Group

Ghost

Swedish metal band

From: Linköping, Sweden
Since: 2008–present
Rating: ★ 4.65 (8 votes)
Releases: 52

heavy metal
hard rock
occult rock
progressive rock
doom metal
psychedelic rock
rock
metal

About

Ghost is a Swedish rock band formed in Linköping, in 2006. The band released their debut album, Opus Eponymous, in 2010, which earned them international recognition. This was followed by Infestissumam in 2013 and in 2015 by Meliora, which reached number one in Sweden and number eight in the US. This was followed by the albums Prequelle in 2018 and Impera in 2022. The band's sixth studio album, Skeletá, was released in 2025; it subsequently became their first number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Known for their costumed on-stage presence, Ghost's members, except for the lead vocalist, are known as "Nameless Ghouls". The lead-singer has performed under the personas of "Papa Emeritus I-IV", "Cardinal Copia", and "Papa V Perpetua", characters known for their "demonic anti-pope" imagery, while changing this for subsequent albums and tours. The band's music combines hard rock, heavy metal, arena rock, and pop rock.
In 2017, the identity of the lead singer was revealed to be Tobias Forge after several musicians who had worked with him on the Ghost project started legal action over royalties. The single, "Cirice", earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2016, while they have been nominated for several Swedish Grammis awards.

From Ghost (Swedish band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Tobias Forge 2008–2012, 2012–2015, 2015–2017, 2017–2018, 2018–2020, 2020–now lead vocals
A Ghoul Writer now
Nameless Ghoul now bass guitar
Nameless Ghoul now drums (drum set)
Nameless Ghoul now keyboard
Nameless Ghoul now guitar
Nameless Ghoul now guitar
Megan X Thomas now