Theatrically inclined Swedish metal outfit Ghost have long taken to establishing a rich back story behind their evolving image and live performances. With each album cycle comes a refresh of the pageantry, cast and costumes.
While a sinister take on papal visuals has been predominant through their earlier career, the visual refresh on the cycle for their latest album “Impera” has seen the Nameless Ghouls take a big leap forward. Those anonymous musicians serve as the backing band for mastermind Tobias Forge and their latest revamp finds them sporting a surprisingly futuristic bent.
As it turns out, that overhaul was in part inspired by the Tusken Raiders featured in the ‘Star Wars‘ universe. Speaking with Revolver of that, Forge stated:
“I wanted a sort of militant look, but any time you have people in uniform and in plural, you end up with a slight military vibe. But I wanted to progress that from cult members to more like an army. So you have a little bit of Thirties European there, and also old air-pilot helmets. As a Star Wars fan, I’ve always been into the Tusken Raiders and their sort of lifeless look, so that was also part of it.”
The group are presently out on a European/UK tour with Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats and Twin Temple:
04/13 Glasgow, UK – Hydro
04/15 Birmingham, UK – RWA Arena
04/17 Rotterdam, NET – RTM Stage Ahoy
04/18 Paris, FRA – Accor Arena
04/19 Cologne, GER – Lanxess Arena
04/21 Leipzig, GER – Quarterback Immobillen Arena
04/22 Frankfurt, GER – Festhalle
04/24 Prague, CZE – Arena
04/27 Tampere, FIN – Nokia Arena
04/29 Stockholm, SWE – Avicii Arena
04/30 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
05/01 Malmo, SWE – Malmo Arena
05/03 Brussels, BEL – Forest
05/05 Milan, ITA – Mediolanum Forum
05/07 Barcelona, SPA – Olympic Arena Badalona
05/08 Madrid, SPA – Vistalegre Arena
05/11 Vienna, AUT – Stadthalle
05/13 Zurich, SWI – Hallenstadion
05/15 Hannover, GER – ZAG Arena
05/16 Munich, GER – Olympiahalle
05/18 Budapest, HUN – Arena
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