Tobias Forge Net Worth: Albums, Life, Ghost and More
Tobias Forge‘s (A.K.A Papa Emeritus) net worth has been growing. So, here is how much Ghost‘s Tobias Forge earned in his entire career.
How much is Tobias Forge‘s net worth in total? We have searched various websites to calculate Tobias Forge’s net worth. Tobias Forge is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He formed the masked Ghost band in 2006. However, nobody knew their real name until 2017. He did this because of the lawsuit against him; he needed to reveal his identity. Other “Nameless Ghouls” band member names are still unknown. Before he formed the Ghost band, he was a member of the Repugnant and Crashdiet under the stage name Mary Goore.
Tobias Forge released five studio albums and ten singles with the Ghost band.
How much is Tobias Forge’s net worth?
Tobias Forge is a successful singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the leader of the Ghost band. Ghost band’s albums have sold over 120.000 copies. Also, Tobias has performed in major music awards and concerts. Those concerns significantly increased his net worth. Tobias Forge also received 1.3 million Swedish Kron as a legal fee. As you know, Ghost’s ex-band member sued him. His net worth was $4 million.
(Tobias Forge’s total net worth changed to $4 million in 2022.)
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Early Life of Tobias Forge
Tobias Jens Forge was born in 1981, in Sweeden. His early life was full of pain. He has a stepmother who was a religious Christian. She tried to make him a devout Christian. She could not accomplish it.
Showing pressure about Christianity, Tobias Forge turned away from Christianity. When he was a kid, Tobias Forge had always seen himself as a guitarist. That’s why young Tobias Forge liked to sneak to music concerts and festivals with his older brother Sabastian Forge. When the Ghost band first premiered their first songs online, Tobias Forge had grim news. His brother died from heart disease. Sebastian Forge has a special place the Tobias Forge’s life. He was the one who first introduced Tobias Forge to the art of music.
Music Career
He started his career in the Superior band under the stage name Leviathan in 1996. This band was the small band for the Tobias Forge expectations. That’s why he decided to join the death metal band Repugnant. He joined the band in 1998 under the stage name Mary Goore. He contributed to the Repugnant’s studio album “Epitome of Darkness” in 2002. Also, Tobias Forge was a guitarist for glam metal band Crashdiet between 2000 and 2002. After he left the band, he joined the pop-rock band Subdivision. He met the future Ghost members Martin Persner and Gustaf Lindström.
Ghost band
Tobias Forge(A.K.A Papa Emeritus) had been a songwriter and lead vocalist of the rock and heavy metal band Ghost since 2006. Ghost was a mysterious band. Because the band members were masked and unknown until the lawsuits. While they were performing shows, The musician’s fronts were Satanic priest-like forms. Also, the musicians backed by the anonymous cardinals called “Nameless Ghouls.” With the Ghost band, Tobias Forge made six-album. Those albums have sold 120.000 copies all around the world.
Albums
- Opus Eponymous, released in 2010. The album has sold 13,000 copies (worldwide)
- Infestissumam, relased in 2013. The album has sold 20,000 copies (worldwide)
- Meliora was released in 2015. The album has sold 29,000 copies (worldwide)
- Prequelle was released in 2018. The album has sold 66.000 copies (worldwide)
- Impera released in 2022. The album has sold 20,000 copies (worldwide)
Quotes from Tobias Forge
“I do believe in the idea of a historic person named Jesus that was a kind of chill dude who was just telling people to chill and be nice to each other. And he got penalized for that.” -Tobias Forge.
“In grade one and two, I was definitely into heavy metal and Satanic rock music, bands that had attributes that were quote-unquote ‘Satanic,’ even things like the Rolling Stones with ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ and ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ but also like Motley Crue and Kiss and Alice Cooper.” – Tobias Forge.
“The problem with religious doctrine, as with politics, because of its ability to give people authority, it tends to attract people that want authority for all the wrong reasons, and that is what it has done across all time.” – Tobias Forge.
Despite his several childhood problems, he accomplished what he dreamed at his childhood. Tobias Forge truly is a rockstar. You can listen to the “Opus Eponymous” below!