Swedish rock band Ghost have released a new song, called "Lachryma," the second single off the band's upcoming sixth album, Skeletá.
"Lachryma" is also accompanied by a video showcasing frontman Tobias Forge's new Papa V Perpetua character.
A press release describes "Lachryma" as "quite possibly the most emblematic example to date of Ghost's signature balance of dark lyrical foreboding and irresistible melodic uplift."
"It opens with more of a riffage," Forge tells Metal Hammer. "And I guess now comes off as somewhat of a 'typical' Ghost mash-up, where it's heavy on one end and met with a big, bombastic chorus. That's a song about self-deceit."
Skeletá, a follow-up to 2022's Impera, will arrive on April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings.
Ghost will celebrate the release of Skeletá with in-store midnight launch events beginning the night of April 24. They'll kick off a U.S. tour in July.
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