The Heritage Hunter Tour was a joint concert tour by American

sludge metal Sludge metal (also known as sludge or sludge doom) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that originated through combining elements of doom metal and hardcore punk. It is typically harsh and abrasive, often featuring shouted vocals, heavi ...

band Mastodon and Swedish progressive metal band

Opeth Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikael ...

. Opeth and Mastodon each headlined specific concerts.

Ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...

was the tour's opening act.

Tour dates

Personnel

Mastodon * Troy Sanders – Vocals, bass guitar * Brent Hinds – Vocals, guitar * Bill Kelliher – Guitar, backing vocals * Brann Dailor – Vocals, drums
Opeth * Mikael Åkerfeldt – Lead vocals, guitars *

Martín Méndez Martín Méndez (born April 6, 1978, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan Swedish bassist of progressive death metal band Opeth and second longest serving member of the band, behind lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt ...

– Bass guitar * Martin "Axe" Axenrot – Drums, percussion *

Fredrik Åkesson Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. Biography Åkesson has been playing guitar since the age of 12. His early musical inf ...

– Guitars, backing vocals *

Joakim Svalberg Joakim Svalberg is a Swedish musician best known as the current keyboard player for the Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, which he joined in late 2011 just after the recording of the album ''Heritage''. Svalberg is also involved with a ban ...

– Keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, percussion With: Ghost *

Papa Emeritus Ghost is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping in 2006. In 2010, they released a three-track demo followed by a 7-inch vinyl titled "Elizabeth", and later their debut full-length album ''Opus Eponymous''. The song "Ritual" was chose ...

– Vocals *

Nameless Ghouls Ghost is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping in 2006. In 2010, they released a three-track demo followed by a 7-inch vinyl titled " Elizabeth", and later their debut full-length album ''Opus Eponymous''. The song "Ritual" was ch ...

– Drums, bass guitar, two guitars, keyboards

References

External links

Official Mastodon website

Official Opeth website

Official Ghost website
{{Ghost 2012 concert tours