Impera is Ghost at their most grand and cinematic — a towering blend of heavy metal, hard rock, and psychedelic theatricality built around themes of empire, collapse, and the cycles of power. Tobias Forge leans into glossy, arena‑sized production, pairing razor‑sharp riffs with soaring pop‑metal hooks and a darkly playful sense of spectacle.

This 2022 European vinyl edition on Loma Vista / Spinefarm delivers the album in its full widescreen form, balancing heavy, riff‑driven tracks like “Kaisarion” and “Watcher in the Sky” with the melodic sweep of “Spillways” and the atmospheric closer “Respite on the Spitalfields.”

Track Listing

Side A
Imperium
Kaisarion
Spillways
Call Me Little Sunshine
Hunter’s Moon
Watcher in the Sky

Side B
Dominion
Twenties
Darkness at the Heart of My Love
Griftwood
Bite of Passage
Respite on the Spitalfields

Features

2022 European vinyl pressing
Heavy metal, hard rock, doom‑tinged and psychedelic elements
Includes singles “Call Me Little Sunshine,” “Hunter’s Moon,” and “Spillways”
Loma Vista / Spinefarm Records release

Information

Artist: Ghost
Title: Impera
Label: Loma Vista – LVR02408 / 00888072407237; Spinefarm Records – LVR02408 / 00888072407237
Format: Vinyl LP, Album
Country: Europe
Release Date: 11 March 2022
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Doom Metal