On April 6th, Ghost performed an acoustic set in Chicago at a private event with new frontman Cardinal Copia, which officially retires the Papa Emeritus bloodline that has fronted the band since Ghost's inception. Check out a brief clip of the song "Cirice" below

The three-song set also featured the new song "Rats", which opens the band's next album and is due to be released as a single later this month.

Ghost recently released two clips to introduce new frontman, Cardinal Copia. Check them out below.

"We wish to inform you that we have new blood..."

"We wish to inform you our new leader has arrived."

Ghost has announced a tour that will kick off on May 5th in Riverside, CA, and visit US cities throughout the spring. Tickets and VIP packages for the Rats On The Road Tour will go on sale on this Saturday, March 3rd at this location.

Last December, Ghost release the live double-album Ceremony And Devotion, which was recorded during their critically exalted Popestar tour during the summer of 2017, and features fan favorites spanning the band's entire catalogue from Opus Eponymous (2010) to Infestissumam (2013) to Meliora (2015) to the Popestar EP (2016). The album documents Ghost's unforgettable live show in pursuit of becoming the world's next great arena band.

Ceremony And Devotion is available digitally via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Google Play, and physically on double CD and double LP. Exclusive, limited edition "translucent tigers eye" colored vinyl and bundles including a lenticular poster, limited edition 8-track, and t-shirt, are available exclusively in the Ghost Shop here.

Ghost's most recent studio album, Meliora, and its accompanying EP Popestar, elevated the Swedish rock band into the pantheon of the greatest rock bands on earth and resulted in a Grammy Award for 'Best Metal Performance'. Meliora debuted at #1 at Independent Retail, #2 at Rock, and in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, selling over a quarter million copies globally. Popestar debuted at the #1 position on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums chart and produced an Active Rock chart topper with "Square Hammer".

Along the way Ghost have racked up both widespread critical acclaim and adoration from a legion of fans across the globe. Stay tuned for new music from Ghost to arrive later this year.

Tour dates:

May
5 - Riverside, CA - RMA
6 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Music Hall
8 - Houston, TX - Revention
10 - Chattanooga, TN - Tivoli
11 - Cincinnati, OH - The Taft Theatre
12 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
13 - Columbus, OH - Express Live
15 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
16 - Syracuse, NY - Crouse Hinds Theater
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
19 - Philadelphia, PA - WMMR BBQ
20 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
22 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
23 - Nashville, TN - Tennessee PAC
25 - St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House
26 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
27 - Memphis, TN - Cannon Center
29 - Ft. Wayne, IN - The Clyde Theater
31 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater

June
1 - St. Paul, MN - The Palace Theater