The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar ...

Åkerfeldt doesn’t mention it by name but it is most definitely “Grandpa” that he is talking about – a 1953 Martin D-18 that Cobain was given before the touring cycle for Nevermind, which is now one of ...

När Opeth uppträder på ett slutsålt Cirkus är det med en ny repertoar av teatraliska låtar från senaste konceptalbumet.

However, Mikael Åkerfeldt, frontman of Swedish renowned prog metallers Opeth, isn't convinced that is really the case.

Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was the most starstruck he had ever been. In a new interview with Revolver, the Opeth mainman recalls meeting Agnetha Fältskog and sharing dinner with her.

That song, and the album from which it was taken, are rightly credited as helping lay the foundations for heavy metal – not ...

Opeth leader Mikael Akerfeldt has named what he views as the band's worst song, as well as which one of their 14 albums is the most underrated. In a recent interview with Revolver, the prog ...

Which means that Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt has got to have an opinion on what their worst song is, right? Of course he does. In an interview with Revolver, Åkerfeldt names the ...

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

If you’re like most metalheads, you hated Opeth’s 2011 progsterpiece Heritage. My prediction: you are also going to hate whatever Mikael Åkerfeldt puts out next. Why is this coming up now, you ask?

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 ...