20 Most Anticipated Hard Rock & Metal Albums Of 2022
5. Ghost
Title: Impera
Release Date: 11 March 2022
Previous Release: Prequelle (2018)
Combining the musicality of metal and hard rock with the showmanship and theatrics of artists such as David Bowie and Alice Cooper, Ghost are one of the most musically diverse and visually captivating bands to ever ply their trade in the arena of rock. Alongside these draws is the highly-developed mythology of Papa Emeritus, an identity that has underpinned the characters portrayed by lead vocalist Tobias Forge.
The concept for Ghost's up-and-coming fifth album was dreamed up by Forge in 2013. He elaborated:
“I remember that day I came up with the idea for […] this upcoming record. Because I got a book called The Rule of Empires. So, basically, I wanted to make a record about the rise and ultimately the unescapable fails and falls of empires. And an idea like that can take — at least me — quite far.”
We have already heard one album track, Hunter's Moon, which was used in Halloween Kills (2021). This was an existing song Forge thought would work rather than a new composition for the horror sequel.