Swedish metal stars Ghost are back with their sixth album SKELETÁ on April 25, via Loma Vista. Riding off the high of their 2022 release Impera, the group teased various incarnations of their new frontman's persona, with their recent single "Satanized" serving as their latest offering. Described as "a demonic tale of possession has never sounded this sweet," the track is an anthemic, proggish banger, coated in thick layers of '80s reverb and ghastly panache.

Listen to the single here:

The music video introduces Ghost's newest frontman persona Papa V Perpetua. This persona was teased by the band when they were announced to perform for Black Sabbath's final concert, saying "We wish to inform you V is coming."

Ghost has also released an interactive tool for the music video called "The Satanized", where fans can insert their face onto the characters featured in the "Satanized" music video. You can get satanized here.

Described as their "six-six-sixth psalm," SKELETÁ serves as the latest entry into the annals of their devil-worshipping lore. This one is unique for the band, with them claiming this to be their most personal record yet. "Skeletá’s lyrics render the distinct individual emotional vistas of each of its 10 songs in one-on-one fashion, at times as if in a dialogue with oneself in a mirror," the band states via press release.

SKELETÁ comes out April 25. Preorder the album here. Full tracklist below:

1. Peacefield
2. Lachryma
3. Satanized
4. Guiding Lights
5. De Profundis Borealis
6. Cenotaph
7. Missilia Amori
8. Marks of the Evil One
9. Umbra
10. Excelsis

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