Some people know recognize Tobias Forge as the costumed lead singer of Swedish metal band, Ghost .

However, that iconic costume was once caused great distress for Forge.

In a new interview with Louder Sound’s Metal Hammer , Forge describes how, during a show at Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom in 2015, he realized wearing masks had become a bit of an issue for him.

“Throughout my years in masks, I’ve developed a not comfortable claustrophobia,” Forge said to the publication. “It’s the idea of having something over your throat, being completely engulfed, completely enclosed.”

So much so, Forge states, that he had a panic attack during this particular performance.

“It had never really happened to me before, but I was walking into the venue, and this is, this is ver

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