I'm still here and no matter how many great songs they make, He Is will always be my favourite Ghost song.
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I snuck this song into the playlist at Christmas dinner last year. Everyone loved it lol.
Do it again this year😂😂
EVIL..LOVE IT
This can only mean 2 things: Or they didn't know nothing about Ghost lyrics or you were surrounded by satanists :D
they didn't realize "HE IS" refers to Satan not Jesus? oh that's priceless
Fcking hero xD
My uncle chose this to be played at his funeral last year. He was a big Ghost fan
Bladerxdxi Sounds like your uncle was an awesome dude. Hope he’s partying with Papa Emeritus
Bladerxdxi you’re a dookie shoe
@David M Well aren't you morbid.
We all will
@David M True.
I hear this song and I imagine the Devil just sitting there wiping his eyes, going "aw, fellas!"
He hasn't been this moved since last Xmas, when he got all those letters from the dyslexic kids.
😂
Yes. That's so funny.
lmaoooooo that's funny
@@mariocastillo8334 OMG YESSSSS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
just when they play this song live, and everyone is singing along like we are at a big praise and worship church, is honestly such a mood
I always imagine that type of thing when I here this.
I literally just heard this song live less than 10 minutes ago, and yeah that's exactly how it feels
@@nicktheloser2974 That's awesome I wish I could join in one day
And while that is beautiful in its rebelliousness...the better is not needing the focus of rebellion or rebellion itself. Glory in isolation is a reflection of perfection.
"..praise and worship church.." ..which one - the church of satan? the devil will never win against God and who believes otherwise is an utter moronic fool
"He is the desobedience that holds us together" Perfect.
The definition of Satanism, I'd say
LOL. Its about his brother. Together against the rules.
vonzox I knew it was partly about his brother, but I never realized what this sentence meant! Thank you!
@@vonzox Like a lot of Ghost songs there are multiple layers to it. It is most definitely also about Satan. Tobias' brother introduced him to a lot of the (metal) music that inspired him
@@TreespeakerOfTheLand definitely. Great song!
Whoever the boys behind Ghost are, there's no denying that they're a band of immensely talented musicians.
Dave Grohl once was one
YOURE PROFILE PICTURE AHHH I LOVE YOU !!
Haley Hiett me ???jk
Oh u mean namey
Dave Grohl only played select shows with Ghost and they won't reveal when he was in the band and how long for. I know the members of Ghost (not personally ha) but I'm not going to reveal it, I'm not one of those assholes. Great band, very talented.
I consider myself a Christian. I love this band. And I see nothing wrong with that... 🎵
Your muderous god does see something wrong with this. Do you not read the bible?
is that a mary on a cross refrence
U sneaky bastard
I see what u did there😂
Dumb
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I'm totally slipping this in my grandma's karaoke playlist.
XD
Add some turtle food into her soup while you’re at it
The morning star is the angel lucifer, who is infact Satan. So yes he is all about light believe it or not. Just pointing out facts here.
🤘🏻😂
I liked your comment and made sure you hit 666, just for your grandma haha!
Is it just me or is Ghost one of those bands where every song is good?
+Benjamin Fredrick why not both? every fucking song is epic
+Benjamin Fredrick
I think so too. It was about time, and it is refreshing to know such bands still exist.
Absolutely. They never fail to impress and surprise me. They improve with each album.
Bro. it is not just you. Ghost is that awesome. best christian band ever. hehe. love these guys.
*****
Yes it sure is!
Infernally divine music ❤️
perkele
justiinsa
***** So is every other music riping of. Nothing is basically new, mut Ghost is something that makes me feel good. Don't know why.
+tim andreu I'm not agry there is similar but the harmony is not the same ( the rythme and the sound either) at this level we have to creat new gamme if we want to make a very new music it's dosen't make sence
+Päivi Tee Torilla tavataan.
id start taking church more seriously if their music ever got this good
Skillet and Red are pretty good my dude
Don’t hate on me but I play drums for my church. And I couldn’t agree any more😈😈😈
@@danielqualls5330 that's super cool I'd never hate on you for that
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Some Christian music is actually top tier. I dislike religion as much if not more than the next guy, but some of them have good bands.
I love how he made this sound like every contemporary Christian song out there...until you listen a little closer.
i lol'ed
Just like a typical Christian: believing everything at face level, oblivious at what lies beneath the surface.
Ghost rules!
You could probably dupe some Christians with it for sure
It's about lucifer. The jesus in the bible, and lucifer are actually the same entity trying to balance dark and light.
@@coltonallen672 Excuse me? I think you have drank too much coolaid
Definitely the most emotional song about Satan I've ever heard
HeIL sAt'N
Satan? Hahaha
Satanic Gospel at its finest.
Hail Satan.
You ever heard Lucifer by Avantasia?
This is one of those Ghost songs that will get people attracted to their music.
Great work boys!
I drew the Papa Emeritus! see my last video
True!
It is also one of those songs you wish to christ YOU'D written
the bassist is a girl... MEGAN.. from Les Zepplin cover band in New York....trust me.... Dave Grohl has even played drums live....just better to be unnamed ...keeps the shit down...they can live their lives...they say they still get recognized just by their eyes....
Jeff MacInnis it worked for me
Plot twist it's a song sung from the perspective of a moth who loves a candle.
Möth and Lömp?
the metaphor, if intended, is spot on.
Lämp
Lämp
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have to say as a man 50 years old I have never heard anything like this, love it.
Love this song too and i'm almost 60 ❤
@@anitaaberg9193 im almost 30 and i like it too (we need to get someone who is almost 40 and we can do a ritual (dance party))
Also love this masterpiece, 19.
Best song of the album. Enough said.
+uErkinable Most definitely. Only Deus in Absentia gets close for me.
+Ode For Cruelty majesty is mine, but this and cirice alone are by far the most epic songs i've heard from a band in years, the last time an album gave me goosebumps like this was triviums shogun album
+uErkinable Its this and Mummy dust that do it for me. That keytar solo, hot damn.
Richard Graham I didn't really liked Mummy Dust tbh
+uErkinable Got to admit that i had hard time with Mummy Dust but after a few listenings its now one of my fav songs w Ghost :)
I have yet to see a comment on how beautifully this lyric video is done. It's like watching art in motion.
Especially the way it builds into the second chorus and the shapes move in sync with the music.
Agreed. The font is sublime.
Of course it's art, it's art deco.
as a classical philology student, i so fucking appreciate all latin in ghost's music, like, shit, these all hits different. nostra dis pater, nostr' alma mater
couldn't agree more
3 months ago I buried my grandfather, the next day after ceremony I met this song... My grandpa was the biggest authority in my life. He was the light that enlighted my life path. He raised me, he taught me and he showed me how the man should be. For me, HE IS.
THIS IS SUCH A FUCKING MASTERPIECE
Indeed!!! Exactly! Incredible performers, too.
+Iqbal Shofyan Nur *You're
Indeed!!!
IT 100% IS!!!
😘
First time listening to the band. Way better than expected. Great song.
+Yago Reck
Hope you hear their other songs (especially from this album, Meliora) such as "Cirice" ... and others. You might like all of them. Also, I always say that there are no better ballads than those metal bands create (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters", and this song as well are both sheer masterpieces).
+Digla Da Krecim thanks, I surely will take a better look to Ghost! Cheers, man!
Despite What people say when they hear me listening to Ghost, I don't worship the big guy down stairs.
These guys are just masterful song writers with a theme. A lot of songs of theirs are deeply metaphorical.
I read somewhere that they write music and perform as if Satanism had developed like Christianity did.
I look at them as performers playing a role; they're no more satanists than Al Pacino is for playing Satan in The Devil's Advocate or Tom Ellis is for playing Lucier in the TV show.
to be fair, modern satanists don’t believe in/worship satan. its all meant to be a metaphorical rebellion against oppressive religion and celebration of individuality. Ghost is touring right now with a Satanic doo-wop band (Twin Temple) and Volbeat. I recently went to their show… The crowd shouting “hail satan” in unison was powerful. the singer of twin temple opened with an invocation to satan to be a guiding light to scientific understanding, away from supernatural fears, away from bigotry, etc. the symbolism treats it like a parody of catholicism alongside a secular humanist philosophy. at the concert, even volbeat’s singer was wearing satanic symbols and using “devil” and baphomet imagery
its definitely meant to evoke actual satanism, just not a literal devil-worship kind.
@@minette36 I was VERY disappointed by that show. I was promised that there would be a Satanic orgy, but it never happened.
@@nerrickk9024 Well next time *you* could make it happen!
@@minette36 Just needed to make a slight correction. Yes lot's of Satanist's these day's don't worship Satan/Lucifer. these are called LaVeyan Satanist's and to them Satan is seen as a symbol rather than an actual being. Then you have Theistic Satanist's that actually believe in Lucifer/Satan as an actual being. and yes satanism in general is about celebrating freedom, individuality and knowledge.
Uplifting, addictive, stunning! The melody... when he say "He is..." WOW! an instant classic.
Satanic Gospel - my new favourite genre
lol
hell to the yea
+Zayda Adame lol
True Story I'm in hospital right now gall bladder stones my neighbor wouldn't stfu with their bs trying to convert me I put ghost on threw some shades on and watched the world burn. Find me on snapchat to see the Lord compel me @nutterbudder69
+Zayda Adame
You need Jesus. Check out my channel.
I just saw them at Hellfest and found them absolutely brilliant. WOW! Just bought their entire discography.
Same for me, i'm going to buy it today😁 INSANE band
I had the same revelation when I saw them, want to see them on a real concert, read they re even more amazing outside festivals
Agree, one of the best performances at Hellfest!
Yes it was one of the best show of the Hellfest this year ^^I saw them last December in Clermont-Ferrand and the both show were excellent ! :)
Saw them also but at Graspop, didn´t know the band before but now I am a fan, what a great live band with amazing songs.
All they're acoustic songs have a very haunting nature.... I love it so much.
One of the 3 times that I saw them live I got a very special treat. They performed an acoustic version of "Jigolo Har Megiddo". The guitar (riff) played at the end of the lyric "Harvesting crops of fields that others have plowed" was SO BEAUTIFUL on an acoustic guitar. It's one of the best memories I have from a live show. I enjoyed it much more than the studio version.
Check if you can find a video of it. It's excellent.
Yea, but the message is bad.
I'm a Christian and I love this band. They have their own sound. Which is more than I can say for most other bands.
It's a shame such talent is used for satanic crap. They have a great sound and talent. Morals are all wrong.
@@american6112 a Christian talking about morals to satanists? Hypocrisy to the ultimate level right here.
@@american6112 ''American''. Says a lot
@@american6112 Sir buddy pal, don't even start on morality.
@@american6112 *Opens bible*... genocide, genocide, genocide, rules on how to own slaves, rules on how to take prepubescent girls as spoils of war, genocide, genocide, women bad, gays bad, blood sacrifice, blood sacrifice, threatening people with eternal torture if they don't agree with them philosophically, some okay-ish advice mixed with bad advice that was said much better hundreds of years prior by Buddha and Confucius, blood sacrifice/vicarious redemption, poetry, some weird evil bullshit about the world being destroyed, etc.
Yeah you don't get to lecture us about what's "moral". Christianity is an evil death cult.
I bet you could sneak this song into a church.
+Lost in Time Productions no one would be the wiser, they'd all be too busy filling the preachers pockets with money so he can buy a million dollar jet plane that god told him to buy...with the leather interior
you could, and I wouldn't be able to hold my laughter 😂
+Lost in Time Productions if you did do that i would personally come see it cause i love the song that is if i could keep myself from laughing like Leonardo G. Alfaro P lol
+Lost in Time Productions I have listened to pop gospel youth bands like hillsong united and Ghost sounds a lot like them the only difference are the satanic lyrics.Ghost has a dark ominous sound that is only heightened by their image its nice to see a different view of doom metal
+agarci7 Well first off, I am a Chatholic; however my views are not always aligned with that of the church. That being said I fucking love this band. When read your comment i about fell off my chair. I laughed so hard....... with leather interior, But God told me to do it XD hahaha XD
when i thought rock was dead these guys comin and proves that i was wonderfully wrong...
Rock will never die.
***** Listen to this guy...
You sound kinda smug.
+slaSSification Well, six years - and still going - is longer than some other artists make it and they won a Grammy this year. They've gained in popularity with each new album and are working on their 4th, so we'll see.
violetxoxox I'd agree, they seem to have a full head of steam right now. Doubtful that they'd hang it up.
Illumirage Yeah, no way. They're going to ride it as long as they can, and when/if it conks, they'll keep going with their other bands. They've still got those simmering on the back burner in various stages of hiatus. They'll always be doing something.
This was the song that l singed for my grandfather in his funeral.... because he was a shinning light without the one I couldn't see, he was the force that make me be..... whenever he stay now thanks for everything, fot that wonderfull remembers, thanks for all my dear old man :')
¿Alguien mas sintió que casi se le salen las lagrimas por esta canción?🥲
🙋🏻
No
OMG!!! I love this SONG!!! AMAZING!!! Do not know if I like Cirice as much now. GO GHOST GO!!! You ARE AWESOME!!! Your Little Cirice :-). I wish You that You win the GRAMMYS!!!
+Masha Malinina hi you again XD
Skylaw Galadriel Hello, how are you?
Masha Malinina Good :D And u Cirice
Skylaw Galadriel Perfect!!!!!!!! :-)
Masha Malinina I fell in love with Ghost music,just amazing.
This song is so damn beautiful.
How do they get the haunting, the frightening, and the catchy beauty all in one??
One of the most beautiful songs Ive EVER heard in my life. Song writing, performance, production etc. is pure perfection.
This is just the most beautiful song ever 😊
Just discovered this, and I am blown away. I'm an old guy who never believed I would hear the likes of the past masters in their prime (early 1970's), like Alice Cooper or Blue Oyster Cult, again in my lifetime, but these Swedes have done it (not saying they crib from the old bands...Ghost is amazingly original). Metal from the dark side with a talent for melody, and in this one, truly gorgeous harmonies and intelligent lyrics. Venning into Eric Woolfson territory with this single. Highly proficient musicians and vocal work. Listening to various tracks, I'm discovering fantastic diversity in style. Really, I have to thank Sweden for giving us the previous rockers TSOOL, and now Ghost, since Americans and even the Brits don't, or can't, do this any more. In the post-rock era, you just don't expect to find stuff like this, original, and instantly classic. I understand their act, their schtick, and I love it. They're in their prime, like their fans. I sincerely hope they continue their ascension.
+Sitzes David Well said old man.. well said.
i fucking love that guitar riff, and this song is the number 2 to sing in my car!
+genesis franco It reminds me riffs from the band Therion (early years). Cheers :)
And the 1st?
whiskey in the jar metallica
Don't know why, but there's a type of negative vibe to these guys (minus the Peter Steele low voice)
+All Cars United well, they are both doom metal so yeah :)
I cannot stop listening to this song. I'm obsessed!
The most beautiful Ghost song.
Remember boys and girls, the devil always has the best songs. Brilliant.
+Eliott Santos I like the The Book of Souls picture :)
+Alan Honore Thanks mate, only the best
+Eliott Santos lol, that's the first thing that came to my mind when i first heard this song ;)
Once you go black... you deserve it.
***** I have to disagree with you Chris.The Book Of Souls is a tour de force. Absolutely brilliant. But if you don't like it that's ok too. Each to their own.
This song gives me so much strength. Unholy, free, pure strength.
A wicked statement. The devil is helpless and impotent before God.
@@plasticity1000 I am the devil!
@@plasticity1000 You're in absolutely the wrong place to proselytize. Quit preaching at people who don't share your beliefs and maybe don't watch videos from a SATANIC METAL BAND if their content offends you. The choice is yours.
@@plasticity1000well, this song is about a lost friend and the chorus about his brother. So neither of you know what your talking about.
@@annisaurusfalse I am the almighty serpent of creation the one who threw all demons out you are victim to my shadows who are not merciful like me
If this don't play at my funeral I ain't dying
The best rock ballad of the 21st century. It's an absolute and immovable truth.
Ghostpel!
TISQUESUSA I see what you did there. 😉
Simte Quality pun, right there! ;)
XD I love it. ❤
Ghostspell's Ghostpel
he is ghistpell
if u love me let meee ghooooooooost
This band is possibly the most uplifting band I've ever heard.
Still amazed that GHOST is so damned talented.
Yeah! Once you hear them you can’t stop listening to them.
I am a huge fan of Ghost. They've done incredible things...It's amazing...
I had no idea this band existed until I saw Papa Emeritus II (found his name only an hour ago) in a meme. I was really drawn to him for some reason. I looked into it further, found this song and really liked it.
ya'll motherfukers need satan
Mike Metal \m/
Ohai Maul
Nice wreath, Maul. Don't we look good with it? ;)
LMAO why yes we are glorious in our fashionable attires
am i the only one who feels peacefull with this song?
me too
I found it very funny since your pseudo (name maybe ?) is jesus (no offense tho)
may Lucifer be with you
me to
Jesus Costilla same bruh
To me as a loyal Buddhist in Taiwan 🇹🇼, the HE in this song means the Buddha Shakyamuni. Amen 🙏
Seeing them live changes the sound of all of their songs tbh, I can never unhear my first ritual
I bought all of their cds. I haven't bought a cd in like 15 years but man, their music is just that good.
Just finished doing the same myself. I went from most recent to the oldest, in that order. Great stuff.
Beautiful song. It reminds me of my sister who's locked up right now, who's my heart, my best friend, and the only person who completely understands me. Thank you so much for this piece of beauty in the world.
Nah, if she ever stepped foot into one she'd burst into flames ;)
+Angelia Serbinski Same
Ho-ly shit...I'm going through these random comments, and look who I run into...I'm really sorry about your sister. Just know that there is a complete stranger, probably far away from you, who is thinking about you at this very moment. Hope you are doing super fantastical!
Just found about ghost. I've been missing so much. This band is really good.
I let you the meaning of "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater", imho the most important line of this wonderful song.
...and please, if you want, read the post scriptum ad the end of this loooong nerdy comment.
----Nostro Dis Pater
Both the words are a mix of modern italian and latin. First half italian, second half latin.
Now let's check out the meaning of the words:
- "Nostro" means "our". In latin it should be "Noster", from "noster, nostra, nostrum", masculine, feminine, and neuter latin words.
In italian, the neuter gender is not used anymore: there's only "nostro" for masculine and "nostra" for feminine, both meaning "our".
- Dis Pater: here we have the first interesting thing, that gives to the song a very special meaning.
"Dis" is a latin word that comes from the latin word "dives": it means "rich".
"Pater", as you probably can figure it out, it's the latin word for "father". In italian it is the origin of our "Padre", for the french "Pere", for the german "Vater"... and for Star Wars "Vader" (Darth Vader sounds so similar to Dark Father ).
So we have the Dis Pater as a "Rich father" or "Father of richness". When in the song Tobias sings "Nostro Dis Pater" he is thanking and adoring "Ouf Father of richness".
What kind of richness? Well, material richness.
The ancient Dis Pater god is also called Pluto. Pluto was not the dog of Mickey Mouse. "Pluto" was the ancient greek god of richness, son of Demetra, sister of Jupiter. Have you ever heard about "plutocracy"?
So, here we have the first meaning of "He is - Nostro Dis Pater": "He is, our Father of richness".
But "Dis Pater" has another meaning.
In the ancient times (and still now, somewhere), the "material richness" was represented by bronze, gold, silver, copper, tin etc. If you were a man of the 1500 b.C. you could have found them only by digging. Digging underground. This material richness literally underground.
So the God of richness, is also the God of the underground richness. This ancient God of Richness ended up being associated with the concept of the pagan "afterlife".
Of course, the ancient Greek and Latin religion did not have Cristian heaven and hell. There was only one "afterlife", the Hades.
So the old God Dis Pater became the other name/symbol of the greek god Hades himself, the God of the Underworld. What's the latin name of
Hades? Pluto.
So we have two Dis Pater: the Pluto of the richness, and the Pluto of the underworld.
The line "He is - Nostro Dis Pater" now get a new meaning: "He is - our God of Underworld".
Hey, wait a minute! Tobias in almost all songs speaks of the Christian religion and its Prince of Darkness: Satan, or Lucifer, the morning star that Tobias mentions right at the beginning of the song.
And what better way to celebrate Satan, if not by representing him with the name of one of the most ancient deities who inspired his figure?
We westerners still believe in the ancient greek and latin undeground: we just changed its name in "Hell". And we still afraid of the Devil. Why? Because he can condemn us to eternal suffering.
Maybe you know the immortal italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived in the 1300 and basically "invented" italian language and all the mythology we still believe in. In his masterpiece poem "The Comedy", or "The Divine Comedy", he tells us his fantastic travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The poem is full of elements of classical pagan mythology, Christian mythology, philosophy and is a cruel commentary on Italian society in the 1300s.
In the Hell (or Inferno) he invented, Dante shows us how the souls of the dead are judged on the basis of their sins and divided into groups, on the basis of the sins committed.
Dante calls "Dite" the eternal city of Hell were he puts the souls of those who committed sins voluntarily. In latin, the word "Dis" is used in this way: dis, ditis, diti, ditem, dis... and dite.
So to conclude our reasoning about "Dis Pater":
Tobias sings about "Him", our Dis Pater, who is our God of Richness, but also the God of Underground, the pagan Hades and the Christian Hell. So, basically, Satan.
And Tobias tells us t we must celebrate Him: because he can brings us richness, but also can condemn us to eternal suffering, burning in hell.
Not bad, for only two simple words.
Not let's moving on to the second half of the line.
-------Nostr'Alma Mater
Also this one is half italian and half latin. I already told you about "nostr' and its meaning, so let's focus on the word Alma Mater.
"Mater" is the latin word for italian "madre", english "mother", german "mutter" etc.
"Alma" has two meanings.
Alma was - and sometimes is - used by italian poets for the italian word "anima", which means "soul". So, "Alma Mater" could be... Mother Soul. Well, it is not very convincing!!
But Alma is still a female name used in Italy.
The female name Alma comes from the latin adjective "almus - alma - almum" which literally means nourishing, who feeds us and take care of us. So, Nostr'Alma Mater means "Our Mother who feeds us".
Now we have: Our Father of Richness - Our Mother who feeds us.
But how does she feed us? Which kind of... food?
The most ancient university of the world, founded in a.D. 1088, is the University of Bologna, Italy. If you search for it on Google, you will find that the full name of that university is "Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna".
So here we have the second, metaphoric meaning of the "Alma Mater" of the song: knowledge. The "Nostr'Alma Mater" of the song is a Mother who feeds us with knowledge and gives us wisdom.
And who is, in christian mythology, the Mother who feeds the human being and gives him knowledge? Yes. The Holy Mary. The mother of Jesus, who lives in Heaven.
So now I can conclude the reasoning.
What does "Nostro Dis Pater - nostr'Alma Mater" means?
It means "Our father of richness - our mother who feeds us". "He is" the one who takes care of us, giving us economic and physical well-being.
But also it means "Our father of material richness - our mother of knowledge". "He is" the one who gives us gold, silver... in a word, money, so power.
But "he is" also the one who gives us knowledge, wisdom, who take care of our minds and thoughts. And so he gives us the power to think about us, our future, our destinty.
The last one meaning?
"Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater" could mean "Our Satan - our Holy Mary".
So here we have the most controversial interpretation of the line: on first there's Satan, the Evil, the Male. Then we have Holy Mary, the Good, the Female. Evil and Evil, Male and Female, Hell and Heaven, Darkness and Light.
Not bad, for a line with only 6 words. What can I say?
Well... Tobias studied well the classics and... damn, he's so good with lyrics!!!!
Hope you find all this interesting! Sorry for my english and bye from Italy
*p.s: About a year ago I wrote basically this identical comment... and thousands of you liked it so much. But some months ago I changed my user-id on TH-cam and all my past comments, included that one, has been delated. That's why I wrote it again, with more informations.
Thank you so much for this, you're very intelligent
Give this man a nobel prize
@@matejkirner4132 ahahah thanks!
@@trudiepops2382 thanks :)
Thank you Dario!
Immensely haunting, and when "and we are falling, over the precipice" comes, so do the goosebumps.
That, i ain't had in years..!!
Awesome song.
Sooooo, I've been playing bloodborne today, and have been stuck on this one fucking boss, amygdala in the defiled chalice dungeon, and I start singing along to this, and I beat his Arse, didn't get hit once... Thank you Ghost B.C.
That's awesome!
I fucking hate that Amygdala :D.
nice story!
FUCK that boss dude. half health so you get 1 shot no matter what... took me so long... but getting to the queen was worth it
Amygdala in the cursed chalice... For me is in top 3 hardest bosses of all souls games...
From an artistic and musical standpoint Tobias is a great vocalist and great with lyrics all of the nameless ghouls past and present are top notch musicians.
Magical. I've never heard anything quite like it.
Excelente composición y magnífica banda. No entiendo como hay personas que la califican mal a tan maravilloso arte.
SOLO PARA CONOCEDORES. .
porq la banda tiene culto a satan , por eso la gente la odia
no lo creo más bien son posers
Solo los sabios del camino izquierdista entenderán.
+Angy meja posers??? Unos flacos que nunca quisieron revelar su identidad?? POSERS?? Deje de repetir todo como loro, no sea ignorante y evítese quedar como ridícula comentando las idioteces que dice en TH-cam.
Vaya y ponga su reggaetón, vaya, vaya.
Thanks Lollapalooza Argentina for letting us know this awesome group. Come again soon !
+Paula Gallego Como que con "us" incluís a todos :B Ya tocaron con Iron Maiden y Slayer, en el Monumental, y luego, solos, en Vorterix. Quedó como que no los conocía nadie y no es así, jajaja.
Can't wait to see them at Lolla Chicago!!!
en ese lollapaloza el publico estaba .... algo muerto
translation for latin "Our God and Father; our gracious mother."
He is tho, he set me free from the servitude of christianity, nah jk I was free from birth but he allowed me to form my own beliefs and not follow anyone In my family like a sheep.
@@emilyolsen6777 Islam?
@@emilyolsen6777 is it really freedom if it is given to you by another
@@emilyolsen6777 He's brought me individuation and the courage to truly be what I am.
@@josephang9927 It's definitely not Islam, i think what he means is Luciferaism. Or the worshipping and believing in lucifer. This song is probably meaning Lucifer. I don't know if im right or wrong about this, i don't see Lucifer as god since hes the King of hell, gracious mother probably refers to Lucifers wife, Lillith.
But this definitely has nothing to do with Islam. Lucifer teaches people to seek the truth in everything rather than blindly following things and seeing them as the truth and the only truth.
I've heard this song dozens of times and it still gives me chills. Quite possibly one of the best Ghost songs but there are so many good ones.
I am basically in love with his voice
@@mpampiszelico4878 you are desperate man
He has an amazing voice. I haven't felt this enraptured since ZP Theart in Dragonforce.
That is absolutely fucking beautiful. What a masterpiece. Ghost is the best band to come around in many years.
Some of their music is just down right beautiful.
I love how happy this sounds considering the context
I used this song when I walked down the aisle at my wedding lol I love it so much
Really?????
really really :D I just got married in October
why would you use a satanic song at your wedding?
+Santiago Santana let her do her.
+elias arriaga let her answer for herself. I don't judge anyone, that's Gods' job.
I wish there was a 10 minute extended version. That ending guitar could go on forever.
Magnificent melody, love this track.
They never manage to fail at making me tear up.
I played this song at my Catholic school talent show. Everybody loved it haha
I love how he sneaks in that "the disobedience" to make a point to people fooled by the song
Nossa que banda sensacional maravilhosa .isso sim que é som, sem palavras
His pronunciation when he says " Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater '' is simply perfect! It sounds like a true ITALIAN!
Latin*
@@shanfrann I know, but it's the same in Italian
@@shanfrann It seems to me that it's a combination of Italian and Latin.
Vero!
He is....JOHN CENA
I was looking for this!!! Not disappointed :D
John cena, nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater:3 :D❤️
+Maerodir well played
thank you
Maerodir Or Chuck Norris
Melhor música do cd.
+JCosta SHAUSHSUAA Alahu HUEKBAR
+JCosta SHAUSHSUAA Alahu HUEKBAR
OLOCO, JCOSTA CÊ ESCUTA GHOST...
concordo, é a melhor música
D4rkDr4gonG4m3r#Contente Escuto sim, tenho duas camisetas deles, e tenho todos os CDs... hail satan \m/
JCosta interessante
this brings me to tears - in a good way. so beautiful.
if i ever get married, I want this played at my wedding. by far my favorite song off Meliora. he is
This song is so good and it will always have a very special place in my heart, as it is the first song I heared by Ghost. Papa's voice has a devilish feature in it and that's why it's sooo amazing!!!!
This band is awesome their singing is so clean.
I love how they combined the epicness and the romance
it feels cosmic
I nearly forgot, how great this band is...so happy i found it again after years of not listening:))
Back after 800km to see their only date in Italy. All i can say: totally worthed it. This song is the heart of Meliora and live it was a blast. Ghost, the best band of the 2015. End of story.
They are the morning light that rock needed in this day and age.
Yes! I'm 52 years young, and when I heard my 20 something year old sons playing this song, I ran into the room asking them who this was, they said, "Ghost" at first I thought The Moody Blues had come out with something new! Lol! But I am hooked, Ghost is right up there for me with my two other favorite bands, Moody Blues and Rammstein, it's as if those two bands had a baby! ~That baby is ~Ghost 💜
The connection between this song and Life Eternal on the "new" album is beautiful!
Awesome Song by Ghost . Just Awesome .
I saw them live this past Friday and when they played this song I immediately got chills. They put on such a damn good show. 💙
😊😊😊
+Molly Cristin I saw them at the Rialto in Tucson, such a great live act! I was a fan before, but I hope I get to see them live again before they start selling out arenas lol
This is making me excited for when I see them in two days!
+TheVelevetPrincess you're gonna have so much fun!
+Molly Cristin Thank you! Is there anything I should expect?
LA MEJOR BANDA QUE HE ESCUCHADO EN AÑOS.
A mi casi se me salen as lagrimas de la emoción
@@danielaramirez2555 estamos igual😢
Love the words & the music is beautiful they go together so perfect..
My father is a public school teacher. One of his students heard him play this and asked if he liked Religious music. He started it over and told them all to really listen to the lyrics
Fantastic band and song.
The most beautiful dark ballad ever made. Simply stunning. Selim Lemouchi knew when heard the demo, too.
Mind, officially blown.
Finally some good church music 🌚🌚🌚
This is such a beautiful song....Ghost are an amazing group....I was mesmerised when I first saw them in 2014....they cover so many different genres that almost anyone can enjoy their songs
What a song. What a band. Best thing I've heard in years.
I listened to this song back when it first came out and Ghost were still kind of unknown. I was in the live of a local band and a girl sung it. I had no idea which song it was, but those lyrics *nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater* captivated me. I was trying to remember them untill I got home to search them on TH-cam. After all those years I'm still here and no matter how many great songs they make, He Is will always be my favourite Ghost song.
He Is has 80’s melody and vibe in it, almost nostalgic.