It’s Saturday June 14 and One Direction are halfway through the encore of their second night headlining the 65k capacity Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden. Somewhere in the crowd, there is a 40-year-old ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Talking to Youtuber and guitarist Ola Englund, Åkerfeldt admits he’s found the widespread joy ...

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt will score Clark, a new six-episode Netflix series about infamous Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson, whose involvement in a failed 1973 bank robbery attempt and hostage ...

Metal vocalists might not show up very often on The Voice, but that’s not to say that metal vocalists can’t have singing voices on par with the best blues, R&B, or soul singers. Sure, there are metal ...

Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt is widely celebrated not only for his musical prowes, but also for his richly expressive and often enigmatic lyrics. Known for weaving unusual and evocative language ...

Opeth fans – ourselves included – have something truly unique to look forward to as the band prepares to release their new album, The Last Will And Testament, on October 11 through Reigning Phoenix ...

When Opeth released the first single off their forthcoming album The Last Will and Testament titled “§1”, people were instantly stoked about the fact that frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was back to using ...

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 ...

Opeth Frontman Mikael Akerfeldt No Longer a Member of Bloodbath We recently had the honor of speaking with Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt. Although Akerfeldt is most-renowned for his work in Opeth, the ...

NAZARETH, Pa., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany, C. F. Martin & Co.® unveiled the OM Mikael Åkerfeldt, a limited-edition acoustic created with the Opeth ...

Swedish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt is a hero to the metal community for many different reasons, depending on who you talk to. As vocalist, he mastered the powerful ...