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
“If it wasn’t for those four guys, we might still be wandering around in the dark”: While Kirk Hammett hails Black Sabbath as metal’s founders, Ghost’s Tobias Forge names the “neglected” aspect of their sound By Matt Mills published 1 April 25 As the build-up to Black Sabbath’s farewell show continues, Metallica’s guitarist and Ghost’s mastermind explain why the Birmingham four-piece are so special
Ghost’s Tobias Forge says he’s “technically a solo artist”: “My job is a group effort” By Matt Mills published 25 March 25 To be fair, where’s the lie?
"Friends of mine were saying, Give up on the dream, it's not happening." Tobias Forge recalls how forming Ghost helped him deal with a dawning realisation that his dream of becoming a successful musician wasn't ever going to become a reality By Paul Brannigan published 21 March 25 And the moral of Tobias Forge's story is: Don't give up on your dreams
"My reason for being there is the connection between myself and everybody that I brought with me." Tobias Forge on why Ghost's upcoming shows will be a phone-free zone By Stef Lach published 13 March 25 Tobias Forge explains why your mobile phone will be locked away during the upcoming Ghost tour
“All of a sudden, it’s like, ‘We want to announce now, what do we say?’”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains why Papa V Perpetua was unveiled on the Black Sabbath farewell show poster By Matt Mills published 12 March 25 The world got its first look at Ghost’s ‘new’ frontman last week, but Papa V Perpetua was first named on February posters for Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning event
Watch Tobias Forge break down the story behind each of Ghost's iconic frontmen – including every Papa Emeritus, Cardinal Copia and every character leading up to Papa V Perpetua By Stef Lach published 8 March 25 Ghost mainman Tobias Forge gives inside scoop on aesthetic of the Papas, Cardinals and Nameless Ghouls of the Ghost clergy
“Had fans had mobile phones, they would have been climbing over old-age pensioners to take selfies”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is a big fan of Ghost banning phones from gigs By Metal Hammer published 8 March 25 Talking to Metal Hammer last year, Iron Maiden’s frontman discussed attending Ghost’s 2023 Los Angeles shows and his joy over the absence of mobile phones
The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now By Rich Hobson published 7 March 25 Ghost, Kittie and Volbeat lead this week's best new metal songs
I’m a Ghost fanatic, and these great songs by similar-sounding artists will stop me going mad during the wait for their new album By Matt Mills published 5 March 25 Hooked on Tobias Forge’s satanic hymns? These anthems will keep you (and me) going until Skeletá drops next month.
Watch Ghost's new video Satanized and meet new frontman Papa V Perpetua as the band officially announce brand new album Skeletá By Merlin Alderslade published 5 March 25 Ghost are back with a new figurehead and some new-look Nameless Ghouls with the devilishly daft video for new single Satanized
