Per Wiberg

Per Wiberg

Wiberg performing with Opeth at the Ilosaarirock festival in Joensuu, Finland, on 15 July 2007
Background information
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Death metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, stoner rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Keyboards, piano, organ, mellotron, vocals, guitar, bass
Associated acts Opeth, Death Organ, Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars

Per Jonas Wiberg[1] (born June 8, 1968) is the former keyboardist of Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth, and a member of Michael Amott's stoner metal band Spiritual Beggars. Wiberg toured with Opeth from the 2003 Deliverance/Damnation tour onward, and joined Opeth officially in 2005. Wiberg provided backing vocals for Opeth in addition to his keyboard duties. Before joining Spiritual Beggars he was a member of Death Organ, a band based in Borlänge. He has also fronted the band Boom Club, of the same area.

He played the keyboard in the intro to "Enemy Within" by the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. He has also played piano on Swedish progressive rock band Anekdoten's 1993 release Vemod.

In 2007, Per Wiberg collaborated on a project called King Hobo with Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson.[2]

It was announced on April 6, 2011 that Per was leaving Opeth as part of a mutual decision between him and the other band members.[3]

Since 2012 Per has been a live musician for the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass as well as joining Swedish band Switchblade on selected dates as a keyboard player. In 2013 Per joined Swedish trio Kamchatka as a bass player and full-time member. He plays on the Kamchatka album The Search Goes On, released by Swedish label Despotz in February 2014.

Equipment

Per Wiberg uses Nord & Mellotron keyboards, EBS & Blackstar amps, Fender & Gibson guitars and basses

Discography

With Opeth

With Spiritual Beggars

With Kamchatka

With Mojobone

With King Hobo

With Conny Bloom

With Death Organ

With Boom Club

Guest appearances

References

  1. http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=e4oXnbcm7Wxaj38Ku34CstPQlNoaXymX11p-aFMEvS0
  2. "OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project". Retrieved 2007-07-27. OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and KAMCHATKA guitarist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson, among others
  3. "Opeth Part Ways with Keyboardist Per Wiberg". Retrieved 2011-04-06.
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