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Tobias Jens Forge (Swedish pronunciation: [tʊˈbǐːas ˈjɛns ˈfɔ̌rːɡɛ]; [1] born March 3, 1981) is a Swedish musician. He is the frontman, leader, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the masked rock band Ghost, performing live as their vocalist under the stage names Papa Emeritus and Cardinal Copia.
A second show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles was announced following a video, giving fans speculation that the Papa Emeritus IV character would be "killed off" at the end of the tour. [24] [25] A South American leg was later announced, acknowledging it as their first time headlining in Brazil and Argentina. [26]
Sister Imperator and Papa Nihil are revealed to be the parents of Papa Emeritus IV. [8] After the concert, Sister Imperator dies, and Papa Emeritus IV is promoted to the title of Frater Imperator, [8] a role which sees him acting as an overseer for the ministry; he awaits a new heir to the papacy, who is unseen.
Originally introduced as Papa Emeritus Zero, Nihil is the ancestor of all previous Papa Emeritus characters, and after the "deaths" of his descendants, was the only surviving member of the Papa Emeritus lineage that we know of. [65] During the final show of the tour in support of Prequelle, Cardinal Copia was "elevated" to become Papa Emeritus IV.
At A Final Gig Named Death, Copia was promoted to "Papa Emeritus IV". [4] [5] As with previous tours, every concert on the tour saw Forge backed by a band of masked musicians known as "Nameless Ghouls". [1] A Pale Tour Named Death encompassed a number of legs, with concerts in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan.
In March 2020, during their final show supporting their 2018 album Prequelle in Mexico City, Cardinal Copia, the singer of the band, was transformed into Papa Emeritus IV. He would remain the frontman for their fifth album. [5]
The EP was released on September 16, which coincided with the first show of the tour in Rochester, New York. They toured Europe in the spring of 2017, followed by a tour as openers for Iron Maiden. [2] During the final show on September 30, 2017, Papa Emeritus III was dragged off stage during the final song.
The discography of Ghost, a Swedish rock band, consists of five studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays (EPs), thirteen singles and fourteen music videos.Formed in Linköping in 2008, Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the US) is composed of nine anonymous members – vocalist Papa Emeritus (revealed in 2017 to be Tobias Forge; all of the band's other frontmen are Forge under a ...