@@Kekat_editz Enjoy the ride! ❤️Respite on the Spitalfields is my favourite song, but I also love Year Zero, He is, Witch Image, Call me Little Sunshine, Dance Macabre, Mary on a Cross, Life Eternal, Rats, etc.
Hi! First of all -Yes they always dress like that. Ghost has a lot of lore and is in some ways confusing. The backstory (vaguely) is that ghost exists to spread satanism through catchy music (but it's slightly more nuanced than that). The current vocalist is Papa Emeritus IV, also known as Copia. He is played by the Swedish musician Tobias Forge. Tobias also played the previous 3 lead singers (Papa Emeritus I, II and III). Also Tobias is wearing a mask and not make-up which makes the performance all the more impressive. The band members are all known as nameless Ghouls. They have worn different masks and outfits through the years but their faces and most identifying features are always covered. The band are touring musicians and have switched a lot during the years. Tobias pretty much is Ghost. A lot of the fans like to give the ghouls nicknames to tell them apart (these are generally agreed upon but other names pop up occasionally) and you can find out who they are online but as some people don't want to know I won't include their names here. The current lineup is: Ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoulette, ghoulette, ghoulette or Lead Guitar(White Guitar): Dew/Sodo Rhythm Guitar(Black Guitar): Phantom (in the video you watched its a different rhythm guitarist known as Aether. Aether also used to do some backing vocals) Bass: Rain Drums: Mountain Backing Vocals (and more): Swiss Keyboards + Backing vocals: Cumulus Keyboards: Cirrus (she also does some backing vocals but she is harder to hear as she usually goes for the lower ranges and is overpowered by the others singing higher) Backing Vocals (and more): Aurora (In this video it's Sunshine) All the harmonies are done live. If you want to listen to more songs I'd recommend Cirice (Grammy award winning), Year Zero and Square Hammer. These are the most popular and some of the best. Spillways is also fantastic :)
I took my mother, father, wife, son and daughter to see them last year and we all walked away saying It was one of the best concerts we have ever seen. Please dive deeper
I am 54 years old and my 22 yo daughter got me hooked on Ghost. In fact, we went to 2 rituals (concerts) in 2023. Concord, CA and Los Angeles on the last night of the tour. She follows the lore more closely than I do, but I love Tobias and the music.
I was in Concord also! But if I had known what was going to go down in Los Angeles, I would have driven down there. At least we know the truth about his post concert jacket. 😁
Funny that you mentioned how the musicians look like they're dressed up for a Star Wars convention. Tobias Forge is a huge star wars fan and their masks are inspired by the tuskin raiders
just in case you want more Swedish music to consume your spotify... have you listened to Avatar? a fellow ghost fan turned me onto them a few months ago and i have been obsessed!
Tobias Forge is the singer. But live he has three Ghoulettes (women) and two Ghouls (men) who sings Backup Vocals. That's why it's so powerful. Tobias comes from various music styles from swedish pop music to AOR to Death Metal and mixes everything in Ghost. There are way heavier songs from them but since Mary on a cross is supposed to be from 1969 it is influenced by that. (It's not really from 1969 but it's a long story to explain but you will understand the more you listen to Ghost).
I took my daughter (who introduced me to them) to see Rite Here, Rite Now last week. I had heard a couple of their songs, but after the movie, I've gone down the rabbit hole, happily.
Ghost is fantastic. Been around since 2006 but released their first album in 2010. Formed in Sweden and won a Grammy in 2015 for Cirice. They have so many great songs. Rats, Faith, Spillways, He is, Ritual, Year Zero, Dance Macabre, to name a few. They were totally anonymous until a lawsuit on the Front figure, Tobias Forge, back in 2016. Therefore the masks. They kept the masks even after that. The music is widely spread in genres from quite dark doom kind of metal to very popy disco. You never know besides it will be a really great song! 😅
Went to my 1st Ghost show in 2023 and resolved to never miss them again on any future tour that comes my way. It's church for weirdos. Highly recommend a deep dive.
I've been to ALL the bands. Been attending concerts since 1969, and I can tell you Ghost concerts are the very best, even beating out the Eagles. I've seen Ghost five times and I've traveled around the west to catch the shows.
I love you're appreciation for those vocals especially towards the finale of this piece. Not many people point that out. They're blend is just so heavenly.
Tobias should let them play on albums. Every single member is a great musician. Per and Randy are shredders. I watched Hayden and a drum off competition.
I'm Swedish and I had never heard of them before, but as soon as I heard them they became my favourite group. And Swiss with his beautiful, soaring vocals... it sends chills.
The Ghost rabbithole is deep and interesting, you should do more reactions of them! I saw them live last year and it's the best show I've ever been to.
And they sound this good live . To see them live is an experience I’ve not had for many years. There’s a whole rabbit hole of Ghost to delve into . Took me months in the past ! Tobias is a genius .
Pleeeeeease listen to more Ghost songs! What is so special for me is their amazing harmonies (7:44 is just outstanding and give me goosebumps every time). Even the more "metal" songs (e.g. Mummy Dust) are just catchy and harmonic.
Huga fan of the band in here, I think you should react to more songs like Cirice or Call Me Little Sunshine, they are amazing :3 The armonies are totally live, and in the video there's one guy and two women doing them (For example in the frame at 9:09, that's a woman)
Love Ghost. The best thing to happen to rock in the last 20 years (IMO). The perfect blend between ABBA and Black Sabbath (I call them 'ABBA Sabbath'). Tobias is a songwriting genius. He changes the frontman for each album, but it's always him, wearing a mask. Here he's playing Papa Emeritus IV (Papa = pope, Emeritus = honorary retired = dead pope - it's a joke). The lyrics are always multi-layered in meaning. Some songs are very dark, some light, like this one, but they are always very intelligent and thought-provoking. There's a long storyline associated with them. P.S. They have a movie coming out in June that's a filmed concert, called 'Rite Here, Rite Now'.... plus some more of that story or lore, we think...
Tobias Forge is the lead singer and KS wearing a mask as well! Checkout the song Miasma, it is an instrumental. Oh, by the way I am 74 and planning to see them live for the third time!
I can confirm that they are great to see live if you can get tickets. I saw them in Austin, TX a couple of years ago without having listened to them much (mainly went to see Spiritbox, who opened for them), and that made a fan out of me.
Spoiler for ghoul identities: The main singers on this song are Tobias Forge (the lead singer), Justin "Jutty" Taylor (seen singing the longer held out note toward the end while slinging a guitar), and Dylan "Mad Gallica" Louise (who does the majority of background vocals and also plays the keyboard).
The masks are more significant than you might think. The dress of the Ghouls changes with every album/tour, as the "setting" for each album is a different time period. This one is around the beginning of the 1920's, and the Ghouls have masks that are reminiscent of WWI Gas Masks (and the rest of the costumes are reminiscent of WWI era uniforms). Before this, it was the Renaissance, and prior to that Medieval stylings... I hope that that helps explain things!
Being a fellow metalhead and wrasslin' fan, I must correct and say that Sting got famous from WCW and TNA/Impulse. Called "the last warrior of WCW", he didn't step foot in WWE for over 15 years after WCW was bought out. He wrestled about 4 matches in WWE, then jumped ship to AEW where he retired as a Tag Team Champion.
I describe Ghost 2 ways - 1. ABBA & Black Sabbath had a baby and in grew up listening to Def Leppard. 2. I imagine Ghost to be like a Halloween episode of GLEE where the song and dance club dresses up and pays homage to spooky heavy metal bands.
Erm, the musicians are supposed to be some sort of similar drones or undead, or whatever. The singer is Swedish, and he's the 'owner'/singer of the project called Ghost. As they made more records and live shows, the old singes were repeatedly replaced by a new incarnation with a different look. As I understand my Wikipedia reading, as I also got hooked long ago...
Your smile looks like a whole new world opens, haha. But yeah, Ghost is amazing! You should definitely listen to more of them! “Jesus He Knows Me” is my favorite, I think. I’ll subscribe so I won’t miss anything!!😊
Seen people cover other things, but some extra trivia: His speaking voice is strictly him playing a character. I've always considered it a bit of a hokey transyvalanian accent. You can find clips of him speaking out of character in interviews and he sounds way different. Its all for theater. (Although, sometimes that theater comes with actual commentary on politics and religion)
Ghost, is a Satanic Rock-Metal-Goth Pop band. The lead singer (Tobias Forge) has multiple characters. The one you see, is named Papa Emeritus IV (the past Papas have "passed" away. Ghost has a lore, it's a theatrical band). And the band members are called The Ghouls and Ghoulettes, they are the back-up singers of the band. I recommend you, reacting to their song called 'Con Clavi Con Dio'. The Live version Ceremony and Devotion. Ghost's past songs, are more hardcore and has the gutter-growling. Please do a reaction video of the song of theirs I said 'Con Clavi Con Dio' Live Ceremony and Devotion. Their song 'Year Zero' is also killer!. And yes, since the beginning of the band, Tobias Forge has dressed up like that, from robes of Popes (Satanic ofc) to wearing Bat Wings on stage. The band's lore is very cool, and you should learn it! It's addicting, lol!. And also, yes. The band members sing all the harmonies live. They have a song called 'Per Aspera Ad Inferi', and one of the Ghoulettes has killed the harmony part, of the near end of the song. Btw, it's a live performance, the live performances are always MUCH BETTER than the Studio-Produced/Original.
Ghost is a parody "Satanic" band. The front man is Swedish musician Tobias Forge. The rest of the band is anonymous "nameless ghouls". Tobias is the primary creative force in the band. The other members are not permanent and there is a separate studio and tour band. The lore is that they represent an underground satanic church that spreads their dogma and aspirations of world domination through the band. They are often blundering and silly. The leader of the band is "Papa Emeritis" of which there have been 4 different incarnations. Basically each album or so, the current front man is killed off and a new one, with new face paint, mask, mannerisms, and costume is introduced. It is still Tobias underneath.
Didn't see it in your library but have you done "Take hold of the flame" by Queensryche. Live in Japan. Probably one of the best vocal performances live. 🤘🤘🤘
That woman legit looks like Talyor Swift. You're probably the first reactor I've seen make that reference, but every time I see this video I think the same thing.
The singer Tobias is is the mastermind and does all the musical writing and the idea, story, of Ghost. The rest of the band is paid players called "ghouls". The masks hide their identity so can be easily replaced, there was some legal drama before when former players claimed that they want a bigger cut of the income. I don´t blame Tobias, its 100% his creativity that created everything.
In theory you would imagine a “satanic” band to be death metal or something like that but I guess if Satan were clever, he could catch more flies with honey. Or at least that is basically the gimmick.
Yes they always dress like that the band members are known as the nameless ghouls hence the masks and the front man is papa emeritus the fourth. Every time they come out with a new album he is reincarnated into a new papa and a cardinal copia once it’s a whole rabbit hole to go down man
Yeah wow this is a very deep and complex rabbit hole, although one very worth exploring, and your questions are not so easily answered. As far as if the lead singer always looks this way, well kinda at least when he's playing this character or Papa version. As far as do they always sound this way, well no not really they are very diverse I'd suggest just checking out the music. The simple answer is the one constant in Ghost is that it is always Tobias and everything about Ghost is basically all Tobias. Tobias was frontman for several other bands, under other stage names and varying genres, most notably the death metal band Repugnant and the pop group Subdivision. In Ghost Tobias always intended to keep his identity concealed however he was outed once a lawsuit was brought against him by some of the nameless ghouls over the fact that all royalties went to Tobias since he WAS Ghost and all other members were just hired musicians on a rotating basis. Despite all of this Ghost is really more about the lore and the music and not the reality or the actual musicians or their careers....unless of course you're Tobias! Loudwire named Tobias the metal artist of the decade in the 2010's. More recently Ghost was nominated for another grammy for their cover of Iron Maiden's Phantom of the Opera ultimately losing out to Metallica. This is ironic since James Hetfield has publicly come out as a big fan of Tobias and Ghost and was responsible for Metallica becoming such huge supporters of the band. Ghost has also provided the main songs for two recently popular horror movies in Halloween Kills and Insidious The Red Door. And speaking of movies Ghost has their first movie Rite Here Rite Now, directed by Tobias, showing in theaters as we speak.
They're referred to as Ghoul masks. There have been multiple different versions over the years. If the last part of your comment is wondering as to whether or not they're entirely anonymous, the answer is no. We know the identities of all the ghouls at this point 🫶
“How have I never heard about this group before?”were my thoughts exactly before diving in the rabbit hole called Ghost. Love them!
RIGHT?!!! I was the same! I was like "How did they fly under my radar for SO LONG?!!!" 😆😆
Yep same!
I just found out about them today. I love this guys voice and their music is so good.
What are your favorite songs by then I just started listening to them
@@Kekat_editz Enjoy the ride! ❤️Respite on the Spitalfields is my favourite song, but I also love Year Zero, He is, Witch Image, Call me Little Sunshine, Dance Macabre, Mary on a Cross, Life Eternal, Rats, etc.
Hi! First of all -Yes they always dress like that. Ghost has a lot of lore and is in some ways confusing. The backstory (vaguely) is that ghost exists to spread satanism through catchy music (but it's slightly more nuanced than that). The current vocalist is Papa Emeritus IV, also known as Copia. He is played by the Swedish musician Tobias Forge. Tobias also played the previous 3 lead singers (Papa Emeritus I, II and III). Also Tobias is wearing a mask and not make-up which makes the performance all the more impressive.
The band members are all known as nameless Ghouls. They have worn different masks and outfits through the years but their faces and most identifying features are always covered. The band are touring musicians and have switched a lot during the years. Tobias pretty much is Ghost. A lot of the fans like to give the ghouls nicknames to tell them apart (these are generally agreed upon but other names pop up occasionally) and you can find out who they are online but as some people don't want to know I won't include their names here. The current lineup is:
Ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoul, ghoulette, ghoulette, ghoulette
or
Lead Guitar(White Guitar): Dew/Sodo
Rhythm Guitar(Black Guitar): Phantom (in the video you watched its a different rhythm guitarist known as Aether. Aether also used to do some backing vocals)
Bass: Rain
Drums: Mountain
Backing Vocals (and more): Swiss
Keyboards + Backing vocals: Cumulus
Keyboards: Cirrus (she also does some backing vocals but she is harder to hear as she usually goes for the lower ranges and is overpowered by the others singing higher)
Backing Vocals (and more): Aurora (In this video it's Sunshine)
All the harmonies are done live.
If you want to listen to more songs I'd recommend Cirice (Grammy award winning), Year Zero and Square Hammer. These are the most popular and some of the best. Spillways is also fantastic :)
Definitely Cirice next!
and Dance Macabre!
I vote Spillways! It’s so good!
Satan Prayer!!!
I took my mother, father, wife, son and daughter to see them last year and we all walked away saying It was one of the best concerts we have ever seen.
Please dive deeper
I am 54 years old and my 22 yo daughter got me hooked on Ghost. In fact, we went to 2 rituals (concerts) in 2023. Concord, CA and Los Angeles on the last night of the tour. She follows the lore more closely than I do, but I love Tobias and the music.
I’m 56 and I got my 22 year old daughter hooked on Ghost🖤🖤🖤
i am 60 jears and i love gost musik🤩🤩
I was in Concord also! But if I had known what was going to go down in Los Angeles, I would have driven down there. At least we know the truth about his post concert jacket. 😁
I'm 65, and going to attend the ritual in Copenhagen in May 2025 with my wife and daughter :)
Funny that you mentioned how the musicians look like they're dressed up for a Star Wars convention. Tobias Forge is a huge star wars fan and their masks are inspired by the tuskin raiders
Dude, listen to ALL of Ghost. They are so damn good.
Yes ALL OF GHOST IS AMAZING!
enjoy the rabbit hole man its worth it. One of the most talented bands ive ever heard.. between them and sabaton Sweden owns my spotify playlists
just in case you want more Swedish music to consume your spotify... have you listened to Avatar? a fellow ghost fan turned me onto them a few months ago and i have been obsessed!
Tobias Forge is the singer. But live he has three Ghoulettes (women) and two Ghouls (men) who sings Backup Vocals. That's why it's so powerful. Tobias comes from various music styles from swedish pop music to AOR to Death Metal and mixes everything in Ghost. There are way heavier songs from them but since Mary on a cross is supposed to be from 1969 it is influenced by that. (It's not really from 1969 but it's a long story to explain but you will understand the more you listen to Ghost).
Tobias doesn't phone it in. It's all live
In just 1 week I managed to fall in love with the group itself and in just a couple of minutes I fell in love with their songs 😭❤️❤️
I took my daughter (who introduced me to them) to see Rite Here, Rite Now last week. I had heard a couple of their songs, but after the movie, I've gone down the rabbit hole, happily.
@@CeriSnow-un7jn Oh, how I would like to go too, but this film was not shown in our country 👎
NOOO thats sucks!!! I hope you gwt to sww it when kt comes out in any way...ive been a fan for a few weeks now to and im in love.@I_3999_I
@@l_Ceres_l Boooooooo hiss. You need to get a copy when it's released.
@@TBT707 Cool! I've already managed to watch this movie. It was very nice to watch their concert in good quality.)
Amazing band from Sweden!
Thanks from Sweden
Looking forward to more Ghost reaction videos.
Ghost is fantastic. Been around since 2006 but released their first album in 2010. Formed in Sweden and won a Grammy in 2015 for Cirice.
They have so many great songs. Rats, Faith, Spillways, He is, Ritual, Year Zero, Dance Macabre, to name a few.
They were totally anonymous until a lawsuit on the Front figure, Tobias Forge, back in 2016. Therefore the masks. They kept the masks even after that.
The music is widely spread in genres from quite dark doom kind of metal to very popy disco. You never know besides it will be a really great song! 😅
Went to my 1st Ghost show in 2023 and resolved to never miss them again on any future tour that comes my way. It's church for weirdos. Highly recommend a deep dive.
I've been to ALL the bands. Been attending concerts since 1969, and I can tell you Ghost concerts are the very best, even beating out the Eagles. I've seen Ghost five times and I've traveled around the west to catch the shows.
I love you're appreciation for those vocals especially towards the finale of this piece. Not many people point that out. They're blend is just so heavenly.
They are all awesome vocalists. They are a phenomenal rock band
They?
Together, they form a great band on stage, but officially, Ghost is just Tobias Forge and no one else.
Tobias should let them play on albums. Every single member is a great musician. Per and Randy are shredders. I watched Hayden and a drum off competition.
I'm Swedish and I had never heard of them before, but as soon as I heard them they became my favourite group. And Swiss with his beautiful, soaring vocals... it sends chills.
6:41 I love to imagine a goth Taylor Swift attending a Ghost concert incognito
Tobias is a master mind
My name is Tobias and i agree.😆😆😆
My absolute favourite band for the last 6 years . Ghost is life .
The Ghost rabbithole is deep and interesting, you should do more reactions of them! I saw them live last year and it's the best show I've ever been to.
Definitely do more Ghost. It's a rabbit hole with no turning back.
And another catchy one is Square Hammer.
💯
This and Dance Macabre
And they sound this good live . To see them live is an experience I’ve not had for many years. There’s a whole rabbit hole of Ghost to delve into . Took me months in the past ! Tobias is a genius .
Someone said years ago that ghost sounds like Abba meets black sabbath. And that's fucking accurate
Pleeeeeease listen to more Ghost songs!
What is so special for me is their amazing harmonies (7:44 is just outstanding and give me goosebumps every time). Even the more "metal" songs (e.g. Mummy Dust) are just catchy and harmonic.
They’re all singing the harmonies live they’re amazing live .
fucking hilarious. and i love this song
The Amazing part is this is probably the 20th+ best song by Ghost....Best rabbit hole ever!
They do have some heavier songs. A popular one is Cirice.
*You wanna hear a heavy sh*t? Listen Ghost - Mummy Dust*
Aghhh my favourite song !
Yes. They are all singing and harmonizing. They're AMAZING.
Huga fan of the band in here, I think you should react to more songs like Cirice or Call Me Little Sunshine, they are amazing :3
The armonies are totally live, and in the video there's one guy and two women doing them (For example in the frame at 9:09, that's a woman)
Love Ghost. The best thing to happen to rock in the last 20 years (IMO). The perfect blend between ABBA and Black Sabbath (I call them 'ABBA Sabbath'). Tobias is a songwriting genius. He changes the frontman for each album, but it's always him, wearing a mask. Here he's playing Papa Emeritus IV (Papa = pope, Emeritus = honorary retired = dead pope - it's a joke). The lyrics are always multi-layered in meaning. Some songs are very dark, some light, like this one, but they are always very intelligent and thought-provoking. There's a long storyline associated with them.
P.S. They have a movie coming out in June that's a filmed concert, called 'Rite Here, Rite Now'.... plus some more of that story or lore, we think...
Tobias Forge is the lead singer and KS wearing a mask as well! Checkout the song Miasma, it is an instrumental. Oh, by the way I am 74 and planning to see them live for the third time!
Faith (from A Pale Tour Named Death)
I can confirm that they are great to see live if you can get tickets. I saw them in Austin, TX a couple of years ago without having listened to them much (mainly went to see Spiritbox, who opened for them), and that made a fan out of me.
Spoiler for ghoul identities: The main singers on this song are Tobias Forge (the lead singer), Justin "Jutty" Taylor (seen singing the longer held out note toward the end while slinging a guitar), and Dylan "Mad Gallica" Louise (who does the majority of background vocals and also plays the keyboard).
Per Erikkson from Katatonia is lead guitar 🎸
This band is Top Notch! Both great music and funny charactaristics.
what you hear is the band 100% they sound this good live...
Yes they do !
He's got a few different outfits depending on which song he's singing. Check out Mummy Dust or Faith if you like the heavier stuff.
Hoping to see more ghost soon, & yes, it’s all live. They’re all amazing ! :)
Ghost makes you happy
@@troy8979 yes they most certainly do .
You should listen to “He is” or “Square hammer”
"Was that Taylor Swift?" 😂😂 - love your Videos, plus this is a great song!
Thanks!
The masks are more significant than you might think. The dress of the Ghouls changes with every album/tour, as the "setting" for each album is a different time period. This one is around the beginning of the 1920's, and the Ghouls have masks that are reminiscent of WWI Gas Masks (and the rest of the costumes are reminiscent of WWI era uniforms). Before this, it was the Renaissance, and prior to that Medieval stylings...
I hope that that helps explain things!
Tony Schiavone in a Ghost concert: It's Stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig
2:10 IT'S OKAY! The nuns ran away to be there...
Dance Macabre, Spillways, Cirice, Square Hammer, Hunter's Moon, Call me little sunshine, year zero. all good reacts
Singing the praises of Marijuana- Mary ona Cross \m/ 😁
Being a fellow metalhead and wrasslin' fan, I must correct and say that Sting got famous from WCW and TNA/Impulse. Called "the last warrior of WCW", he didn't step foot in WWE for over 15 years after WCW was bought out. He wrestled about 4 matches in WWE, then jumped ship to AEW where he retired as a Tag Team Champion.
Yeah I totally misspoke. Which is funny because I never watched WWE, only WCW 😂
Give Dance Macabre and Cirice a spin.
There’s a formal Papa and a Casual Papa and the nameless ghouls where the plague masks or the masks from the cantina in Star Wars lol.
I describe Ghost 2 ways -
1. ABBA & Black Sabbath had a baby and in grew up listening to Def Leppard.
2. I imagine Ghost to be like a Halloween episode of GLEE where the song and dance club dresses up and pays homage to spooky heavy metal bands.
😂😂 true !
their singing live!
In Card’s fake Italian accent…. “Join us now peoples in Mummy Dusttttt “ 😍😍😍
Watch, on VEEPS, their concert movie Rite Here, Rite Now. It's FANTASTIC
Saw them last summer, it's so spectacular live! Please react to Mummy Dust 🤘🖤
I agree he completely sounds and looks like the Joker
Gotta subscribe, hoping for more Ghost! 🙂Cheers from Sweden!
I love watching people discover Ghost! Tobias Forge and Ghost is a rabbit hole you’ll never regret going down.
one of the rare bands that I tend to find better live then on studio
I do too
More Ghost, please.
Definitely listen to Call Me Little Sunshine!!! I love the Jimmy Kimmel live version.😍😍🖤🖤 Papa’s outfit (his Papal robes) in that is 🤌🏻🫶🏻😍🖤
Erm, the musicians are supposed to be some sort of similar drones or undead, or whatever. The singer is Swedish, and he's the 'owner'/singer of the project called Ghost. As they made more records and live shows, the old singes were repeatedly replaced by a new incarnation with a different look. As I understand my Wikipedia reading, as I also got hooked long ago...
His voice when dressed as Papa is supposed to be Italian/ Transylvania accent
Your smile looks like a whole new world opens, haha. But yeah, Ghost is amazing! You should definitely listen to more of them! “Jesus He Knows Me” is my favorite, I think. I’ll subscribe so I won’t miss anything!!😊
Dance Macabre!!!
No, it's Mary on a Cross
Tobias recently described their style of rock as gothic.
As a Ghost fan and WWE fan... Now that you mention Sting, how'd I never notuce that😂😂
I know right??? 😂
Seen people cover other things, but some extra trivia:
His speaking voice is strictly him playing a character. I've always considered it a bit of a hokey transyvalanian accent. You can find clips of him speaking out of character in interviews and he sounds way different.
Its all for theater. (Although, sometimes that theater comes with actual commentary on politics and religion)
0:57
"Is That Sting?"
No, it most certainly isn't Sting
Ghost, is a Satanic Rock-Metal-Goth Pop band. The lead singer (Tobias Forge) has multiple characters.
The one you see, is named Papa Emeritus IV (the past Papas have "passed" away. Ghost has a lore, it's a theatrical band). And the band members are called The Ghouls and Ghoulettes, they are the back-up singers of the band.
I recommend you, reacting to their song called 'Con Clavi Con Dio'. The Live version Ceremony and Devotion. Ghost's past songs, are more hardcore and has the gutter-growling. Please do a reaction video of the song of theirs I said 'Con Clavi Con Dio' Live Ceremony and Devotion. Their song 'Year Zero' is also killer!.
And yes, since the beginning of the band, Tobias Forge has dressed up like that, from robes of Popes (Satanic ofc) to wearing Bat Wings on stage. The band's lore is very cool, and you should learn it! It's addicting, lol!.
And also, yes. The band members sing all the harmonies live. They have a song called 'Per Aspera Ad Inferi', and one of the Ghoulettes has killed the harmony part, of the near end of the song. Btw, it's a live performance, the live performances are always MUCH BETTER than the Studio-Produced/Original.
Ghost is a parody "Satanic" band. The front man is Swedish musician Tobias Forge. The rest of the band is anonymous "nameless ghouls". Tobias is the primary creative force in the band. The other members are not permanent and there is a separate studio and tour band. The lore is that they represent an underground satanic church that spreads their dogma and aspirations of world domination through the band. They are often blundering and silly. The leader of the band is "Papa Emeritis" of which there have been 4 different incarnations. Basically each album or so, the current front man is killed off and a new one, with new face paint, mask, mannerisms, and costume is introduced. It is still Tobias underneath.
they aren't anonymous at all lmao
Spillways music video : you won't regret it. Ghost is the best rock group of the 21st century.
Didn't see it in your library but have you done "Take hold of the flame" by Queensryche. Live in Japan. Probably one of the best vocal performances live. 🤘🤘🤘
Not yet...
Bro you had me at Sting 😂😂😂
He's also singing in a mask
More Ghost 😎🔥😎🔥
That woman legit looks like Talyor Swift. You're probably the first reactor I've seen make that reference, but every time I see this video I think the same thing.
The singer Tobias is is the mastermind and does all the musical writing and the idea, story, of Ghost. The rest of the band is paid players called "ghouls". The masks hide their identity so can be easily replaced, there was some legal drama before when former players claimed that they want a bigger cut of the income. I don´t blame Tobias, its 100% his creativity that created everything.
Listen to Faith and Rats and call me little sunshine!
it's like asking why Kiss dressed up, or Slipknot etc :P
Yes,only a little annoying you think?
Sigh.
New Nightwish is out today!
Never heard Cradle of Filth? I wanna see your reaction of them, when you do that, I sub you.
I’d recommend Cirice. More heavy with Tobias’ ultra clean tone. An amazing song
Welcome to the world of Ghost.
the Gimpfits are a part of the act :P
In theory you would imagine a “satanic” band to be death metal or something like that but I guess if Satan were clever, he could catch more flies with honey. Or at least that is basically the gimmick.
I think that stings make up was inspired by the crow 🐦⬛ so it’s very possible that he’s just a gothic wrestler
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Nuns in the audience lol.
Yes they always dress like that the band members are known as the nameless ghouls hence the masks and the front man is papa emeritus the fourth. Every time they come out with a new album he is reincarnated into a new papa and a cardinal copia once it’s a whole rabbit hole to go down man
Yeah wow this is a very deep and complex rabbit hole, although one very worth exploring, and your questions are not so easily answered. As far as if the lead singer always looks this way, well kinda at least when he's playing this character or Papa version. As far as do they always sound this way, well no not really they are very diverse I'd suggest just checking out the music. The simple answer is the one constant in Ghost is that it is always Tobias and everything about Ghost is basically all Tobias. Tobias was frontman for several other bands, under other stage names and varying genres, most notably the death metal band Repugnant and the pop group Subdivision. In Ghost Tobias always intended to keep his identity concealed however he was outed once a lawsuit was brought against him by some of the nameless ghouls over the fact that all royalties went to Tobias since he WAS Ghost and all other members were just hired musicians on a rotating basis. Despite all of this Ghost is really more about the lore and the music and not the reality or the actual musicians or their careers....unless of course you're Tobias! Loudwire named Tobias the metal artist of the decade in the 2010's. More recently Ghost was nominated for another grammy for their cover of Iron Maiden's Phantom of the Opera ultimately losing out to Metallica. This is ironic since James Hetfield has publicly come out as a big fan of Tobias and Ghost and was responsible for Metallica becoming such huge supporters of the band. Ghost has also provided the main songs for two recently popular horror movies in Halloween Kills and Insidious The Red Door. And speaking of movies Ghost has their first movie Rite Here Rite Now, directed by Tobias, showing in theaters as we speak.
One thing, the movie is not showing yet, but just next month. And next it's Subvision and not Subdivision.
@@carolinap50 You're absolutely correct. My mistake.
Steve Wozniak looks alike also the voice!
He dresses like this when he gets groceries
It's not makeup. It's a silicone mask that's painted.
Ghost are great!
Bro reaction to next song ghost - rats oficial video plis
I concur. That’s my favorite song. Period.
Hi, I dont either understand why the musicians have "frog hats"?! Björn anonymonas?
They're referred to as Ghoul masks. There have been multiple different versions over the years. If the last part of your comment is wondering as to whether or not they're entirely anonymous, the answer is no. We know the identities of all the ghouls at this point 🫶