Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 5, 2017
The amount of camp there is in seeing a Ghost show is equal to the amount of drama that’s happening behind the masks of Papa Emeritus and the multitude of Nameless Ghouls. To wit, a handful of former members of the band took Tobias Forge (aka Papa Emeritus) to court saying that they were owed […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 16, 2017
If the primary reason you like Ghost is the mystery of who the band is and the fun of their satanic schtick, then it hasn’t been a great couple of months for you. And now a man has come forward that said that he invented the character of Papa Emeritus. Initially named in the lawsuit […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 26, 2017
Lately, Ghost have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Papa Emeritus, or Tobias Forge if you will, has been accused of running the band as a solo project, and lawsuits have been filed by former members. It was even enough for him to break character to give his side of the story. Perhaps […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 6, 2017
Let’s face it – since Ghost formed in 2008, what they’ve perhaps become best known for is what we don’t know about them. With the majority of the band literally “nameless,” and only lead singer Papa Emeritus standing apart from them in appearance and name, the gimmick has persisted since their formation in 2008. And while […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on November 15, 2016
Every time Ghost decides to work on a new record, we get the announcement of the arrival of a new Papa Emeritus. Right now, we are on its third incarnation but thanks to cult leader Sister Imperator, we get word about getting ready for a new one. Ghost recently released a new video titled The Summoning VII: […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on October 31, 2015
Stephen Colbert took Halloween very seriously during The Late Show last night. So much so that in addition to dressing up (along with his guests) and decorating his studio, he had Ghost on as the evening’s music guest. Marking the band’s first appearance on American TV, Ghost gave a performance of “Cirice” perfect for the […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 19, 2015
Back when Jimmy Fallon was on at 12:30, he had GWAR come on Late Night for Halloween. Now that he’s been moved up an hour and is more mainstream, nothing particularly metal has been on the show. However, Stephen Colbert is picking up the mantle and has booked the first heavy musical guest in his relatively […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 28, 2015
Last night at Ghost’s sold-out Terminal 5 show in New York City, Papa Emeritus III asked about the other pope that was in New York last week. “How about this Frankie guy,” he said. “I heard that he wanted all the nuns to be there when he spoke. We need nuns.” It turns out that […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 4, 2015
On April 1st, 2013, we ran a story about Dave Grohl being one of “nameless ghouls” in Ghost after the drummer said that he’d played drums on the band’s cover of Abba’s “I’m a Marionette.” We gave a pretty ridiculous quote that we figured would make it obvious that this was an April Fool’s joke […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 7, 2014
Last week, Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski posted a (since deleted) picture of himself and another gentleman with the caption “If you have ghosts… U have everything,” suggesting that it was a picture of Ghost’s frontman, Papa Emeritus II, without makeup. While it’s suggested that Swedish musician Tobias Forge may be the identity behind Papa, this is […]
