The post Ghost’s Cardinal Copia Transforms Into Papa Emeritus IV at Band’s Only 2020 Show: Watch appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Ghost ended their touring cycle in support of 2018’s ...

Swedish rock band Ghost have officially given a fond farewell to Cardinal Copia. Copia was the latest persona of Ghost’s mastermind Tobias Forge. At their final show of the Prequelle tour ...

‘That’s why we have a new guy,’ Forge explains. ‘The Cardinal is not the boss. He’s just the toastmaster. A cardinal is junior to a pope figure. We still have Papa Emeritus [Zero, a.k.a. Papa Nihil] ...

Ghost leader Tobias Forge decided his Cardinal Copia character should become the fourth iteration of the Papa Emeritus persona during the final stop of the band's Prequelle tour. You can watch the ...

Now, meet Cardinal Copia. "Oh Sister, you can not be serious," says a ghastly and time-weathered Papa Emeritus when his heir apparent arrives, boombox held over his should playing suspenseful ...

After plenty of buildup, Ghost have finally unveiled their "new" frontman, Cardinal Copia — although perhaps not with the appearance he'll ultimately take after assuming the role. As previously ...

The Age of Papa Emeriti seems to be over. In fact, it would appear that Ghost have turned a whole new leaf in general. Used to be — y’know, in the way back when of 2010 – 2015 — that sure as each new ...

Tobias Forge, the man behind Ghost, has suggested that the Cardinal Copia character could continue on to album number five. This would be the first time that Ghost have had the same 'frontman' for ...

Cardinal Copia and his team of seven masked, nameless ghouls, known collectively as the "clergy," opened the show, or "ritual," as they're called, with the short-but-sinister nursery rhyme "Ashes ...

Now, it looks like the current Cardinal Copia may do what no other persona has done before. Could we see Cardinal […] Ghost frontman Tobias Forge has brought to life many onstage personas.

But for now, you can catch Cardinal Copia fronting Ghost on tour in late summer and early fall. Dates begin Aug. 26 in San Diego with Mastodon and Spiritbox also on the run. Get your tickets here .

Even though Ghost frontman Tobias Forge was recently accused by some ex-bandmates of being in a secret society, the notoriously enigmatic musician who portrays Cardinal Copia in the outfit’s ...