Ghost Release New Single ‘Peacefield’ (Listen)

Swedish occult band Ghost have dropped “Peacefield,” the latest single from their upcoming sixth album, Skeletá. The new record is scheduled for release this Friday, April 25th, via Loma Vista Recordings.

“Peacefield” is the third track revealed from the album, following “Lachryma” and “Satanized“. The new song has already made its live debut, being incorporated into the setlist for Ghost‘s ongoing 2025 world tour.

Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge explained the placement and feeling of the new track to Metal Hammer: “Because the record is going to slalom into darker subjects, I wanted to set a tone of hope in the beginning. I wanted to add a hand to the listener: ‘It will all be fine, but we’re gonna go sideways now and go on a little trip.’“

Skeletá promises a shift in focus for the band. While previous albums like 2022’s Impera explored grand, external themes such as the rise and fall of empires, the new album turns inward. Described as their “most unflinchingly introspective work to date,” Skeletá will explore personal emotional landscapes and universal human sentiments.

In a recent interview with Philadelphia’s 93.3 WMMR, Forge elaborated on this thematic direction:

“It is a record that is introspective to a further degree, I guess, than especially the previous record Impera. Just to be clear, I do believe that most artists usually create a new record based on where they were on the previous one — not as a counter-reaction, but usually there’s something that you wish to achieve that you maybe didn’t on the previous one or you wanna change something or just fill your… At the end of the day, what you’re doing is basically you’re filling your repertoire with hopefully songs that you didn’t have before. But thematically, I usually have some sort of thematic guideline when I write, first and foremost for myself in order to make sense of what the new record is so it’s not too whimsically just about everything at the same time. But where Impera was very much not only extroverted, but exteriorly reflecting on bigger society, social issues, and also, as the title implies, imperial structure and its ultimate demise, it didn’t feel very productive to continue down that and make an ‘Impera 2’, talking about the continual demise of… I was more attracted to the idea of this this record that was more shining a light in inside and making a record about healing aspects of being essentially a human being in whatever structural design, because at the end of the day, most humans are surprisingly alike and display the same abilities to sentiments. And these sentiments are usually quite basic. And that idea was attractive to me — making a record that had a song about hope, had a song about hate, had a song about love, acceptance and all these things.”

To celebrate the album’s arrival, midnight in-store launch events are planned at participating retailers this Friday.

“Skeletá” Track Listing:

1. “Peacefield”
2. “Lachryma”
3. “Satanized”
4. “Guiding Lights”
5. “De Profundis Borealis”
6. “Cenotaph”
7. “Missilia Amori”
8. “Marks Of The Evil One”
9. “Umbra”
10. “Excelsis”

Ghost is currently touring Europe in support of the upcoming album, with dates running through May 24th. The tour, presented as a ‘phone-free experience’, will then hit North America from July 9th to August 16th, followed by a stop in Mexico City.

Ghost 2025 World Tour Dates:

• 04/22 Antwerp, BEL – Sportpaleis
• 04/23 Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle Frankfurt
• 04/24 Munich, GER – Olympiahalle
• 04/26 Lyon, FRA – LDLC Arena
• 04/27 Toulouse, FRA – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
• 04/29 Lisbon, POR – MEO Arena
• 04/30 Madrid, SPA – Palacio Vistalegre
• 05/03 Zürich, SWI – Hallenstadion Zürich
• 05/04 Milan, ITA – Unipol Forum
• 05/07 Berlin, GER – Uber Arena
• 05/08 Amsterdam, NET – Ziggo Dome
• 05/10 Lodz, POL – Atlas Arena
• 05/11 Prague, CE – O2 Arena
• 05/13 Paris, FRA – Accor Arena
• 05/14 Oberhausen, GER – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
• 05/15 Hannover, GER – ZAG Arena
• 05/17 Copenhagen, DEN – Royal Arena
• 05/20 Tampere, FIN – Nokia Arena
• 05/22 Linköping, SWE – Saab Arena
• 05/23 Sandviken, SWE – Göransson Arena
• 05/24 Oslo, NOR – Oslo Spektrum
• 07/09 Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
• 07/11 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
• 07/12 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
• 07/13 Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
• 07/15 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
• 07/17 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
• 07/18 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
• 07/19 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
• 07/21 Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 07/22 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
• 07/24 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
• 07/25 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
• 07/26 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 07/28 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
• 07/29 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
• 07/30 St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
• 08/01 Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
• 08/02 Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 08/03 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
• 08/05 Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
• 08/07 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
• 08/09 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
• 08/10 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
• 08/11 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
• 08/14 Austin, TX – Moody Center
• 08/15 Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
• 08/16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
• 09/24 Mexico City, MEX – Palacio de los Deportes