A burned CD-R copy of an unreleased solo album by Ghost's Tobias Forge sold online for almost $5500 By Stef Lach published 9 March 24 Ghost frontman Tobias Forge made a solo album before the band took off. It was never released and fans REALLY want it
“We’re revelling in the hell we are in. We say, ‘Please enjoy your death’”: this classic Ghost interview from 2011 shows they were always destined for greatness By Greg Moffitt published 3 March 24 Back in 2011, Ghost gave their first major interview to Metal Hammer. This is what they had to say
“As all popes do, they have their reign and then we continue forward”: What happened the night Ghost’s Papa Emeritus I passed the torch to Papa II onstage By Matt Mills published 28 February 24 Though we all expect Ghost to change singers between albums nowadays, the ascension of Papa Emeritus II was unprecedented at the time
“They don’t know how to make a bad album!” Metal Hammer writers battle it out over which Ghost album is best By Matt Mills published 26 February 24 Every Ghost album is a fan-favourite, but which one is the ultimate in their devilish discography? We got the five biggest fans in Team Hammer to fight it out.
"My name is Lucifer, please take my hand, is such a memorable lyric": Ghost's Tobias Forge on the satanic hymns which lured him to the dark side By Paul Brannigan published 2 February 24 Ghost might not exist had these Satan-praising sounds not seduced Tobias Forge as an impressionable teenager
Ghost's infamous adult toy merch combo is back once again for a "last chance, final return" - but be quick! By Fraser Lewry published 24 January 24 Only two per customer!
10 metal bands’ first-ever concerts caught on film By Emily Swingle published 15 January 24 Want to see Ghost, Rage Against The Machine and Spiritbox’s first times on a stage? These clips have got you covered!
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard By Matt Mills published 14 January 24 From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers
The 50 greatest metal EPs of all time By Chris Chantler published 10 January 24 From the early days of Def Leppard and Iron Maiden to modern classics via the likes of Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the best metal EPs in history
"At some point between now and the next album there will have been a change": Tobias Forge teases the fate of Papa Emeritus IV and what 2024 might hold for Ghost By Dave Everley published 7 January 24 Tobias Forge remains tight-lipped on what Ghost's massive two-night LA residency was about, but does drop hints about the band's future going into 2024
The 10 greatest heavy metal live performances on late-night TV By Matt Mills published 5 January 24 Watch Metallica, Evanescence, Slipknot, Sepultura and more rock the airwaves
“Kirk Hammett said, ‘Ah, Cannibal Corpse – that’s an interesting name!’” 20 legendary metal bands remember their first shows By Matt Mills published 3 January 24 Everybody starts somewhere! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and more remember their first times onstage.
Sophie Lloyd: 10 records that changed my life By Emily Swingle published 3 January 24 From Van Halen and Iron Maiden to Disturbed and Bring Me The Horizon, these are the bands that helped Sophie Lloyd become a shred goddess
Controversy, Colbert and a Grammy Award: How Ghost finally broke America with Cirice By Matt Mills published 29 December 23 Thanks to the lead single of 2015’s Meliora, Tobias Forge’s devil church made their late-night TV debut, won their first Grammy and spread their Satanism throughout the States
The 50 best metal songs of 2023 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers) By Merlin Alderslade published 22 December 23 From Sleep Token and Ghost, Babymetal to Metallica: 2023 has been a year of heavy metal bangers - these were the 50 best of them all, according to you
Metal Hammer writers name their best gigs of 2023 By Matt Mills published 21 December 23 From the monolithic Metallica to rising stars like Green Lung, these are the greatest shows that Team Hammer saw this year
“On this last tour, you can tell that something has happened." Tobias Forge discusses Ghost's impressive levelling-up during their most recent North American tour By Merlin Alderslade published 20 December 23 It's Ghost's world, we're all just living in it!
Tobias Forge reveals he's started writing a new Ghost album, explains why he's happy to work with outside writers: “What they all have in common is that they all come from a rock background.” By Merlin Alderslade published 9 December 23 Ghost's leader is already writing for the follow-up to last year's brilliant Impera
Ghost just quietly released a greatest hits album with one very, very rare track By Matt Mills published 1 December 23 Ghost’s new 13 Commandments compilation includes Zenith, a song previously unavailable on streaming services
"He said there were two things I needed to be aware of: first of all, it would be a lot of touring. The other thing was, 'You’re not going to have many guitar solos!'" A former Nameless Ghoul reveals what it's like to play with Ghost By Merlin Alderslade published 17 November 23 Sisters Of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe guitarist Chris Catalyst was told there was a band looking for a new touring member. He soon found out it was none other than Ghost
