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Jun 17.09 |

Liquid Metal (Sirius 27 / XM 42)

Tuesday, July 7^th @ 6pm ET

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Thursday, July 9^th @ 12pm ET

Saturday, July 11^th @ 2pm ET

Sunday, July 12^th @ 9pm ET

Mikael Akerfeldt and Fredrik Akesson, members of one of Sweden’s greatest musical exports OPETH, will be hosting a guest DJ special on Liquid Metal (Sirius 27 / XM 42) that runs the gamut of the rock spectrum! more...

May 28.09 | GO HERE to check out a very candid interview with Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt courtesy of Expressnightout.com.

Once you read the interview, have a look at some great photos up on Skope.com by going more...

Aug 28.08 |

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GM LOVES OPETH!

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Jun 09.08 | Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth joined Dream Theater on stage to sing a part of "Repentance", May 22, 2008 at Terminal 5 in New York City.


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Jun 04.08 | Opeth's brilliant new record graced shelves in stores everywhere yesterday, and you can be sure that people everywhere are talking about just how amazing Watershed is.

Heavy metal writer, Chad Bowar reviewed the new album:

"Akerfeldt's vocals are right on point. more...

May 28.08 | Our good friend and very talented writer Rick Florino had a nice chat with frontman Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth.

"We're just hanging out in a garage right now," laughs the singer. "It's pretty nice up here though. We've been here a bunch of times, but I've never really had a look around. more...

May 09.08 | In this Headbangers Ball Blog Opeth interview podcast, Åkerfeldt talks about his musical goals for Watershed, his personal approach to the lyrics and how having children has made him more angry and aware. He also addressed the musical changes Åkesson has brought to the band, the impact The Zombies and The Hollies had on the new disc and why he chose to cover songs by Pat Travers and Alice in Chains. more...

May 05.08 | Colette Claire from TheGauntlet.com got her interview on with Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth.

This video was taken on the opening night of the Progressive Nation Tour at the Gibson in Los Angeles, CA on May 2nd. Mikael talks about the duration of this tour, the new album, Watershed, and the recording process, and going through different ideas while writing music. more...