Running with Ghost: Thoughts on Skeletá
Skeletá – the latest album from Ghost – was released on April 25 and I was advised to listen to it on my run. I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about it with you. We haven’t played the tracks in their entirety for this review – so if you want to listen first – visit Ghost here on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@thebandGhost
And if you have suggestions for other albums I should play on my run, leave me a comment.
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@Metoo-y7q
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
After a long day of maga maroons…
Decompressing with Justin Hawkins 🥰 so calming!!
@williamkennison803
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Skeleta entered at #1 and belongs there. And after Impera, I would say they have the best back-to-back albums by a rock artist in quite awhile.
@benrgriffin
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
The best back-to-back album in many years.
@HuggyBear2000
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
10:35 100% This is my running soundtrack! My people!
@londonsmom951
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Ghost fan now a Justin Hawkins fan. Fascinating and dead on analysis. I hear a lot of the same references.
@DRUNKMACHINEELVES
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
13:11 ABBA is present in the DNA of every Swede.
@DRUNKMACHINEELVES
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Skeleta made me nostalgic for an era I was never a part of 🤘
@AngelPlayStar
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Evil Roxette 🤩
@josephgeorge5741
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Ghost is way more cerebral than KISS.
@karenpryor7554
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
My favorite Ghost album! But they are all good. Listen to Impera next!
@johnking6768
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
omg condor man lol
@youreherebecauseimbetter
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
As Justin Hawkins ages he’s slowly evolving into the lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler 😂
@djverere6275
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Nighttrain
@Leks3777
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Taking entire family to see Ghost in Aug here in phx! Can't wait!!
@Jeb_binch
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Re: Kiss comparisons…
I’m no fan of Kiss but the stage presence was always on point and Paul Stanley is a legit player, but the songs weren’t really there as much. Ghost has songs.
But then I always thought Alice Cooper was a more obvious point of comparison for Ghost.
@philh.1525
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
have you checked out the latest album from Skunk Anansie? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
@janeknapton9295
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
How can you not hear “The Darkness” in Missilia Amori? … also, you completely skipped “Marks of the evil one” which is imo the absolute banger on the album!
@barnstone67
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Great band. Saw them twice on this current tour. Also loved the ‘no phone’ policy. I think with every new Papa there is a slight musical change. Skeletà is no different and is utterly superb. They have bordered on Abba metal in the past, but this one is consistently more in that vein. My faves are Lachryma and Umbra (the chorus to Umbra is immediately catchy). Credit to Opeth Fredrik Åkesson for most of the guitar work. It’s definitely sing-a-long-a rock/metal. I think the UK should ask them to be our next Eurovision entrant. They would go down a storm!
@cardsandcomics
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Its good but i dont like it as much as their prior album. You can be a fan and not like every song.
@christianu66
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Can you also start a channel on your fashion? Always spot on 🤘🏽
@1869BlackSlipVampireZai
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Amazing album start to finish…. Literally
@ThePedroDB
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Umbra… has a real "Night Train" vibe
@axlfruitypebbles
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Andy Wallace showing us all how turning 80 means nothing.
@trentpryor2751
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
There is only good music and bad music . The new ghost album is GREAT, except for the last song on the album , I keep skipping that one
@gabjam
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Cenotaph has the perfect cadence for running, it's a vibe when it comes on
@Scott_Mattern
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
I am glad you enjoy Cenotaph as much as I do. Good to know I should be hitting with my right foot on the kick drum beats! This album is undeniably good in any setting, and it’s all I run to lately. Nice work!
@TheKillaBunny77
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Terrible album. And I’ve been a fan since Opus.
And that’s okay, because you’re not always going to like everything an artist puts out over the years.
I’m not a fan of predictable ‘80s arena dad-rock, okay?
I like dark, progressive rock and this isn’t a prog album.
And that’s okay. That doesn’t mean I ‘come from TikTok’. It makes me human with likes and dislikes.
@tetegris01
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
I wonder if, in the future we will have the opportunity to see darkness and ghost together… I think would be interesting and funny as fuck
@Thornsworks
September 13, 2026 at 12:38 pm
My partner introduced me to Ghost and immediately bought tickets for their Oslo show when they went on sale and simply informed me "we're going".
Listened to them for the couple weeks prior and was into them but its a bit outside of what I usually listen to, still, excited for the show and the night out.
Well here I am a few days after the show and oh my god was it one of the best shows I've ever seen.
Ghost just do their live show on a whole other level, the set design, the band antics and audience interactions, the DRAMA
I was completely blown away and I'm still constantly thinking about it days later. Incredible band, incredible live performance, Peacefield is a MAGICAL live opening
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