[3] The second and final single, a cover of Iron Maiden's song "Phantom of the Opera", was released 16 May 2023.

[4] In an interview with NME, Ghost's frontman Tobias Forge revealed that Phantomime was initially conceived as a full-length album featuring 10 cover tracks, intended to mirror Impera (2022).

Forge said that he began recording demos for Phantomime alongside those for Impera and had plans to cover songs by Motörhead, Misfits, and U2.

[5] The singer stated that American personality politics, including the figure of Donald Trump, influenced the concept of the EP.

[12][13] On 16 May the band released their cover of Iron Maiden's "Phantom of the Opera", accompanied by an official video.