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"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her
By Liz Scarlett published
Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt declined to join an Abba tribute band at Eurovision this year
By Matt Mills published
Opeth’s leader was approached to help celebrate 50 years of Abba’s 1974 Eurovision win, but turned the chance down

"We should have been writing our own songs, but it was much better to listen to Abba": Ritchie Blackmore has named his favourite band of all time
By Fraser Lewry published
Ritchie Blackmore opens up during a 40-minute online Q&A filmed at home in Long Island

“Benny Andersson has been in The Hives, how’s that for a headline?”: The Hives Howlin’ Pelle on the time his band joined forces with ABBA
By Niall Doherty published
The Hives and ABBA's Benny Andersson once teamed up for a TV show performance, and we have proof

Listen to Bono and The Edge's heartfelt cover of ABBA's S.O.S
By Liz Scarlett published
Bono and The Edge perform a touching cover of ABBA's classic pop ballad S.O.S in the Radio 2 Piano Room

10 dancefloor bangers that even the most cynical metalhead will love
By Rich Hobson published
From Abba to The Prodigy, Finns Turmion Katilot pick the top tunes that will get metalheads up and dancing

We're alarmed by how well this epic medieval folk metal cover of ABBA's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! works
By Merlin Alderslade published
German medieval folk metallers Feuerschwanz might be having a laugh with this ABBA cover, but we think it's pretty damn good!

Watch Benny from Abba play Foo Fighters' Learn To Fly
By Paul Brannigan last updated
After Dave Grohl appears at Glastonbury in a Abba hoodie, Benny Andersson shows some love for Foo Fighters

The 10 moments which have defined Ghost’s spooktacular career (so far)
By Nick Edgeworth last updated
The ecclesiastical ecstasy and agony of Tobias Forge

The 10 most ABBA-friendly metal songs (that aren't Ghost or Night Flight Orchestra)
By Jonathan Selzer published
Swedish pop giants ABBA might be the ultimate pop band, but that hasn't stopped their influence seeping into heavy metal - these are the 10 most ABBA-friendly metal songs as chosen by Beast In Black guitarist
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