Ghost may have banned phones from their 2025 tour, but you can see footage of their latest shows in the new music video for Peacefield By Matt Mills published 28 April 25 The song is taken from the Swedish devil church’s new album Skeletá
"I hit a wall. I am not built to do that." Ghost's Tobias Forge reached burnout in 2024. This is how Skeletá brought him back to life By Merlin Alderslade published 25 April 25 After the weight of 15 years of carrying Ghost got too much, Tobias Forge needed something special to get his mojo back. He tells us how it happened
These are the 12 new metal songs you need to check out this week By Metal Hammer published 25 April 25 Linkin Park, Sleep Token, Ghost, Sabaton and more have spoiled us with excellent songs this week. Hear them all and vote for your favourite here.
Ghost’s Tobias Forge may have just revealed how Papa V Perpetua’s tenure will end: “There is nothing that is eternal, except maybe for the memory of someone” By Matt Mills published 24 April 25 Ghost’s mastermind drops some serious hints in a new interview
Ghost fans are selling fake money dropped during the band’s Skeletour dates in exchange for real money By Matt Mills published 22 April 25 Why not spend £50 on some Frater Imperator banknotes that have no cash value? We can think of a few reasons why not…
Power-stances at the ready, because Ghost have dropped their most 80s-coded single to date with the fist-pumping, hope-filled Peacefield By Liz Scarlett published 22 April 25 Ghost have shared the latest single from their forthcoming new album, Skeletá
After six albums of Beelzebub-bothering, Ghost's melodic metal is more tempting than ever By Johnny Sharp published 21 April 25 Swedish purveyors of satanic arena rock Ghost camp it up on sixth album Skeletá
"Metal's messiah has officially returned - and his name is Tobias Forge": Stand aside Jesus - Ghost’s devilish Skeletour show is the perfect Easter resurrection By Liz Scarlett published 20 April 25 Ghost return to London after three years in Satanic style, with new songs, a new look and a ban on phones
“I needed to cleanse my soul from stupidity”: Tobias Forge “shied away” from the media when writing new Ghost album Skeletá By Matt Mills published 16 April 25 The Ghost mastermind hoped for the band’s new album to not continue the political themes of 2022’s Impera
Ghost have played the first show of their Skeletour World Tour - setlist details now online By Fraser Lewry published 15 April 25 The eagerly-awaited Skeletour tour finds Ghost mixing new tracks with classics – and some surprises
The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now By Rich Hobson published 11 April 25 From Ghost and Turnstile to Sodom, Left To Suffer, Shadow Of Intent and beyond, these are the best new metal songs this week
"Skeletá is Ghost at their most confident, flamboyant and defiant." Tobias Forge's Satanic Swedes have made the biggest, most joyous and sweetest album of their career By Joe Daly published 11 April 25 Ghost aren't sweating their metal cred with the massive songs of Skeleta
Watch the video for Ghost's triumphant new single Lachryma and get a closer look at Papa V Perpetua By Fraser Lewry published 11 April 25 Lachryma comes from Ghost's upcoming sixth album Skeletá, out later this month
“Satanized is a song about love”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge breaks down every track on new album Skeletá By Merlin Alderslade published 8 April 25 Get to know Ghost’s new album before it drops on April 25
Ghost’s Tobias Forge comments on recently leaked solo album Passiflora: “If you write a love letter and that just disappears into the void, you would try to distance yourself from it as soon as possible” By Matt Mills published 7 April 25 The frontman’s only solo album leaked in February after going unheard for 17 years
“It made people feel uncomfortable. It made for a lot of misunderstandings and just made life hard”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains the struggles of being a masked, anonymous metal musician By Matt Mills last updated 4 April 25 Before a 2017 lawsuit revealed that Tobias Forge was Ghost’s Papa Emeritus, the frontman went to great pains to keep his identity secret
Ghost fans! Get this world-exclusive bundle featuring Skeletá on vinyl, Metal Hammer’s new issue with a cover you can’t buy anywhere else, and more By Matt Mills published 4 April 25 Celebrate the release of Ghost’s Skeletá with this stacked Metal Hammer package – available only through our webstore!
Tobias Forge says most Ghost songs aren’t about the Devil: “They’ve always been about mankind’s relationship with the concept of life and death” By Matt Mills published 2 April 25 Despite having written such songs as Satanized and Devil Church, Tobias Forge insists his band aren’t actually obsessed with Old Scratch
Ghost: the definitive guide to every member of their crazy universe By Merlin Alderslade last updated 2 April 25 From Papa Emeritus I to IV to Papa V Perpetua, Papa Nihil, Sister Imperator and beyond, here's everything you need to know about Ghost's colourful cast of characters
The new issue of Metal Hammer features Ghost on the cover – and comes with three exclusive gifts! By Eleanor Goodman published 1 April 25 Get your hands on a new Grucifix patch, a purple logo patch, and a special art print
