The Opeth leader on being robbed as they made Blackwater Park, and what he hated about Kurt Cobain’s ’53 Martin D-18 (and ...
During a recent Q&A session for Opeth’s newest album, In Cauda Venenum, Akerfeldt commented on his gutturals remaining a major talking point amongst metalheads. “I get that question a lot from fans ...
In the latest episode of The Prog Report's "Wheel of Prog," legendary drummer Mike Portnoy helps the team tier rank every Opeth album and it's the most prog thing ever. "Wheel of Prog" is an engaging ...
We caught up with the progressive metal mastermind and made him begrudgingly talk about his band’s magnum opus ...
Despite his superlative musical output with Opeth and beyond, Mikael Åkerfeldt doesn’t like receiving praise. But he’s happy ...
Opeth recently announced their new record The Last Will And Testament with the unveiling of the single "§1" – which had growls. And yes, everyone lost their mind. Now in an interview with Coffee With ...
“I can’t believe it, but…fuck…we’re celebrating 20 years!! 20 years I’ve been in this band, ever since I was 16! It’s insane! As far as I remember, we ...
Has it really been 20 years? Unbelievable, Opeth have been around for this long, since Mikael Åkerfeldt was 16 years old. I remember the day when I first heard Orchid and I just fell in love with ...
Opeth headline tour 2025 is scheduled to be held from February 9 to March 2, 2025 in venues across Europe. The tour will be in support of the band's The Last Will & Testament, which will be released ...
It almost seems a shame that Opeth are routinely saddled with the divisive "progressive" tag, as the Swedes' music is so consistently refined, vivid and sincere that it's hard to fathom anyone ...
Opeth isn't exactly the kind of band best taken in short spurts. The long-running Swedish outfit specializes in the kind of multi-layered, nuanced songwriting that requires the duration of an album ...
The Opeth mastermind on being robbed as they made Blackwater Park, what he hated about Kurt Cobain’s ’53 Martin D-18 and ...