[Music] they’re progressive brand of metal has
they’re progressive brand of metal has
they’re progressive brand of metal has proved relevant since the band’s
proved relevant since the band’s
proved relevant since the band’s formation in 1990 hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
formation in 1990 hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
formation in 1990 hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Opeth about the
we’re speaking with Opeth about the
we’re speaking with Opeth about the band’s evolution and their album
band’s evolution and their album
band’s evolution and their album heritage
so we’ll start by having you introduce
so we’ll start by having you introduce yourself tell us what you do invent and
yourself tell us what you do invent and
yourself tell us what you do invent and give us the fun fact about yourself that
give us the fun fact about yourself that
give us the fun fact about yourself that maybe not everyone would know well my
maybe not everyone would know well my
maybe not everyone would know well my name is Lars Mikael åkerfeldt
name is Lars Mikael åkerfeldt
name is Lars Mikael åkerfeldt lost Michael or Capello and I’m from
lost Michael or Capello and I’m from
lost Michael or Capello and I’m from Sweden and I play guitar and sing in the
Sweden and I play guitar and sing in the
Sweden and I play guitar and sing in the band called open I’m quite boring person
band called open I’m quite boring person
band called open I’m quite boring person I’m not sure if it’s fun but that’s the
I’m not sure if it’s fun but that’s the
I’m not sure if it’s fun but that’s the only thing that came to my head is that
only thing that came to my head is that
only thing that came to my head is that I play this iPhone right here I’ll bring
I play this iPhone right here I’ll bring
I play this iPhone right here I’ll bring with me to the toilet and I play Angry
with me to the toilet and I play Angry
with me to the toilet and I play Angry Birds as I’m taking a shit so it’s got
Birds as I’m taking a shit so it’s got
Birds as I’m taking a shit so it’s got particles oh my shit do one hold it
particles oh my shit do one hold it
particles oh my shit do one hold it [Music]
so we always like to get the origin
so we always like to get the origin stories of the bend that we introduced
stories of the bend that we introduced
stories of the bend that we introduced ye tell us how hope that the first got
ye tell us how hope that the first got
ye tell us how hope that the first got together I just formed a band like in
together I just formed a band like in
together I just formed a band like in the late 80s called eruption and the way
the late 80s called eruption and the way
the late 80s called eruption and the way we put we were three peas playing like
we put we were three peas playing like
we put we were three peas playing like misfits songs and like our own songs and
misfits songs and like our own songs and
misfits songs and like our own songs and Sabbath and I met a guy called David who
Sabbath and I met a guy called David who
Sabbath and I met a guy called David who had a band called open and he wanted me
had a band called open and he wanted me
had a band called open and he wanted me to play bass with it basically and I was
to play bass with it basically and I was
to play bass with it basically and I was a guitar player I was lucky or whatever
a guitar player I was lucky or whatever
a guitar player I was lucky or whatever because I like the logo and he has some
because I like the logo and he has some
because I like the logo and he has some connections so I joined as the bass
connections so I joined as the bass
connections so I joined as the bass player but soon enough kind of he fired
player but soon enough kind of he fired
player but soon enough kind of he fired all the other guys I mean and were the
all the other guys I mean and were the
all the other guys I mean and were the bad you know and then he quit in 91 or
bad you know and then he quit in 91 or
bad you know and then he quit in 91 or something like that and I will have
something like that and I will have
something like that and I will have became the singer and the rest is
became the singer and the rest is
became the singer and the rest is history
why don’t you tell me about the
why don’t you tell me about the evolution of the opeth sound from album
evolution of the opeth sound from album
evolution of the opeth sound from album to album well the first album was I was
to album well the first album was I was
to album well the first album was I was 19 when I did that album and it was a
19 when I did that album and it was a
19 when I did that album and it was a mixture of death metal music and some
mixture of death metal music and some
mixture of death metal music and some progressive music that I was into at the
progressive music that I was into at the
progressive music that I was into at the time but yeah we had that sound for like
time but yeah we had that sound for like
time but yeah we had that sound for like two records and then we switched and
two records and then we switched and
two records and then we switched and made somewhat of a black metal record
made somewhat of a black metal record
made somewhat of a black metal record for the third one and the fourth one was
for the third one and the fourth one was
for the third one and the fourth one was really progressive you know I was really
really progressive you know I was really
really progressive you know I was really into prog rock at the time and still I
into prog rock at the time and still I
into prog rock at the time and still I am by the way
am by the way
am by the way and Blackwater park was the fifth record
and Blackwater park was the fifth record
and Blackwater park was the fifth record which was a popular record for us and
which was a popular record for us and
which was a popular record for us and that was like if we have a breakthrough
that was like if we have a breakthrough
that was like if we have a breakthrough record that’s the one that’s when we
record that’s the one that’s when we
record that’s the one that’s when we started touring and became professional
started touring and became professional
started touring and became professional musicians pretty much and then we did a
musicians pretty much and then we did a
musicians pretty much and then we did a double album one released heavy album
double album one released heavy album
double album one released heavy album called deliverance and then a soft
called deliverance and then a soft
called deliverance and then a soft record called our nation then when we
record called our nation then when we
record called our nation then when we signed a road on we didn’t album called
signed a road on we didn’t album called
signed a road on we didn’t album called ghost for every search for there a bit
ghost for every search for there a bit
ghost for every search for there a bit heavier a bit more progressive again
heavier a bit more progressive again
heavier a bit more progressive again maybe a watershed that the last one was
maybe a watershed that the last one was
maybe a watershed that the last one was also in that vein pretty much and then
also in that vein pretty much and then
also in that vein pretty much and then we rd1 our heritage which is different
we rd1 our heritage which is different
we rd1 our heritage which is different to anything we’ve done before it’s more
to anything we’ve done before it’s more
to anything we’ve done before it’s more old earthy rootsy sounding
I’m gonna tell us a bit more about
I’m gonna tell us a bit more about heritage you know like the writing and
heritage you know like the writing and
heritage you know like the writing and recording process that we recorded in
recording process that we recorded in
recording process that we recorded in the studio where Abba did the record
the studio where Abba did the record
the studio where Abba did the record cisco call Atlanta studios
cisco call Atlanta studios
cisco call Atlanta studios you know I produced is and wrote wrote
you know I produced is and wrote wrote
you know I produced is and wrote wrote all the music and we have some guests
all the music and we have some guests
all the music and we have some guests like you had the drama from weather
like you had the drama from weather
like you had the drama from weather reports playing with us and we had a
reports playing with us and we had a
reports playing with us and we had a Swedish flutist way I have a nothing
Swedish flutist way I have a nothing
Swedish flutist way I have a nothing rate which is called this old school I
rate which is called this old school I
rate which is called this old school I mean it’s it’s kind of forward thinking
mean it’s it’s kind of forward thinking
mean it’s it’s kind of forward thinking but also backward thing you know like
but also backward thing you know like
but also backward thing you know like all the inspiration is taken from old
all the inspiration is taken from old
all the inspiration is taken from old music but I like to think that some of
music but I like to think that some of
music but I like to think that some of the music Utley at least it’s not at all
the music Utley at least it’s not at all
the music Utley at least it’s not at all retro we’re trying to do something fresh
you guys are I mean labeled as
you guys are I mean labeled as progressive metal do you agree disagree
progressive metal do you agree disagree
progressive metal do you agree disagree just shunt labels altogether I don’t
just shunt labels altogether I don’t
just shunt labels altogether I don’t mind what what people cause I like to
mind what what people cause I like to
mind what what people cause I like to think that were progressive but in the
think that were progressive but in the
think that were progressive but in the true sense of the word that we’re trying
true sense of the word that we’re trying
true sense of the word that we’re trying to push the boundaries a little bit
to push the boundaries a little bit
to push the boundaries a little bit because progressive metal is like it’s
because progressive metal is like it’s
because progressive metal is like it’s in itself has become a little bit of a
in itself has become a little bit of a
in itself has become a little bit of a genre skilled musicians playing
genre skilled musicians playing
genre skilled musicians playing complicated music you know and that type
complicated music you know and that type
complicated music you know and that type of stuff which is cool you know but it’s
of stuff which is cool you know but it’s
of stuff which is cool you know but it’s not really progressive if you’re not I
not really progressive if you’re not I
not really progressive if you’re not I mean some of these bands aren’t really
mean some of these bands aren’t really
mean some of these bands aren’t really progressive
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