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Ghost released Meliora in 2015 as their third studio album, a watershed moment that established the Swedish band as serious contenders in contemporary heavy music. Following the rawer theatricality of their earlier work, Meliora refined Ghost's formula of hook-laden metal wrapped in baroque pop sensibilities and elaborate conceptual staging. The album marked a creative peak within their discography, balancing accessibility with compositional depth while maintaining the sardonic narrative voice that defines the project.

The record opens with "Spirit," an atmospheric introduction that gives way to the propulsive heaviness of "From The Pinnacle To The Pit," establishing the album's central tension between grandeur and intimacy. "Cirice" became the album's calling card—a remarkably catchy hard rock number built on infectious melody and hypnotic rhythm. Elsewhere, "Spöksonat" strips back the production to showcase vocal phrasing and arrangement, while "He Is" and "Mummy Dust" deliver the muscular riffing that anchors the record's heavier passages. Throughout, Meliora constructs a cohesive atmosphere of theatrical darkness tempered by genuine melodic sophistication.

This 10th Anniversary Deluxe edition arrives as a limited 2XLP pressing on Spirit Yellow Black Smoke vinyl, packaged with a commemorative Papa III Mummy Dust Buck—a tangible artifact befitting Ghost's visual aesthetic. The expanded vinyl format allows fuller presence for the album's orchestral arrangements and layered production, qualities that benefit from the extended groove and dynamic range vinyl affords. For collectors and longtime listeners, this pressing elevates the listening experience while the collectible buck adds material value to a release that defined a pivotal chapter in Ghost's evolution.

Title: Meliora (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Ghost (32)
Label: Loma Vista
Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Product Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Spirit Yellow Black Smoke, 10th Anniversary Edition
Country: UK & US
Release Year: 2025
Barcode: 888072012332

Tracklist:

A1. Spirit
A2. From The Pinnacle To The Pit
A3. Cirice
A4. Spöksonat
A5. He Is
B6. Mummy Dust
B7. Majesty
B8. Devil Church
B9. Absolution
B10. Deus In Absentia
C1. Square Hammer
C2. Nocturnal Me
C3. I Believe
D4. Missionary Man
D5. Bible