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|||| 22 окт 2008

OPETH Members Share Thoughts On Their Long Career, New METALLICA Album



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MetalSucks conducted an interview with OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson prior to the Swedish band's show at New York City's Nokia Theater. Åkerfeldt and Åkesson talked about their recent tours, how they've managed to stay relevant as a band, tempering fans' reactions to a shift in musical direction, and, naturally, the new METALLICA album. An excerpt from the chat follows.

MetalSucks: Do you worry about alienating the old fans because of the change in sound?

Mikael Åkerfeldt: No, but I think what we're doing is actually the only way to keep all types of fans. To be honest even though people have their favorite records and eras of the band, I think generally somebody might be wishing for another "Blackwater Park", but I don't think that would please them. I think we have to basically take our pasts with us but try to develop something new. Once you try to please the fans, you come up with something shitty or gimmicky.

MetalSucks: Speaking of that, do you guys agree or disagree as it applies to METALLICA? Have you guys heard the new album?

Mikael Åkerfeldt: I heard one song.

MetalSucks: One song? What did you think?

Mikael Åkerfeldt: It started like "Load" or something, but then it picked up and became really fast. I thought it was cool and definitely a step in the right direction. I think it's a bit like a desperate move in a way for them. People want the old stuff, so it didn't sound like a step forward more like a step backward. I still think, from what I heard, people are saying that it's the best one since the Black Album which I don't think is far from the truth. I didn't like the "Load" or "Reload" albums. I didn't like "St. Anger" either.

MetalSucks: I don't think anybody did.

Mikael Åkerfeldt: This one, I could definitely see myself buying the album. I haven't yet, but I could. I am a big fan of METALLICA, but I haven't heard a good album from them since 1991.

Fredrik Åkesson: Have you heard the entire thing?

MetalSucks: Yeah.

Mikael Åkerfeldt: What do you think?

MetalSucks: My kind of view is basically like his. It's definitely a step forward rather than trying to recreate something. At the same time, some of it does seem a little desperate, but it's definitely the best since the Black Album.

Fredrik Åkesson: More thrash metal now?

MetalSucks: There are some thrash elements on there. There is some "Load" kind of stuff on there.

Mikael Åkerfeldt: The stuff I like most with METALLICA is the progressive stuff. Like "…And Justice for All", I love that album and more of their orchestrated stuff like "To Live Is To Die" and stuff like "Orion". I love that stuff, and I think in a way they haven't done anything like that since the Black Album. Like the first time I heard "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters", I thought it was beautiful. That is something I think they missed, I guess.

MetalSucks: So to bring this back to you guys, how do you try to stay relevant without trying to recreate the past or seem desperate? How do you balance that?

Mikael Åkerfeldt: I don't know. I think a lot of people think we're desperate and that we're clutching at straws or something like that. There are more people who think we have developed and are turning into a better band with each release. It's all different from person to person. So far, I never felt while writing music for an album that I was struggling. The songwriting for this last album was all there. A lot of people probably hate it, but a lot of people love it. You can't please anyone but yourself, and that's what we try to do. I think you can tell with our music that we're not trying to kiss up to fans of a certain record or era. We're just trying to please ourselves. I hope it shows.



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22 окт 2008
А мне как ни странно, последний Opeth только и нравится, с удовольствием взял на лицензии :)
22 окт 2008
весь опет люблю, но последний альбом как-то заставил себя послушать всего раза два с половиной...

по теме: накоец-то новость про металлику! завсегдатаи ресурса заждались...
22 окт 2008
Последний альбом - классный.Купил лимитед едишн с ДВД и не пожалел.
22 окт 2008
Opeth молодцы
Акерфельд - мировой дядька)))
А последний альбом шедеврален)))
22 окт 2008
Ну да, он, как "большой поклонник METALLICA", "подумывает" о том, чтобы купить их новый альбом. Все логично. Наверное, совсем обнищал, бедняжка.
И че все так на Load/Reload наезжают?))
22 окт 2008
Ха ха ха давайте срач разведем про метлу)))))
23 окт 2008
"Мы своей музыкой не пытаемся никому угодить. Мы просто пытаемся радовать себя. Надеюсь, это видно"

Ну, а еще не забудем о любимом лейбле, который порой ставит условия и ты просто вынужден одну-две песни из 7 на альбоме сочинять специально для выхода синглом :)

Альбом достойный, но в нем сильно не хватает сбалансированности и некого стержня, который был на всех предыдущих пластинках и делал из хорошего диска шедевр. И я говорю не только про концептуальные релизы...
Тем не менее, фирма веников не вяжет. Миша еще покажет класс :)
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