You’ll just have to get used to it: Opeth do what they want, and their only limits are set by their own artistic tastes. Whether you subscribe to their musical orientation or not, they simply don’t care. “You have to take it or leave it because we’re not gonna conform to public opinion.”, says leader Mikael Åkerfeldt, accompanied in the following interview by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, who joined the band in 2007, right when the band started changing directions.
After all, is it the vocals that define the band? The heaviness of the riffs? A well-defined formula? Or rather its very personality, of which we discover the various aspects as time goes by? Everybody knows you have to set routine aside and explore your own desires and abilities in order to properly fulfill your potential. That’s exactly what Opeth are doing today with their new album, Pale Communion, which sounds more like a sequel to Heritage than a return to basics. You’ll have to wait a while longer for them to go back to progressive metal – or maybe you can simply enjoy what Opeth has to offer here and now. According to the two musicians, the only certainty is that they don’t know what next time will bring.
This is only a glimpse of what this illuminating, funny, and rather relaxed interview with Åkerfeldt and his mates has to offer. If you want to know more about the new album, the evolution of the band, its way of thinking, or its aspirations, you’re in the right place.
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