Opeth's heady brand of progressive metal / rock requires repeated listens to fully understand the complexity and nuances laid out within an album. Sorceress, the band's latest album, is no exception ...

Mikael Åkerfeldt argues progressive music has become formulaic, saying modern prog is more about shredding than true ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Reigning Phoenix Records It’s been a long wait for new Opeth music. In the five-year ...

Opeth doesn't really blab to the media about where they're at with new music or what it'll sound like. Last we heard back in November 2018, frontman and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt said he had about 90 ...

“The first songs we did, it was just amazing to me that you could play together with other people,” says Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt. “You could play along with a drumbeat and someone else could play the ...

Opeth have finally returned with 17 minutes of new music. Two versions of a fresh song have been released — one in English (“Heart in Hand”) and another in Opeth’s native Swedish ("Hjärtat Vet Vad ...

“I painted a pickguard on that guitar so it looked like an electric,” he laughs. For those familiar with Opeth’s music, however, Åkerfeldt’s reaction may seem surprising, considering how prominently ...

A trinket of days gone by was recently unearthed by progressive metal outfit Opeth in light of the 20th anniversary of Damnation, as they just dropped a video for the song “Windowpane.” The video was ...

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