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Ghost Ship is the fourth studio album by American progressive/power metal band Theocracy, released on Ulterium Records in October 2016. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Matt Smith.
OK I’m biased. I love this sort of music. As soon as the drums and guitar kicked in on “Paper Tiger” I was hooked. Reminding me of Helloween circa ‘Keeper Of The Seven Keys’ (their best era) with odd nods towards Axxis, Judas Priest, Metallica and Within Temptation what was there not to like? It’s no wonder that this album from the hardrockers from Georgia entered the Billboard hard rock chart at 19. It is brilliantly written, played, recorded and produced. The drums and bass drive at a fast pace, the guitars riff like there’s no tomorrow and the solos are a mix between “I can play faster than you” and melodic. The vocals soar above it all (sung, not grunted) and the harmonies are the icing on the cake, with some brilliant singalong choruses (eg, «A Call To Arms» and the anthemic «Easter»). The key changes lift each song (rather than sounding like they’ve run out of ideas as I’ve heard other bands do). The lyrics are God-centred and minister to the hurting (eg, “Grace has a way of building hope out of despair” from «Around The World»). The album certainly lifted me and I’ll be checking out their back catalogue. [Paul S Ganney, Cross Rhythms, December 2016]
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CD tracklist:
01. Paper Tiger – 5:13
02. Ghost Ship – 4:39
03. The Wonder Of It All – 6:38
04. Wishing Well – 5:01
05. Around The World And Back – 4:57
06. Stir The Embers – 4:07
07. A Call To Arms – 4:39
08. Currency In A Bankrupt World – 4:41
09. Castaway – 4:43
10. Easter – 9:53
Note: Released on CD and as a Limited Edition 12-inch vinyl double LP by Ulterium Records in 2016 (limited to 750 copies on black vinyl and 251 copies on white vinyl, featuring fold-out cover with lyrics).
“Ghost Ship” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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