And for a while, maintaining the illusion that Forge was not Papa Emeritus was part of the fun. But as he said in a recent interview with Metal Hammer, there was one show where the fun stopped: ten years ago, he suffered a terrifying panic attack that would change how he would perform with Ghost going forth.
Tobias Forge of Ghost performs on stage at Afas Live on June 4, 2023 in AmsterdamPhoto by Paul Bergen on Getty Images
But there was a moment when the claustrophobia got too much for him: a December 2015 show at Leeds Beckett University. As he was midway through performing "Con Clavi Con Dio," Forge said he had to walk offstage and, for the first time, take off his Papa Emeritus costume.
A month prior to the Ghost show, a series of terrorist attacks rocked Paris, France. In one horrifying instance, three terrorists stormed the Bataclan theatre as the American rock band, Eagles of Death Metal, performed. The gunmen opened fire, ultimately killing ninety people and wounding hundreds.
"And I didn't think of it until during the show," he added, "when all of a sudden I was like, 'I need to know where the door is...I can't get to the door. Stop! Stop! Get the mask off!' I had to get everything off. Restart the whole thing."
Forge said that after that instance, he always develops an exit plan before going on stage. "I need to know how I get out," he said. "As long as I know how to get out, we're good."
Tobias Forge of Ghost performs in concert during the band's Skeletour at the Moody Center on August 14, 2025Photo by NBC on Getty Images
Ghost released Skeletá, their sixth studio album, on April 25, 2025. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Not only was it the band's first No. 1 album, but it was the first hard rock album to top the charts in four years. It was also the second time a performing Swedish act reached No. 1, following Ace of Base'sThe Sign in 1993.
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