When Opeth began as a death metal band in the early 1990s, no could have imagined their ascent to prog metal royalty – not ...

Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt really doesn’t like his band’s rendition of Remember Tomorrow by Iron Maiden. The Swedish progressive metal luminaries covered the 1980 track for 1998 Maiden tribute ...

Opeth singer/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt once got to play a guitar owned by late Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain – and wasn’t at all taken with it. Talking to Revolver, the frontman says that ...

Refunds are available for the canceled dates, although Mikael adds that “we’re definitely intending to reschedule these shows” and encourages fans to hold on to their tickets, ensuring purchasers they ...

The Mikael Åkerfeldt + Steven Wilson collabo project dubbed Storm Corrosion has been fueling Internet boners for months (years?) already. Two of prog metal’s great writers together in one band!

One word repeatedly came up when Mikael Akerfeldt described the process of putting together Opeth's latest concept album, 'The Last Will and Testament.' ...

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Opeth har tidigare släppt singeln §1, som nu följs upp av §3. I ett uttalande pratar frontmannen Mikael Åkerfeldt om singeln, och svårigheten i att göra reklam för ett släpp när man brottas med ...

“We did one horrible Iron Maiden cover with him [former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez],” Åkerfeldt begins. When asked if he’s referring to Remember Tomorrow, the singer/guitarist ...