News See Ghost play their first hometown show in 10 years Ghost have released their latest Ghoulbangers Ball episode from Tobias Forge’s hometown of Linköping in Sweden – where the band last played in 2015…
Features GRAMMYs, glory and “the absence of God”: The story of Ghost’s Meliora Tobias Forge had long wanted to do an album set in the future. With Meliora, he had the tools and freedom to follow in the footsteps of his heroes in Iron Maiden and make a full-on heavy metal concept record. Within it, he questioned the nature of contentment in a modern world. But its runaway success would also prove to be the making of Ghost…
Features “I wanted people to throw themselves into the vision”: The story of Ghost’s Infestissumam Already spreading far beyond the underground, by the time of 2013’s second album Infestissumam, Ghost had signed to a massive label and were working with Foo Fighters’ producer. This wasn’t without its problems for the clergy, but even a cautious name tweak and issues getting the album’s racy sleeve pressed couldn’t stop a Swedish Grammi coming their way…
News Ozzy and Sabbath confirm global livestream of their farewell show Next month’s sold-out Back To The Beginning farewell spectacular is getting the livestream treatment, so fans all around the world can watch Ozzy’s final onstage appearance with the heavy metal legends.
Features Ghoul The World: How Ghost catapulted out of the underground with Opus Eponymous What is this that stands before us? In 2010, Ghost released their Opus Eponymous debut album. As Kerrang! got on the trail of these mysterious Swedish Ghouls, everyone else soon fell under their spell as well. Who were they? Where did they come from? And how were they already building such a strong congregation? We trace the roots of the band, right back to the source…
Features Plagues, lawsuits and Dave Grohl: The story of Ghost’s Prequelle In which the beautiful “Star Trek” future of Meliora was replaced with the plague of the Dark Ages, Prequelle found Ghost ascending to greater heights while simultaneously defeating attempts to clip their wings. With this new sense of wrath came a different leader, the suave, young Cardinal Copia, and under his stewardship, they turned Wembley into their very own cathedral…
News Watch Ghost’s Papa V Perpetua perform Bohemian Rhapsody in front of Queen At yesterday’s Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, Ghost’s Papa V Perpetua was joined by Opeth’s Fredrik Åkesson and the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir for a special performance of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Features Ghost: “I’m a misanthrope, I hate people, but I also believe in miracles” As Ghost unleash brilliant sixth album Skeletá and their accompanying Skeletour, the Swedish sensations are enjoying life at the very top. And it’s giving Tobias Forge reason to reflect – both at the state of the world the band are taking over, and his own place within it. Make no bone about it: he’s here to make a stand…
News Ghost tease something to do with December 2026 in latest lore video As well as revealing more beef between Cardi C and Papa V Perpetua – “He rips off all my moves!” – Ghost are pointing towards something happening next December in their new Chapter 21: Is Someone Feeling Psalty? video…
News Ghost’s Skeletá is Number Two in the UK midweek charts Ghost are facing up against Stereophonics and the Welsh rockers’ 13th album Make ’Em Laugh, Make ’Em Cry, Make ’Em Wait in the Official Albums Chart.
News Ghost cancel Madrid show due to “complex production issues” Ghost’s upcoming gig at the Palacio Vistalegre as part of their Skeletour has unfortunately been cancelled, as the venue is “unable to safely accommodate the weight and size of our production”.
News Pre-order the special edition Kerrang! Presents Ghost magazine with double-sided A2 poster now The brand-new Kerrang! Presents Ghost magazine – which lifts the lid on their sixth album Skeletá and the band’s Skeletour World Tour, as well as absolutely everything that’s come before – is up for pre-order right now.
Features Who are Ghost’s fans? As Ghost begin their phenomenal Skeletour, we head to the sold-out AO Arena in Manchester to meet their fans and find out why they love the band, if they’ve ever seen a real-life ghost, and which Papa has “a bit of sauce…”
Reviews Live review: Ghost, Manchester AO Arena The Rapture comes to Manchester as Ghost kick off their Biblical new era on the beyond-all-expectation first night of the Skeletour World Tour.
News Watch the video for Ghost’s glorious new single Lachryma Ghost have followed up March’s Satanized with new single Lachryma – both of which are taken from the band’s highly-anticipated sixth album Skeletá.
News Ghost are teasing a new single, Lachryma Watch the suitably spooky trailer for Ghost’s new single Lachryma, which is arriving at the end of this week.
