Ghostemane

Ghostemane
Birth Name	Eric Whitney
Birth Date	April 15th, 1991
Genres	Trap metal • doom metal • hip hop • hardcore punk • noise • black metal
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, rapper
Years Active	2010–present
Social Media
Facebook	ghostemaneofficial
Instagram	ghostemane

Eric Whitney, professionally known as Ghostemane, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. He is the current boyfriend of Poppy.

Early Life

Whitney was born on April 15^th, 1991 in Lake Worth, Florida. When Whitney was a teenager, he had been interested in hardcore punk music and performed in several bands such as Nemesis and Seven Serpents. During his time with Nemesis, a bandmate of Whitney's had introduced him to Memphis rap, sparking his interest in rap.

Musical Career

In 2015, Whitney moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his musical career. He had been associated with various musical groups such as Schemaposse and Suicideboys. In 2018, he released an album titled N/O/I/S/E which was influenced by industrial rock, nu metal, Metallica, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails.

Relationship with Poppy

In November 2019, Poppy and Ghostemane frequently posted pictures of each other on their Instagram stories. On November 27^th, 2019, Ghostemane posted a picture of him and Poppy holding hands. On December 3^rd, 2019, he confirmed with several Poppy fans in Instagram direct messages that he and Poppy were dating.

Currently, they frequently post activities with each other on their Instagram stories.

Gallery

The Ghostemane gallery can be found here.

Trivia

• Poppy has attended one of his live concerts.
• He attended Poppy's album release party for I Disagree.
• During a 2020 Reddit AMA, Poppy was asked if she liked black metal, to which she responded "I like ghostemane."