Rating: 4.5/5
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“Opus Eponymous” is rather short, but that doesn’t matter—better to pare down than pad out. Ghost is a band with plenty of tricks up their Satanic robes. Anton LaVey would be proud.

Litmus – “Aurora” released August 18, 2009 on Rise Above Records It’s way out retro 1970s space jam rock vibrations, dude! Imagine when Pink Floyd still had ‘The’ in their name, and psychedelic freakers abounded through England, inventing the rave-up and taking far too many drugs. Litmus channels this same energy, with the feel of both the bands to which Lemmy Kilmister is most closely associated: Hawkwind and Motörhead. The keyboard is such an MVP in terms of continuity, its omnipresent undercurrent leading the listener past pulsars and planets. Repetition, especially with vocals, adds an entrancing layer across their [...read more]