Get ready, Ghost fans! Papa V Perpetua and the newly decked-out Nameless Ghouls are dropping their next offering tomorrow night (April 10th). The track is called “Lachryma“, the second single to emerge from the multi-platinum occult rockers’ upcoming sixth studio album, Skeletá. And yes, a brand new music video is coming with it. You can watch the teaser down below.
The Ghost themselves teased the release with a cryptic message: “We wish to inform you that you’ve made your bed, and now you shall cry in it. ‘Lachryma‘ coming this Friday. Tune in here.” This is all building up to the April 25th launch of Skeletá via Loma Vista Recordings, which includes a throwback midnight album release event and a headlining tour promising a ‘phone-free experience.’ If you haven’t already, you can sink your teeth into the first single, “Satanized“, which landed earlier this month.
About “Satanized,” the official word is that it’s “an avalanche of infectious hooks and harmonies is buoyed by a hypnotic shuffle, as the narrator succumbs to dark forces within and without, helplessly acknowledging their own blasphemy and heresy as it inexorably consumes them.” They even warn; by the time the song’s opening lines “There is something inside me and they don’t know if there is a cure” have moved from the inner monologue of the possessed to the ears of the hapless listener, it will already be too late: You will have been “Satanized“.
Tobias Forge previously talked about Ghost‘s lyrics, telling they are not about the Devil. He said that band’s lyrics are more about being human – dealing with life, death, and all the weird stuff in between. Sure, their early stuff, like Opus Eponymous had that metal-pop sound mixed with Christian/S*tanic images that got them noticed. But Forge points out that if you’re only seeing the Devil, you’re missing the bigger picture of what Ghost is really about.
Regarding their headlining tour, here are the dates:
- Apr 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
- Apr 16 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
- Apr 19 – London, UK – The O2
- Apr 20 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
- Apr 22 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
- Apr 23 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle Frankfurt
- Apr 24 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
- Apr 26 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
- Apr 27 – Toulouse, France – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
- Apr 29 – Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena
- Apr 30 – Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre
- May 3 – Zürich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion Zürich
- May 4 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
- May 7 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
- May 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
- May 10 – Łódź, Poland – Atlas Arena
- May 11 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
- May 13 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
- May 14 – Oberhausen, Germany – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
- May 15 – Hannover, Germany – ZAG Arena
- May 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
- May 20 – Tampere, Finland – Nokia Arena
- May 22 – Linköping, Sweden – Saab Arena
- May 23 – Sandviken, Sweden – Göransson Arena
- May 24 – Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum
- Jul 9 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- Jul 11 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
- Jul 12 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
- Jul 13 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
- Jul 15 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
- Jul 17 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
- Jul 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
- Jul 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- Jul 21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- Jul 22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- Jul 24 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- Jul 25 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
- Jul 26 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- Jul 28 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
- Jul 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
- Jul 30 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
- Aug 1 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
- Aug 2 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- Aug 3 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
- Aug 5 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- Aug 7 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- Aug 9 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
- Aug 10 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
- Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
- Aug 14 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
- Aug 15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
- Aug 16 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
- Sep 24 – Mexico City, Mexico – Palacio de los Deportes
