The Swedish metal band Opeth will be returning to North America for a coast-to-coast co-headline tour with In Flames. The group will begin a series of concerts beginning December 3rd at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL and continue to rock the North side of America for an entire month.

During the tour, Opeth will celebrate with fans the release of their new album “Pale Communion” arriving in August that is also available for pre-order via the iTunes Store. The band has already received much admiration for their brilliant work like DECIBEL that states, “The band plays with devilish abandon, the songwriting is masterful…” and STEREOGUM that exclaims “…Pale Communion is an unusual and remarkable record…” METAL SUCKS even comments, “…Pale Communion offers a great deal of progressive mastery…”

The nationwide trek consists of Opeth, In Flames, and feature support from Red Fang. “We are delighted to return to North America to tour our latest album ‘Pale Communion,’” commented band member Mikael Åkerfeldt, who also produced the new album. He continued, “This will be the first of two North American Tours and the fact that we are teaming up with our old friends In Flames for this co-headline tour means that we can get to play some large venues and present our new stage show. I am also looking forward to drinking expensive whiskey with Anders on his account!”

In Flames frontman Anders Fridén added, “I met [Opeth guitarist] Mikael [Akerfeldt] for the first time in 1998 during the recording of Opeth’s album ‘My Arms, Your Hearse.’ I was working in the studio and we’ve been friends ever since. Now 16 years more beautiful, we release albums in the same cycle and it’s with great honor and pleasure that In Flames share stage with our friends and fellow countrymen in Opeth.”

Tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday August 15th, unless you would rather buy yours starting today, August 13th exclusively through WMG. All pre-orders of “Pale Communion” made via iTunes will receive an instant download of “Cusp of Eternity,” with multiple configurations also available via both the Roadrunner Records Webstore and O Merch. You can also visit this website www.opeth.com for more ticket information.

Tour Dates:
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12/3 Chicago, IL / Riviera Theatre
12/4 Minneapolis, MN / Mill City Nights
12/5 Omaha, NE / Sokol Auditorium
12/6 Denver, CO / Ogden Theatre
12/8 San Francisco, CA / Warfield Theatre
12/9 Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Palladium
12/10 Tempe, AZ / The Marquee
12/12 Houston, TX / Warehouse Live Ballroom
12/13 Dallas, TX / Gas Monkey Live
12/15 Atlanta, GA / The Tabernacle
12/17 Philadelphia, PA / Electric Factory
12/18 New York, NY / Terminal 5
12/19 Worcester, MA / The Palladium
12/20 Montreal, QC / Metropolis
12/21 Toronto, ON / Kool Haus