Ghost will release its sixth full-length studio album, "Skeletá," on April 25, 2025, via Loma Vista Recordings. The album's impending arrival is heralded by the first single, “Satanized” and its music video featuring a first glimpse of Ghost's newly anointed ringleader Papa V Perpetua—whose ascension was foreshadowed by the recent V is Coming! campaign, which... Continue Reading →
Ghost has announced a 2024 world tour beginning with more than 55 shows across the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and Mexico. The tour will kick off April 15 at the AO Arena in Manchester, U.K., and include the band’s first-ever show at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden on July 22. Further dates will be... Continue Reading →
Ghost has debuted the never-before-heard song "The Future Is a Foreign Land" in its first-ever feature film "Rite Here Rite Now." Listen to the song here or below. “Future…” is the third song from the Ghost's "1969 sessions" featuring Papa Nihil fronting an early incarnation of the band—the same lineup responsible for "Seven Inches of Satanic... Continue Reading →
Ghost's feature-length film, "Rite Here Rite Now," which combines never-before-seen 2023 concert footage of the band with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running "Chapters" series, will launch in cinemas globally on June 20 and 22, 2024. “Over a decade ago, when Ghost got signed to Loma Vista, Tom Whalley (owner and... Continue Reading →
Taking another look at “Candyass” (1998) the debut album from electro rock band Orgy, feels like jumping into a time machine. In contrast to today, when the rock music categories often aren’t even shown on the TV broadcasts of major awards shows, the late ‘90s saw bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit clogging MTV’s... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki-----For us Americans, we haven't yet gathered with family to stuff ourselves with turkey and the many (many) assorted side dishes. But Halloween has come and gone, and for an ever increasing number of people, that means the holiday season is in full swing. Retailers would have us believe the big day is... Continue Reading →
Following last year's chart-topping, award-winning full-length "Impera," Ghost will release the EP "Phantomime" on May 18, 2023. A video for the lead single, a cover of Genesis' 1991 televangelism satire "Jesus He Knows Me," is available now. The EP also includes covers of songs by Television, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner. Pre-order/pre-save "Phantomime"... Continue Reading →
Ghost will hit the road this summer with special guest Amon Amarth for "Re-Imperatour USA 2023." Produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, the 27-date tour kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Concord, California, and wraps on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets will be available starting with a... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki And just like that, we’ve come to the end of another year. And as always—if you know where to look and keep an open mind—2022 was filled with plenty of good to great releases in metal and hard rock. Here are the best of what made it to my ears in the... Continue Reading →
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