Photo credit: Terhi Ylimäinen
Swedish progressive metal titans, Opeth, are returning to North America next February, for The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2. It comes in support of their 14th studio album, The Last Will And Testament, released on November 22, 2024 through the record labels Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music. Joining them on the run are Katatonia. Find the live listings and more below.
Get tickets here: https://www.opeth.com/tour-dates
Order/stream The Last Will And Testament here: https://opeth.rpm.link/lastwillPR
Buy physical copies and merch here: https://opeth.omerch.com/
Opeth’s return to North America follows a busy 2025 schedule including their summer festival run, the second proper European leg of their The Last Will And Testament tour in Autumn, and a 9-date journey to Australia, New Zealand and Japan throughout November.
The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2, 2026
February:
05 US – Montclair, The Wellmont Theater
06 US – Boston, Orpheum Theatre
07 US – Philadelphia, The Filmore Philadelphia
10 US – Detroit, Masonic Jack White Theatre
11 US – Chicago, Riviera Theatre
12 US – St-Louis, The Pageant
14 US – Dallas, The Bomb Factory
15 US – Houston, Bayou Music Center
16 US – San Antonio, Majestic Theatre
18 US – Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Center
20 US – Las Vegas, The Pearl
21 US – Riverside, Riverside Municipal Auditorium
22 US – Sacramento, Channel 24
24 US – Seattle, Paramount Theatre
25 CA – Vancouver, Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
The Last Will And Testament is gripping from start to finish, jaw-dropping inside and out, representing some of Opeth’s finest material to date. Just as Opeth welcomed many into its distressed arms over the years, the Swedes again deliver on the promise that great music always tells a compelling story – this time with growls we had not heard since the 2008 Watershed.
Opeth’s 14th album was written by vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt, with lyrics conferred with Klara Rönnqvist Fors (The Heard, ex-Crucified Barbara), and saw the frontman return to growling vocal territory for the first time in 16 years. The Last Will And Testament was co-produced by Åkerfeldt and Stefan Boman (Ghost, The Hellacopters), engineered by Boman, Joe Jones (Killing Joke, Robert Plant), and Opeth, with Boman, Åkerfeldt, and the rest of the band mixing at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe Studios in Stockholm. The strings on The Last Will And Testament were arranged by Åkerfeldt and Dave Stewart (Egg, Khan) and conducted by Stewart at Angel Studios in London. Not one to miss a beat, visual artist Travis Smith returns to the fold, crafting his 11th cover, a haunting ‘photograph’ reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick‘s infamous Overlook Hotel photograph. Miles Showell (ABBA, Queen) also revisits mastering and vinyl lacquer cutting at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Opeth are:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkesson – Guitars, backing vocals
Martín Méndez – Bass
Waltteri Väyrynen – Drums, percussion
Joakim Svalberg – Keys, backing vocals
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