We’ve known for a little while that Ghost would be releasing a new EP this Fall. With the announcement of their Popestar tour that kicks off next week, they’ve decided to release a track from the as-yet-untitled EP. “Square Hammer” premiered this morning on SiriusXM’s Octane channel. As would be fitting of a song that premiered on the satellite’s rock channel and not their metal one, it’s a little more straight-ahead rock. It’s refreshing and fun, if not the heaviest thing they’ve put out. It reminds us on first listen a little of Type O Negative’s “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend.”
Maybe the EP will have more originals on it, but they said that it would be mainly covers. In an interview, a nameless ghoul called the EP “More R.E.M. than Black Sabbath.” This sounds like neither, but if the rest of their next album is as poppy and commercial as “Square Hammer,” they could be moving a little away from the heavier stuff. Don’t get us wrong though, this is catchy as hell, and when the next album comes out, Papa Emeritus IV should have a blast singing it.
Here’s where you’ll be able to catch the the tour:
Sep. 16 – Rochester, NY – The Armory
Sep. 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Sep. 21 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
Sep. 23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
Sep. 27 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
Sep. 28 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 30 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank at Midland Theatre
Oct. 01 – Madison, WI – Sonic Boom Festival
Oct. 02 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
Oct. 03 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
Oct. 04 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre
Oct. 05 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theatre
Oct. 07 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Oct. 08 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Oct. 09 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma Theatre
Oct. 11 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
Oct. 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theater
Oct. 14 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theater
Oct. 15 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
Oct. 16 – Portland, OR – The Rosalind Theater
Oct. 18 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 22 – Las Vegas, NV – The Brooklyn Bowl
Oct. 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
Oct. 27 – Lubbock, TX – City Bank Auditorium
Oct. 28 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
Oct. 31 – Little Rock, AR – Metroplex
Nov. 02 – Orlando, FL – The Hard Rock
Nov. 03 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
Nov. 04 – Jacksonville, FL – The Florida Theatre
Nov. 05 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Nov. 07 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Nov. 09 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nov. 11 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Nov. 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
