In a recent interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Ghost frontman Tobias Forge spoke about the songwriting process for their new album, Impera , which will be released on March 11th.
“In every band I’ve been in, for every song I’ve written, I’ve always been called a dictator, an absolute control freak who can’t work with anyone. And I am indeed a dictator and an absolute control freak. But I can work with other people.”
On the new album, the Ghost frontman worked with producer Klas Åhlund and two Swedish co-writers, Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare , as well as Fredrik Åkesson from Opeth , who was brought in to enhance the guitars on the new album.
Regarding his collaborations with all of them, Forge said: “I’ve found that I can work really well with people I respect, with people who are always striving for perfection. They make me want to compose better, to raise the bar.”
In 2017, Tobias Forge was sued by the other four members of Ghost after they were fired. The former members accused the vocalist of not paying them what they considered their fair share of the revenue generated by Ghost's albums and concerts.
It was this legal process that forced Forge to officially reveal his identity , which until then had been kept secret behind the mask of Papa Emeritus . The process did not move forward, but in 2018 a new lawsuit was filed against Forge.
In anticipation of their new album Impera , Ghost has already released the singles “Call Me Little Sunshine” and “Hunter's Moon” .
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