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Skeletá by Ghost, album cover
Album

Skeletá

by Ghost
Released25 April 2025
LabelLoma Vista Recordings
Popularity69.9
hard rockheavy metalaormetalarena rock
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Skeletá is the sixth studio album by Swedish rock band Ghost, released on 25 April 2025 through Loma Vista Recordings. It follows Opus Eponymous, Infestissumam, Meliora, Prequelle and Impera, and it arrived after the singles "Satanized", "Lachryma" and "Peacefield". Band leader Tobias Forge produced it himself under the alias "Gene Walker".

The record sits comfortably in the band's blend of hard rock, heavy metal and arena rock, with a strong pop sensibility running through the sound. It is also a landmark for the group, as their first album to reach the top of the US Billboard 200. For anyone who has followed Ghost from their early days, it is a fitting next chapter and a good place to hear how far Forge's project has travelled.

Skeletá: tracklist, credits and charts

10 tracks · 46:48

Tracklist

  1. 1Peacefield5:41
  2. 2Lachryma4:36
  3. 3Satanized3:57
  4. 4Guiding Lights3:24
  5. 5De Profundis Borealis4:33
  6. 6Cenotaph4:18
  7. 7Missilia Amori4:32
  8. 8Marks of the Evil One4:15
  9. 9Umbra5:32
  10. 10Excelsis6:01
Produced by
Gene Walker, Tobias Forge
Mixed by
Andy Wallace
Labels
Loma Vista Recordings, Loma Vista
Length
46:48

Singles

  • “Satanized” · 5 March 2025
  • “Lachryma” · 11 April 2025
  • “Peacefield” · 22 April 2025
  • “Umbra” · 13 February 2026

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · Combined1
UK Albums Chart · Combined2
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 20251
Austrian Albums · 20251
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 20251
Finnish Albums · 20251
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) · 20251
German Albums · 20251
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) · 20251
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · Combined1
All 32 charts
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · Combined1
Swiss Albums · Combined1
UK Rock & Metal Albums · Combined1
US Independent Albums · Combined1
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) · Combined1
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 20252
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 20252
Dutch Albums · 20252
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) · Combined2
Poland 2 · Combined3
Scottish Albums · Combined3
French Albums (SNEP) · 20254
Spanish Albums · Combined5
Irish Albums (IRMA) · Combined6
Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 20258
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) · Combined14
Portuguese Albums (AFP) · Combined20
Danish Albums · 202523
Italian Albums (FIMI) · Combined26
Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) · Combined30
Hungarian Albums · Combined31
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) · Combined31

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69.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
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