Ghost•Amon Amarth•August 7, 2023•USANA Amphitheatre
Reviewed and Photographed by Max Taylor


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In case you missed it, the legendary Swedish rock band, Ghost, made an appearance at the USANA Amphitheatre on August 7th, 2023 while on their RE-IMPERATOUR. It certainly was a night that all in attendance won’t soon forget. Utah is their fourth stop thus far on the tour. So if you still want to participate in their life-changing, theatric, pyro, and fog-filled ritual, visit their website for more details at ghost-official.com.
Ghost released their debut album in 2010 and since then have continued to utilize their love of theatrics, horror, mystery, and Scandinavian metal roots to create an experience unlike anything you’ve witnessed before. You’ll find the lead singer Tobias Forge, who goes by “Papa Emeritus”, dressed in a variety of outfits throughout the night. All very luxurious. Perhaps one of his most iconic outfits consisted of black Papal regalia adorned with decorative skull-like designs and other symbols and his face covered in a prosthetic mask and makeup resembling that of a skeleton. You will find all of the other band members, known as “Nameless Ghouls”, wearing slight variations of the same face concealing costumes, with one of the most memorable features being their masks that have these big black goggle-like eyes. Eyes that will pierce your soul.
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