Le nouvel album est en cours d'enregistrement, entre 2 tournées.
Voici une interview où le chanteur explique que l'aspect "secret" du groupe a généré des réactions dans des proportions exagérées, même si bien sûr c'est également un argument marketing. On voit bien qu'ils en jouent avec délectation.
http://lithiummagazine.com/interview-on ... r-1st-2011
Mike: Is their a master plan amongst the members of Ghost? What do you all hope to see happen by the end of 2011?
Ghoul: "Well, our lives at this point are extremely practical. Even though we’re looking to get back into the creative process again, a lot of the rest of this year will be very practical; touring a lot. When we tour a lot we have good days and bad days. It’s a very special moment for us as well, playing live on stage, going into a kind of a ritualistic state as we play our music for people. Aside from those odd forty minutes that we are actually all on stage, a lot of our days are pretty practical. They involve a lot of moving around from place to place, hiding from people and waiting. Waiting is what we seem to do most of the time right now. Is your question referring to the rest of the world, or just the band itself?
Mike: That’s completely up to you, sir.
Ghoul: "Well, of course we’d like to see the world burned down to a smoldering pulp. Of course, I, um… (Laughter) Basically, our schedule is not really based on years at this point. By the end of this year, we’ll have a small interval and start preparing for the next record, because we’re recording that as we speak and will continue to do so during the autumn. By the end of this year we hope to be working out preparations of our future shows, around our newer material."
Mike: It stands to reason that Ghost is a potentially immortal entity, seeing as we, your disciples, have no idea what any of you really look like. You could, in essence, have rotating 'Ghouls' for millennia to come. It's brilliant, really. I don't know why it was never thought of before…
(Laughter)
Ghoul: "Oh yes, yes. Obviously, the whole anonymity aspect of our band has been blown a bit out of proportion. The main reason we’ve been trying to remain anonymous is so people would concentrate more on our music as opposed to who we are and what we’re saying or thinking. It’s easy to see now that the marketing ploy has been good, but that was actually not the intended purpose of us remaining nameless…… and know that I am somewhat of a liar, as well. It’s somewhat important for the show that you can’t really see our faces on stage. It’s like if you compare it to a movie; if a cast in a movie is virtually unknown, you don’t have the same point of reference while watching the film, there’s no preconceived notions about what these characters are. This can make the films in question slightly more credible. If you were to see a film with a recognizable actor and watch them kill people in a film, it changes the way the film works. When I saw Se7en, I didn’t know who Kevin Spacey was, and I bought into that film that much more because of that fact. If that film was made now, with Kevin Spacey being who he is now, the film wouldn’t be as effective, right?"
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