"From the Pinnacle to the Pit" is a song by the Swedish rock band

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. The track was released as the second single from the group's third studio album ''

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Background and release

A Nameless Ghoul called "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" a "truly stomping riff-based song,

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-style" and "something that would sound great coming out of a car stereo in an American high school parking lot." The song was released on July 17, 2015.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Zev Deans, and was filmed in a style reminiscent of 1920s

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s. Clips from the 1949 educational film Act Your Age and the 1930 Cecille B DeMille movie

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were also used, including a scene where actress

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and actor Reginald Denny danced. In the video, a student is sent to the headmaster's office only to be shown how man can harness the power of a god. The student is turned into an all-powerful man who despises what he's become. This evolves into the creation of Ghost vocalist Papa Emeritus III.

Personnel

Music * Papa Emeritus III − vocals * Nameless Ghouls – all instrumentalists: lead guitarist fire symbol (alchemical)

, bassist

, keyboardist air symbol (alchemical)

, drummer , rhythm guitarist Artwork * David M. Brinley – single artwork

References

External links

* {{authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs Ghost (Swedish band) songs Songs written by Tobias Forge Songs written by Klas Åhlund