Ghost tease Papa Emeritus Zero in Facebook video

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Ghost’s “new” frontman Papa Emeritus Zero appears in video clip giving his opinion on Papa Emeritus III’s efforts on live album Ceremony And Devotion

Papa Emeritus III
Papa Emeritus III (Image credit: Getty)

Ghost have released a Facebook video showing “new” frontman Papa Emeritus Zero giving his opinion on Papa Emeritus III.

The clip shows Zero playing an 8-track of the band’s Ceremony And Devotion live album, which was sneak released last month. It marked the end of Papa Emeritus III’s stint in the group, with Zero taking over for the Swedish outfit’s next chapter.

Zero can be heard saying: “I’m going to fucking wipe the floor with this guy. Not bad, but not good either. Pure shame.”

Papa Emeritus Zero was introduced to Ghost fans at the end of a show in Gothenburg last October, when Emeritus III was dragged off stage to be replaced with the latest incarnation on the vocalist.

Zero told the crowd: “I am Papa Emeritus Zero. The party is over and now a new era begins. The Middle Ages begin now.”

Ghost have several live shows planned throughout 2018. Find a list of confirmed gigs below.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.