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Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt says he doesn't consider himself a singer or guitarist
By Liz Scarlett published
Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why he doesn't label himself as a singer or guitarist, says he doesn't like to hear the "ugly aspects" of his voice

"It has become the cult classic we always intended it to be…" Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt's Storm Corrosion gets deluxe reissue
By Jerry Ewing published
Storm Corrosion will be reissued on coloured and black vinyl, Blu-ray and CD in September

Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you
By Dave Ling published
Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can

How Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt made Storm Corrosion a different kind of aggressive
By Dom Lawson published
Porcupine Tree and Opeth leaders’ 2012 collaboration wasn't what many people thought it would be – instead it was something more experimental which they described as “organic pagan minimalism”

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson to guest on upcoming Opeth album
By Jerry Ewing published
Swedish prog rockers Opeth are believed to have been working on a new studio album for the past year

"We ended up with what I think is a beautiful record." How Opeth made In Cauda Venenum
By Dom Lawson published
You can’t control creativity, as Mikael Åkerfeldt discovered when he tried to take a musical break. Instead, he sowed the seeds for Opeth’s 13th album, In Cauda Venenum.

“If they had the flares and beards and the record was from 1971 or 1972, that was what I wanted… records that looked odd and I could afford”: How Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt discovered prog
By Dom Lawson published
From extreme metal to Camel and Genesis to collaboration with Steven Wilson, the Swedish musician's career is surely one of the most progressive

Kate Bush is on the cover of the new issue of Prog Magazine, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing published
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