3 minutes of Mikael Akerfeldt and Opeth funny moments

It took me like two hours to subtitle this lol

[@caseywatson4508]

This guy kills me. If you just listen to Opeth and never get into who they are you would never guess Mikael is such a clown on stage. I love it!

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

The first one made me laugh stupidly loud at work lol

[@Silkki6]

Mikael is both a gentleman and a scholar, I myself am a quarter pounder with cheese man too

[@fruitchewx127]

Ah yes. Smoke on the water by Black Sabbath

[@zeldamage001]

My favourite death metal song!

[@godfather53]

@@zeldamage001 Thought smoke on the water was an opera song from ABBA

[@vaclavgembala6773]

well Smoke on the water by Black Sabbath is on the bootleg Born in Hell sung by Ian Gillian. So until my 14 years of age I was convinced it is their song xD

[@jbasti227]

I love seeing Opeth and Devin Townsend live. Both incredibly talented composers and players that have some of the funniest banter. Devin and Mikel are natural born entertainers

[@PedroAffonso8]

"Of course you can, it's shit"

[@princesatartaruga444]

That german impression was good 😆😆😆😆

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

0:58 Mikael's passive-aggressive message that Dream Theater's technical prog metal isn't his thing 😅. I get where Mikael is coming from though, his style is not about scales and speed, it's about raw emotion and mystique.

[@hekoriginaljni6489]

That. I couldn't put into words why Dream Theatre never clicked with me, while Opeth captured from the first track

[@zerohawkman]

Watch the full clip. He was talking about how technically proficient John Petrucci is (implying that John is a better / more technical guitarist than himself) hence the need for the hundred beers to play on the same level as drunk John. Nothing about passive aggression nor dislike of technical prog metal.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

​@@zerohawkmanI know that he doesn't say it in a mean way or to discredit Petrucci or anything. I just got the sense that Mikael isn't into super technical stuff, considering that Opeth isn't 'that' technical prog metal, and that's why he made the comment about 100 beers. More alcohol, less scale excercising I guess.

[@vik7593]

I thought the joke was more that he isn’t nearly skilled enough to keep up with Petrucci LMAO. But when DT restrain themselves they’re actually quite capable of delivering some kickass songs

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

@@vik7593 I agree that DT can deliver some fantastic musical ideas, it's just that their solos are sometimes waaaaay too technical and shred-oriented for my taste.

[@sleepalaska]

i love Mikael haha

[@Keepler22b]

Mikael Akerfeldt seems like a nice guy

[@palmerlp]

Just off-handedly dismissing all of grindcore lol

[@ivyarcanum238]

I am from Germany. METHUUUUUL!!!

[@djent463]

Rock on 🤘

[@theyabib3323]

same, excited to see them in november

[@djent463]

@@theyabib3323 One of the best shows i’ve seen by far

[@theyabib3323]

@@djent463 HELL YEA 🤘

[@ivyarcanum238]

@@theyabib3323 I'll be in Wiesbaden 🤘 Even though it's not a big challenge in 2022, Black Rose Immortal + the Orchid song before will be my favorite moment this year

[@ilovenangs4759]

No way he just 0-3-5 on stage

[@DanteSonOfDeath]

Heavy methuuul :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@djent463]

i fucked up, it’s not therium its Therion

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

BTW, in the last clip, he's saying "Black Rose Immortal" right before "METHUL!!!!"

[@djent463]

ah damn i didn’t catch that while subtitling, but Black Rose Immortal is actually a masterpiece

[@Ave_Echidna]

Nardwuar desperately trying to be funny, while Mikael just doing it naturally