Ghost Bath

Ghost Bath is an American black metal band from Minot, North Dakota, formed in 2012 and fronted by Dennis Mikula. They have released five studio albums and one EP to date, melding black metal and post-rock music. They initially gained notoriety for marketing themselves as being from China.^[1][2]

Ghost Bath
Origin	Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Genres	Black metal, blackgaze, post-black metal
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast, Northern Silence, Pest
Members	Dennis Mikula Tim Church John Olivier Josh Jaye
Website	ghostbath.bandcamp.com

History

Originally the band claimed to have been from Chongqing, China.^[3] Their 2014 debut studio album Funeral was released on Chinese record label Pest Productions. They then signed to German label Northern Silence Productions for the release of their second album Moonlover in 2015.^[3] Upon gaining increased media attention, including critical acclaim from Pitchfork and Stereogum, the band was revealed to be from Minot, North Dakota and fronted by Dennis Mikula.^[3] When asked why the band did not correct the false reports on their origin, Mikula stated: "We refused to correct people because we do not wish to put actual faces onto our music. It is our wish as a band to connect to all human beings."^[3] In 2017, the band followed up Moonlover with Starmourner. In 2021, they announced Self Loather, the last album in the trilogy that began with Moonlover. In 2025, the band announced their fifth album, Rose Thorn Necklace, would be released on May 9 via Nuclear Blast.

Musical style

Ghost Bath is typically considered a black metal band,^[4][5] but they blend the tremolo picking guitar play and shrieked vocals of the genre with the uplifting melodies and atmospheric qualities of post-rock.^[2] Their style has thus been described as blackgaze^[6] and post-black metal^[7] and frequently compared to that of fellow American band Deafheaven, particularly on their breakthrough 2013 album Sunbather.^[2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

• Funeral (2014)
• Moonlover (2015)
• Starmourner (2017)
• Self Loather (2021)
• Rose Thorn Necklace (2025)

EPs

• Ghost Bath (2013)