“Tempered in its entirety, it’s a wolf waiting (and waiting) to strike. It feels regal, natural and full of purpose. They don’t make records like this too often.” – Decibel Magazine

“Like a prophet who might actually be clairvoyant or an ancient enchanter who has just emerged from a centuries-long imprisonment within a gnarled oak, the deep resonance of [Gaahl’s] voice conveys the possession of wisdom both profound and full of dread.” – No Clean Singing

“Leave no doubt, Gaahl’s Wyrd breaks new ground here and black metal will never be the same.” – Metal Insider

“The record itself is 8 tracks. Each can easily stand on its own and each are very unique. At the same time, it’s obvious the amount of care put into the song order as the band takes the listener on this sometimes wild, sometimes solemn, often dark,  journey.” – Metal Insider

“The experience is transcendental, sensuous and entirely convincing: [GastiR – Ghosts Invited] is black metal’s snake in Eden, its sirens on the rocks, korrigans in the fountains or, perhaps most fittingly, its skogsrå in the forests.” – Pure Grain Audio

“Gaahls WYRD, however, is breaking these rules and at stepping past what is currently termed “post black metal” to create something entirely new: an experimental hybrid that is dark and dangerous – but also engaging, accessible and altogether gooseflesh-raising, as close to perfect as an album gets, black metal or otherwise.” – Pure Grain Audio

“Whether listening to single tracks or the album in its entirety, the perfect one-word description of Gaahl/Kristian Espedal’s latest solo project… is seductive.” – Pure Grain Audio

“The album as a whole is technical and accomplished while injecting its own brand of black metal into the proceedings. There are also glimmers of the more traditional Norwegian black metal we have known from Gaahl’s previous outlets, but this package opens you up to a new breed of the black arts and is very measured and methodical in its deliverance.” – Ave Noctum

“Gastir – Ghosts Invited is an extremely accomplished album, both spiritually laden with invocations to nebulous forest spirits, exploring various tempos and moods.” – Ghost Cult Magazine