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Per Wiberg
Wiberg performing with Spiritual Beggars at the Rockharz Open Air in Germany, on 7 July 2016
Background information
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968 (age 55)
Borlänge, Sweden
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresDeath metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, stoner rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Keyboards, piano, organ, mellotron, vocals, guitar, bass
Years active1993-
Member of
Formerly ofOpeth

Per Jonas Wiberg[1] (born 8 June 1968) is a Swedish musician who has been a member of the bands Spiritual Beggars (1998-) as a keyboardist, King Hobo (2007-) as a keyboardist, guitarist, and vocalist, and Kamchatka (2015-) as a bassist, his solo band, Per Wiberg (2019-), and Switchblade (2020-) as a Bassist. Wiberg was formerly in the bands, Death Organ (1993-1997) as an Organist, Boom Club (1994) as a Vocalist, and Opeth (2003-2011) as a Keyboardist / Occasional Backing vocalist.

Before joining Spiritual Beggars, Wiberg was a member of Death Organ, a band based in Borlänge. He has also fronted the band Boom Club, of the same area.

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. It was announced on 6 April 2011 that Wiberg was leaving Opeth as part of a mutual decision between him and the other band members.[2]

Wiberg 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, Wiberg collaborated on a project called King Hobo with Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson.[3]

Since 2012 he 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.

Wiberg has collaborated on all Big Scenic Nowhere releases since 2019, including two studio albums and two EPs.[4][5]

Equipment

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

Discography

Release Band Instrument Membership Year
Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003) (DVD) Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2003
Ghost Reveries Opeth Various - Grand piano, Hammond organ, Mellotron, & Moog synthesizer Ex-Member 2005
The Roundhouse Tapes Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2007
Watershed Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2008
God of War: Blood & Metal Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2010
In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2010
The Throat of Winter (7-inch) Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2011
Heritage Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2011
The Devil's Orchard - Live at Rock Hard Festival 2009 Opeth Keyboards Ex-Member 2011
Head Without Eyes Per Wiberg Vocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Photography, Production, Songwriting Current 2019
All Is Well In The Land Of The Living Per Wiberg Vocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Production, Songwriting Current 2021

With Spiritual Beggars

With Kamchatka

With Switchblade

With Slutavverkning

With Mojobone

With King Hobo

With Death Organ

With Boom Club

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ "Per Viberg (52 år) Johanneshov | Ratsit". Ratsit.se. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Opeth Part Ways with Keyboardist Per Wiberg". Facebook.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ "OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project". Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007. OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and KAMCHATKA guitarist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson, among others
  4. ^ Ewing, Jerry (7 October 2021). "Big Scenic Nowhere team up with Reeves Gabrels and Per Wiberg for The Long Morrow". Louder Sound. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kennelty, Greg (23 August 2019). "Monolord, Ex-Opeth, Fu Manchu Members & More Team Up For Big Scenic Nowhere". Metal Injection. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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