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See OPETH Perform In Los Angeles During Fall 2024 North American Tour

TheRealConcertKing has uploaded video of OPETH's entire October 30 concert at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Check out the clips below. OPETH's setlist was as follows: 01. §1 02. The Leper Affinity 03. The Grand Conjuration 04. Demon Of The Fall 05. Eternal Rains Will Come 06. In My T...

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See OPETH Perform In Denver During Fall 2024 North American Tour

Rock & Metal From The Front Row has uploaded video of OPETH's October 27 concert at the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado. Check out the clips below. OPETH's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. §1 02. The Leper Affinity 03. The Grand Conjuration 04. Demon Of The Fall 05. Eternal Rains Wi...

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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT On IAN ANDERSON's Guest Appearance On New OPETH Album: 'It's Amazing That He's On Our Record'

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt discussed the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. On the record, Åkerfeldt rolls out the...

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OPETH's ÅKERFELDT Says Growling Vocals 'Became An Asset' During Songwriting Process For 'The Last Will And Testament'

In a new interview with United Rock Nations, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt discussed the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Speaking about his decision to include growling vocals in the recently...

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OPETH Guitarist On 'The Last Will And Testament': 'It's An Action-Packed Album'

In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson spoke about the musical direction of the band's upcoming fourteenth studio album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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So here we are. It's happening. To clumsily paraphrase Henry Rollins: this is what Trevor Strnad trained you for. This is go time. Battered and bruised from the loss of their fallen frontman, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER never gave even the slightest impression that they might call time on their reign of...

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SAGA's MICHAEL SADLER Is Back Home After Undergoing Surgery To Treat Rare Form Of Aggressive Cancer

On September 12, vocalist Michael Sadler of Canadian progressive music icons SAGA underwent "an urgent, high-risk, multi-organ, open surgical procedure" after being diagnosed with a rare form of aggressive cancer a week earlier. On Wednesday (September 18),the 70-year-old singer's wife Gwen shared...

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OPETH's 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Pushed Back By Six Weeks Due To 'Delays In Manufacturing Process'

The release date of "The Last Will And Testament", the fourteenth studio album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has been pushed back to November 22 from the previously announced October 11 due to unforeseen delays in the manufacturing process. OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt comments: "We s...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Finds It 'Slightly Annoying' That So Much Focus Has Been Placed On His Return To Growling Vocals

In a new interview with "Coffee With Ola", the YouTube program hosted by Ola Englund, the Swedish guitarist, record producer and owner of Solar guitars, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt discussed the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 11 via R...

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SAGA's MICHAEL SADLER Diagnosed With Rare Form Of Aggressive Cancer

Vocalist Michael Sadler of Canadian progressive music icons SAGA has been diagnosed with a rare form of aggressive cancer. The news of his health setback was broken on social media late Wednesday night (September 11) by the 70-year-old singer's wife Gwen. She wrote: "Dear all, Michael has asked me t...

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OPETH Shares New Single 'Paragraph Three' From Upcoming 'The Last Will And Testament' Album

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their 14th studio album, "The Last Will And Testament", on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Following the critical acclaim of the album's first single, "§1" (Paragraph One),the band is now revealing the second offering from record,...

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OPETH Shares Drum Playthrough Video Of New Single By WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have released a drum playthrough video of their new single, "§1", by drummer Waltteri Väyrynen. Check it out below. Also available is the previously released guitar playthrough video of "§1" by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album,...

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OPETH Shares Guitar Playthrough Video Of New Single By FREDRIK ÅKESSON

In celebration of OPETH's new single, "§1", hitting one million streams on Spotify, the band has released a guitar playthrough video of the track by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. Check it out below. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 1...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Is 'An Explosion Of Ideas, Like TikTok'

In a new interview with Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke about the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Asked if the recently released first single from the LP, "§1...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Don't Really See Myself As A Singer Or A Guitar Player For That Matter'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke about his evolution as a singer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't really see myself as a singer — or a guitar player for that matter. I see myself as a — I am a musician. I like to come...