Hola Ghost
Lunar starkness stabs night's ebony shroud, illuminating cacodemon mariachis whose guitars of ghastliness mesmerize.
Video: "The End of the Road" (live
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Hola Ghost
Lunar starkness stabs night's ebony shroud, illuminating cacodemon mariachis whose guitars of ghastliness mesmerize.
Video: "The End of the Road" (live
Facebook (Fan group)
Hola Ghost
"The End of the Road" b/w "Iron Reich" 7" vinyl
(Svart Records / Hola Pete Records)
Bone-visaged leder Peter Sandorff knows an infernal agent need not break measured pace. Hence, "End of the Road's" enigmatic narrative gains from his chilling steadiness. The one-time Necromantix guitar menace executes passages and slicing punctuations with preciseness born from a career of taboo toils. Associated scoundrels Jeppe B. Jessen and Kristian Sandorff (Psycho Mariachis from a skewed, eerie dimension) build intensity - their formidability rivets - and spicy, sombreroed accompanists the Haunted Horns augment with poltergiest harmonies from ebony ether. Flip "Iron Reich" (a "lockdown" document) appeared in different form on a previous Hola Ghost waxing; here, it assumes acoustic constitution. And Sandorff's humanity-wrenched strains are emphasized all the more by starkness.
This 7" disc portends a full-length one due later in 2026. The single was initially available as either black & white swirl or clear/black smoke. But in a January Facebook note, Svart advised "All 7” versions are sold out from Svart’s webstore, even the test pressings! Ask your local well-equipped record store if they have a copy or grab one from the band."
Videos "The End of the Road" (live) "Iron Reich"
Hola Ghost
Chupacabra, Hate & Fight
(Svart)
Their demolition presentation, skull-countenances, and chiaroscuro mariachis-from-the-marble-orchard aspect leave small doubt: Denmark-landed, netherworldly spawns Hola Ghost can and will tear to shards the mortal plane we're presently upon. Ambitions of normalcy are as nothing when this sombreroed Psychobilly invades.
Bandanas and bullet-belts grab eyes, true. But do not let arresting imagery distract from the music. Doomsday drums never rest. Barre chords charge. From the bass come jagged lines of savagery. The greasepainted-wraiths at hand devastate in powerful manners none but the truly skilled can pull off.
Recommended: "Chupacabra," "Mexico," "Soldadera" (live), "Hate," "To Love and Let Die," "Fight," "Funeral March"
Videos: "Chupacabra" "Mexico" (live) "Fight" "Funeral March"