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Opeth

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Progressive Rock
Death Metal
Progressive Metal
Acoustic

http://www.opeth.com
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20 апр 2025 :	MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT On OPETH's Musical Evolution: 'I Don't Believe In Staying True To The Roots'
15 апр 2025 :	OPETH Guitarist FREDRIK ÅKESSON On His Debut Solo Album: 'I'll Do My Best To Finish It As Quickly As Possible'
29 мар 2025 :	OPETH Wins Swedish GRAMMIS Award For 'The Last Will And Testament'
24 мар 2025 :	OPETH Guitarist FREDRIK ÅKESSON's Debut Solo Album To Include Guest Appearance By SAXON's BIFF BYFORD
14 фев 2025 :
22 янв 2025 :	OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: 'As A Unit, We're Stronger Than Ever'
10 янв 2025 :	OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To HEAVY LOAD's RAGNE WAHLQUIST
9 янв 2025 :	OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To PAUL DI'ANNO: 'His Influence On Metal Music Cannot Be Understated'
24 дек 2024 :	OPETH Unleashes "The Drapery Falls" Live At Bloodstock 2024; Official Pro-Shot Video Posted
17 дек 2024 :	OPETH Performs "Deliverance" At Bloodstock 2024; Watch Official Pro-Shot Video
12 дек 2024 :	OPETH Performs "Ghost Of Perdition" At Bloodstock 2024; Watch Official Pro-Shot Video
1 дек 2024 :	OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON On 'The Last Will And Testament': 'This Album Is Special To Me'
29 ноя 2024 :	Watch OPETH's Epic Headline Set At Bloodstock 2024; Official Video
26 ноя 2024 :	Watch: OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Takes You Through Entire 'The Last Will And Testament' Album
23 ноя 2024 :	OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Says 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Is Another 'Step Forward'
10 ноя 2024 :	OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Explains How Drummer WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN Landed Gig As Replacement For MARTIN 'AXE' AXENROT
8 ноя 2024 :	OPETH Share "§1" Bass Playthrough Video
3 ноя 2024 :	See OPETH Perform In Los Angeles During Fall 2024 North American Tour
31 окт 2024 :	See OPETH Perform In Denver During Fall 2024 North American Tour
17 окт 2024 :	MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT On IAN ANDERSON's Guest Appearance On New OPETH Album: 'It's Amazing That He's On Our Record'
8 окт 2024 :	OPETH's ÅKERFELDT Says Growling Vocals 'Became An Asset' During Songwriting Process For 'The Last Will And Testament'
5 окт 2024 :	OPETH - Special 25th Anniversary Edition Of Still Life Album Available On Double Black/Red Splatter Vinyl In November
3 окт 2024 :	OPETH Guitarist On 'The Last Will And Testament': 'It's An Action-Packed Album'
26 сен 2024 :	OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: How I Got Into Vinyl Record Collecting
24 сен 2024 :	OPETH's 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Pushed Back By Six Weeks Due To 'Delays In Manufacturing Process'
17 сен 2024 :	OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Finds It 'Slightly Annoying' That So Much Focus Has Been Placed On His Return To Growling Vocals

22 апр 2015

OPETH on smashing his first guitar and onstage accidents

The Opeth main man's progressive death metal credentials are beyond doubt, but will Mikael Åkerfeldt cower in fear when confronted by the 10 questions we ask everyone...

What was your first guitar and when did you get it?

"It was a Levin nylon string. I got it from my grandmother. I was very young - I was probably seven or eight. I smashed that one up but then got another one from her!

"I wanted an electric guitar. In those days, to have an acoustic guitar was wimpy! I felt ashamed. I had a guitar but it was like not having a guitar because it was not electric. I remember painting knobs on it. But it was a good guitar; all solid wood."

"Voice comes first for me when I play live - I need it to be in as good shape as possible"
The building's burning down - what guitar from your collection would you save?

"I don't have my guitars in my home. I have a few. I have a '74 Strat that looks like The Duck [Yngwie Malmsteen's 1972 Strat], so it's kind of yellow. And I have a Trameleuc - it's a very obscure acoustic nylon-string - and a Martin 000-16. But I'd probably take the Strat."

What's the oldest guitar that you own?

"It's a Gibson. An SG with the 'lollipop' vibrato and two P-90s from 1966. That would be the oldest."

When is the last time you practised and what did you play?

"Yesterday. I didn't practise, I played. For some reason, because of that Trameleuc nylon string, it's so nice, I picked out the acoustic mid-section from Yngwie's Suite... Opus... whatever it is! [Trilogy Suite Op: 5 - Ed] I always wanted to learn it and now I know how to play it."

When was the last time you changed your own strings?

"Again, on that guitar, yesterday. I do it all the time but on tour, never."

What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage...

"As a collective, we shake hands when the intro's rolling. That's the only thing we have to do. Depending on how my voice is, I warm up the voice a little bit. I know this is a guitar magazine, but voice comes first for me when I play live - I need it to be in as good shape as possible. It's probably in a toilet, usually someone has just taken a s**t..."

...And five minutes after?

"I'm having a cigarette and a beer. Right away."

What's the worst thing that's ever happened to you onstage?

"We played a beautiful festival in southern Germany. I was going to go down to the barrier to rock out with the crowd - one of the very rare moments I do that - but that day I was in the zone! The fence had bars I didn't see, so I was walking and just tripped over... it really hurt and both my shins started bleeding."

What song would you play on acoustic around a campfire?

"Well, the whole purpose of that is that people are going to join in, so it would be something easy that you can play when you are drunk. Knocking On Heaven's Door, or some s**t like that!"

What's the closest you've ever come to quitting music?

"Every day. Not listening to music, but playing... sometimes I don't want to do it any more. It's not that I don't love it, because I do. It's because I love it. It sounds weird and it's hard to explain. I have confidence issues and sometimes I feel like I should not be doing this! But also, on the other hand, it's what makes me me. It's a weird feeling to be honest."

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22 апр 2015

aleks1987

Ээээ, ты лучше мысли такие брось!

22 апр 2015

Pandem Light

У Микаэля крайне специфический юмор. Это и в интервью заметно, я порой при просмотре живых выступлений на ютубе отмечал это: он что-то рассказывает народу, сам смеётся, а зал не знает, как реагировать на услышанное.

22 апр 2015

ElectricRetard

Да он же поехавший немного, всегда странные речи задвигает :)

22 апр 2015

Van Taig

Всем нужны отпуска. Отмокнуть месяц в море, посушиться на пляже, и снова как огурец.

22 апр 2015

for example

Ничего странного не заметил по этому интервью, если честно. Такая ироничная уютненькая беседа.

26 апр 2015

Павлик1349

Я хз кто такой лидер Opeth и что это за группа, но, вот, Таунсенд ваще какую только пургу на концертах ни несёт. Член у него маленький, бабы не дают, он урод, секса 20 лет не было. Эпатаж, короче. Либо долбоебизм. Главное - музыка хорошая. Вместо тысячи слов (с).