After what felt like an eternity to their devoted legions, GHOST has at last unleashed their feverishly anticipated sixth album, SKELETÁ, upon the world today, April 25, via Loma Vista Recordings. The arrival of this unholy sacrament has been heralded by a whirlwind of global fanfare, cementing its status as one of the most electrifying releases of the year.
A Grand Unveiling Fit for the Faithful
The final march toward SKELETÁ’s revelation has been nothing short of spectacular. This week alone saw the release of Peacefield—the colossal opening track that has already become the anthemic centerpiece of both the album and the ongoing, completely sold-out SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025. Meanwhile, the Clergy (GHOST’s fervent fanbase) gathered in full ceremonial garb for SKELETÁ-Eve Midnight Sales, flooding nearly 150 record stores worldwide to secure their copies at the stroke of midnight. For those unable to attend in person, GHOST conjured a live-streamed SKELETÁ Rockin’ Eve event, ensuring no disciple was left behind in the global revelry.
A Sinister Prelude: The Singles That Dominated the Charts
The path to SKELETÁ was paved with two infernal advance offerings:
- Satanized, a “catchy goth-rock epic” (VICE) that stormed playlists with its devilish hooks.
- Lachryma, hailed as “economical, vicious, and contemporary, but tinged by ‘80s rhapsody” (PASTE) and “phantasmagoric” (REVOLVER).
Both tracks have remained perched atop streaming charts, a testament to GHOST’s 10 million+ monthly Spotify listeners and YouTube subscribers—a congregation that grows ever larger with each unholy incantation.
The SKELETOUR: A Live Ritual Unlike Any Other
If the album itself weren’t enough, GHOST’s SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR 2025 has already ignited a wildfire of acclaim, beginning with its April 15 opening night at Manchester’s AO Arena, where the first thunderous notes of Peacefield were met with deafening adoration. This tour marks the live debut of Papa V Perpetua, GHOST’s latest enigmatic frontman, and is being hailed as the most visually stunning and sonically colossal iteration of their ritual yet.
After selling out arenas across the UK, the tour now sweeps through Europe before invading North America on July 9 in Baltimore, culminating in a historic, first-ever headlining performance at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden on July 22. With more dates to be announced, the SKELETOUR is poised to convert the uninitiated and enrapture the devoted, uniting them under what KERRANG! described as:
“Bones and wings and sparkling and bedazzled macabre glory… f**ing brilliant.”*
For those seeking refuge from the mundane, GHOST’s dark gospel offers salvation through spectacle. The time to worship is now—SKELETÁ has risen.
