The Ghost Inside

The Ghost Inside is the fifth album by American metalcore band The Ghost Inside. The album was released on June 5, 2020, through Epitaph Records. It is the band's first release since they were involved in a serious tour bus crash in 2015, and is also the first to feature rhythm guitarist Chris Davis, who joined the band in 2016 after serving as a touring member, and the first to feature Zach Johnson on lead guitar. On November 19, 2015, The Ghost Inside's tour bus collided with a semi-trailer truck just outside of El Paso, Texas. Both drivers died, and several band and crew members received serious injuries; vocalist Jonathan Vigil sustained a fractured back, damaged ligaments, and two broken ankles, while drummer Andrew Tkaczyk spent ten days in a coma and had one of his legs amputated. Although they were invited on Warped Tour in 2017, The Ghost Inside had to cancel their performance, as they were still recovering from the collision. They held their first practice session in 2018, and began working on new music in early 2019. The album was produced by Jeremy McKinnon of A Day to Remember and Will Putney of Fit for an Autopsy. The Ghost Inside was a return to form for the band, drawing comparisons to previous releases Returners (2010) and Dear Youth (2014). Music critics largely praised The Ghost Inside's technical skills within the metalcore genre, as well as the lyrical messages of hope and catharsis. While the album was not as commercially successful domestically as its predecessors, reaching only number 141 on the US Billboard 200, The Ghost Inside was a top-ten chart entry in Australia and Germany, peaking at number five and number six on the ARIA Charts and Offizielle Top 100 respectively. Background On the morning of November 19, 2015, the tour bus being used by metalcore band The Ghost Inside collided with a semi-trailer truck outside El Paso, Texas, while en route to a show in Phoenix, Arizona. The bus driver died, and one other fatality was reported in the accident. While all members of the band and crew survived, many received serious injuries. Lead vocalist Jonathan Vigil, lead guitarist Zach Johnson, and drummer Andrew Tkaczyk were taken by helicopter to the University Medical Center of El Paso, and were reported to be in critical condition. On January 13, 2016, Vigil described his injuries in an Instagram post, which included a fractured back, damaged ligaments, and two broken ankles.