Not that long ago, in the year 2018: it was a dark time for the rebellion. Generals gathering their black masses on all sides of music fandom, while crowded the field of contenders led by an astronomical number of albums unlistenable, but some really great ones emerged. Meanwhile, fighting the good fight for bands and fans, the alliance of Ghost Cult and their intrepid staff worldwide was at the ready, week in and week out. Shoutout to our team for their votes in our Album Of the Year list parts one, two, and three, and for their verbiage. Thanks to our Senior Editor Steve Tovey who compiled them all and contributed to these wrap-ups, and to you, our readers. You rule! Continue reading
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Ghost Hints At A New EP For 2019 Release
Ghost riding high off a huge year, releasing the worldwide smash album Prequelle (Spinefarm), and headline tours of Europe and the USA have even more in store for next year. In addition to a full tour of Europe with Metallica, frontman Cardinal Copia, a.k.a. Tobia Forge hinted at an already recorded new EP ready for release. The band has interspersed all of their major full-length albums with EP’s of originals and carefully chosen covers. There is also a possible DVD/concert film release possible according to the interview with Oklahoma City radio station 100.5 KAAT. Listen to it below. The band continues on their current “A Pale Tour Named Death” of America this week. Continue reading
Ghost Kicks Off Their New Tour Tonight In Kentucky
Ghost is set to kick off their new US tour, “A Pale Tour Named Death” tour tonight in Louisville, Kentucky at The Palace Theatre. The tour runs through December 15th in New York City at The Barclays Center. The full tour routing can be found below. The band is out on the road supporting their smash album Prequelle (Spinefarm/Loma Vista), featuring the two international hits ‘Rats’ and Dance Macabre’. Watch this teaser video from their recent show at Royal Albert Hall in London.Continue reading
Former Ghost Members Plan To Appeal Their Case In Swedish Court
The four former members of Ghost that had their case against Tobias Forge dismissed this week claim they will appeal. Forge was sued by the four ex-members in April 2017. They accused the singer of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the band’s album releases and world tours. Simon Söderberg (Alpha), Mauro Rubino (Air), Henrik Palm (Ether) and Martin Hjertstedt (Earth) have three weeks to appeal the ruling, and their attorney, Michael Berg, told SVT earlier today that they intend to seek a reversal. The trial in Linköping District Court lasted for six days, and on Wednesday (October 17), a 108-page decision was released dismissing the case. The four former GHOST members were also ordered to pay Forge’s legal fees, which could amount to approximately over $145,000. Söderberg, Rubino, Palm and Hjertstedt have reportedly spent 2.9 million kronor (approximately $320,000) in legal fees on the case so far. Since the members were dismissed from the band in 2016, Ghost has released the international smash hits Square Hammer single and the album Prequelle (Spinefarm).
Ghost Shares Music Video For “Dance Macabre”
Ghost’s infectious smash single (15 million Spotify streams) ‘Dance Macabre’ has received the creepy music video treatment after much teasing on social media. The track comes from their hit album Prequelle (Spinefarm) from earlier in 2018. Directed by Zev Deans, who also directed the ‘Square Hammer’, you can watch it below. The band is about to embark on a headline tour of America, followed by direct support for Metallica, next winter throughout Europe. Continue reading
Watch Ghost Perform In London, New Headline Tour Of Europe Announced
Ghost performed a stunning show at Royal Albert Hall last night in the UK, supporting their smash hit album Prequelle (Spinefarm). The exclusive show was performed in two acts, as they did on their recent Rats On The Road headline tour of the USA. You can watch fan-filmed videos from the show below. Following the gig, the band released an ominous video featuring Sister Imperator and Papa Nihil, announcing a European tour, in addition, to already announced Scandinavian dates for next winter. All tour dates are below. We’ll share more information as it becomes available. Continue reading
Ghost Releases Carpenter Brut Remix of “Dance Macabre”
Ghost’s Prequelle is one of the biggest albums of 2018. Their single ‘Dance Macabre’ has over With 15-million streams worldwide, topped only by the albums other hit single, ‘Rats’, which just celebrated nine weeks at #1 on the charts. Now the band has released a remix single of ‘Dance Macabre’, done by emerging synth wave artists Carpenter Brut. You can watch the animated visualizer and buy and stream the track below as well. Continue reading
Ghost: Live At The Clyde Theatre
Some “stranger things” seemed to start occurring on this road trip immediately. Let me step back a bit. I love road trips and when I was asked to cover Ghost, I jumped at the chance. Ghost and the clergy put on an AMAZING show that will keep you in a mesmerized trance! Not sure if this has happened to anyone as they where heading out to see Ghost, but for me, this was a Stranger Things can happen road trip. Off to Fort Wayne, Indiana to a recently remodeled “The Clyde” theater, decked out and powered by Sweetwater Studios Theatre. So the 1st strange thing that started happening was once on the highway heading on out to Indiana my car started to drive a little strange, not a smooth ride, almost as if it really didn’t want to make this road trip… I’ve made a couple and yes things happen to vehicles, so I stopped did a once over and everything appeared fine. Continued on my way and the car was still driving oddly but for the love of music, I press on.Continue reading
Watch Candlemass With Cardinal Copia Perform “Enter Sandman” By Metallica
As Ghost Cult reported earlier in the week Metallica was honored and presented with the Polar Music Prize by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, the highest arts award the country of Sweden gives out. To pay tribute to the band, Candlemass and Ghost frontman Cardinal Copia performed the global hit song ‘Enter sandman’ as Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillio watched. Watch it now!Continue reading
Ghost Announces Full Headline Tour of America
Ghost has announced their first full North American headline tour of large venues. The trek, which includes the their previously announced headline arena dates at The Forum in Los Angeles, California and Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will kick off on November 1 in Chicago, Illinois and wrap on December 15 in Brooklyn. Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available beginning June 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time and general tickets will be available to the public beginning June 15 at 10:00 a.m. local time.