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Interview with Opeth's guitarist since 2007... Åkesson discusses some details regarding the new LP before remembering the first time he heard Opeth and his early prog influences. The full interview is ...

Fans have already gotten their new Opeth fix with “Heart in Hand,” but do you know where those mysterious samples come from? “It’s taken from a children’s show that was on in the 1970s,” Akerfeldt ...

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 ...

Credit: Per Ole Hagen/Redferns/Getty Images and Ketil Martinsen Fredrik Åkesson has found himself in an unusual position – we know him as the longest-serving member of Opeth outside of Mikael ...

A couple of weeks ago, Opeth announced their new album, The Last Will & Testament, out on October 11, with a new song, the awkwardly-titled §1. Much heavier than anything off 2019's In Cauda Venenum, ...

A month or so ago Opeth came to New York’s Nokia Theater as part of an awesome (and diverse) package with High on Fire and Nachtmystium. It was one of those nights; a Monday or Tuesday, I was fucking ...

For any performer or band, hardcore fans can be both a blessing and a curse – something Opeth, the Swedish progressive-metal band formed in 1990, discovered in 2011, when it shifted from an early, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Rune Hellestad - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt says that he ...

Coming off the back of a successful Scandinavian/European/UK tour with Opeth, guitarist Fredrik Åkesson is determined to stay busy this 2025, as he’s revealed that ...

Opeth played the third of three 25th anniversary shows on October 25 at The Orpheum in Los Angeles, which followed a gig at that same venue one night earlier and a NYC show at the Beacon Theatre on ...