Frater Imperator (formerly Papa Emeritus IV and Cardinal Copia) was the fourth frontman of Ghost, his cycle lasting from April 6, 2018 to October 11, 2023.

During the final show of A Pale Tour Named Death, Cardinal Copia was anointed and introduced as Papa Emeritus IV. [20] Papa V Perpetua was revealed as the new frontman for Ghost on 5 February 2025. [21] Despite anonymity being one of Ghost's biggest themes, Forge's identity as Papa Emeritus was revealed following a lawsuit in April 2017 by ...

6 天之前 · In March 2020, at final show of GHOST's "Prequelle" tour in Mexico City, Mexico, the band officially introduced Papa Emeritus IV, the character who fronted the act for its "Impera" (2022) album phase.

Frater Imperator (1970), formerly known as Cardinal Copia and Papa Emeritus IV, is the current leader of the United Clergy of Ghost and the former frontman of Ghost.

2023年10月16日 · It looks like we're ready for a new Ghost era, as Papa Emeritus IV has played his final show with the band. But unlike past eras of the band, this Papa Emeritus simply retired without some...

2023年10月16日 · There was no grand ceremony or ritualistic transfer of power to Emeritus IV's as-yet-unnamed successor, but he did essentially confirm that the October 7th gig was his "last show," and now the Ghost fandom is waiting on bated breath to see what happens next.

2024年1月7日 · Unsurprisingly, Tobias is cagey about what’s coming down the pipe for Papa Emeritus IV. “At some point between now and when the next album comes, there will have been a change,” he says. “That’s all I will say.”

2023年10月16日 · Looks like the end for Papa Emeritus IV is coming soon. According to Emeritus IV during Ghost 's October 5 show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, that time on stage...

Papa Emeritus IV is the first Papa to have been promoted and allowed to continue beyond a single album cycle, releasing IMPERA in early 2022, and fronted the Imperatour. The EP they released is called Phantomime and it was released on 19 May 2023.

“This one is more about spiritual annihilation.” With Prequelle vocalist Cardinal Copia having earned his promotion to the esteemed position of Papa Emeritus IV, Ghost are in prime unholy form on Impera.