Popestar was released on September 16th by Loma Vista Recordings and is available online and in record stores on CD, vinyl, and digital. The surprise five-track offering features leading psalm "Square Hammer" and also contains covers of selections by Echo and the Bunnymen, Simian Mobile Disco, Eurythmics, and Imperiet. Popestar was recorded by Papa Emeritus III and his nameless ghouls in Linköping, Sweden and produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Royal Blood, Opeth). To purchase Popestar now, click HERE.

Additionally, Ghost released a Deluxe Version of Meliora, their acclaimed 2015 Grammy® Award-winning album. Meliora Deluxe contains the Popestar EP as a bonus disc (CD or LP or digital). To purchase Meliora Deluxe, click HERE.

The arrival of the Popestar EP coincided with the launch of the band's 41-city U.S. headlining Popestar Tour, which kicked off on September 16th. The band will perform at The Wiltern in Los Angeles later this week for back-to-back sold out shows. See below for a complete list of remaining rituals and for more information on upcoming dates, visit www.ghost-official.com.

Ghost were awarded a Grammy® earlier this year for 'Best Metal Performance'. Their most recent album Meliora was released on August 21, 2015 and debuted at No. 1 at Independent Retail, No. 2 at Rock, and in the Top 10 (#8) on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. The band capped off a landmark 2015 with their late night television debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Halloween show on CBS with a rousing performance of their offering "Cirice", which reached No. 3 at radio at Active Rock and Mainstream Rock.

Popestar U.S. Tour Dates:

October 18 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

October 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern SOLD OUT

October 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern SOLD OUT

October 22 - Las Vegas, NV - The Brooklyn Bowl

October 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre

October 27 - Lubbock, TX - City Bank Auditorium

October 28 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theater

October 31 - Little Rock, AR - Metroplex

November 2 - Orlando, FL - The Hard Rock

November 3 - Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach

November 4 - Jacksonville, FL - The Florida Theatre

November 5 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

November 7 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz

November 9 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

November 11 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis

November 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre

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