Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Per Ole Hagen/Redferns/Getty Images and Ketil Martinsen Fredrik Åkesson has found himself in an unusual position – we know ...

Despite his superlative musical output with Opeth and beyond, Mikael Åkerfeldt doesn't like receiving praise. But he's happy to dish it out – and there's one player that he believes doesn't get their ...

Tobias Forge: "I'm an able drummer, a bass player, an able guitar player, but I'm not a virtuoso" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

“I knew I wanted to have a different record ” – a decade after its release, we revisit this 2011 interview with Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Last year, Swedish metal guitar hero Mikael Åkerfeldt – along with his Opeth bandmate, Fredrik Åkesson – visited the Martin Museum in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Much to their delight – Åkerfeldt went so ...

You can pick up the set at Opeth’s official site — or you can enter to win Rolling Stone‘s Opeth Giveaway and score a copy of the show — plus an Opeth signature guitar and amp stack to kick-start your ...

JOHN PETRUCCI Recruits POLYPHIA, ANIMALS AS LEADERS & OPETH Guitarists For Guitar Universe 2023 Plus guitarists from All That Remains, Black Label Society, and Arch Enemy.