Ghost just unveiled the 21st chapter of their lore in a new video and it seems like something is coming in December 2026.
The video finds Papa Emeritus IV conversing with Mr. Psaltarian over Doom (Ghost’s version of Zoom, obviously), during which Emeritus requests a meeting with Papa V Perpetua. Psaltarian says he’s got an opening in December 2026 and… that seems pretty specific.
Are the two papas going to finally meet? Does Tobias Forge really have a plan for December 2026 already? Who knows! All we know for sure is that hype is real. And I’d imagine the “December 2026” timeframe has some significance, as the video really harps on that specific date in the second half.
Speaking of Ghost, their new record Skeletá was clearly pretty damn popular, as it became the first rock record to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart since since AC/DC’s Power Up in 2020. Skeletá moved 86,000 units in its first week, which is especially impressive considering 77,000 of those units were physical media sales – even crazier, 44,000 of those units were vinyl sales.
Skeletá also landed at No. 1 on the U.S. Album, Vinyl Album, Indie Store Album, Independent Album, Rock Album, Rock and Alternative Album, and Hard Rock Album charts. Internationally, the album bowed at No. 1 in Sweden Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Finland; No. 2 in the UK, Netherlands and Norway; No. 4 in France; and No. 6 in Ireland.
Ghost is currently out there kicking ass on their world tour, which just started on April 15. Tickets are available here.
5/14 Oberhausen, by Rudolf Weber-Arena
5/15 Hanover, De Zag Arena
5/17 Copenhagen, DK Royal Arena
5/20 Tampere, Fi Nokia Arena
5/22 Linköping, SE can arena
5/23 Sandviken, see Göransson Arena
5/24 Oslo, no Oslo Spectrum
7/9 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
7/11 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
7/12 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
7/13 miami, fl kaseya center
7/15 Raleigh, NC Lenovo Center
7/17 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
7/18 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
7/19 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
7/21 Boston, MA TD Garden
7/22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
7/24 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
7/25 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
7/26 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
7/28 Grand Rapids, Mi van Share Arena
7/29 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
7/30 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
8/1 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
8/2 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
8/3 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
8/5 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
8/7 Denver, CO Ball Arena
8/9 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
10 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
8/11 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
8/14 Austin, TX Moody Center
8/15 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
8/16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
9/24 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes
9/25 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes
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