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Mikael Åkerfeldt’s peers list the reasons they like and admire him
By Dave Everley published
Steven Wilson, Mike Portnoy, Steve Hackett and Arjen Lucassen list the reasons they like and admire Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt

The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist
By Rich Hobson published
Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness

The unbelievable rise of Opeth, the band who went from death metal no-hopers to prog royalty
By Dom Lawson published
Inside one of the most remarkable success stories in modern metal

Many consider Blackwater Park to be Opeth’s masterpiece. Opeth don’t
By Matt Mills published
The classic line-up had assembled, Steven Wilson was contributing and Mikael Åkerfeldt was mining songwriting gold – but you can’t convince him the 2001 release was their magnum opus

Opeth covered Iron Maiden – and Mikael Åkerfeldt really, really doesn’t like it
By Matt Mills published
The Opeth frontman also reveals which of his songs he feels are overrated in a new interview with Metal Hammer

Opeth bring a career-spanning setlist, staggering visuals and more than a little self-confidence to sell-out London show
By Matt Mills published
Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt wasn’t impressed when he got to play Kurt Cobain’s guitar
By Matt Mills published
The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar

The mysterious late 60s album that Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt says invented Satanic rock
By Metal Hammer published
Six months before Black Sabbath released their landmark debut album, another band were praising Satan

"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
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