Impera (stylized in all-caps as IMPERA) is the fifth studio album by the Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released on 11 March 2022 and was produced by Klas Åhlund. Impera is themed mainly on "the rise and fall of empires". It is described to take place hundreds of years forward from the 14th century Europe Black Plague era of Ghost's previous album, Prequelle. The cover art by Zbigniew Bielak is a reference to English occultist Aleister Crowley. Impera (stylized in all-caps as IMPERA) is the fifth studio album by the Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released on 11 March 2022 and was produced by Klas Åhlund. Impera is themed mainly on "the rise and fall of empires". It is described to take place hundreds of years forward from the 14th century Europe Black Plague era of Ghost's previous album, Prequelle. The cover art by Zbigniew Bielak is a reference to English occultist Aleister Crowley. false 2026-02-08 08:10:48 Impera 7.7 2022 2022-03-11 2022-03-11 46 Aor Arena Rock Doom Metal Glam Metal Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal Rock 113291 2381207 1118a55a-8ca9-4f94-9d2b-3929857d95e3 2bcf2e02-5bc3-4c76-bf76-41126cb11444 e828c3f0-b766-4c25-9c23-067095165a5d /media/data/media3/Music/Ghost/Impera (2022)/folder.jpg Ghost Ghost 1 1 Imperium 01:40 1 2 Kaisarion 05:02 1 3 Spillways 03:16 1 4 Call Me Little Sunshine 04:44 1 5 Hunter’s Moon 03:16 1 6 Watcher in the Sky 05:48 1 7 Dominion 01:22 1 8 Twenties 03:46 1 9 Darkness at the Heart of My Love 04:58 1 10 Griftwood 05:16 1 11 Bite of Passage 00:31 1 12 Respite on the Spitalfields 06:42