GHOST Introduces PAPA EMERITUS IV At Final Concert Of 'Prequelle' Album Cycle: Video, Photos

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At its concert earlier tonight (Tuesday, March 3) in Mexico City, GHOST introduced the new character who will front the band during its next album cycle: Papa Emeritus IV. Video footage and photos of the big reveal can be seen below. (Photo above courtesy of Summa Inferno) GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge performed as a "new" Papa Emeritus on each of the band's first three LPs, with each version of Papa replacing the one that came before it. Papa Emeritus III was retired in favor of Cardinal Copia before the release of 2018's "Prequelle" album. Last October, Forge confirmed to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that there would be a new character fronting GHOST by the time the group's next LP sees the light of day. Forge said: "I just know that person will have the name Papa Emeritus IV. It will be the fourth Papa Emeritus. But who that is, we don't know yet." Back in September, Tobias told Illinois's Herald-Whig that GHOST will do "absolutely zero" touring in 2020 as he turns his attention to the band's next studio album. The Pulse Of Radio asked Forge if he's okay with having his life planned out years in advance. "I prefer it that way," he said. "When I had no plans whatsoever, I didn't get anything done. And I'm sure that one day when we're not in demand and all of this might be over, I'll have plenty of time to think about that." "Prequelle" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and features the chart-topping singles "Rats" and "Dance Macabre". In December 2018, GHOST nabbed two Grammy nominations, "Best Rock Album" for "Prequelle" and "Best Rock Song" for "Rats". Four years ago, GHOST became the first Swedish rock band ever to win a Grammy — 2016's "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Cirice". Photo above courtesy of Summa Inferno

Un mejor vistazo al nuevo Papa Emeritus IV de Ghost que hizo su debut está noche en México ??? pic.twitter.com/rDJwOuCS5n

— Summa Inferno (@summainferno) March 4, 2020

Adiós al Cardenal! Volvió el Papa! #CardinalCopia #PapaEmeritus #Ghost #GhostMexico pic.twitter.com/Q1tDi6MnA7

— Omar Pérez (@lpgomar) March 4, 2020​

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