Sweden's OPETH will be holding an in-store signing at SCRAPE Records in Vancouver, Canada on Friday, October 14. Come down and meet the band, get pictures taken, and get your OPETH (and related) albums signed! There will be some freebies and giveaways too. The in-store is scheduled for late afternoon, See the store's web site for any updates. Tickets for the OPETH show at the Commodore Ballroom on Oct. 14 are still available at SCRAPE Records.

OPETH will kick off a North American tour this weekend in support of their new album, "Ghost Reveries". Support at the shows will come from FIREBALL MINISTRY (Oct. 9-30), INTO ETERNITY (Oct. 31 - Nov. 11), PELICAN (Oct. 9-22) and NEVERMORE (Oct. 24 – Nov. 11).

As previously reported, OPETH's video for the track "The Grand Conjuration", featuring a special guest appearance by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan, has been posted online at Roadrun.com. The song comes off "Ghost Reveries", which was mastered on June 16 at the Cutting Room facilities in Stockholm and features a running time of 66 minutes.

OPETH utilized the services of Hoglan during the bulk of the recently completed Sounds of the Underground tour after the group's regular skinsman, Martin Lopez, went back to Sweden for treatment of a rare blood disorder he's had for most of his life. The band have since enlisted Martin Axenrot (BLOODBATH, WITCHERY, NIFELHEIM) to take over Lopez' duties until he's fully recovered.