The album presents the debut of vocalist Papa Emeritus III alongside the Nameless Ghouls following the resignation of his three-month older brother Papa Emeritus II earlier this year.

Ghost are launching "Meliora" with an unplugged tour of US record stores this week. The Unholy/Unplugged trek sees the band hit five US cities - Seattle, Los Angles, Phoenix, Baltimore and Brooklyn - where they will perform new material in an acoustic format.