The honorary first pitch at major-league baseball games has been thrown by presidents, politicians and Hollywood stars, and now … Papa Emeritus of costumed Swedish hard rock band Ghost. Emeritus, in his usual spooky black-and-white mask, tossed the pitch before last night’s Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians game at the Windy City’s Guaranteed Rate […]
What makes a truly awful metal album? It’s not just a lack of riffs, awful production, or quarter-assed vocal takes. Most of these records suffer from overdosing on compromise, whether it’s hopelessly chasing a trendy sound or a failure to age gracefully; others have visions more realized yet too noxious to raise the horns with […]
The Swedish theatrical metal band Ghost unveiled their forthcoming fifth studio record, IMPERA, accompanied by the release of one of its tracks, “Call Me Little Sunshine,” today. IMPERA is set to arrive on March 11 through Loma Vista Recordings. It will feature Ghost’s recent radio hit, “Hunter’s Moon,” which is getting pressed as a seven-inch vinyl. A […]