Exclusive Interview: Mikael Akerfeldt

This past Saturday, I had the extreme, lifelong dream come true pleasure of sitting down and talking with the one and only Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth.  Opeth has long been my favorite band, and they were in the Chicago area on tour with Katatonia, so it was a great opportunity to sit down with Mikael and chat about a myriad of topics, like the state of metal music, his thoughts on working with his musical heroes, and even what the new Opeth record (!) might sound like.  Check out the interview below; I'm pretty sure it's awesome and you'll enjoy it, although I may have blacked out from too much awesome while actually speaking with him.

Exclusive Interview: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

Meeting legends within the metal community is always a humbling experience, as was the case about a week ago when Nathan and I were lucky enough to land an interview with Opeth frontman, Mikael Akerfeldt.  I regret that it took us so long to get this interview up, but hey better late than never.  Mikael was a very humble guy and was extremely interesting and fun to chat with.  While I could've sat there forever talking to him about stuff, I also tried to stay concise and cover as much material as possible within the interview so enjoy.


- Mick
 

Opeth Album Artwork Revealed!

Here it is ladies and gentlemen, the brand new album artwork for Opeth's upcoming release of Heritage.  It's scheduled to come out on September 20.  Is it just me or does anybody else think of Sergeant Pepper when they look at this artwork?  Just sayin.

-Mick

We'll Do It Live Fridays: Happy New Years!

While we took off last weekend due to the holidays, We'll Do It Live Fridays returns just in time for the new year.  In the spirit of looking ahead to 2011, there are many releases I'm already excited for.  For WDILF today, I've decided to throw up a clip from a band who are amongst those releasing new material this upcoming year.  Check out who it is after the break.

Opeth Starting Work On #10 In January!

Your eyes do not deceive you my friends. It is true. Roadrunner just announced that Mikael and the boys from Opeth will be entering the studio this coming January to begin work on their TENTH studio record!  Release dates have already been speculated to be sometime in the fall of 2011. 

I can assure you 100% that there will be plenty more information on this as they begin recording, which by the way will be assisted by Porcupine Tree's Steve Wilson.  Needless to say, I'm jacked.  You should be too!

-Mick