Subsequent incarnations of this alter ego appeared with each album, as Forge changed from Emeritus II and III into Cardinal Copia for 2018's Prequelle Obscuring themselves with cloaks and heavy makeup, the band is fronted by lead singer Tobias Forge, first known only as Papa Emeritus, whose anti-Pope appearance was recognizable with skull-faced makeup, cardinal robes, miter, and thurible. Over surprisingly accessible heavy metal-cum-pop-driven hard rock, the bandmembers originally maintained a strict vow of anonymity, both on record and on-stage. in the United States) delivers tongue-in-cheek sonic sermons centered on horror imagery, the occult, and occasionally Satanic themes.
Swedish melodic metal outfit Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C.
