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The singer and guitarist for metal group Opeth has placed a message on the band's website about the arrest of the band's bus driver. Singer Mikael Akerfeldt said that the driver for their last tour ...

UPDATE: Akerfeldt has posted the following message on Facebook: "Hi guys! I'm writing from beyond the grave. "Seriously, I was not in a car crash and I haven't broken my arm. All that happened is I ...

Opeth singer/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt has explained why he hasn’t collaborated with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy yet. Portnoy, who co-founded Dream Theater in 1985 and rejoined the band in ...

A dynamic singer, Akerfeldt alternates between death metal screaming and a soft breathiness, and he’s long been counted among metal's top guitarists. Opeth didn’t come to the U.S. until its first ...

Opeth's sound is varied and very addictive, and it may be that Akerfeldt's long- form songs are the way forward now for popular music. Opeth's music might be characterized as a kind of classical music ...