Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge talked about the band’s early days and first material they recorded, saying during a recent press conference:
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“The first record [2010’s ‘Opus Eponymous‘] – when I wrote it, I felt very, very enthusiastic about the writing process being so playful.
“The first song came out of nowhere, and just felt like this weird blend that somehow worked out. It was almost like a heavy metal parody song, but it spoke to me in a way, like, ‘Wow, this song really feels special.’
“That was ‘Stand By Him’ from the first album. A friend of mine, [Gustaf Lindstrom], we had played in the same band before – he was the bass player of Repugnant. Some of you might know him as Carlos Sathanas. I was Mary Goore.
“I played him ‘Stand By Him,’ and he was just, like, ‘Well, we should form a new band.’ I said, ‘We only have one song. You can only get so far. Let me do this – let me see if I can come up with two more songs that are are written in the same playful way, where it feels like you can mix anything. And if that works, maybe we can do something with it.’
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“I think that the order was ‘Stand By Him,’ and then came ‘Death Knell’ and ‘Prime Mover.’ When I had those, it felt like, ‘Wow, this M.O. feels like something to build on.'”
