Credit: Per Ole Hagen/Redferns/Getty Images and Ketil Martinsen Fredrik Åkesson has found himself in an unusual position – we know him as the longest-serving member of Opeth outside of Mikael ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Provided/PR Mikael Åkerfeldt has been called many things over the years. At best, the ...
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 ...
A month or so ago Opeth came to New York’s Nokia Theater as part of an awesome (and diverse) package with High on Fire and Nachtmystium. It was one of those nights; a Monday or Tuesday, I was fucking ...
When Swedish progressive metal giants Opeth released 'Heritage' in 2011, the band received a surprisingly mixed reaction from fans. Opeth separated themselves from their death metal-infused past with ...
Sweden has spawned some notable guitarists over the years, and many of them will be featured in the upcoming documentary 'Axemen of Sweden.' The project is currently in production, with a release ...
Fredrik "Honey Badger" Åkesson don't give a shit. It's well known at this point that Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt doesn't really care what you think about the band's new direction, but did you know ...
In our exclusive interview with the Opeth duo, we talk about the continued lack of Akerfeldt's guttural vocals on 'Pale Communion,' the concept of Lucifer as an influence, whether or not Opeth are ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. If you cut through Opeth they’d bleed Mellotrons. Or flutes. Or any classic tool of the prog ...
In a recent interview with GuitarGuitar, Fredrik Åkesson, the renowned guitarist of Swedish progressive metal giants Opeth, opened up about his plans for a solo album. Known for his technical mastery ...
Fredrik Åkesson picks which bands he'd love to tour with and one song from each album to include in their setlist... Having previously asking Devin Townsend, Between the Buried and Me, Clutch, and ...