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Per Wiberg

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Per Jonas Wiberg<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He has also fronted the band Boom Club, of the same area.

Wiberg toured with Opeth from the 2003 Deliverance/Damnation tour onward,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and joined Opeth officially in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also played bass when needed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wiberg has collaborated on all Big Scenic Nowhere releases since 2019, including two studio albums and two EPs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EquipmentEdit

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

DiscographyEdit

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
The Serpent's Here Per Wiberg Vocals, Bass guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Production, Songwriting Current 2024

With Spiritual BeggarsEdit

  • Mantra III (1998)
  • Violet Karma 10-inch (1998)
  • Ad Astra (2000)
  • It's Over split 7-inch with Grand Magus (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 & Truckfighters (2021)

With KamchatkaEdit

  • 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 SwitchbladeEdit

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With SlutavverkningEdit

With MojoboneEdit

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

With King HoboEdit

  • King Hobo (2008)
  • Mauga (2019)

With Death OrganEdit

  • 9 to 5 (1995)
  • Universal Stripsearch (1997)

With Boom ClubEdit

  • Buy One or Be One (1994)

Guest appearancesEdit

ReferencesEdit

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