Ghost & Volbeat with Special Guest Twin Temple at FootPrint Center

Ghost are a Grammy® Award-winning rock band from Linköping, Sweden. The band’s critically acclaimed third full length, Meliora and its accompanying EP Popestar, elevated the Swedish rock band into the pantheon of rock greats and resulted in a Grammy Award for ‘Best Metal Performance’. Meliora debuted at No. 1 at Independent Retail, No. 2 at Rock, and in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart, selling over a quarter million copies globally. Popestar debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums Chart. Fans have come along for the ride for years, not knowing for certain who was behind the anonymous band… that is, until Tobias Forge revealed himself as the man behind Ghost in August of 2017. Ghost released their critically acclaimed fourth studio album Prequelle on June 1, 2018 on Loma Vista Recordings. Previous Ghost albums have dealt with broad themes like impending doom (Opus Eponymous – 2010), the antichrist and the Inquisition (Infestissumam – 2013), humanism and avarice (Meliora – 2015). Prequelle delves into the plague, the apocalypse, and dark ages.

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Servant of the Mind, Volbeat’s eighth album, takes the signature heavy metal, psychobilly, punk ‘n’ roll sound on which they have built their reputation up a notch while showcasing front man Michael Poulsen’s keen ability for songwriting and storytelling.

Lead single “Wait A Minute My Girl” drafted as a love song to his fiancé, became the band’s ninth No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart. The rest of the songs on the album weave intricate and fascinating tales. “The Sacred Stones” tells the story of “an earthly being who has committed himself to the dark side.” “Shotgun Blues” explores the ghostly paranormal events he had recently experienced upon moving into a new home. “The Devil Rages On” looks at the idea of the devil taking human form, while “Temple of Ekur” returns to the ancient themes explored in past songs, and epic album closer “Lasse’s Birgita” explores the story of the first witch burnings to occur in Sweden. “Dagen Før” offers a brief respite from the ‘thunder and lightning’ and features guest vocals from Stine Bramsen.

“I wrote the whole album in three months,” recalls Poulsen, noting that the process of drafting a Volbeat album is normally two years in length. “I was in a good place and mood while at home [during the pandemic] and had a captive audience of myself.” He found himself inspired and as a result, the music and lyrics just flowed out of him, resulting in the thunderous Servant of the Mind.

Pioneering the “Satanic Doo-Wop” genre, Twin Temple combines Occult aeshetics with classic 1950’s and 1960’s Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Although you may expect heavy guitar riffs and a thumping bass to accompany cries of Hail Satan, instead you’ll hear old-school, classic riffs and Alexandra’s crooning voice that sounds straight out of the ‘60s. While many confine Satan to the likes of black metal, the duo is breaking the notion that Satan has a musical type. Inspired by the golden era of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Twin Temple rejects conformity of any kind, whether it’s through their magick, performance, or sound.

And while a lot of “Satanic” metal bands begin and end their worship of Satan on stage, the same can’t be said for Twin Temple. Both their music and their practice of Satanism, on and off the stage, are rooted in the ideals of free will and giving space to those who are often not allowed any.

So no, Twin Temple doesn’t drink the blood of virgins or kill babies to sacrifice on the full moon. They are challenging notions about what it means to free the oppressed, fight back against dated and binary ways of thinking, and doing it all while hailing Satan herself.

If there’s anything to expect with Twin Temple, it’s the unexpected.