Square Hammer
| "Square Hammer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ghost | ||||
| from the album Popestar | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | A Ghoul Writer | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Dalgety | |||
| Ghost singles chronology | ||||
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Square Hammer is a song by Swedish heavy metal band Ghost.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Square Hammer" | 3:59 |
Video
The camera travels through a green-lit city. Papa Emeritus III takes a paper from a hawker.("heavens torn asunder") He reads about a Mysterious Spectre who has seized power. He also reads about his role as in the first ever moving picture. The picture, "Square Hammer" is set to premiere at the Meliora Grand that very night. He exits the limo and waves to his fans. He and his Nameless Ghouls enter the theatre. They greet fans and take their seats in the front row.
The (silent) film starts with a man holding a torch amidst a dark and stormy landscape. He finds a tunnel. A portcullis raises, revealing Papa Emeritus III as a mysterious spectre.("entrance to the shrine") He conducts the man inside, showing him a stone coffin, which starts to open. (Papa Emeritus III appears surprised about this part. The projector starts to spark.) A squared hammer, surrounded by electric arcs is revealed. The intertitle refers to it as the "Square Hammer". The man picks it up as the mysterious spectre makes mystic passes. The Hammer glows and emits lightning.
Suddenly, the mysterious spectre puts his hand through the screen. It arcs with power. Papa Emeritus III sees it but the others are nonplussed. Then the mysterious spectre bows and becomes a cloud of bats, which chase everyone except Papa Emeritus III and the ghouls outside the theatre. An afterimage of the mysterious spectre glows blue on the screen.
Outside, the bats ascend into the night sky and congeal into a giant spectre, silhouetted against the full moon. Inside the theatre, the projector sparks even more violently and the film melts. Papa Emeritus III has had enough and leaves. Outside, the blue image of the specter glows against the sky. A spotlight passes over it and its left eye glows. Papa Emeritus III's left eye begins to glow before the cut.
Production
- Director - Zev Deans
- VFE Director - Madeline Quinn
- Starring Brendan McGowan
The "Square Hammer" footage was shot on location in Transylvania using Kodak super 8 film.
Vinyl
| "Square Hammer" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ghost | |
| A-side | Square Hammer |
| B-side | He Is - Radio Edit |
| Released | September 16, 2016 |
| Format | 7-inch single |
| Label | Reaktor Recordings |
| Producer(s) | Tom Dalgety |
An expensive limited edition Square Shaped 7" vinyl picture disc record was released as well. It will be available only at the merchandise table exclusively for the Popestar Tour.
Reviews
MetalSucks gave the video a positive review.[1] Metal Injection gave the song a positive review.[2]
References
- ↑ Emperor Rhombus (September 16, 2016). "Ghost's "Square Hammer" Video is a Masterpiece". MetalSucks. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ Robert Pasbani (September 12, 2016). "New GHOST Song, "Square Hammer" Revealed & It Will Get Stuck In Your Head". Metal Injection. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- unholydarklotus (September 15, 2016). "Single Review – Square Hammer – Ghost". Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- Ian Cory (September 12, 2016). "Ghost – "Square Hammer"". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- Caitlin Carter (September 12, 2016). "Ghost debuts new song 'Square Hammer,' exclusively on Octane". SiriusXM Blog. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Watch Ghost's Video For New Single 'Square Hammer'". Blabbermouth.net. September 16, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "New GHOST EP 'Popestar' Due This Friday; Listen To 'Square Hammer' Song". Blabbermouth.net. September 12, 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.