#aptnd

[spookyghouly]

wait hold on i’m learning from tags about the concert last night that people might not know ghost used to do the if you have ghosts cover live during a pale tour named death era in 2018!!! y’all omg introducing the band is my favorite bit they’ve ever done, and copia’s speech is so sweet <3 tumblr may eat this but i’m linking below

“let’s not forget that not everybody goes home with someone. aw… that has been me many times as well. sometimes, you go home alone. but I want you to remember one thing: if you have the spirits with you, you’re never really alone. and another thing: things change. things always change. do you realize that? do you know this already? you got that!! good. so just be patient. things change.”

[zombiequeenblog]

What was your inspiration to start writing Copia and Mouse?

The first story was simply a desperate expulsion of dark fantasy. I learned about Ghost during the Cardinal era and that "Faith" music video from APTND did something to my pussy that could not be walked back. The Cardinal to me was someone dark, depraved, and exciting, the embodiment of every villain I had always been drawn towards. And who better to compliment the satanic rat than a church mouse? A girl with a faith left behind in her painful youth, ready for the taking by an unstoppable force. Ready for more pain from one delighted to dole it out. I left Mouse mainly without details because I wanted the reader to be able to more easily see themselves in the story, but she is undeniably a self-insert for me. I simply kept going, writing further and further as their love grew, and I don't have any ending in sight for them yet. I am glad others enjoy reading about them, and so grateful for the sweet comments and questions! Thank you <3

[blacklight-ghoulette]

Last video is rare footage of a rehersal in Belgium 2018, thanks to Erich Bertti on instagram for sharing it with us!

Interesting hearing Square Hammer without vocals, and if you look close enough, ghouls out of mask *but you can’t tell anything really, or I can’t at least). The lights are amazing!

[copias-cape]

Dewdrop & ‘SIsters of Sin’ flag in Bochum!

⇢[From @mara.grvn on Instagram]

[purityschaos]

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Omg he lifted the tails!!!! *faints* 👻🖤 ~ credit to dnklblauundgelb via twitter ~ Reposted from @lippermine - My lovely friend send me this video from last night ritual and I LOVE it! Thank you SO much Cardi! 🔥 Is this a coincidence? For me it feels kinda scary now, you know, maybe you remember that 3 days ago I complained about the tails because they block our view of his amazing ass and now I see him lifting them for us 😳😍💕 WHY THE HELL DOES HE ALWAYS KNOW WHAT WE WANT???!!!🍑💦💦💦 . . . . . ~ credit to dnklblauundgelb via twitter ~ #apaletournameddeath #apaletournameddeath2019 #paletournameddeath #aptnd #ghosttour #ifyouhaveghost #ghost #thebandghost #bandghost #ghostbc #copia #ghostband #ghostfandom #girlsofghost #hailghost #ghostfans #childrenofghost #ifyouhaveghostyouhaveeverything #throwback #tobiasforge #live #cardinalcopia #cardic #videooftheday #metal #ghostlive #ghostvideo - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRP3Zehp67/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vbh1qp18hwdr

[secularhaz-e]

Some of my photos from the Upper Darby, PA (12.11.18) show! 👻

[arctighoul]

Heyy, do you have like any sort of guide for people (like me) who is starting to stan Ghost? Thank you <3

First of all, welcome welcome! You surely are in for a ride! Sadly the only guide I have made is of the era 4 ghouls that's pinned on my blog page BUT I guess I could do a quick little Beginner's Guide to Ghost. I don't know how much you've already researched so I'll treat this as an absolute beginner's guide. Also I'm writing this on the app so beat me in the town square for the formatting.

This is Ghost

Well actually that's a Swedish dude named Tobias Forge BUT he runs this whole band...project? thingy? Makes the songs, plays instruments on the albums et cetera et cetera. He also has a lovely wife and kids so keep your horny at bay, my wrist slapping hand is ready to strike. Oh yeah and he's the one playing all the papas (the skull daddies who do the singing) except Papa Nihil. Speaking of...

Papas???

THESE are the skull daddies I spoke of earlier, known as Papa Emeritus I, II, III and IV. Every album has given us a new papa... kind of. When Prequelle (4th album) came out we got a dude who looked like a rat and was named Cardinal Copia, also known as just Copia or Cardi C. However, during the last day of the tour A Pale Tour Named Death (APTND) Copia got turned into a Papa Emeritus because he had done such a good job! And now he's also called Popia for shits and giggles. Oh also they fucking murked papas I-III to show them off in glass cases for the VIP ticket holders because I guess that's what one does when touring America. But guess what else you need on tour?

GHOULS!

These are the Nameless Ghouls! They don't have official names but the fans have given them nicknames to tell them easier apart. They do the playing and backup vocals on tours. They do not play on the albums. They're paid to play their instruments on tours. They get new fits every tour. The rule of ghoul outfit is 1. Mask that you can't easily see out of and 2. If you don't feel like you are in hell when you're playing outside on a festival in +30°C heat (that's fucking hot Fahrenheits) or look like the KKK (disclaimer: they're not the KKK I swear they just made some questionable choices in festival gear back in the days long ago you can lower your pitchforks) on first glance it's not a ghoul outfit.

Now you might have yelpped out loud "Oh my lord Jesus Christ there's a lot of them!" or some variation of that and you don't know just how right you are! Ghost has had a looooooooooooot of ghouls during the years. Some have stayed a short while, some longer. There was a big drama some years ago when some of the then current ghouls went "this is bs Tobias is keeping all the money to himself" and Tobias said "no that's incorrect" and the ghouls left and there was a lawsuit that Tobias won. After that we got our current lineup of ghouls minus one ghoulette that joined this year. I mean a couple of the current ghouls played in the 3rd era lineup as well. ANYWAY the tl;dr of ghoul history is there have been many, there was a bit of a shit storm, but we good now.

I think that's the basics. Go watch the Chapter videos on Ghost's YT for silly lore and you'll meet Sister Imperator and Papa Nihil as well!

[gabrielasilent]

I will be posting videos and pics from past rituals 🖤 APTND

[wackography]

@/telluloid

[just-a-fretting-lemon]

Typical. I finally get a job after looking for over a year, admittedly with varying levels of intensity during that time, and I finally get a job that isn't SW... Just in time for the Ghost euro tour to end and will only get to see them this year if I dish out a ridiculous amount to Metallica and on London hotels. That kind of money for 50 minutes tops of Ghost, and the joy 🙄 of putting up with hoards of metal-elitist-gatekeeping middle-aged edgelord Metallica fanboys for hours like the dickhead and his wife who harassed me and my girlfriend in the street for wearing band patches, is just not justifiable.

I just wanna get my Ghost fix without the anxiety of wondering if another aggressive old man is gonna start grabbing my jacket or yelling about/reaching to grab for my "SJW" hair, or getting up in our faces ripping patches off my girls jacket and telling us we're too young to know "real metal", spraying us all in beer-reeking spit.

Can you tell I've got some baggage over this?? I feel 10000% safe and at home in a Ghost crowd, regardless of age, gender or size of the people around me. Generic metal crowds, it starts going down. Mainstream gigs like Metallica, forget it.

[spookyghouly]

hot take but ghost could sell out these venues by themselves. I understand having an opener because it’s a fun, bite sized way to get exposed to new bands and warm up the crowd. but mastodon? volbeat? why the double headliner?? you’ll just get half of the audience who doesn’t even want to be there. I just wanna have fun with my ghesties at a ghouls only event again :\\

[call-me-aureum]

Fanmade poster + ticket for APTND 2019

[literarylupus]

Hello hello 😄 To my fellow Ghost Fans:

I was just at the Sin City Ritual in general admission at The Joint on the ground floor, luckily with an amazing view. However, I’m really interested in being directly upfront next time I catch them on tour, as I’ve never done it before, and was wondering what the package was and how expensive it is to be that close. Does anyone have an idea on the prices?

Thank you!

[purityschaos]

Tobbe out there being hecking adorable on a podcast 🖤👻 (credits go to @hemmahosstrage) Reposted from @ghost_band_russia (@get_regrann) - For more check @hemmahosstrage #ghostbandrussia #thebandghost #cardinalcopia #cardic #tobiasforge #prequelle #show #ritual #thenamelessghoulettes #thenamelessghouls #ghoulette #namelessghouls #ghoulettes #ghost #papaemeritus #aptnd #popestar #ifyouhaveghost #papaemeritus #emeritus #ghostbc #ghostband #theultimatetournameddeath #interview - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uYvubJIRT/?igshid=cx13uxf77ap2

[wereghoul]

ghoul boys at the boston ritual!!

[blacklight-ghoulette]

Seems like the Instagram post is gone, but the video was still up on reddit last I checked:

Last video is rare footage of a rehersal in Belgium 2018, thanks to Erich Bertti on instagram for sharing it with us!

Interesting hearing Square Hammer without vocals, and if you look close enough, ghouls out of mask *but you can’t tell anything really, or I can’t at least). The lights are amazing!