Ghost had already clawed their way clear of the underground by the time they released their third album, 2015’s Meliora, but to get to the next level they required the kind of all-conquering anthem that would serve as a focal point for everything that made them stand out in the first place. That song would be Square Hammer, the lead track and sole original song on Ghost’s second EP, Popestar.
Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge’s ambitions had been writ large on Meliora. With Cirice, From The Pinnacle To The Pit and Majesty, the band earned radio play in the US for the first time. As Tobias would remark: “You can have a career in America without radio… but it definitely helps.”
