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's Mikael Åkerfeldt says that he doesn't consider himself a singer or guitarist, and opts to label himself with the all-round term "musician" instead. The distance the frontman feels between ...

A CULT metal band has had a major lineup change after a founding member announced they’ve quit. Swedish outfit Katatonia, who ...

It doesn’t work every time and not on every player. In an interview with Revolver, Opeth frontman/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt revealed that he had recently had the chance to play Kurt Cobain’s ...

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!

They're like brief horror novels. It had a strong hippie vibe with some quite unpleasant lyrics," Åkerfeldt noted. "The vocal delivery by Jinx Dawson is second to none, and there's some super ...

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

One of the most poignant tributes came from Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt, who had become close to Ragne and Styrbjörn in recent years. He recalled listening to the rough mixes for Riders Of The ...

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UPDATE: Akerfeldt has posted the following message on Facebook: "Hi guys! I'm writing from beyond the grave. "Seriously, I was not in a car crash and I haven't broken my arm. All that ...