Ghost - Impera (2022)

Ghost - Impera (2022)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Imperium"   1:40

2. "Kaisarion"   5:02

3. "Spillways"   3:16

4. "Call Me Little Sunshine"   4:44

5. "Hunter's Moon"   3:16

6. "Watcher in the Sky"   5:48

7. "Dominion"   1:22

8. "Twenties"   3:46

9. "Darkness at the Heart of My Love"   4:58

10. "Griftwood"   5:16

11. "Bite of Passage"   0:31

12. "Respite on the Spitalfields"   6:42

Total length:   46:21

Bandcamp digital edition bonus track

13. "Hunter's Moon" (Film Version)   3:10

Total length:   49:31

Ghost Band Members / Musicians

Papa Emeritus IV

A Group of Nameless Ghouls

Fredrik Åkesson – guitars

Hux Nettermalm – drums

Martin Hederos – piano, organ

Alva Åkesson – choir (8)

Elvira Nettermalm – choir (8)

Inez Johansson – choir (8)

Lita Åhlund – choir (8)

Minou Forge – choir (8)

Olivia Boman – choir (8)

Anna Mosten – choir (9, 12)

Estherlivia – choir (9, 12)

Ida Gratte – choir (9, 12)

Ida Johansson – choir (9, 12)

Jade Ell – choir (9, 12)

Johanna Eriksson Sanmark – choir (9, 12)

Klas Åhlund – production

Andy Wallace – mixing

Zbigniew Bielak – cover art

Ted Jensen – mastering

Impera (stylized as IMPERA) is the 5th studio album by the Swedish rock band Ghost. Released on 11 March 2022, it was produced by Klas Åhlund who also produced the band's 2015 album, Meliora. The release of Impera was preceded by three singles: the first, "Hunter's Moon", was released on 30 September 2021 in support of the 2021 slasher film Halloween Kills with a version being a part of the film's closing credits; the second single, "Call Me Little Sunshine", was released on 20 January 2022 and the third, "Twenties", was released on 2 March 2022.

The theme of Impera mainly focuses on "the rise and fall of empires". The album received widespread critical acclaim.