Episode 126
This week, Aaron highlights music from a Swedish group that incorporates horror imagery, the occult, and Satanic themes into their music while Brent spotlights a heavy metal icon known for his powerful singing voice and for popularizing the so-called “devil’s horns” hand gesture.
Fronted by lead singer, songwriter, and conceptualist Tobias Forge, who dons various demonic Pope costumes and is backed by a band of “Nameless Ghouls” hidden in cloaks and heavy makeup, Aaron looks at three songs from the band Ghost.
Fronting bands like Rainbow and Black Sabbath before creating his own band in 1983, Brent picks out three songs from the career of Ronnie James Dio.
This Week’s Playlist
- Man On The Silver Mountain – Dio – Holy Diver: Live (2021)
- Spillways – Ghost – IMPERA (2022)
- Heaven And Hell – Dio – Finding The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986 (2013)
- Call Me Little Sunshine – Ghost – IMPERA (2022)
- The Last In Line – Dio – The Last In Line (1984)
- Darkness at the Heart of My Love – Ghost – IMPERA (2022)
Show Notes
- (19:30) Ronnie James Dio’s Widow Explains The Origin Of ‘Devil’s Horns’ Hand Gesture – My Radio Link
- (22:34) HISTORY OF GHOST ! – YouTube
(35:10) Ghost BC – Nameless Ghouls – Reddit - (38:33) Ghost – Spillways (Official Music Video) – YouTube
- (40:54) Tobias Forge’s track-by-track guide to the new Ghost album, Impera – Metal Hammer
- (51:31) Former Nameless Ghoul Explains Lawsuit Against GHOST’s Papa Emeritus, Reveals Other Former Ghouls’ Identity – Metal Injection
- (55:08) Behind The Hit: How Ghost’s ‘Hunter’s Moon’ Became a Killer End-Credits Soundtrack for ‘Halloween Kills’ – Billboard
- (55:40) Ghost – Hunter’s Moon (Extended Edit) [‘Halloween Kills’ Music Video] – YouTube
- (01:06:06) Ronnie James Dio Documentary ‘Dio: Dreamers Never Die’ Set for Theatrical Release – Billboard
- (01:10:38) Ghost 101: Explaining the Mysterious Swedish Band – Toni Gonzalez’s Weekly Riff – YouTube
- (01:11:54) Ghost’s Tobias Forge on Satanism, Religious Protestors + B*tch School Teacher – YouTube
- (01:12:22) An interview with Ghost B.C. – MSN Entertainment
- (01:15:25) Ghost’s Tobias Forge says Star Wars inspired the Nameless Ghouls’ new look – Metal Hammer
- (01:15:55) Dave Grohl Wears Hooded Robe to Play With Swede Metalheads Ghost B.C. – Fuse
Other Links
- 10 Interesting Facts About Ronnie James Dio – SoundOD
- 18 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ronnie James Dio – Kerrang
- Ronnie James Dio Interview On Religion And The Devil – YouTube
- Dio talks w Eric Blair 2002 about Ozzy Osbourne & Terrorism – YouTube
- DIO: Dreamers Never Die – Official Website
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist
Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Ronnie James Dio
- Rainbow
- Black Sabbath
- Ghost
- Ghost B.C.
- Metallica
- KISS
- Deep Purple
