“Year Zero” is basically Ghost at their most grand and decadent, and the lyrics hit that sweet spot where theatrics, blasphemy, and dark humour all fuse into something strangely uplifting. The incantation-style name-chanting shouldn’t work on paper, but in context it feels bold and operatic, like you’re being invited into a forbidden ritual with full stadium swagger. It’s clever, it’s tongue-in-cheek, and it commits so hard to its own aesthetic that you can’t help but grin and go along for the ride.
“Year Zero” is basically Ghost at their most grand and decadent, and the lyrics hit that sweet spot where theatrics, blasphemy, and dark humour all fuse into something strangely uplifting. The incantation-style name-chanting shouldn’t work on paper, but in context it feels bold and operatic, like you’re being invited into a forbidden ritual with full stadium swagger. It’s clever, it’s tongue-in-cheek, and it commits so hard to its own aesthetic that you can’t help but grin and go along for the ride.