Empire Of Ghosts

Second albums can often be difficult, but it seems that Leeds-based Ghost Of The Machine haven’t lost the harmony that informed their debut and have delivered a superb follow-up. Bandmembers Charlie Bramald, Scott Owens and Stuart McAuley tell Prog about Empires Must Fall and why they certainly don’t mind comparisons to Marillion and Genesis.

Stephen Lambe

Ghost Of The Machine have created something of a stir in the prog community since their formation at the start of 2021. Some rapturously received live performances preceded their award-winning debut, Scissorgames, in 2022 and a clutch of scene-stealing UK festival appearances. Now they’re back with a terrific follow-up, Empires Must Fall. It’s a powerful and rewarding album, brim-full of melodic ideas, revealing its real treasures on repeated listens. It also continues the narrative that began on Scissorgames. “There was an ending point to that story, where our character, Hope, who you see on the front cover of both albums, has liberated herself from a tyrant,” explains singer Charlie Bramald. “But it was a violent act that helped her achieve that, so there are consequences. She ends up in prison,…

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