Opus Eponymous is the debut studio album by the Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released on October 18, 2010, on the independent record label Rise Above. It was released in North America on January 18, 2011, and in Japan on April 6, 2011. The album was recorded in the band’s hometown and produced by Gene Walker. Opus Eponymous was nominated for a Grammis Award. The Japanese release contains an additional bonus track: a cover of the Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun“.
The album artwork is a reference to a promotional poster for the 1979 television miniseries adaption of Stephen King‘s ‘Salem’s Lot. Opus Eponymous entered the Sverigetopplistan Albums Top 60 chart at No. 59, staying on the charts for 5 weeks and peaking at No. 50. The album was nominated for the 2011 Grammis Award (the Swedish equivalent to the Grammy Awards) in the Best Hard Rock category. In the June 2011 edition of Sweden Rock Magazine it was named the third best album in the past decade, with the first two being The Final Frontier and A Matter of Life and Death by Iron Maiden.
Tracklist:
- Deus Culpa (instrumental)
- Con Clavi Con Dio
- Ritual
- Elizabeth
- Stand by Him
- Satan Prayer
- Death Knell
- Prime Mover
- Genesis (instrumental)
- Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles cover)
Ghost
Tobias Forge: vocals, guitars, keyboards (uncredited)
Gustaf Lindström: bass (uncredited)
Ludvig Kennberg: drums (uncredited)
Additional personnel
Tobias Forge (credited as “Gene Walker”): production
Jaime Gomez Arellano: mixing, mastering
Simon Söderberg: recording
Joakim Kärling: additional recording
Basilevs 254: artwork
Trident Arts: design
