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In Rite Here Rite Now, Papa Emeritus IV repeatedly ventures backstage during the concert to visit his associate Sister Imperator, and to converse with the spirit of Papa Nihil, who is depicted as having served as Ghost's frontman in the 1960s. Sister Imperator and Papa Nihil are revealed to be the parents of Papa Emeritus IV. [8]
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]
The video shows the band as schoolchildren performing the song at a school talent show, with a boy playing Papa Emeritus III (with Papa Emeritus II facepaint). As he sings the song, he is focused on a girl in the crowd with the two sharing a psychic connection of some kind.
A lyric video for the song was made by Mattias Erik Johansson/Claudio Marino/Nicklas Lindahl. It was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel on November 9, 2015. [6] On August 24, 2017, Ghost uploaded the final music video from Meliora for "He Is". It was directed by Zev Deans and starred Brendan McGowan as Papa Emeritus.
Year Zero" and its music video were nominated for Best Metal Song and Best Metal Video in the 2013 Loudwire Music Awards. [ 9 ] In 2022, a viral trend on TikTok where users show videos of their dogs or cats, pausing at each of the opening lyrics of the song (" Belial Behemoth Beelzebub ... ") to coincide with their pets pulling a savage ...
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.
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.