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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others
Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place
Opeth's only UK gig of 2026 is an undeniable triumph: review
Opeth, Paradise Lost and Katatonia in God's Own Country on Yorkshire Day? It's a match made in heaven
The British thrash metal icon who adores prog eccentrics Gentle Giant (and he’s not the only one)
They may have bewildered some listeners in the 70s, but several leading lights of other genres happily confirm they were a massive influence
Mikael Åkerfleldt still doesn’t know what Storm Corrosion is about, and won’t ask Steven Wilson
When the Porcupine Tree and Opeth leaders got together in 2012, they were prepared to defy fans. And Åkerfleldt only wanted one thing out of the collaboration: a copy of their record
Opeth gave their label two albums for the price of one, and it nearly cost them their career
Beset by overwork, listless colleagues and a family tragedy, Mikael Åkerfeldt felt like splitting the Swedish group apart as they worked through 2002’s Deliverance to get to 2003’s Damnation
What its like being in a major metal band before they blow up
It's a long way to the top, if you play rock'n'roll
How Mikael Åkerfeldt fell in love with prog, even though his friends hated what he was doing
Making up for childhood poverty, the Opeth mastermind championed classic bands of the 70s when no one else cared – which made him a strange figure on the 90s Swedish metal scene
Opeth's Blackwater Park: A mesmerisingly brilliant prog-metal album’s quarter-century celebration
In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound
