Opeth Announce New Album Sorceress For September 2016 Release

Today, OPETH announced the release of their 12th studio album titled Sorceress.  The album is set for release on September 30th of this year.  This will be the Swedish progressive metallers’ first effort for Nuclear Blast via their imprint label Moderbolaget Records.

Front man Mikael Åkerfeldt promises listeners that this album will be different than their others, stating “I find that once again we’ve taken a step forward. Or sideways, Or backwards. Somewhere!? It’s different! It’s extremely diverse.”

The band returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales for 12 days to record the album in the countryside.  Rockfield was also instrumental to releases from Queen, Rush and Judas Priest.

To accompany the new album, the group will set out on a headlining North American tour this fall.  The tour kicks off on September 24th in San Bernardino at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest.  It will then come to a close on October 26th in Vancouver.  Special guest The Sword will be joining the group for the shows.  Check out the full list of dates below.

Sorceress
01. Persephone
02. Sorceress
03. The Wilde Flowers
04. Will O The Wisp
05. Chrysalis
06. Sorceress 2
07. The Seventh Sojourn
08. Strange Brew
09. A Fleeting Glance
10. Era
11. Persephone (Slight Return)

OPETH Tour Dates
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09/24: San Bernardino, CA – Ozzfest/ Knotfest @ San Manual Ampitheater
09/29: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
09/30: Silver String, MD – Fillmore
10/01: New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10/02: Boston, MA – House of Blues
10/04: Montreal, QC – Metropolis
10/05: Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
10/07: Detroit, MI – Fillmore
10/08: Akron, OH – Good Year Theater at East End
10/09: Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
10/10: Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
10/12: Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/13: Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10/14: Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/15: Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
10/18: Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
10/19: Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
10/21: Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/22: San Francisco, CA – Warfield
10/24: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10/25: Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
10/26: Vancouver, BC – Orpheum