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Mikael Akerfeldt on 20 years of Opeth's Blackwater Park: "I was bitter and beaten down – I didn’t have much hope for us. All I knew was I liked the music I’d written"
The Swedish prog vet reflects on the gear picks, hybrid techniques and creative vision that led to the band's boundary-smashing landmark album
Opeth announce 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of seminal progressive death metal effort Blackwater Park
The landmark album “was the stepping stone into professionalism for us,” says Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt
Opeth’s Martín Méndez signs with Sandberg for new signature bass
The prog-metal bassist serves up a a fresh take on the California TT format
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Opeth: "Prog-rock has become all about intricate guitar solos and weird time signatures - there's more to us than that"
Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson talk gear, jazzy (and folky) influences and In Cauda Venenum, the band’s poignant, personal and ripping new album
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: “I love Joe Bonamassa's playing, but I wouldn’t be able to pick him out of a hundred players”
The Opeth singer and guitarist weighs in on guitar greats, from JoBo to Blackmore to Yngwie
Fredrik Akesson talks weaving jazz into prog, his not-quite-signature amp and the one song where Opeth's six-stringers play bass
The Swedish metal icons' lead guitarist on the surprising gear and technique secrets behind In Cauda Venenum
Steel Panther’s Satchel: “Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most emotional guitar players of all time”
Glam-metal six-stringer wades in on the Yngwie debate
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