Per Jonas Wiberg (born 8 June 1968) is the former

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of Swedish

progressive death metal Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Techni ...

band Opeth, and a member of

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No ...

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band

Spiritual Beggars Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass (band), Carcass and Carnage (band), Carnage. The band is heavily influenced by 1970s hard rock and incorporates ele ...

. Wiberg was born in Borlänge. He toured with Opeth from the 2003 ''

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'' tour onward, and joined Opeth officially in 2005. Wiberg provided

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for Opeth in addition to his keyboard duties. 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 played the keyboard in the intro to "Enemy Within" by the

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band

Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharis ...

. He has also played

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on Swedish

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band

Anekdoten Anekdoten is a Swedish progressive rock band, composed of guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Barker, cellist/keyboardist Anna Sofi Dahlberg, bassist/vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and drummer Peter Nordins. They are notable for the use of the mellotron ...

's 1993 release ''

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''. In 2007, he collaborated on a project called King Hobo with Clutch drummer

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and

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guitarist Thomas Andersson. 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. 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. In 2013 he joined Swedish trio

as a bass player and full-time member. He plays on the Kamchatka albums ''The Search Goes On'' and ''Long Road Made of Gold''.

Equipment

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

Discography

Per Wiberg

*''Head Without Eyes'' (2019) *''All Is Well In The Land Of The Living'' (2021)

With Opeth

*''

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'' DVD (2003) *''

Ghost Reveries ''Ghost Reveries'' is the eighth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on 29 August 2005. It was their first album after signing with Roadrunner Records, and first album since ''Still Life'' (1999) to not be produc ...

'' (2005) *''

The Roundhouse Tapes ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' is the second live album and video by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. The CD was recorded on 9 November 2006 and was released on 23 October 2007 in the US, on 5 November in Europe, and on 20 November in the rest of ...

'' (2007) *'' Watershed'' (2008) *''

In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall ''In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall'' is a live double album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. The DVD was recorded on 5 April 2010. It was released on 20 September 2010 in Europe and on 21 September 2010 in the rest of the world ...

'' (2010) *''Blackwater Park - Legacy Edition'' (2010) *''The Throat of Winter'' 7-inch (2011) *''

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'' (2011) *''The Devil's Orchard - Live at Rock Hard Festival 2009'' (2011)

With Spiritual Beggars

*''Mantra III'' (1998) *''Violet Karma'' 10-inch (1998) *''Ad Astra'' (2000) *''It's Over'' split 7-inch with

Grand Magus Grand Magus are a three-piece heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden that draws influence from classic heavy metal bands and elements of doom metal. Career The band was formed in 1996 under the name ''Smack'' by former Cardinal Fang voca ...

(2001) *'' On Fire'' (2002) *'' Demons'' (2005) *''Live Fire'' DVD (2005) *'' Return to Zero'' (2010) *''Return to Live: Loud Park 2010'' (2011) *''Earth Blues'' (2013) *''Spiritual Beggars - Reissue'' (2013) *''Sunrise to Sundown'' (2016) *''Thumbsucker/Stoned Woman'' 7-inch (2016) *''European Rock Invasion Vol 1: Svenskt Anfall'' split 12-inch with Siena Root &

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(2021)

With Kamchatka

*''The Search Goes On'' (2014) *''Doorknocker Blues'' 7-inch (2014) *''Ain't Fallin (digital single) (2014) *''Long Road Made of Gold'' (2015) *'' Devil Dance'' (digital single) (2016) *''No One That Can Tell'' (digital single) (2016) *''Stone Cold Shaky Bones/Midnight Charmer'' 7-inch (2018) *''Hoodoo Lightning '' (2019)

With Switchblade

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- "2012" (album) (2012) *

- "2016" (album) (2016)

With Mojobone

*''Tales From the Bone'' (1999) *''Crossroad Message'' (2002) *''Cowboy Mode'' (2010) *''Crossroad Message & Tales From the Bone - Reissue'' (2010)

With King Hobo

*''King Hobo'' (2008) * ''Mauga'' (2019)

With Death Organ

*''9 to 5'' (1995) *''Universal Stripsearch'' (1997)

With Boom Club

*''Buy One or Be One'' (1994)

Guest appearances

- ''

'' (1993) *

- ''

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'' (2009) *

- ''Until All the Ghosts Are Gone'' (2015) *

- '' Burning Bridges'' (1999) *

- '' Wages of Sin'' (2001) *

- ''

Anthems of Rebellion ''Anthems of Rebellion'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. This was the first Arch Enemy album to feature clean vocals. The clean vocals were sung by Christopher Amott on "End of the Line" and "Dehumanizati ...

'' (2003) *

- '' Rise of the Tyrant'' (2007) (uncredited on the album) *

- '' Khaos Legions'' (2011) *

- '' War Eternal'' (2014) *

- ''Covered in Blood'' (2019) *

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- ''Waterdevils'' (2016) * Automatism - ''Sonar Split EP with Pavallion'' (2019) * Automatism - ''Immersion'' (2020) * Bacon - ''Like It Black'' (2010) *

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- ''Pit Stop'' (2000) * The Bakerton Group - '' El Rojo'' (2009) * Beat Under Control - '' The Introduction'' (2004) *

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- ''Dying on the Mountain'' (2019) *

- ''Vision Beyond Horizon'' (2020) *

- ''Lavender Blues'' (2020) *

- ''The Long Morrow'' (2022) *

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- ''Lost in Departures'' (2021) *

Conny Bloom Conny Bloom is the stage name for Ulf Conny Blomqvist, (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) who is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the frontman for the funk metal band, Electric Boys. Bloom also served a stint as a gui ...

- ''Been There, Done What Live!'' (2003) * Candlemass - '' Psalms for the Dead'' (2012) * Candlemass - (''Candlemass vs Entombed'', Limited edition CD, recorded for Sweden Rock Magazine's 100th issue)(2013) *

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- '' Despicable'' (2020) *

- ''

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'' (2021) * Dool - ''Summerland'' (2020) * Dotty Blue - ''Perfect Free Choice'' (2009) * Dun Ringill - ''

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'' (2019) * Dun Ringill - ''Library of Death'' (2020) * Enslaved - ''Roadburn Live'' (2017) * Fear Falls Burning - ''Function Collapse Live'' (2021) * General Surgery - ''Split w/ Bodybag'' (2017) * Greenleaf - ''Nest of Vipers'' (2012) *

- ''Sword Songs'' (2016) * Hexandagger - ''Nine of Swords'' 7-inch (2016) * Sivert Høyem - ''Endless Love'' (2014) * Ulf Ivarsson/Bill Laswell - ''Nammu'' (2022) *

- '' Volume III'' (2009) *

- '' Bury Your Roots'' (2011) * Little Chris - ''

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'' (2002) * Mirror Queen - '' Starliner/Career Of Evil'' (2016) * Mount Mary - '' Mount Mary'' (2021) *

The Mushroom River Band The Mushroom River Band was a Swedish rock music, rock band active from 1996 to 2004. They released two full-length albums and an EP, as well as appearing on a number of compilations. The band also made two European tours in support of each album, ...

- ''

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'' (2000) * Nate Bergman - '' Metaphysical Change'' (2022) * Oaf - "''Birth School Oaf Death''" (2013) * Renaissance of Fools - ''Fear, Hope & Frustration'' (2011) * Roadhouse Diet - ''Won't Bend or Break'' (2018) * Roadhouse Diet - ''Electric Devilry'' (2019) * Sista Maj - ''Localized Pockets of Negative Entropy'' (2018) * Sista Maj - ''The Extreme Limit'' (2019) * Sky High - ''Highlights 1978-1998'' (1998) * Sky High - ''Bluester'' (1999) * Sky High - ''On the Cover: 25 Years of Madness'' (2002) * Sky High - ''Soul Survivor'' (2004) * Sky High - ''Have Guitar Will Travel - Reissue'' ( 2005) * Sky High - ''Safe Sex Live - Reissue'' ( 2005) * Sky High - ''28 Years of Madness'' DVD (2006) * Sky High - ''Stone & Gravel'' (2015) * Sky High - ''20 Från Fyrtio'' (2020) * Thoughts & Prayers - '' Alive In The Night Of The Wicked - PA version'' (2022) * Vokonis - ''Odyssey'' (2021) * Vokonis - ''Null & Void'' (2021) * Watertouch - ''We Never Went to the Moon'' (2004)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiberg, Per Opeth members Living people Heavy metal keyboardists Swedish heavy metal keyboardists 1968 births Musicians from Stockholm Death metal musicians Progressive rock musicians Spiritual Beggars members