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“He reached out to me regarding something completely different." Tobias Forge reveals how Ghost ended up duetting with Insidious and Aquaman star Patrick Wilson for that Shakespears Sister cover

By Merlin Alderslade published 23 October 23

Tobias lifts the lid on one of 2023's most unlikely collaborations

Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Corey Taylor and Amy Lee on stage at various gigs

The 10 greatest metal power ballads ever

By Merlin Alderslade published 19 October 23

Metal has produced some world class power ballads across the decades. Here are the 10 very finest

“I was furious...those kids were really, really upset”: Tobias Forge's reaction to a venue banning face paint at a recent Ghost show

By Merlin Alderslade published 17 October 23

Tobias Forge heard about that venue banning Ghost fans from wearing face paint, and he was not happy about it

Ghost return to the cover of Metal Hammer – and there are two covers to collect!

By Eleanor Goodman published 13 October 23

The magazine also comes with a free double-sided Papa IV poster

"It’s a concert with something else combined." Ghost are making a movie - and they've already shot some scenes

By Merlin Alderslade published 11 October 23

Tobias Forge reveals that work has started on an upcoming Ghost film project

Photos of Metallica, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Ghost performing live

10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once

By Matt Mills published 10 October 23

Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time

The most played live songs by 25 iconic metal bands

By Merlin Alderslade published 5 October 23

From Metallica, Maiden and Sabbath to Ghost, Nightwish and Slipknot, here are the songs these heavyweights have played more than any other

"They might just be the most underrated band ever." We asked Tobias Forge, Robb Flynn, Max Cavalera, Sharon Den Adel and more metal icons to recommend us some new music. Here's what they picked

By Merlin Alderslade published 28 September 23

We went and asked some of metal's biggest names for the best new bands we should be listening to

"Heavy metal is about having the biggest ****. Indie is the opposite": Tobias Forge went from being a teenage headbanger to the arena-conquering mastermind behind Ghost. These are the lessons he's learned

By Rich Hobson published 14 September 23

Ghost founder Tobias Forge shares the lessons that helped make him one of the biggest metal success stories of the 2010s

Iron Maiden's Eddie, Megadeth's Vic Rattlehead, Motorhead's Snaggletooth and Children Of Bodom's Roy

The 10 best heavy metal mascots of all time

By Will Marshall published 14 September 23

What’s a great band without a great mascot? Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Ghost all prove that a made-up character can carry you far!

The final show on Ghost’s US tour is an absolute triumph - and one big question about Papa Emeritus IV's immediate future is answered

By Dave Everley published 13 September 23

Ghost play to more than 30,000 people over two nights in Los Angeles – but did Cardinal Copia/Papa IV make it out alive?

Ghost's penultimate show of their US tour featured a live debut for one song, and a special, very different version of another

By Merlin Alderslade published 12 September 23

Ghost busted out a couple of surprises at one of two special shows in LA

"It broke my heart. I wanted us to be signed to Roadrunner and support Slayer." Ghost's Tobias Forge on why it just wasn't a good idea to try and make a career from death metal in the late 90s

By Merlin Alderslade published 2 September 23

Tobias Forge's pre-Ghost death metal band Repugnant almost had a brush with success, but it just wasn't to be. He's done alright since, though

Sleep Token singer Vessel performing live

“Our identities are unimportant.” Unlike Slipknot or Ghost, no one seems to want to know who's behind the mask in Sleep Token. From TikTok infamy to their strange sex appeal, here’s why

By Matt Mills published 24 August 23

Metal has a long history with mysterious masked bands. Sleep Token fans, however, have no interest in peeking behind the mask

Tobias Forge wrote Ghost's first song "almost as a joke"

By Merlin Alderslade published 17 August 23

They've become one of the biggest heavy metal successes of recent years - and it all started due to a bit of fun spontaneity from Tobias

The 10 best cover songs by Ghost

By Joe Daly published 14 August 23

Metallica, Tina Turner, Abba – here are 10 times Ghost completely owned someone else’s song

"We will ALWAYS encourage creative expression, we will NEVER stifle it": Ghost fans were asked to remove face paint at a show, and the band were not impressed

By Rich Hobson published 14 August 23

A Missouri venue told Ghost fans they would need to remove any "face paint or masks" if they wanted to see the band perform

Watch Ghost play their first-ever show in 2010 and see just how far the Satanic Swedes have come

By Matt Mills published 21 July 23

This footage of Tobias Forge’s devil church playing at the 2010 Hammer Of Doom festival proves they were arena-ready from the start

Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Metallica and Ghost performing live

10 metal b-sides and bonus tracks so perfect that they should have been classics

By Joe Daly published 20 July 23

These bangers by Metallica, Linkin Park and more never got an album or single release – but, in hindsight, they really deserved one

The band Iron Maiden and the cover of Iron Maiden’s Maiden Voyage album

10 non-famous bands who have the same name as a way more famous band

By Paul Travers published 8 July 23

The psychedelic Nirvana, the thrash Poison and the early 70s Iron Maiden - come on in, your time is now

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