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OPETH's Martin Mendez Says The Band Will Take "A Pretty Long Break" After Their Latin American Tour Ends In Mexico City On November 11
In an interview with Brazil's 89 A Rádio Rock, he called the tour "the last run for this album". Asked whether the break is for rest or for new music, he said "Both": the band will rest first and then start on new music. He gave no length. The tour opened in Santiago, Chile, on November 1.
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Looks Back On The Band's Early Days: "We Were Accepted In The Norwegian Black Metal Scene Because There Were No Pictures Of Us"
Speaking with Loudwire, he recalled that the band only used silhouette photos at the time and talked about the influence of BATHORY. He said he was never too involved in the black metal scene because he was into DEEP PURPLE, SCORPIONS and later prog.
STEVEN WILSON Says The Second STORM CORROSION Album With OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is Built Around A Single 45-Minute Piece
Speaking to the U.K. magazine Prog, he said they spent a week in Stockholm this year creating a 45-minute framework, that it is almost entirely acoustic and that the vocals have not been tracked yet. No release date has been given.
STEVEN WILSON Confirms Second STORM CORROSION Album With OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt Is In The Works: "It's Almost Entirely Played On Acoustic Instruments"
He said so in an interview with Anil Prasad of Innerviews. It is very different from the 2012 debut but keeps the same overall aesthetic. No release date has been given.
METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By MASTODON, OVERKILL, ARMORED SAINT And OPETH Members At January 28, 2027 Anaheim Concert
The annual show by the collective of Mark Menghi, Alex Skolnick, Mike Portnoy and David Ellefson takes place at House Of Blues in Anaheim, California, with guests Troy Sanders, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, John Bush, Fredrik Åkesson, Marty Friedman, Todd La Torre and Angel Vivaldi. Marty Friedman also performs as a support act.
EUROPE Release 'Scandinavian Eyes' Video From September 25 Album 'Come This Madness'
The performance clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus. The album was recorded at RMV Studio in Stockholm, features Tobias Forge (Ghost) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) on backing vocals, was produced by Tom Dalgety and mixed by Mike Fraser.
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