Per Wiberg Explained

Per Wiberg
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Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:8 June 1968
Birth Place:Borlänge, Sweden
Origin:Stockholm, Sweden
Instrument:Keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass
Genre: progressive rock, stoner rock
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Years Active:1993-present
Past Member Of:Opeth

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 and vocalist, 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 / Backing vocalist.

Before joining Spiritual Beggars, Wiberg was a member of Death Organ, a band based in Borlänge.[2] He has also fronted the band Boom Club, of the same area.

Wiberg toured with Opeth from the 2003 Deliverance/Damnation tour onward,[3] and joined Opeth officially in 2005.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] [8] He also played bass when needed.[9]

Wiberg has collaborated on all Big Scenic Nowhere releases since 2019, including two studio albums and two EPs.[10] [11]

Equipment

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

Discography

ReleaseBandInstrumentMembershipYear
Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003) (DVD)OpethKeyboardsEx-Member2003
Ghost Reveries OpethVarious - Grand piano, Hammond organ, Mellotron, & Moog synthesizerEx-Member2005
The Roundhouse Tapes OpethKeyboardsEx-Member2007
WatershedOpethKeyboardsEx-Member2008
OpethKeyboardsEx-Member2010
In Live Concert at the Royal Albert HallOpethKeyboardsEx-Member2010
The Throat of Winter (7-inch)OpethKeyboardsEx-Member2011
HeritageOpethKeyboardsEx-Member2011
The Devil's Orchard - Live at Rock Hard Festival 2009OpethKeyboardsEx-Member2011
Head Without EyesPer WibergVocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Photography, Production, SongwritingCurrent2019
All Is Well In The Land Of The LivingPer WibergVocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Production, SongwritingCurrent2021
The Serpent's HerePer WibergVocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Production, SongwritingCurrent2024

With Spiritual Beggars

With Kamchatka

With Switchblade

With Slutavverkning

With Mojobone

With King Hobo

With Death Organ

With Boom Club

Guest appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Per Viberg (52 år) Johanneshov | Ratsit. Ratsit.se. 8 October 2020.
  2. Book: Galicia Poblet, Fernando . Heavy -y- Metal . 18 Jun 2022 . Lindhardt og Ringhof . 9788726948110.
  3. Web site: 2003-06-06 . OPETH Recruit SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Keyboardist For Upcoming Tour . 2024-06-25 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  4. Web site: 2005-05-04 . OPETH: Keyboardist PER WIBERG Officially Joins The Band . 2024-06-25 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  5. Web site: 2011-04-06 . OPETH Parts Ways With Keyboardist . 2024-06-25 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  6. Web site: OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project . 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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070624163751/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69881 . 2007-06-24.
  7. Web site: 2013-06-08 . CANDLEMASS: Pro-Shot Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance . 2024-06-13 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  8. Web site: April 5, 2019 . PER WIBERG - Former OPETH / CANDLEMASS Member Streaming New Song "Pile Of Nothing" . 2024-06-13 . bravewords.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2015-02-22 . CANDLEMASS Mainman LEIF EDLING To Sit Out More Live Performances Due To 'Health Issues' . 2024-06-13 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  10. Web site: Big Scenic Nowhere team up with Reeves Gabrels and Per Wiberg for The Long Morrow. Louder Sound. Jerry. Ewing. October 7, 2021. May 4, 2023.
  11. Web site: Monolord, Ex-Opeth, Fu Manchu Members & More Team Up For Big Scenic Nowhere. Metal Injection. Greg. Kennelty. August 23, 2019. May 4, 2023.