Damn, I didn't know this band was falling apart. Martin Persner was one of the coolest members.

since when are band members in charge of the accounting

Yeah I find that odd myself.

"The Forge"

the last band I was in had a collective account basically that went towards making shirts, recording etc. We found out our singer was just spending it on weed so me and my buddy stole all the money, donated all of it to charity and the band ended.

no ragrets

Lame thing to do on Tobias' part. At least we finally got the name everyone expected dropped...

Tell me you at least got some pizza first or something

the forge lmao

Could have passed for an april fool's prank.

whatever band's shit

Time to listen Repugnant again.

I realize I accidentally referred to him as The Forge, but I'm leaving it there cause it's funny.

This entire situation just screams suspicious.

Interesting because these guys always seemed pretty chill and easy going. This sucks because it kind of ruins their aesthetic.

When did these members leave the band?

"the last band I was in had a collective account basically that went towards making shirts, recording etc. We found out our singer was just spending it on weed so me and my buddy stole all the money, donated all of it to charity and the band ended.

no ragrets "

My man.

Oh shit, and that ended in just November, I was thinking this may have been from years ago. Financial problems are never a good sign in a band. I never took them to be band where only one or a few members crafted the music so it's kind of narcissistic for 4 of the bands members to be let go, it'll be interesting to see how it affects the music. Fascinating how volatile bands become when they go from nothing to blowing up.

This band.
Is one of the worst bands.
Of all the bands.

never been much a fan but sucks for those guys wish them luck

This band.
Is one of the worst bands.
Of all the bands.
(2)

"This band.
Is one of the worst bands.
Of all the bands.
(2)"

"Digging: Northlane - Mesmer"

Fucking lol

no scruples, as artist types are wont to act

I saw them in the end of 2015 and it was an amazing show, they kicked tons of ass, then I saw them almost exactly a year later and the charisma just wasn't there. I was a little let down but now it kind of makes sense if all of this was going on.

Well this is definitely going to confirm the identities of the members once and for all once the legal papers reach the public sphere.

metulz, maybe it's just a plot made by fans to once and for all to confirm who these guys are :0

wherez my allowance papa

Very interested to hear how this will affect their new album and the band's future. I wonder if the four former members will continue on to a new group themselves.

with 4 members gone and Tobias slap bang in the middle of a lawsuit, I'm not holding out much hope for their next album being good (or coming out at all)

I guess you could say there a.....








Ghost of what they used to be

well thats unfortunate

I'm just glad I saw them back in 2015 in the Meliora tour, if everything goes to shit at least I got to see them. Apparently the shows for their Popestar tour haven't been the best either.

It's just a shame this is all coming out after they release one hell of an album in Meliora and their international status is growing rapidly. They could be massive and who knows maybe they still will be.

Not surprised a pope has been hogging the money. Pope Francis > Papa Emeritus. For the first time ever, the Catholics win

Band members were getting allowances

😂

No one noticed my pun

The pun was bad

Well that sucks.

nameless ghouls, nameless ghouls

fuck off

Nergal already spilled the confirmation beans about Tobias, but it's still a little disheartening to have the illusion broken a bit. I wouldn't worry too much about the music suffering though, as far as I know/it seems, Tobias writes almost all of the material himself.

band still kicks ass so w/e

"Tell me you at least got some pizza first or something"

nah dude i always liked the idea of being a "robin hood" type dude once in a while

knowing the name of the dude, i still have no fucking clue as to who he is

Dude from Repugnant, Subvision, once of Magna Carta Cartel.

ah

Waiit, there's still people who didn't know the dude is from Repugnant? Lol.

right such an important TRIVIUM

Turns out his business practices are just as bad as his music

Ghost has always been kind of overhyped even if they're bringing back a long dead sound in a pretty intriguing way to the masses. It's still nice seeing typical non-metalheads get into them. I mean they're no Thergothon or Cryptopsy or anything super extreme but most people don't touch metal with a 90 foot pole.

Ghost aren't metal though. Love the band but I don't see any part of their sound as being metal and aesthetic shouldn't really play a part in that.

they make it sound like the ghoulies run the show, and they hire a new papa every album/tour. there's no way they could be strapped for cash after their latest production.

How is pop rock a long dead sound?

new repugnant when?

I'd say pop rock is kind of a stretch. I don't actually know what I meant by "long dead sound". I guess it's just to me they sound like a more modernized 70's metal/psychedelic band but I don't have the greatest ear for these things so maybe i'm wrong

Not really anything like that style, and even if it were, the genre is far from long dead and lives on in the underground like it always has

I guess you could say there a.....








Ghost of what they used to be



Terrible pun.

I just want another record as good as Meliora. Any chance of that happening now?

Am I the only person who likes terrible puns?

Also hopefully they remain consistent because as Scuro said Tobias (aka the forge) is the main songwriter

"Am I the only person who likes terrible puns?"

You certainly aren't

I've seen them tour every album since Opus and the band has always been consistent. Rumor has it they have used over 20 different "Ghouls" over the years touring. Not defending the non-payment of musicians but they were fucking electric in NYC last year, and after watching recent videos I have high hopes for this years US tour.

The new album should be interesting though. Fans know that Forge wrote a majority of the material, but Alpha was also a contributing factor. You feel his presence missed on Square Hammer which lacks that foreboding doom that underlay most of the bands work.

It's beginning to seem like the band itself is almost cult like. I didn't know Forge basically owned the band until now.

Another thing to think about is that they've been headlining large venues for a while now. That alone makes a comfortable living for a band. Its weird to me that they just recently noticed they weren't getting their share. And, even then, $18K seems low...

The whole band is falling apart and it makes me genuinely sad because I love them :[

Perhaps he was only ripping them off a small portion of the money? They're definitely a band making good money tbh

"since when are band members in charge of the accounting"

I mean, were they big in 2012? Doing things yourself is a good way to save money.

"Am I the only person who likes terrible puns?"

Not at all! But that one I mentioned early went a little bit overboard for my taste.

http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/06/four-former-members-of-ghost-reveal-identities-speak-out-about-lawsuit-against-tobias-forge-papa-emeritus/
Sad.

Dude has one of the worst sounding voices in rock/metal. Always wanted to get into Ghost but cannot get past the guy's singing. Hope the rest of the band continues whether as Ghost or something else.

Damn Evok that article sorta dashed any hope this was only a legal issue.

@Crab while I disagree, it's way more likely that Tobias will be the one to continue and the rest of the band have already pretty much splintered off into other projects (MCC).

Yikes