Ghost Bath - Moonlover

It seems like 2015 is trying to be the year that convinces me that post-black and black-gaze are worth my time. It's admittedly doing a pretty admirable job. However, where Au-Dessus won me over with its straight-black moments and different take on progression, Moonlover still trips over the same old formula that keeps me from wanting to come back for seconds. Same style of cascading chord progressions, same howled vocals, same blastbeats. That being said, for following the blueprint, this is probably the best of the batch. It's melodies and sense of emotion rival any Drudkh album, and it is leaps and bounds over last year's much drooled-over (not by me) Deafhaven. Ghost Bath also manage to build the album in such a way as to offer some steady ups and downs that kept me engaged.
Enjoyability=7.5
Musicianship=7
Innovation=7
Overall=7.5

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Totally amazing album. Harrowing yet beautiful. I actually wish it was much longer which is rare of me to say.

Every single track on this album induced chills. Fucking beautiful, beautiful stuff. Bought the album midway into track 2.

Quite the mediocre release this is.

Some very good bits. However lots of filler parts as well, that break the mood.

On a first listen this is sounding good, much much better than their previous efforts

Listened to Golden Number, and I found it incredibly awesome! I tried one of their other albums, Funeral, but I found the vocals on that album really bad.. It seems that the vocals on this album is well blended into the music which suits it perfectly!

Written by Fallen Ghost on 13.03.2015 at 17:30

Listened to Golden Number, and I found it incredibly awesome! I tried one of their other albums, Funeral, but I found the vocals on that album really bad.. It seems that the vocals on this album is well blended into the music which suits it perfectly!

though i wouldn't say they fit "perfectly", i would agree. The vocals on the other albums are terrible. Problem with a lot of depressive bm bands is the keep trying to do the silencer, bethlehem, austere type vocals.

This album is all about one song - Golden Number.

Written by tempoklad on 13.04.2015 at 13:38

This album is all about one song - Golden Number.

Funny, I just came back here thinking the same thing as I listened to it again. Too bad the rest of the album can't contend.

the vocals

Written by El Rey on 26.06.2015 at 20:20

the vocals

they are actually waaay better on this than the previous two

Written by [user id=136611] on 27.06.2015 at 03:11

Written by El Rey on 26.06.2015 at 20:20

the vocals

they are actually waaay better on this than the previous two

very true. hopefully they keep progressing on that front.

Album is just about "Golden Number" ?!!! no it's not fair...! the whole album is mesmerizing and beautiful.intensely emotional: from heavy tracks like "Golden Number","death And Maiden","Silver flower part 2" and "Happyhouse" to softer and instrumental tracks such "Beneath The Shade Tree and ' The Silver Flower Pt. 1".

One of the bests of all time,and so much more than Depressive BM.

Written by Sang Dalang Abu on 10.09.2015 at 16:06



You should check metal-archieves. Poor ratings.

Never go by MA ratings, it's usually only about 5 dudes max who rate it, half of who are elitist

Probably the most beautiful release I've heard this year. An instant favorite.

My physical LP copy has arrived <3

Written by El Rey on 27.06.2015 at 16:05

Written by [user id=136611] on 27.06.2015 at 03:11

Written by El Rey on 26.06.2015 at 20:20

the vocals

they are actually waaay better on this than the previous two

very true. hopefully they keep progressing on that front.

Still, I can't listen to them without laughing... It totally ruins it for me.

Holy Deafheaven rip off...

I absolutely love the sense of melody these guys have and this is the only thing i've heard from them as of now.

Palma's La Luna was the main reason why I bought it. And they're pretty tight live as well. Who would have thought?

Musically, it's beautiful and very atmospheric. However, I'm not a fan of the vocals, it reminds me of silencer trying to sound like Deafheaven. Still a solid release.