GHOST PREMIERES NEW SONG “THE FUTURE IS A FOREIGN LAND”

Ghost has released a new song called The Future Is A Foreign Land.

The Swedish band took to social media to reveal the “newly uncovered 1969-era” track, which is featured on the soundtrack to the band’s debut film, Rite Here Rite Now.

According to Ghost, The Future Is A Foreign Land was penned by the fictional character Papa Nihil, who also “wrote” previously released songs Mary On A Cross and Kiss The Go-Goat but the track had never been made available — until now.

While its wicked twangy guitar figures and portentous lyrics of an impending 1984 render the song instantly recognizable as an artifact of the era, The Future Is A Foreign Land is suffused with presciently modern signatures of the contemporary Ghost sound. Ending with an optimistic nod to 2024, The Future Is A Foreign Land was revealed to the children of the world during the end credits of Rite Here Rite Now‘s world premiere, and is the sole previously unreleased studio track to be included on the movie’s original soundtrack.

The original motion picture soundtrack to Rite Here Rite Now will be released on July 26th through Loma Vista Recordings. A fitting 18-song complement to Ghost‘s debut feature film, the band’s first-ever original soundtrack will be available on all formats (digital, CD, 2xLP). Pre-orders are live now, and include the soundtrack’s live version of Absolution, captured at that now-legendary two-night stand at the Forum, as an instant-grat track available on YouTube.

Rite Here Rite Now: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track listing:

1.  Imperium
2.  Kaisarion
3.  Rats
4.  Faith
5.  Spillways
6.  Cirice
7.  Absolution
8.  Call Me Little Sunshine
9.  Watcher In The Sky
10. If You Have Ghosts (Chamber Version)
11. Twenties
12. Miasma
13. Mary On A Cross
14. Respite On The Spitalfields
15. Kiss The Go-Goat
16. Dance Macabre
17. Square Hammer
18. The Future Is A Foreign Land*

* All songs recorded live from the Kia Forum except Future is a Foreign Land.

Rite Here Rite Now, will be in cinemas over four days on June 20th, June 21st, June 22nd and June 23rd, tickets are available here.

9 Responses

    1. Jack,

      Nope, never got them, never will.

      To me it has always seemed like a cross between ABBA and 80s “hard”rock (minus the hard). But, I know Rattle is a huge fan, so I post about Ghost, for him, and others who do appreciate them. I guess it’s an acquired taste?

      I also have to add, I was never fan of ABBA, either-LOL!

  3. I liked the first two albums. Saw them on their first headline tour when they were still playing small venues. I said it then and still say it, they are nothing without the satanic imagery gimmick. If they just put out that album without all the costumes and gimmicks, nobody would even know who they were. Checked out on them after the third album released, was boring and really can’t stand that dudes voice.

    1. WN,

      I don’t even get the Satanic shtick as being interesting, either. IMHO, that gimmick started, and ended, with Black Sabbath.

  5. I like Ghost, but it seems, to me, the band has been regressing since the Infestissumam album. The songs have become more “watered down”, not that Ghost were ever a hard driving heavy metal band. And their gimmick has become more of a comedy spoof. But I’ll continue to support them and hope for the best.

    But Ghost is proof that rock is still alive. They are a newer band that rose to arena status. Good for them.
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