Opeth Sampled a Swedish Puppet Show for New Album 'In Cauda Venenum'

[@lucaboccardo3598]

Classical music in Opeth? Holy shit i can't wait! I love mistel Åkerfeldt

[@tanweermahdihasan4119]

"For me, I find heaviness in chord progressions" - truth be told.

[@bastianbasaure1108]

Please make him sing with the hello kitty guitar!!!!

[@Nickball97]

It's ridiculous how Mikael claims he doesn't know anything about music theory yet he has written some of the most harmonically complex metal songs ever.

[@micknordstrom2591]

Actually you don't have to know anything about music theory if you have a good ear and great talent.

[@codarceasabinbogdan1397]

I was also very surprised, their discography is amazing and quite complex :)) Probably when he says he doesn`t know music theory he means that he can`t read music and doesn`t know about loads of the reasons why things sound great together but he is able to understand basic concepts and can do a lot with them. When I composed my first small things on piano it was without having a good idea why things sound good together but I just tried different chords from the scale and saw how they work. Later on I understand what`s going on :)) Probably he can play 50 different chords that sound great in a scale you give him without having to know exactly why. Maybe it`s a good things that he`s not into music theory as I like that the Opeth songs are composed based on emotions (as he mentions) not on a "I can play fast and I know music theory, watch me shredding for 4 minutes" way which I saw that can be a down side on some of the bands. As an example I think that Jordan from Dream Theater is an absolutely amazing keyboard player and he can produce some amazing piano parts but he chooses to go too far with the complexity of his parts and sometimes it passes the border between being a very nice melodic part that fits the song and a part where he throws loads of interesting things musically and great skills but not something that is perfect for the song:) That`s why some people think that Kevin Moore was a better fit for DT I think , as he had more simple compositions but they remained as the best piano parts from Dream theater.

[@hoozimajiget]

@@fansee1368 Fredrick in some interviews talks about the modal usage in some riffs/guitar solos. So I'm sure Mikael knows the music theory, but doesn't focus on stuff like "This song is going to be in F# Phrygian" and/or doesn't have good knowledge of the jargon people associate with "music theory"

[@Hilariumosis]

@@hoozimajiget That's how I understand it too. You don't need to know the names of everything to know what is a chord or just some retarded finger placements making a broken or not at all nice sounding/ringing not or string of notes If you have a basic idea and a good ear for what notes works together in a sequence you can create complexity in practicality whithout necessarily knowing the theory, how and what behind it.

[@moonlapse_vertigo]

@@codarceasabinbogdan1397 I love DT but have to agree with you on Rudess but don't necessarily blame him. I know what you mean in that he overplays at times, and am of the belief that he tends to enable some of Petrucci's worst habits. Presence pt. 2 solo is what I mean. He has increasingly been delegated to a lesser role in the band over the years and essentially acts as a second guitar. You could barely hear him anywhere on D/T. Scenes is his finest hour, hands down. Moore wasn't as technically proficient as Rudess but his work was much more atmospheric and had a lot of character. It served the music better. Chroma Key has some okay stuff but it's not my thing.. Sometimes I like to just listen to Moore's compositions to hear what could have been. I like them both for different reasons.

[@Paranoid_Alchemist]

It would literally destroy the planet if Opeth, Tool, and Mastodon toured together

[@isaacpunch9295]

Paranoid 😱😱😱 If that ever happened, I could die in peace

[@22fret]

Add Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects to your list...

[@lucaboccardo3598]

Opeth, Ne Obliviscaris, Tool, Mastodon and Katatonia. Like a giant tour

[@dead0404]

How can you miss Gojira

[@Archferumphis]

Opeth, Steven Wilson and Devin Townsend.

[@avengedsoul6661]

I want Mikael to read me bedtime stories. He has a beautiful talking voice.

[@mrs_death_metal_]

Same with David Vincent from Morbid Angel.

[@grantmcmahon8735]

I think Mikael is the greatest songwriter alive. He's literally a modern day mozart. Dignity is absolutely brilliant!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

he's just on another level, for me atleast. but there are a lot of people that don't get that, and that's okay. I like that Opeth is not Mainstream at all.

[@grantmcmahon8735]

@@Ar1AnX1x true, when I first listened to Opeth though I hated it. Thought it was boring, but after listening to them multiple times, My eyes were opened and they are now one of my favorite bands. I think people just need to give them another try in order to understand them

[@accursed1559]

Man i wanna tattoo your comment on my chest😁....that's why you won't get tired from listening to his songs....it gets better evertime you listen to them.

[@altaybayr]

I can listen him all day, that voice!

[@objectivitycave11]

Just so you all know. My first musical experience that I purchased on my own and went on my own was watching this man play live shortly after the release of deliverance. Unforgettable

[@MJXtube]

Mikael looks well! TBH, In recent years, I was getting a little worried. At times, it has looked like he has been in declining health. But he looks much better here!

[@Nickball97]

Yeah, he was getting very skinny and appeared sickly. It's very funny to see the photos from 20 years ago, when he was recording Still Life. Fat Mikael was hilarious.

[@MichaelKeelphotography]

That's what divorce does to you, especially when you have kids, and touring at the same time. Glad he's looking good these days too. Stress is one of the worst things, as much as drugs. Folks don't think that. But that's medical fact.

[@maxkliegl2001]

Opeth is awesome and Mikael is a God!!!!!

[@MrEnsiferum77]

No growls. No Opeth.

[@maxkliegl2001]

@@MrEnsiferum77 I'm sorry but even without growls, Opeth is Opeth. They have always had the progressive rock element since day 1. Plus, Mikael even said that Opeth is still heavy and that growls don't matter. All it has to do to be heavy is the structure of the song from lyrical content, instrumentals and production. Opeth is still heavy, just not as heavy as you think. If you want growls, just listen to their old albums. Don't complain to me or the band.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@MrEnsiferum77 I kinda get what you mean but it's not like the depth of a song is depended on growls. I like their Progressive Death Metal songs far better but I'm not gonna expect them to force themselves to do what they don't want to do.

[@MrEnsiferum77]

@@maxkliegl2001 Deep Purple are Deep Purple, just Gillan not screaming. Actually for me Opeth lost the plot after 2005.

[@MrEnsiferum77]

Looks like Mikael can't growl anymore, no matter what they try to achieve, they can make one or two solid songs. nothing more.

[@eveningchaos1]

Native English speaker here. I honestly don't really enjoy the English versions of the released material as much as the Swedish versions regardless of my inability to understand the lyrics. The Swedish originals are so much more emotive and passionate. I don't think I'll be listening to the English version once it comes out. No need to be insecure, Mikael.

[@HairySon92]

Same for me. Although I listen to vocals more for melody and feel, anyways. I barely notice it's in a language I can't speak.

[@angelschnider3312]

Opeth's músic is sublime, Cheers from México.

[@theliberation9061]

Though I'm still not the biggest fan of the latest albums (the new singles sound really promising, though), I love how he's as humble and modest as ever. He still seems like "just a guy who's having fun making albums", not "big rockstar who's about to drop album #13".

[@isosubject5169]

Look how " happy" He's doing An interview.

[@kevinbartolen5881]

Glad to see Mikael looking healthier. Seems at least 5 years younger than in 2016.

[@nighthawkin__]

Dave Stewart is the same guy that wrote all those amazing songs for the eurythmics in the 80's.. what a legend he is.

[@fcamiola]

He also played keys on Hatfield and the North's first two AMAZING AMAZING albums, especially The Rotters Club. National Health too! Incredible musician, but so is Msr Aekerfeldt!

[@brianasciak1668]

What a man & mind . Thank you Mikael for all these years of music.

[@DantesGrill]

Don't know why but I love those Skrotnisse samples. Whenever I hear them I get the gritty image of those puppets in my head and it feels great. Probably a mix of nostalgia and something more. Whenever Lifelover used it in their songs I'd get all fuzzy inside.

[@martinkarlsson7069]

Cause Ture Björkman is scary/annoying as shit that's why.

[@altmm20]

I might finally see Opeth live in November. Love from India!!

[@AbhijeetSingh-ed3lw]

When will we get to know on which day OPETH is playing?........Any idea

[@altmm20]

@@AbhijeetSingh-ed3lw probably the last the on 1st December.

[@ronmcdonald466]

Caught Opeth in Cleveland. BLEW MY MIND!!!! As to "heaviness," Opeth has always been about variety. Keep it up!!!

[@olle938]

Åkerfeldt, not ackerfeldt. Try saying something closer to "Okerfeldt"

[@adamnilsson566]

That would still sound "english", to make it sound like it's pronounced in Swedish, I think an english speaking person would say it like "Awkerfelt"

[@olle938]

@@adamnilsson566 ja, vilket som. tänkte eftersom engelsk fonetik skriver Å som /oː/. 👍🏻

[@adamnilsson566]

@@olle938 Ja det är nog sant. dessutom kan både Å på svenska och O på engelska uttalas lite olika beroende på ordet och dialekten så det är svårt att beskriva exakt med bara text.

[@Nizzon.]

@@Regarded69 eller Oakerfeldt as in oak.

[@linusfotograf]

Akw-er-felt

[@vineetgundecha7872]

He is looking healthier!

[@ruinsane100]

I got pregnant from Mikael's voice three times during this video.

[@coreystokes8835]

I am considering a uterus implant for that reason!

[@ruinsane100]

@@coreystokes8835 Ha ha! Having a uterus is not all that it's cracked up to be. I'd pass if I were you. :)

[@coreystokes8835]

@@ruinsane100 sound advice. 😄🙌

[@johnpfaff7532]

Akerfeldt is either insanely brilliant or brilliant and insane and it's impossible to tell which is which.

[@KilianxFire27]

All this power and creativity in music must come from that mustache

[@musicaantigua869]

Gracias y saludos cordiales desde Mallorca para vosotros louwire

[@mranderson3277]

It's the most emotionally heavy music they've produced. My favourite Opeth album.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

Yeah I’ve been listening to the Swedish version so I have no idea what he’s singing about but his vocals are just gut wrenching at places and his voice sounds more raw than I’ve heard before. I’m quit smitten with the record.

[@bidibum]

Going to see you tomorrow in Milan and be sure I'll get a Swedish version, my dear Mikael 👌🏻

[@lewis8550]

Can't wait for the new album

[@rm-stuffs2802]

I have it.

[@silverash63]

He's a funny guy, I can't tell if he's being serious or taking the piss, very talented man and awesome band

[@MustObeyTheRules]

Time to get Steven Wilson on

[@Artec619]

I hope they manage to get together to work on a new Opeth album at least one more time

[@MetalTrabant]

They did Storm Corrosion together, that was magical! Even though it's not even remotely metal...

[@FureonNectarmoon]

Please no!

[@larkstonguesinaspic4814]

My favourite guy

[@Stefan-]

From my memory Skrotnisse was on TV in the 80´s, i looked it up and i was correct it had its debut in 1985 on SVT (Swedish national TV), but it was recorded between 1978 and 1983, so that may be what Mikael ment.

[@Hilariumosis]

A humble Swede as ever :)

[@coryannprescott7123]

"Heavy" in an emotional sense... yeah... if I may add In Caude Venenum is completely soul-crushing; you know - when you're half-way through the album and suddenly realize that you've been staring into the great nihilistic abyss and then start hearing echoes of the existential crisis you've been trying so hard to avoid approaching? This is the dark gift that is Opeth.

[@ricobonifacio1095]

I plan on having them both. The Swedish songs I heard are amazing and different vocally in ways then the English version. I will listen to the English version first of course to know what he is saying and then listen to the other to see the arrangement differences. Cant wait.

[@mxaxe5591]

It certainly is "heavy", an absolute classic.🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@crazeh8]

I love Opeth, truly I do. Met them on the Heritage tour, amazing bunch of guys. I really appreciate their current musical direction, but I would give anything for another album in the vein of Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries or Watershed. I hope they're not totally done with that facet of their music. I like the new stuff, but I find I keep going back to pre Heritage albums again and again.

[@citizenerased174]

As much as it would be awesome if they did I don't see it happening but their new album coming out has some of the heaviest guitars since Watershed

[@DarraKummitus666]

He looks healthier and younger than about two years ago, nice

[@Zombiezero4]

Quitting Smoking does wonders!

[@DarraKummitus666]

@@Zombiezero4 Didn't he already quit like in 2015 or so?

[@Zombiezero4]

@@DarraKummitus666 Most likely, takes time to heal though.

[@vineetgundecha7872]

4:40 "So I wrote some really elaborate arrangements. But then those had to be printed out for REAL musicians" Ever so humble Mikael.

[@TheRodolfoVideos]

More Opeth interviews please!

[@madsbdker5579]

i love this guy...

[@Nickolaars]

Mikael is such a likeable guy, it's ridiculous!

[@jackattack7940]

I love his voice

[@SpecialDetermence]

The english translation for Skrot Nisse is basicly like Junkyard Jack

[@oliziul]

He and Daniel Gildenlöw are geniuses. Period.

[@DuncanBentleyOfficial]

The KING

[@lucasstruna3962]

3 week tours? man please come to southern California!

[@animusora]

Make Ackerfeldt Growl Again

[@temporarymomentary]

Opeth in Apollo Theater! That will be amazing.

[@Gerd0]

Did Mikael just do a whole bunch of interviews in the same day? I've seen at least three recent ones now with him wearing that shirt.

[@jamespeterson4275]

BRO DAVID STEWART TRANSCRIBED THE ORCHESTRATIONS??? THATS BADASS Kinda like how Florian from Alkaloid and Noneuclid did for Deconstruction by Devin uwu (and Ziltoid 2 as well unless I'm mistaken) EDIT: NVM there are two David Stewarts rip lol

[@Chalepastel]

release Deliverance again i'd buy it again

[@nickobryant4499]

Awesome Band!

[@skinnywebb]

Awesome!

[@Keepler22b]

mikael could easily become my friend:) `im here with mistel....`that was funn6y

[@DemonSlide]

You should do part two fact or fiction.

[@jamesrohr8790]

Tough questions. Sweaty brow. Good job.

[@jessehilton1337]

I will always check out a new Opeth album, no matter if it’s “heavy” or not. They are just too creative to not check out there stuff

[@gianyanuar1001]

Did he ever cast the voice of a character in any movie?

[@Robert-nv5lj]

Damn. I’ve been passing up Opeth albums since watershed.

[@Artec619]

Pale Communion is worth it.

[@Robert-nv5lj]

Artec619 I’ll give a listen today.

[@zonta.Ivan.navarro]

Bad move. They are all great albums in their own merits. Just dont expect a repetition of their heavier stuff and it should be fine. Heritage for one is a phenomenal record if you put aside comparing it to the likes of blackwater park

[@Artec619]

@@zonta.Ivan.navarro Even being in that mindset, Heritage could have been better for me, I feel there are weak parts of the album. Sorceress was such a disappointment to me. Title track is cool (especially live when they transition it with Cusp Of Eternity) but after 4 or 5 songs it became (to me) this generic rehash of 70s prog thing that I felt was kind of unnecessary. I hoped the extra tracks would be different but they were even worse. It still probably isn't a bad album, just a weak Opeth album IMO (and I dont mean when comparing it to old Opeth but the band as a whole, it was just boring)

[@zonta.Ivan.navarro]

Artec619 I understand, though I disagree out of personal opinion; but maybe heritage will grow on you someday, cause it sure did on me; spooky tunes. Cheers bro!

[@jonatanpinadulucmusic]

Dave Stewart from Hatfield and The North, National Health and Bruford, Berlin, Holdsworth, and Stewart?

[@yasaraltun2433]

fuck yeah

[@chasonwestmoreland248]

Opeth till death.

[@elpanch]

What’s the band on the Mikael’s shirt??

[@forestofoctober4688]

You're the GOD himself !!

[@rollingrock3480]

I don't think the interviewer is blazed enough 🙄

[@JesseBFournier]

If there is a translation in the booklet i don't see why singing in Swedish would be a problem at all. Understanding the meaning can enhance the musical experience, that's for sure. It may be a problem when you're talking but definitely not when singing!

[@JJ-ls6el]

Graham looking fine

[@tylerreynolds1045]

CLEVELAND!!!!! YESSSSS!! AHHHHH!!!!!

[@massacrationable]

Mikael reminds me of Dracula for some reason

[@peterollins1864]

KICK ASS!!!!!! Who doesn’t like SKROT-NISSE!!!!! 🇸🇪🤘🇸🇪🤘🇸🇪🤘

[@eliofiorito7717]

Mikael loves Italian prog? what a surprise (sarcasm).

[@Wasyashock]

"...people think I'm full of shit..."

[@OlviMasta77]

There was an italian prog scene?

[@TheGabrielberki]

Oooooopeth

[@maxmatthews2463]

*for new country album

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

Is it just me or is the sound too low?

[@Darkfatheroftheuniverse]

Kul kille...

[@viggob3021]

A antar det

[@viggob3021]

Is it just me but I hear flute sounds in the beginning

[@13OilfieldTrash]

So proud to hear that a F150 can haul and tow as much as a F250 of old!! Great a ruff ass 1/2 ton THANKS!!!!!!!!

[@hanobs]

Vem fan är du?

[@sirefromtheshire]

No more questions about his Grandma?

[@artificialinsolence3182]

"So, your full name is Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt..." Oh, wrong video.

[@messiah2230]

Can anyone read his shirt?what is this band?

[@JoaoOliveira-gj4gt]

The Heard

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

I guess their tour was interrupted?

[@jonnykhatru]

It should be said weh-NEH-num I think, not VE-ne-num

[@baverfjant]

That childrens show he's talking about was awesome, but also fucking creepy as a child. Bizarre characters and the animation was something else A clip: /watch?v=Zn4IwxasvHM

[@AbhijeetSingh-ed3lw]

29/11/19

[@vuk.3866]

Will yoy be making a video about Sabaton?

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Can Loudwire not afford Air Con? Akerfeldt was being cooked alive in there.

[@KingJerbear]

Its called studio lighting boss... I can assure you that was not natural sunlight

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

@@KingJerbear Yeah and if Akerfeldt was to sweat anymore, he'd become a dolphin.

[@BarkingShark]

Lookin' like Pouya.

[@arkivuo5284]

Skrotnisse is "lovely" in the same way that Hereditary is lovely.. google it

[@kotanovakota]

The man's a combination of Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain

[@Valnoten]

Skrotnisse is f scary even nowdays.

[@andreassandgren5506]

Skrotnisse! One of my favourite shows growing up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWXXnmiKl7hpftE

[@strixaluco9369]

They can sample all the puppet shows they want nothing can touch Blackwater Park and Still Life!

[@jespertee7075]

yeet

[@jespertee7075]

@NO BODY sure

[@Rightsideup]

They sample George Benson on ALL of their albums

[@sheepdavis]

Proof?

[@jasonmiller8873]

Been boring as fuck for years great