Year Zero (song)
| "Year Zero" | ||||
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| Single by Ghost | ||||
| from the album Infestissumam | ||||
| A-side | "Year Zero" | |||
| B-side | "Orez Raey" | |||
| Released | April 19, 2013 | |||
| Format | 10" record | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length | 5:11 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | A Ghoul Writer | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Raskulinecz | |||
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"Year Zero" is a song by Swedish heavy metal band Ghost. The track was released as the second single from the group's second studio album Infestissumam.
Background and release
On March 12, 2013, Ghost began providing fans with a free streaming of "Year Zero" if they promoted the band on Facebook, by endorsing its frontman to be elected the next Pope of the Catholic Church.[1] The 10" vinyl version of the single includes the B-side "Orez Raey", which as the title suggests is the A-side played backwards.
Music video
A music video for the song directed by Amir Chamdin was unveiled on March 25, 2013.[2] A censored version was uploaded to YouTube two days later.
Reception
Loudwire referred to "Year Zero" as possibly the standout track of Infestissumam.[3] About the song, Spin wrote that "Satanic-choir hooks flow into comparatively restrained, melodic verses that are somehow even more sinister."[4] Metal Forces called it one of the album's best with its "eerie chants that sound as if they’ve been lifted from the local monastery" and its infectious drum beat.[5]
Loudwire named the "Year Zero" music video the Best Metal Video of 2013,[6] while Revolver named it seventh on their list of the year's best in all genres.[7] "Year Zero" and its music video were nominated for Best Metal Song and Best Metal Video in the 2013 Loudwire Music Awards.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Year Zero" | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Orez Raey" | 5:50 |
Personnel
- Papa Emeritus II − vocals
- Nameless Ghouls – all instrumentalists: lead guitarist
, bassist 
, keyboardist 
, drummer 
, rhythm guitarist 
- Mattias Frisk – artwork
References
- ↑ "GHOST: New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "GHOST: NSFW Version Of 'Year Zero' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "Ghost B.C., 'Infestissumam' – Album Review". Loudwire. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ "Vote Ghost B.C.'s Frontman for Pope to Hear the Demonic Death March 'Year Zero'". Spin. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ "GHOST - Infestissumam". Metal Forces. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ "10 Best Metal Videos of 2013". Loudwire. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ↑ "The Best Music Videos of 2013". Revolver. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ↑ "3rd Annual Loudwire Music Awards - Vote Now!". Loudwire. Retrieved February 17, 2016.