My interest was piqued when I heard that Sweden's Ghost did a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun." If you haven't heard about Ghost yet, they've become rather infamous in the metal scene. Part of it is the schtick. As you can see from the photo in the YouTube video below, the singer wears a rather elaborate antipope get up and everybody else in the band wears cowls. Part of it is the mystery surrounding the band, nobody knows who they are. I've heard plenty of theories as their identities, including Swedish death and black metal royalty. Part of it is the music. Ghost play very Blue Oyster Cult sounding traditional heavy metal with orthodox satanic lyrics. For those reasons some people hate it, some people love it. Personally I think everything about Ghost is extraordinary well done, from the aesthetics to the extremely tight, modern take on traditional metal.
Anyway, the cover of "Here Comes The Sun" is everything that a cover should be. The song being covered is recognizable, but Ghost have made it their own, transforming a relentlessly hopeful track into something moody and downtrodden. Check it out for yourself.
In case the cover made you curious, here's a link to Ghost's full length Opus Eponymous.
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