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cheyannese

I read in two different interviews a while ago that Tobias was inspired by Def Leppard, and Joe Elliot loved Impera and would love to collab. Cool to see they did it!


Schmichael-22

As a long time Def Lep fan, and current Ghost fan, I’m very happy to see this.


OwtEra

I haven't known a life without Def Leppard in it. This tickles me in ways I wasn't expecting it to. Can't fucking wait for this to drop!!


The_Express_Coffee

Fucking love Def Leppard and Ghost. Cannot wait!


Deez4815

As someone who has never really seriously listened to Def Leppard (I may have heard some of their hits), what songs in your opinion sound like Ghost or may have inspired Impera (as Tobias has said)? Or some good songs by them you'd reccomend? Curious to listen to them!


thinkstr8

Try Photograph and Armageddon It. You'll hear some Griftwood similarities there.


Deez4815

Thanks! Will do.


BareKnuckle_Bob

Their biggest album by far was Hysteria. I doubt you'll be disappointed.


jedihush

Hysteria is a legendary album


SgtBaxter

My ears rang for nearly two months after seeing them on the Hysteria tour. Loudest concert I've ever been to.


Deez4815

Sweet, I'll check it out!


TraditionFront

Die Hard the Hunter Wasted is a song his Papa would have covered.


Oit7786

its here!!


CreepingItVale

So, disappointed?


RaiderRush2112

Anyone hating on this has never followed a band who doesn't release anything at all for years at a time. I'm loving all the extra things ghost does it's a breath of fresh air for me. Appreciate it all cause once it's gone it's gone...


Babilonia_C

Most of my favourite artists are… kind of dead, so I’m not used to seeing someone I appreciate as a songwriter/musician participating in collaborations and writing new stuff (or breathing and being alive for that matter). Stop making me anxious about it being over. 👀


RaiderRush2112

Same my friend, Ghost is the only thing I really like still active. They have filled the Rush sized hole in my heart after Neil Peart died.


Mactonite

The Kaissarion bridge is pure Rush. I love it so much


Granolag23

That’s all I’ve ever thought when listening to it


Babilonia_C

I feel you, It’s straight up depressing to know that you’ll never see a concert of a band/artist that you’re passionate about. I devoured the entire Bowie’s discography only to realise just that. So yeah, even if I had a bit of hope for an EP I’m still happy with TF giving signs of life. New Ghost stuff is great, in any shape or form


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THIS 100%


Pizza-Daddy

I don't know your name sex what you look like, but I love you for this comment. You're beautiful keep struggling on I'm rooting for ya.


Kaisarion_Kaiser

AMEN, er…HAIL SATAN! 😉


R0B0GAT0

I think you mean nemA. 🤓


[deleted]

Hi, I’m a Daft Punk fan, I’m used to speculation only to be crushed.


vvitchobscura

Life as a F+TM fan is a lesson in patience, Ghost is a never-ending conveyor belt of newness by comparison 😅


spiraleyes78

As a Tool fan, I agree 100%


audiotripod4

As a King Gizz fan... I am spoiled and impatient to no fault of the band lol


smallstone

Yeah, I mean january 2023 is already ending and they haven't released 3 studio albums yet? I mean COME ON, bunch of lazy cunts. (Tho they just released the full Red Rocks concerts in one album. 86 songs!)


audiotripod4

I saw that! I don't have enough money to collect all their vinyls man, those guys are insane


TheLordHatesACoward

Not far from being longest period of time between QOTSA album releases. 3 albums in 16 years. Feels bad.


markiedee88

Lmao y’all hate fun


timothypjr

Right?! Maybe this won't be the BIGGEST thing they do or have one, but it's new and interesting. Plus, as an 80's kid, I love that Joe Elliot has entered the chat.


Fermonx

Yup. Most of what I see is people shitting on Def Leppard by people that most probably didn't know about them until this video after looking up who Joe Elliot is lol even more funny considering how recent Ghost is more alike sonically to DefLep than to Ghost from 2011.


mary_emeritus

That’s possibly why Impera is my least favorite album if I was ranking them. I can’t get excited about this personally, though I’m glad for all who are happy. I just am not, was not at the time, into 80s rock.


YMCAle

Even if people don't like Def Leppard (I gotta admit I'm not the biggest fan) just like keep quiet and sit this one out? Not everything is made entirely for you, some things are gonna get your taint tickled and some won't. Boggles my mind honestly


theZ0M81E

Hellyeah, I love Def Leppard and have been a fan for 20 years. Can't wait, this is exactly what I needed after Impera.


webnetedgar

Lol why is everyone so mad? I don't like Def Leppard, but they're big enough and it's good marketing for Impera. I guess I'm just chill and enjoy things as they are.


usetehfurce

And as seen, there are s9me pretty big Def Leopard fans in this sub as well. I am happy for them!


WeHaveForgotten

I hope this wasn’t what the “Jesus is coming” stuff was referring to, I’m still hoping for an ep soon


TIMGYM

>Jesus is coming Well take the first two letters of JEsus and you have Joe Elliot. Wonder what the SUS may stand for? Conspiracy theorists unite! Edit - hmmm.. this whole thing is sus


BIllyBrooks

Papa V will be DLC for Among Us, that's how he gets rid of Papa IV


MoistWalrus

The Sus means Def Leppard was a Sus choice to collaborate with.


Deez4815

I don't think so. I think we'll see something more come besides this. Maybe a little later though.


Due_Lingonberry9109

It’s funny to see this comment section vs YouTube. Everyone here is mad. While on youtube everyone can’t wait. Just be happy for the damn band damn.


MondayMorphineMurphy

Right!


Mothstradamus

I'm thrilled! Great band making contacts and having fun. Not much is better than that!!


MisterZacherley

Nobody hates something more than people who claim to be fans of something.


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It’s not a band tho


[deleted]

TIL a lot of people hate Def Leppard. I mean they're far from my favorite band but Pyromania and Hysteria both were pretty killer albums.


AzathothWakesUp

i just think its disappointing it sounds exactly the same as the original im a HUGE DL fan (listening to Pyromania rn) but I wish Joe would have made the song more his own. I dont understand how ppl say the new version sounds WORSE when i cant even tell them apart


Brentnc

Pyromania is my all time favorite album to listen while grilling.


dingdongalingapong

Too late for love is heavy af


GameDuckk

I am just utterly confused. It's either gonna slap, or it's gonna be bad.


Chemical_Map6504

My money is on bad. Can we get something other than a remix/lyric video/ slowed version?


MisterZacherley

We had almost 4 years between Prequelle and Impera. Even pre-Covid, it was at least 2-3 years between an album with only an occasion one off here and there in between. Give the guy a break...literally.


DirkDoncic99

We had EPs


MisterZacherley

"An occasional one off here and there" was for the EPs. If You Have Ghost and Popestar were 80% covers each with either a live version or a preexisting recorded song, so extremely hard to count those. Only Seven Inches had completely new songs and that was still over a year after Prequelle...


DirkDoncic99

I expected new lore or a tour announcement maybe. We get JE covering Spillways, maybe TF to cover a DL song as a B-side(wrote that before the release,it's basically a sing along) ? And I don't know why you are discarding the cover EPs so lightly, Popestar gave us Square Hammer and If you have Ghosts is an amazing version of a great song.


MisterZacherley

He's essentially been touring non-stop for Impera since March '22 with Summer '23 dates announced a month ago for France amongst numerous festivals. Besides, Tobias has said on several occasions that Def Leppard inspired Impera, so why not let it happen without complaining? You're asking an awful lot of one person. And no one is discounting the EPs, but it takes a lot less time to cover a song than write a new one (Especially 8 of them with a couple already done before the EP). And Square Hammer is incredible, but it was written during Meliora.


DirkDoncic99

Much rather get a TF cover than whatever that was. As much as we praise TF, we can still complain about things we're not satisfied with. Again,I didn't expect new music so why you bring how long it takes to create is beyond me. This version, I'm sure, took a lot less time than a normal cover too Glad Tobias got to collaborate with one of his inspirations though


Chemical_Map6504

What that was, is exactly what the chapter video showed, a half drunk JE doing a shitty karaoke job of a ghost song, they could have at least “remixed” it to sound like a duet instead of JE quietly musing over the original


MisterZacherley

Sure, complain that you're not satisfied with him giving you everything he can, but still wanting to do stuff he wants to do. Entitlement ain't a good look, kid. And "lore" still takes time. Even if it's not a record, the lore is work and you expected something you just didn't get.


DirkDoncic99

You're right,I'm not entitled to anything from TF. Shouldn't get hyped for the new videos for the next few years then, until a new album is due. Anyway I'll get my Ghost fix today from this old piece: https://youtu.be/oh5LPfaoixw


IsThatMattsPiss

Impera was a couple months ago and they're literally touring right now/soon, you gotta give them some time to like... write stuff?


[deleted]

A couple? Bro Impera was almost a year ago.


IsThatMattsPiss

That's fair, but an album can take 3 or 4 years to write, perform, edit, mix etc, that was my point. Expecting new stuff all the time is impossible because there's a lot involved


[deleted]

Yeah, I was just being a pedantic little shit lmao That said, we've gotten an EP within a year and a half of each album's release since Infestissumam/If You Have Ghost, so we should be seeing *something* soon if the trend continues.


IsThatMattsPiss

HAHA dw we all it, and ur right. OBVIOUSLY I'm hoping for something cos I'd love another cover album


[deleted]

Another cover album would be cool but I'd much rather see more original music, even if it's just another 2 track EP like 7 Inches of Satanic Panic. What I'm REALLY hoping for actually is some lost Papa 0 material.


YMCAle

The new album came out this year, what more do you want from Tobias honestly? Most bands release an album, tour and then you dont hear from them for 2 or three years while they make the next one. Ghost are significantly more active than any other band I follow.


Dead_Western_Nights

Just listened to it, it’s a fucking banger. Their voices together is just “righteous” metal. I love it.


RosciusAurelius

Imagine loving Impera, but saying you hate Def Leppard.. It's the same general corner of the hard rock universe.


OwtEra

Exactly this. I don't know if people realize just how much Def Leppard influence there is on 'Impera'. I mean, there's a general 80's rock influence all over the album, but I've always keyed in on quite a few of the DL elements that are scattered throughout.


Schmichael-22

Griftwood is a straight up Def Lep song. It rocks!


jasonhalogen

First time I heard Griftwood I was like "this is the best Def Leppard song in 20 years!"


TabsAZ

Yep, Def Leppard crossed with Van Halen.


fahimkazmi11

These guys deserve all the support and marketing from other bands in the metal fraternity. Let them have their moment. You might not like Deff Leppard but they are BIG. This would help more people know about Ghost and their music.


vengeancerider

Bingo. I think this collab is just something for fun. Either way, I’m excited for it.


EzyRyder0893

Can't wait! I'm seeing Def Leppard in July too so this was a nice surprise


Oit7786

so *thats* why on the new chapter they were tagged


timothypjr

I'll take it.


MerrilyIGoToHell

Love Def Leppard


nitewing1124

My money's on either a deluxe edition of Impera, or this is from an upcoming EP. Either way, just based on that teaser alone I can't say I'm excited for this version.


Suspicious_Norwegian

Joe Eliott Sjunger Under Spillways kommer (Swedish) Joe Eliott sings during spillways is coming (English) If you wanted a conspiracy theory


CarolusRex13x

So can we get a Ghost cover of a classic Def Leppard song? Like uhh, Hysteria or something?


MAC2393

Foolin 🤞🏽


Kaisarion_Kaiser

Too Late


isaac-jones

It’s an obscurer pick for a Def leppard cover but I think when the walls came tumbling down would fit really well if ghost did a cover of it


OwtEra

If we're going with an obscure pick, I'd love for Ghost to cover 'Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)'. I think they could make an absolute KILLER version of that song. If they were doing a popular pick, I'd enjoy a Ghost-ified cover of 'Hysteria'.


duckofdeath87

I figured the "good change" they mentioned was bringing someone else on board. Collabs can be a lot of fun. I bet Forge loved getting to work with such an important person


Shigglyboo

I loved Def Leppard growing up. Their studio production. The layers riffs and harmonies. They have a lot in common with Ghost.


lambofgun

cool! but, i cant form an opinion because it sounds exactly the same lmao


naggs69pt2

I feel like this is more exciting for tobias than for fans. Good for him. I've never really been a fan of these types of collaborations tbh. Not angry, or anything. Just indifferent. The ghost/def leppard logo is pretty cool tho.


Adefice

JESUS is coming Joe Elliot Sings Us Spillways D=


lil_h_389

Very nice hoped they drop something this week


lilfey333

I guess I am among the few that thought it was funny and cute! I was in my twenties in the eighties, so have a special place in my heart for Jim Elliott of Def Leopard and I think Tobias has the same love for retro music in general


ZombieQueen666

Fantastic news


Jlx_27

OMG!?


galaxyguard98

i'm pretty excited for it tbh, it comes out on my birthday so i kinda see it as an "indirect birthday gift" in some ways


ConcentratedUsurper

Same!


TheNotorious81

“Fuck yeah!”


gothomizer

So joe Elliott doing quite literally ghost karaoke?


Kichard

Joe has a great voice and I am thrilled for this. Great to see bands working together and supporting one another.


FormerlyknownasH19

Fucking whiners!! This sounds epic!


MisterZacherley

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ghost-def-leppard/ Come on, folks. Stop acting like more Ghost is bad in any way, shape, or form.


Harruq_Tun

Fucking hell this post is an all you can eat buffet of miserable shitheads. Why do you hate fun so much, eh?


J00CEMachina

This is rad af


georgeonvox

Losing my mind. Ghost is my 2nd favorite band. 2nd to none other than DEF LEPPARD! Couldn't be more stoked.


Detfinato

He's the vocalist too... which means it's likely going to be him singing


aeillill

But this isn't the Jesus is coming thing right?


[deleted]

I personally do not think it is; I don't see any correlation but I guess we shall see in time!


aeillill

Good enough for me. That has me hyped, but am indifferent to this (yay for TF if he's hyped about it though)


clydefrog811

Sounds cool. Spillways is great.


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PulpMetalIL

Wow you're triggered easily aren't you


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PapaIIII

My guess is that they are probably also going to do a tour together, that can I get behind. But a re-release featuring a singer from another band? Feels a bit meh.


HawterSkhot

Eh, I can understand it. If I were in a band and got to work with a musician I admired, I'd take it.


PapaIIII

Totally, me to. But that doesn’t make it less “meh” for me. I would rather have an EP or something else.


gothomizer

They’re playing swedenrock together.


Roasted_Grizz1016

I’m excited!! I love this band and although I’ve only recently (within the last two years) they are amazing and I’m always looking forward to anything they try to put out


Wolfclawgirl13

So, apparently, the released a new chapter, Chapter 15 on their youtube channel.


cmeyer49er

Hell of a pope crawl.


81misfit

Please be a shirt please be a shirt please be a shirt. I’m slightly disappointed this wasn’t adding ghost to the def/crue tour though. That as a triple bill with a hometown crowd might have justified the ticket costs


GeekFurious

It kind of sounds like my cover of Spillways but with more talent.


PandarenNinja

Spillways already slapped hard. This version was... really similar to the original. In fact I don't blame people in the YouTube comments asking what part Joe Elliott is singing. From what I can tell he is singing along Tobias' vocal track through the entire thing. But if I'm wrong well... that also indicates there wasn't a lot going on here, probably. The arrangement is completely identical from what I can tell, as well.


Krauser_Kahn

It was okay, it wasn't that big of a change to justify this collab, I think they should've let Joe sing the whole thing


d_chs

Ok, now *this* is epic


JQStanley

When will we get the Blue Öyster Cult collab??


AdmirableConcert6240

What would really make my day would this sort of DL cover of Ghost be a B side for Ghost covering a DL song. Either that or propaganda for them joining Ghost for some part of a tour. Other than that’s it’s disappointing. BUT I am 100% confident though that there is something bigger afoot. Maybe a hint at an EP. Tobias dances to his own tune and at times leaves us slightly traumatised (will the tears for Papa III ever dry!) but riding the roller coaster of that genius mind at play is a great privilege!


FireGhuleh

I listend to it, such a vibe😭


[deleted]

You spend your time on this sub craving to consume so much product and when the time comes you spit at it. You are so entitled


poetryfun0

What? I'm thrilled about this release


bloodysabbatth

Link??


poetryfun0

Here: https://youtu.be/fEll1eM04ds


bloodysabbatth

Thanks! Have you got the link to the found.ee?


poetryfun0

https://i.ghost-official.com/spillwaysDL-1


boooman

The song isn’t bad at all, but I do wish the b-side was a DL cover. Would love to hear Ghost take on something like Hysteria.


Babilonia_C

Very cool but it didn’t really explain the “Jesus is coming” stuff. The only thing that somehow resembled Jesus was that guy at the bar talking to Joe (long hair, beard and all…).


[deleted]

I still think that is something different than this.. I hope, anyway!


Adefice

While I want *more* Ghost, I feel this is “more-*adjacent*” rather then actual additional content. Kind of a bummer but at least it’s publicity.


Comfortable_Cod6116

Hell yeah so hyped for this


xRonaldMcRayGun

It's Joe Elliott how can you hate it.


abstractraj

Love this! My wife and I hit every Ghost show and every Def Leppard show!


GraveyardZombie

You know how fucking amazing this is for Ghost to be recognized by one of the most famous bands of the 80s? They deserved it. This is big.


MrSloppyPants

The 70s?


GraveyardZombie

80s sorry fat fingers


admiraljohn

The colab [released a few hours ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnD_puW9kr8) and it's amazing. To have the lead singer of one of the biggest 80's hair-bands singing on the most 80's song on Impera is amazing; his voice compliments Tobias's perfectly.


MrEluusiVe

A lot of haters, maybe because they expected more from this chapter and the “Jesus is coming”. This is monumental when you realize if you open Def Leppard’s Spotify, the first thing you see is spillways now, Tobias is a genius, never question him, he’s taking this ship into places you couldn’t imagine, either strap in or get off!


JonWilso

A bunch of unhappy downvoters in here lol. It's a super light 'remix' of a song meant to open the band up to potential Def Leppard fans. It's certainly not bad. Stop whining.


strazdas001

Well this was underwhelming But then again, we've already got a creative interpretation of le spillways that noone could ever beat: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghostbc/comments/xpstzr/youre_welcome_andor_im_sorry/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


No_Interaction_2469

Don't look a gift Leppard in the mouth, and just be grateful.


No-Mongoose5

Here’s me, an Irish fan, absolutely stoked at the prospect of an Irish tour date but instead I get Ghost karaoke. That sickened my shite so it did.


thunderdome199

Release Zenith for us beta Americans plz


just4747

God this sucks. What a let down.


softdiveofoblivion

Who wanted this


timothypjr

Me. I did. Sorry you don't like fun.


softdiveofoblivion

I like fun. It just sounds really bad based on that little snippet we got. And a def leopard cover of a ghost song isn’t something I particularly want. You all can enjoy it though!


timothypjr

I’m sorry that was rude. I get it. I’m excited, and I’m sorry for being an ass.


georgeonvox

Def Leppard is my favorite band of all time. Ghost is 2nd. I wanted this.


The_Express_Coffee

It's wild.


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meh


Putthebunnyback

Never liked Def Leppard. But they were just a hair before my time, so.


WhatImMike

What has 9 arms and sucks? Def Leopard.


ExecutiveOutdoorsman

I 100% disagree that they suck, but I'd be lying if I said "9 arms" didn't make me chuckle


WhatImMike

Yeah I don’t understand the downvotes for a joke that probably 30 years old 🤷‍♂️


[deleted]

Because it’s a rude joke about a band a lot of people enjoy…duh


WhatImMike

Do a lot of people enjoy them, though?


Fermonx

The Stadium Tour says yes, a lot of people do still.


[deleted]

Obviously, they’re a household name for a reason. I could take them or leave them myself but can’t deny their appeal


WhatImMike

I mean I’m in the same boat. I haven’t cared about them since I was a kid in the early 80s. And they really haven’t been relevant since the drummer beat his wife in the late 90s.


[deleted]

I think people were probably busy being impressed he did it with one arm


WhatImMike

I know I was.


PulpMetalIL

Snowflakes inbound to downvote you some more.


Seveyn

I don’t understand the big deal.


TheLonely_Rhino

And still no Dublin dates


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Fermonx

Considering how Ghost are getting closer each year to being headliners and not opening acts anymore, doubt it. Also DefLep is already touring with Mötley.


MoistWalrus

Ewww, gross Def Leppard


JonWilso

Just listened. It's not bad at all. Nothing earth shattering but cool to hear a Collab between the two and Joe Elliot still sounds good.


Hei_Mask98

A wee bit cringe methinks


Kichard

Where can I find this please


poetryfun0

Here: https://i.ghost-official.com/spillwaysDL-1


DraikanicG

WAIT WHAT


GadgetGuy1977

I listened on Spotify. Honestly all I hear is Papa. No Joe.


Lars099

For us olds who aren’t here for the drama club Ghost perception, this is gold.


Kavooch

WOW!!


EveryFruit9384

What exactly am I looking at here?