Anatomy Of A Ghost

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Anatomy of a Ghost, originally from Wasilla, Alaska, moved to Portland, Oregon where they gained notoriety. The Ghost recorded a full-length CD titled “Evanesce” for release May 2003.
Anatomy Of A Ghost, while writing & recording creative progressive music, had developed a stage presence that is unparallel in the Pacific NW. Their shows began energetic and lively and had progressed into powerful, chaotic events that show goers talk about for days following the show. Their music is difficult to categorize: there are quiet moments of profound beauty amid the ferocious attack, elements of sugary pop buried beneath walls of guitar, and / that provides a roller coaster of sounds and emotions. The sound-track to a post-everything world. There is a washed-out chalk line between decay and beauty within their songs, both disturbing and comforting.
They have seen enormous global response from their pre-production demo tracks on mp3.com. 20,000 plays in 4 months has led to interviews with zines from Holland, Great Britain, and Germany.
Singer/lyricist John Gourley has crafted a lush, intelligent storyline that weaves a web of wounded alienation and inner turmoil throughout the songs. Every detail is noticed and all vulnerabilities exposed… a masterwork of inner dialogue. The rhythm section of drummer Nick Simon and bassist Zach Carothers provides the pulse for this musical landscape. They shift from an ugly, brute force to rolling grooves and back again before the listener has had a chance to catch a breath: an unsettling rhythm attack.

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  • sean7711

    does anyone have the 4 song demo? would be interested in hearing it. message me thanks!

    19 Apr 9:39pm Reply
  • Hao

    I'm glad they broke up and became Portugal

    16 Apr 4:36am Reply
  • legavin

    Sounds like a better version of Alesana.

    24 May 2012 Reply
  • RealityinaDream

    too awesome..

    16 Mar 2012 Reply
  • paramako

    perfect

    9 Jan 2012 Reply
  • LGS

    rofl at someone describing this band as "brootal." classic.

    1 Nov 2011 Reply
  • Andreahhhh

    holy shit I forgot about this band

    2 Oct 2011 Reply
  • scareCROW122

    Ahh theyre just too good, im sure the other band is alright but nothing can compare to this

    7 Aug 2011 Reply
  • lp_2910

    @Pazuzu91 you can't even argue about post-hc, look at your music taste dude, sorry, fuck off ^^

    4 Jul 2011 Reply
  • EveryTimeIFall

    Um they're both good. kbye

    26 May 2011 Reply
  • angus82

    Imagine if AoaG could combine its dynamic post-hardcore riffs with the pop sensibilities of P.tM. Or something.

    13 May 2011 Reply
  • SilentNovA

    v start looking up the history between these two bands then you'll understand. quit yappin' and start researchin'

    21 Jan 2011 Reply
  • colddusk

    this is better and that is better ? u guys are stupid! those bands are totally different genres, how can you compare them ?

    19 Jan 2011 Reply
  • devstones

    lau debest lah

    10 Jan 2011 Reply
  • SilentNovA

    i am a big P.TM fan...i knew AoaG way before i knew of P.TM ..at first i did not like AoaG, but after listening to P.TM and recently getting into post-hardcore, AoaG is sounding more interesting for me right now.

    16 Dec 2010 Reply
  • HallucinogeNick

    P.TM is SOO much better. NO WAY man! Anatomy of a Ghost was so brootal!............This band's shoutbox is littered with the same irrelevant retarded argument. They were both good and are both very different. shut up and leave it at that.

    6 Nov 2010 Reply
  • BrentIsAMartian

    You guys are a bunch of fools! Ptm is so much better.

    14 Oct 2010 Reply
  • sonthisisit

    it's not better.

    12 Aug 2010 Reply
  • JanieVicious

    How can anyone claim this is better than Portugal. the Man?

    15 Jul 2010 Reply
  • knight_88

    this is much better then portugal the man.! [2] miss them! :/

    30 May 2010 Reply
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