The post How to Capture Opeth’s Guitar Sound appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Opeth have become one of the most revered bands in modern metal due to an unceasing artistic drive. Chief ...

Opeth singer/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt once got to play a guitar owned by late Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain – and wasn’t at all taken with it. Talking to Revolver, the frontman says that, along with ...

Coming off the back of a successful Scandinavian/European/UK tour with Opeth, guitarist Fredrik Åkesson is determined to stay busy this 2025, as he’s revealed that ...

Opeth recently unleashed their 10th studio album, 'Heritage,' which cracked the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. The disc features first single 'The Devil's Orchard,' a psychedelic track with an ...

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.

Opeth has a wonderfully smooth guitar sound; on recordings Akerfeldt uses an "ebow" device (a prog-rock guitar effect from the 1970s and now rare). On tour he replicates the sound with various effects ...

Recording “I’m just an adventurer coming back to the homeland”: John Fogerty on the long struggle to own his songs again Artists “After Smells Like Teen Spirit, there was no place for bands like us”: ...

Great news for fans of Swedish metal that’s highly influenced by ’70s proto-metal: Ghost’s forthcoming album, Impera, will feature longtime Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. Ghost mastermind Tobias ...

Opeth are a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. The band incorporates folk, blues, classical, and jazz elements into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong ...

Opeth released their tenth studio album, "Heritage," last month on the legendary Roadrunner Records, and last night brought their highly anticipated Heritage Tour to The Rave. The Swedish progressive ...

As one of the most dynamic contemporary progressive metal acts, Swedish group Opeth has deftly bridged genres, melded influences and defied categorization for almost 30 years. The group continued this ...