Opeth, the Swedish metal titans who've been labeled as a "genre of one," will make their way back to American shores this fall for their first headline trek in support of the recently released Watershed. The tour will commence on September 16 in Buffalo and run for six weeks, with High on Fire serving as main support. Nachtmystium will open the first half of the tour, with Baroness taking over that slot on October 6. The tour makes for an evening of metal tailored for headbangers and tastemakers alike!

Opeth enjoyed the main support slot on the first ever Progressive Nation Tour last spring, opening for labelmates Dream Theater. The band spent the summer on the European tour circuit but is thrilled to be bring its always unique blend of death/folk/prog metal back to American audiences this fall. Meanwhile, Watershed has been lauded as one of the prolific and revered band's best efforts to date, celebrated in the pages of Billboard ("one of the most unique bands straddling the line between progressive music and metal"), The New York Times ("typically engrossing"), Blender ("more spacious and majestic than ever"), Metal Maniacs ("definitively Opeth'ian"), PopMatters ("a major turning point for the band"), and Pitchfork ("Watershed has friction and friction brings heat"), to name a select few.

Opeth are a metal institution, continuing to surprise and enthrall listeners and diehard fans with the musical breadth and dynamic scope of each album they release. Watershed is the band's ninth studio release and it finds them never compromising and boldly going where they've never gone before.

The tour dates are as follows:

Sept. 16 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY

Sept. 17 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 18 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY

Sept. 19 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA

Sept. 20 - Imperial - Quebec City, QUE Canada

Sept. 21 - Centennial Hall - London, ONT Canada

Sept. 23 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH

Sept. 24 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Sept. 25 - The Orbit Room - Grand Rapids, MI

Sept. 26 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI

Sept. 27 - Myth - Maplewood, MN

Sept. 29 - Garrick Center - Winnipeg, MB Canada

Sept. 30 - The Odeon - Saskatoon, SAS Canada

Oct. 1 - Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, ALB Canada

Oct. 3 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Canada

Oct. 4 - Showbox - Seattle, WA

Oct. 6 - Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA

Oct. 7 - Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

Oct. 8 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

Oct. 9 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ

Oct. 10 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM

Oct. 11 - Odgen Theatre - Denver, CO

Oct. 13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO

Oct. 14 - The Beaumont - Kansas City, MO

Oct. 15 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX

Oct. 16 - The Monarch - Austin, TX

Oct. 17 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX

Oct. 18 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA

Oct. 20 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Oct. 21 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL

Oct. 22 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA

Oct. 23 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Oct. 24 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC

Oct. 25 - NorVa - Norfolk, VA

Oct. 26 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD

I've already got my tickets to the imperial at Quebec City! can't wait to see you guys!!!

I hope high on fire doesnt have as much feedback as they did on the gigantour... bad earache/headache :S:S:S lol

Bout to rock the fuck out on the 18th.


HNNNNNNNNNNGH im about to fuckin explode

umm...there not coming to montreal ???? wtf ..

Already got my tickets for October 7!!!!!!

I can't wait! OPETH!!!

WATERSHED awesome album one of the my favourite

I was planning on going to the show in London but now I have no way of getting there and the fact that I have school the next day isn't helping.

Why couldn't you come to Toronto or Hamilton!!!

just skip school the next day, thats what i did for the gigantour

I still can't get there, i'll see what I can do though..

I was wondering the same thing. I mean they did come in May..even if it wasn't for Watershed. Maybe that's why they're skipping Montreal?
..Still sucks. I was looking forward to seeing them again.

they said in may when i went that they were coming back in sept...thats bs..

maybe they meant to the province not the city. but quebec city isn't too far a drive to go and see opeth. I live in sherbrooke, i pretty much have to drive at least an hour and a half to see any good concerts... except when cryptopsy randomly came to play in sherbrooke.

I don't see Montreal in that list.... ????

Mikael clearly stated Opeth will be back to Montreal in September on their last show. What's all this about?

Opeth in Winnipeg? I'm getting tickets as soon as possible.

See ya'll at the Palladium :)

I'm a fan from Venezuela. Hope to catch you on the last date of tour in Baltimore. Going to NY for vacations and planning to get a train to see you guys. One of my all time favorite bands. Keep on rocking, keep on proging.

PD: when it will be the time for a southamerican tour?

YEAH, Atalanta! Saw them there with Dream Theater on Prog. Nation. Going back on the October 22nd. One of the best bands...ever...Keep on rockin'!

CLEAVELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOO VANCOUVER!

Damnit! I wanna go to the Houston one! D:<

Second Stop!!! I'm so there

Cmon now MONTREALLLLL

got tockets to the dallas show....PLEASE PLAY "THE MOOR!!!!!"

im trying to get somebody to go to the houston show

Any advice on getting into a venue that's no minors besides fake id?

I'm gonna see them in Dallas, too. The 15th of October is sure to be a highlight of my life.

Grow a viking beard

Shut up you, talk to me when you have pubes

Someones just sore over being a minor. Dont worry, youll grow up