1. Ghostemane has released eight solo albums and three collaborative albums under his Ghostemane moniker, primarily merging elements of heavy metal, hip hop and industrial music.
11 Facts About Ghostemane
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Ghostemane began his career in local hardcore punk and doom metal bands around Florida.
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Ghostemane's merging of trap and metal gained him popularity on SoundCloud.
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Ghostemane learned to play the guitar and performed in several bands, including Nemesis and Seven Serpents.
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Ghostemane played football while he was in high school, saying he was practically forced to by his father, who died when Whitney was seventeen.
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Ghostemane subsequently released his self-produced album "Blackmage" and his first cinematic music video with his single "John Dee".
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Lyrically, Ghostemane's themes focus on occultism, depression, nihilism, death and illuminism.
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Ghostemane started his career as a musician playing guitar in hardcore punk bands, and drums in doom metal bands.
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Ghostemane has stated that his biggest influence is black metal band Bathory.
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In terms of rap music, Ghostemane is influenced by Southern rap groups such as Outkast and Three 6 Mafia.
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Ghostemane has gone on to cite Midwest rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony as an early influence.