Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
At the annual Swedish GRAMMIS awards, Swedish occult rock band Ghost has received six nominations, as per theprp. They have also garnered nominations in some of the most prestigious categories, which sets them apart from their North American counterpart. This year’s challenges for Papa V Perpetua and the Nameless Ghouls are as follows.
Artist Of The Year:
Ghost
Zara Larsson
Hov1
Yung Lean
Viagra Boys
Album Of The Year:
Veronica Maggio – “Sciura“
Anna von Hausswolff – “ICONOCLASTS“
Viagara Boys – “Viagara Boys“
Lisa Nilsson – “Uteblivna vi“
Ghost – “Skeletá“
Hard Rock/Metal Of The Year:
Ghost – “Skeletá“
Sarcator – “Swaming Angels & Flies“
The Haunted – “Songs Of Last Resort“
Sabaton – “Legends“
The Hellacopters – “Overdrive“
Producer Of The Year:
Tobias Forge, Max Grahn, Vincent Pontare & Salem Al Fakir (Ghost – “Skeletá“)
Elvira Anderfjärd
MASAKA
Pelle Gunnerfeldt
Johan Lindström
Lyricist Of The Year:
Lisa Nilsson & Andreas Mattsson (“Uteblivna vi“)
Miriam Bryant (“Okej att dö“)
Robert Hurula (“EXISTENS“)
Sebastian Murphy (Viagara Boys)
Tobias Forge, Max Grahn, Vincent Pontare & Salem Al Fakir (Ghost)
Composer Of The Year:
Tobias Forge, Max Grahn, Vincent Pontare & Salem Al Fakir (“Skeletá“)
Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners“)
Kerstin Ljungström (Samlad årsproduktion)
Elvira Anderfjärd (Addison Rae – “Addison“)
Anna von Hausswolff – “ICONOCLASTS“
In a ceremony scheduled for April 29 in Stockholm, Sweden, this year’s winners will be announced. Ghost’s mastermind Tobias Forge is currently planning to take a break from the road for the majority of 2026, if not longer, in order to spend time with his family and refuel.
So the only way for me to come up with a new idea and get some new inspiration is to just step away. It is as simple as that. But it doesn’t mean that I’m not doing anything. I have two film projects that I’m working on. Just before I left for tour, I was recording another album with another thing. So I have tons of stuff lined up for me [for] the coming years. And also hobbies that I have put aside a little, just because for the last 15 years Ghost has obviously been force majeure. Luckily, my family has been very supportive of that. They know that in order to sort of make this happen, I need to do this. And over the years I’ve been very worried about momentum and just keeping it going because I have so many ideas and I don’t wanna lose speed. And I just came to a point where I’m, like, I’m actually fine if the momentum is not there. It’s cool. I’m good. I feel good about that. If I lose it, okay.
