---
title: "Ghost"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ghost-2bcf2e02"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 2008
---

# Ghost

**Ghost** is a heavy metal band, from Sweden, active 2008 to present.

Ghost is a Swedish rock band formed in Linköping, in 2006. The band released their debut album, Opus Eponymous, in 2010, which earned them international recognition. This was followed by Infestissumam in 2013 and in 2015 by Meliora, which reached number one in Sweden and number eight in the US. This was followed by the albums Prequelle in 2018 and Impera in 2022. The band's sixth studio album, Skeletá, was released in 2025; it subsequently became their first number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(Swedish_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ghost |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Linköping, Sweden |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tobias Forge](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tobias-forge) | Lead vocals | 2008 to present | Current |
| [A Ghoul Writer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/a-ghoul-writer) |  |  | Current |
| [Megan X Thomas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/megan-x-thomas) |  |  | Current |
| [Nameless Ghoul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nameless-ghoul) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Nameless Ghoul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nameless-ghoul-d7e19caf) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Nameless Ghoul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nameless-ghoul-4a4d52d6) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Nameless Ghoul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nameless-ghoul-c46ae0c2) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Nameless Ghoul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nameless-ghoul-4e9a948d) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | [Opus Eponymous](https://themetalnet.com/album/929528f5-dc81-4e1a-bfdd-aae2842c52d2) | Album |
| 2013 | [If You Have Ghost](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a5ff916-24ef-45f7-8d84-23ed18bb02dc) | EP |
| 2013 | [Infestissumam](https://themetalnet.com/album/e271f07e-8478-4c0e-9613-3a89800da193) | Album |
| 2015 | [Meliora](https://themetalnet.com/album/02be3272-739c-46a4-9668-1d7dab9cc17e) | Album |
| 2016 | [Popestar](https://themetalnet.com/album/a555d6b8-1086-458e-a638-c84eb25b262d) | EP |
| 2018 | [Prequelle](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f25d940-89e2-4813-a86f-955b0e99c391) | Album |
| 2019 | [Seven Inches of Satanic Panic](https://themetalnet.com/album/58720e08-c2f3-4285-b3b3-855ca15758db) | EP |
| 2022 | [Impera](https://themetalnet.com/album/e828c3f0-b766-4c25-9c23-067095165a5d) | Album |
| 2023 | [Phantomime](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b25918e-36b1-4741-b804-792faf7658c2) | EP |
| 2025 | [Skeletá](https://themetalnet.com/album/84108766-e00f-49c3-80d7-b0b8c27b4e54) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Gojira](https://themetalnet.com/band/gojira) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together)
- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)
- [Five Finger Death Punch](https://themetalnet.com/band/five-finger-death-punch) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)
- [Marilyn Manson](https://themetalnet.com/band/marilyn-manson) (listened together)
- [Volbeat](https://themetalnet.com/band/volbeat) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ghost/3540309157
- x: https://twitter.com/thebandghost
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebandghost
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Qp56T7n950O3EGMsSl81D
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebandghost/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8506054
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAOiVaJJlH0Oduv48NN0mMA
- bandcamp: https://ghost.bandcamp.com/
- website: https://ghost-official.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/600730426

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ghost-2bcf2e02](https://themetalnet.com/band/ghost-2bcf2e02). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt