A contemporary yr typically brings change, and that seems to be the case with Swedish metallers Ghost. Frontman Tobias Forge (aka Papa Emeritus IV) tells Steel Hammer that “good change” is forward for the band earlier than hitting the street on further excursions in help of their 2022 studio album, IMPERA.

“We’re doing a number of touring once more,” Forge defined within the interview. “On earlier album cycles, we’ve completed 4 legs in America and two or three in Europe and repeated. We’re going to enter each territory subsequent yr, however there’s going to be one European tour, one American tour. We’re going to perform a little little bit of all over the place.”

He added, “There’ll be a bit of little bit of one thing up in higher Asia, on the far finish there – a really well-established nation with a number of pop cultural fascination, and the house of video video games. And there’s going to be one thing within the Oceania world, and there is likely to be one thing south of Panama, and there is likely to be one thing barely north of Panama. It feels fairly strong.”

Forge additionally implied that some secret plans are within the works, which may shock Ghost followers.

“We’re going to return out with a bit of little bit of change earlier than that – good change,” he mentioned. “We’re not going to go silent. Some issues are public, different issues not in public view, however there are a number of issues brewing.”

In a current interview with Revolver, Forge additionally mentioned the wheels are turning on a brand new Ghost album. “I’m already kind one thing that I believe goes to be the subsequent report. I already know what I wish to do.”

Ghost’s IMPERA was named one in every of Heavy Consequence‘s Prime 30 Steel and Arduous Rock Albums of 2022. In September, the band accomplished a North American tour with Mastodon. Watch beneath to see our interview with Mastodon guitarist Invoice Kelliher, who spoke concerning the meteoric rise of Ghost over the previous decade.