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27.03.2025 / 16:53

Ghost’s Tobias Forge on “tremendous influence” of Black Sabbath: “Heaviness is great – but there’s so much more in that kitchen”

Ghost‘s Tobias Forge has opened up about the “tremendous influence” Black Sabbath have had on him throughout his life.The frontman of the Swedish occult metal band is slated to play at Ozzy Osbourne and co’s final concert at Villa Park in the latter’s hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5 as Papa Perpetua. The upcoming show will see Black Sabbath’s most iconic line-up – comprising Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.The stacked line-up also includes the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons.While appearing as the latest guest on NME‘s In Conversation series, Forge discussed how Black Sabbath impacted his life. He explained that they “have been a tremendous influence on me.

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25.03.2025 / 15:27

Ghost’s Tobias Forge hints at a shift into film: “I’m beginning to recognise where there might be a spot for me”

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has hinted that he may get more involved in film making.The metal frontman was speaking to NME in a new interview ahead of the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album ‘Skeletá’, which is due to be released on April 25.Forge has inhabited a series of different characters during his time fronting the Swedish occult band, and over the years the band’s imagery has been heavily influenced by film.When asked if he considered getting more involved in the film industry, Forge said: “Absolutely. I have always been almost equally interested in film as I’ve been in music.

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23.03.2025 / 12:13

Tobias Forge suggests there may soon be an end to the Ghost lore

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has told NME that the band’s signature lore may be coming to an end in the near future.The metal frontman was speaking ahead of the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album ‘Skeletá’, which is due to be released on April 25. It has been previewed with its anthemic lead single ‘Satanized’, and it is the first to feature Forge’s new persona Papa Perpetua.Forge has inhabited a series of different characters during his time fronting the Swedish occult band, taking on a different incarnation for every new touring cycle.

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21.03.2025 / 18:59

Ghost’s Tobias Forge on the misconception that “rock is dead”: “We are living proof that it’s not true”

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has told NME that the band are “living proof” that the concept that “rock is dead” is not true.The metal frontman was speaking ahead of the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album ‘Skeletá’, which is due to be released on April 25. It has been previewed with its anthemic lead single ‘Satanized’, and it is the first to feature Forge’s new persona Papa Perpetua.During the interview, he was asked what goals remain on his radar, and it was the lazy cliche that heavy guitar music is incapable of producing new ideas that he turned his attention to.“For the last decade or so, there’s been this ongoing chatter in the music business – especially in the rock business – of ‘rock is dead’ or ‘no new bands can become big’,” he said.

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07.03.2025 / 20:35

Tobias Forge on Ghost’s “phone-free” rule for 2025 world tour: “It’s so hard to get people to engage”

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has explained the band’s “phone-free” rule for their 2025 world tour, saying it’s “so hard to get people to engage”.Back in October, the Swedish metal band announced a 55-date tour that will kick off in Manchester’s AO Arena on April 15 and run throughout the UK, Europe and North America, rounding off in Mexico City on September 24. Find any remaining tickets here.At the time of the announcement, Ghost made it clear that the shows will be “phone-free experiences”, explaining that audience members’ mobile phones would be secured in Yondr pouches, so that they maintain possession of their phones at all times.Now, in an interview with Loudwire Nights, frontman Forge opened up about the policy, saying “we want [fans] to be there in the moment”.He explained that the first time they tried it in Los Angeles, the crowd was “phenomenal”, despite finding it “hard” to get modern crowds to “engage” with the show.“We came off the first night and were just blown away that these people were so engaged,” he added.

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05.03.2025 / 10:29

Ghost announce new album ‘Skeletá’, share new anthemic lead single ‘Satanized’

Ghost have announced details of a brand new album called ‘Skeletá’. Check out the latest details below, as well as the explosive new single ‘Satanized’.The announcement came as the Swedish occult metal band – led by Tobias Forge – began teasing that a new frontman was on the way, following on from Papa Emeritus IV.Forge has inhabited a series of different characters throughout the band’s career, with a different incarnation fronting the group for every new touring cycle.

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02.03.2025 / 20:45

GHOST tease “new” frontman Papa V Perpetua with Las Vegas billboard: “V is coming”

GHOST have given another teaser of their “new” frontman Papa V Perpetua with a billboard in Las Vegas – see the image below.The Swedish occult metal band are led by Tobias Forge, who since the band began has inhabited a series of different characters, with a different incarnation fronting the group for every new touring cycle.The most recent character was Papa Emeritus IV, who led the band through their album ‘Impera’ in 2022 and its accompanying ‘Imperatour’ tour that wound up in October 2023.Last month, when Black Sabbath announced the full line-up for their final ever show in Villa Park, Birmingham on July 5, among the stacked list of supporting acts was the name ‘Papa V Perpetua’.Shortly after that announcement, GHOST took to their official Facebook page to share a post that read: “[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you V is coming ………. To Birmingham on July 5th.”Now, a billboard has popped up in Las Vegas with the band’s logo and phrase “V is coming…” beneath it.

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05.02.2025 / 17:39

Ghost are teasing “new” frontman Papa V Perpetua

Ghost have teased the name of their “new” frontman as part of the latest evolution of the metal band’s singer.Today (February 5), Black Sabbath announced their final-ever live show, which will take place in Birmingham on July 5. The band has also announced star-studded opening acts and special guests, which include the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira and more.Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the poster of the legendary metal band’s final show featured “Papa V Perpetua” of Ghost among the list of special guests.

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05.02.2025 / 11:57

Black Sabbath announce ‘The Final Show’ in Birmingham with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more

Black Sabbath have announced their final-ever live show, which will take place in Birmingham with support from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more. Find all the details below.Set to take place on July 5, the event will see the band’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.

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25.11.2024 / 03:53

Ghost announce new comic book series, co-written by frontman

Ghost have announced a new comic book series, which is co-written by frontman Tobias Forge – find out more below.The Swedish metal band took to social media over the weekend to announced the Sister Imperator series by Dark Horse Comics. The four-part mini-series will tell the origin story of Sister Imperator, the fictional character who served as “the revered representative of the Clergy and behind the scenes overseer of Ghost’s dark machinations”.The first issue of Sister Imperator is scheduled for release on March 5.

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28.10.2024 / 15:27

Ghost announce 2025 world tour – with shows in the UK, Europe and North America

Ghost have announced a world tour for 2025 – including shows in the UK, Europe and North America. Find all the details below.The Swedish masked metal band are due to play more than 55 gigs as part of their biggest world tour to date next year.They’ll kick off the huge run at Manchester’s AO Arena on April 15, before heading to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, London’s O2 and Birmingham’s Utilita Arena.From there, Ghost are scheduled to visit Europe for performances in Antwerp, Frankfurt, Munich, Lyon, Toulouse, Madrid, Berlin, Paris and other cities throughout the month and across May.They’ll then tour through North America in July and August, with this leg featuring stop-offs in locations such as Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit, New York, Las Vegas, Austin and Houston.Their NYC appearance will see Ghost play their first-ever show at the iconic Madison Square Garden on July 22.

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30.07.2024 / 09:15

The battle for this week’s Number One is between live albums from Blur and Ghost

Blur and Ghost are currently going head-to-head in the battle for this week’s UK Number One album.Both bands released live records last Friday (July 26). Damon Albarn and co’s ‘Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium’ precedes the Britpop group’s upcoming concert film of the same name, with Ghost’s ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ serving as the soundtrack to the Swedish metal outfit’s recent movie.According to the latest Official Charts update, Blur are ahead in the race to the top spot.

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26.07.2024 / 04:48

Ghost premiere two new animated music videos from ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ concert film

Ghost have released two new animated music videos – check them out below.The masked Swedish metallers have shared two animated clips – one of which was shown in their recent concert film RITE HERE RITE NOW, and the other for their new single ‘The Future Is A Foreign Land’.Despite ‘Mary On A Cross’ being released in 2019, the song never got a full-fledged music video – even after it went viral in 2022 on TikTok. So instead of sharing live concert footage of ‘Mary On A Cross’ in RITE HERE RITE NOW, the band chose to craft an animated video to tell the story of the track.Speaking to NME about the film, director Alex Ross Perry explained why live concert footage of ‘Mary On A Cross’ was swapped out for an animated video: “There was always meant to be a music video for this song, but it never came together, and Tobias was never able to tell the story that he wanted to.

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12.07.2024 / 20:01

Ghost announce ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’ global online premiere and Q&A

Ghost’s film, RITE HERE RITE NOW, is set for a global online premiere later this month.The film was given an initial cinema run worldwide on June 20, and managed to rake in $5million plus across its four-day release.It included concert footage of Ghost performing at The Forum in Inglewood, California last year, as well as premiering the new track ‘The Future Is a Foreign Land’.

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21.06.2024 / 03:45

Listen to Ghost’s new “1969-era” single ‘The Future Is A Foreign Land’

Ghost have released a new song, ‘The Future Is A Foreign Land’ – listen to it below.Today (June 21), the band took to social media to reveal the “newly uncovered 1969-era” track, which is featured in their new narrative-concert hybrid film RITE HERE RITE NOW. In a clip taken from the film, it is revealed that the fictional character Papa Nihil – who also “wrote” the viral hit ‘Mary On A Cross’ and ‘Kiss The Go Goat’ – had written the track but had never released it.[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]We wish to inform you that 3 is the magic number. Listen to a newly uncovered 1969-era Ghost single "The Future Is A Foreign Land" from the original motion picture #RITEHERERITENOWListen here: https://t.co/pgAkUpcu9q pic.twitter.com/hKow4UGFay— Papa Emeritus IV (@thebandGHOST) June 21, 2024Speaking to NME about the film, Ghost creator Tobias Forge explained of the track’s theme: “The message is that there’s a great lesson lost if you look at what is going on in the world now and what took us here… if you’re lucky enough to experience this film in the cinema, you’re pretty well off.

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20.06.2024 / 06:25

Ghost tell us about new film ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’: “The story goes far longer back than what we’ve exposed”

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and filmmaker Alex Ross Perry have spoken to NME about the band’s debut feature film, RITE HERE RITE NOW.Out today (June 20), RITE HERE RITE NOW sees the band combine a typical concert film with an intricate narrative surrounding the band’s mysterious lore – one that’s been told since 2018. The film comes at the tail-end of Ghost’s touring cycle behind 2022’s ‘Impera’ as fans are left wondering where the band goes from here.RITE HERE RITE NOW‘s mashing of the band’s fictional backstory and their music is the next step in band’s evolution.

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01.05.2024 / 14:07

Ghost announce details of debut feature film ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’

Ghost have shared details of a debut feature film, titled RITE HERE RITE NOW.Set to arrive in cinemas worldwide next month, the film is the first of its kind from the metal group, and will combine footage of their September 2023 shows at The Forum in Los Angeles with a narrative that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running webisode series.It has been directed by the masked Swedish collective’s frontman Tobias Forge, alongside American filmmaker and actor Alex Ross Perry, and is set to arrive in cinemas globally on June 20 and 22 only.A full trailer is set to launch next Thursday (May 9), and tickets for screenings will be available then too.

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12.03.2024 / 07:21

Someone has reportedly paid a lot of money for an unreleased solo album from Ghost’s Tobias Forge

Ghost frontman and founder Tobias Forge for a whopping amount of money.According to a Discogs report, detailing the most expensive records sold in January this year, someone purchased an unreleased solo album from Forge for US$5,434 (£4237.95). The album is titled ‘Passiflora’ and per the listing, was “released” in 2008.

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25.01.2024 / 03:41

Ghost announce “last chance ever” for fans to buy iconic dildo and butt plug set

Ghost have released the final batch of their viral dildo and butt-plug box sets.The band first released the Phallos Mortuus box set, a bible-bound package containing a sizeable Papa Emeritus dildo and a bronze butt plug to coincide with the release of their 2013 LP ‘Infestissumam’. Upon its release, the adult toys went viral on social media due to their holy packaging.In October of last year, Ghost re-released the toys in a limited run to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Second LP and the release of the box sets.

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12.10.2023 / 05:07

Ghost are making “a film with a concert element”

Ghost are working on a movie with “a concert element”, according to frontman Tobias Forge.Speaking to Metal Hammer, Ghost’s Tobias Forge revealed that the movie is currently in development, and that the band have already filmed two nights worth of concert footage during their recent concerts at the Forum in California – the second night of which included a ban on mobile phones to avoid leaks.While little else is known of the upcoming film right now, Tobias Forge told Metal Hammer that “it’s going to be a film with a concert element. So a lot of what you experienced [at the two Los Angeles shows] is going to be part of this project.When asked if Ghost’s upcoming film will akin to Metallica‘s 2013 cinematic concert film Through The Never, which included concert footage alongside a fictional plot starring Dane DeHaan, Forge replied: “In a sense that it’s a concert with something else combined.”The Ghost frontman also spoke of the two Forum shows, saying they were among the best he’s experienced in his career.

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08.07.2023 / 08:09

Ghost and Patrick Wilson cover Shakespears Sister’s ‘Stay’ for ‘Insidious’ soundtrack

Ghost and actor Patrick Wilson have teamed up to cover Shakespears Sister‘s ‘Stay’ as part of the Insidious: The Red Door soundtrack.The track, a cover of Shakespears Sister’s 1992 goth-pop hit ‘Stay’, features in the closing credits of the newly released horror film. It also marks Ghost’s first release since their recent covers EP ‘Phantomime’ in May.Listen to Ghost and Patrick Wilson perform ‘Stay’ below.Wilson – who also directed Insidious: The Red Door – revealed via a press statement that he got word that Ghost were planning to release a cover of the track, and reached out to Tobias Forge for a collaboration.“Ghost, for me, is one of the most unique rock bands out there.

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