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OPETH Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt Says His Idea Of "Heaviness" Has Changed Over The Years
"I'm kind of confused as to the subject of what heavy means."
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Live Footage
Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of OPETH Playing Alcatraz Festival 2019
Opeth – still good live.
Latest News
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is Glad You Enjoyed His Growling, But Doesn't Want To Revisit The Past
Hey, did you know that Opeth hasn't growled in a while?
Live Footage
Pro-Shot Footage Of OPETH At Wacken Open Air 2019 Surfaces
Specifically "Sorceress", "Ghost of Perdition", and "In My Time of Need".
Latest News
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt & Steven Wilson Discussing Another STORM CORROSION Record
If it's even under that name.
Tour Dates
OPETH Announce Early 2020 North American Tour Dates with GRAVEYARD
Opeth are coming back to the United States next February and they're bringing Graveyard along for the ride. They have…
New Music
OPETH Drops New Song "Cirkelns Riktning" Not On In Cauda Venenum
The missing link between Watershed and Heritage?
Metal Injection Exclusives
Mikael Akerfeldt Talks 6 Albums Every OPETH Fan Should Know And Why He Prefers Vinyl Over Anything Else
This man might be a record collecting genius!
Weekly Injection
THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From OPETH, BORKNAGAR, and More Out Today - 9/27
This week's new heavy metal releases include lots of prog, a Celine Dion cover, dissonance, and more!
To the metals…
Reviews
Album Review: OPETH In Cauda Venenum
"Music for me is not meant to stand still or stay in the same place,” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt says in…
Rockumentary
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Goes Record Shopping, Buys DREAM THEATER, JUDAS PRIEST & More
Miles Davis, Kiss, and Van der Graaf Generator more.
Shocking Revelations
OPETH Wrote And Deleted A Death Metal Record After Watershed
Heritage happened, which is also good.
Photos Show Recap
Psycho Las Vegas 2019: A Headbanging Desert Oasis
Psycho Las Vegas 2019 can be summarized in two words: Holy Shit. This annual party in the Mojave Desert has…
Latest News
OPETH Frontman Says New Album Was Originally Intended To Be Only In Swedish
"You can't escape the fact that it's a copy of the Swedish version."
Metal Injection Exclusives
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt On Keeping His Career Pure, Thinking About The End Of The Band and More
Plus why he feels the Swedish version is the best one!
New Music
OPETH Streams Killer New Song "Svekets Prins / Dignity"
In both Swedish and English, of course.
Rockumentary
Mikael Åkerfeldt Discusses Why The New OPETH Album Is In English & Swedish
He just wanted everyone to be happy.
Latest News
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Discusses What Being "Heavy" Means To Him In 2019
""For us, at this stage with In Cauda Venenum, heaviness isn't guitars tuned down with screaming vocals over the top."
New Music
OPETH's New Song "Heart In Hand" Brings Out The Much Heavier Prog Side of The Band
Well holy shit, this is phenomenal.
Upcoming Releases
OPETH Announces New Album, In Cauda Venenum, For This Fall
Being released in two languages.
New Music
"Listen Up" To The Killer New Song from KING HOBO (CLUTCH, ex-OPETH)
The 70s are alive and kicking with the new track from King Hobo – an all-star group consisting of homas…