13 Commandments (album)
| 13 Commandments | ||||
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| Released | 1 December 2023 | |||
| Genre | Rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 62:24 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista | |||
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13 Commandments is a compilation album by Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released digitally on 1 December 2023 through Loma Vista Recordings and includes the song "Zenith", which had previously only been available on vinyl pressings of Meliora Redux.
Overview
13 Commandments, a 13-track compilation album described as a greatest hits album,[1] was released without prior announcement on 1 December 2023. The album spans material from 2012's Infestissumam to 2023's Phantomime. Its track list includes the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance-winning "Cirice", the RIAA platinum-certified "Mary on a Cross", and the previously digitally unreleased track "Zenith",[2] as well as the band's Grammy-nominated cover of Iron Maiden's "Phantom of the Opera", originally released on Phantomime.[3][4][5]
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung gave the compilation four-and-a-half out of five stars, describing it as an "expertly curated" introduction to the band's catalogue and highlighting its inclusion of songs from both Ghost's studio albums and EPs, as well as the previously hard-to-find track "Zenith".[5]
Track listing
All music is composed by Tobias Forge.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/EP | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Square Hammer" | Popestar | 03:59 | |
| 2. | "Year Zero" | Infestissumam | 05:50 | |
| 3. | "Mary on a Cross" | Seven Inches of Satanic Panic | 04:04 | |
| 4. | "Call Me Little Sunshine" | Impera | 04:44 | |
| 5. | "Darkness at the Heart of My Love" | Impera | 04:58 | |
| 6. | "Dance Macabre" | Prequelle | 03:39 | |
| 7. | "Rats" | Prequelle | 04:21 | |
| 8. | "Spillways" | Impera | 03:16 | |
| 9. | "Cirice" | Meliora | 06:02 | |
| 10. | "If You Have Ghosts" | Roky Erickson | If You Have Ghost | 03:33 |
| 11. | "He Is" | Meliora | 04:30 | |
| 12. | "Zenith" (previously exclusive to the Meliora Redux vinyl pressings) | Meliora | 06:05 | |
| 13. | "Phantom of the Opera" | Steve Harris | Phantomime | 07:23 |
| Total length: | 62:24 | |||
References
- ^ "Ghost's New Compilation Album Features Song Previously Unavailable on Streaming Platforms". Loudwire. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Erickson, Anne (1 December 2023). "Ghost unleash 13 Commandments streaming compilation featuring rare track "Zenith": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Mills, Matt (1 December 2023). "Ghost just quietly released a greatest hits album with one very, very rare track". Louder. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Andrade, Flavia (1 December 2023). "Ghost digitally share compilation album "13 Commandments"". Chaoszine. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ a b Yeung, Neil Z. "13 Commandments – Ghost". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2026.