New Opeth interview for the last will and testament

[@TJS3]

These guys do the best interviews, calm, stick to the point and still able to be funny.

[@lynndaeastland5712]

Complexity of this album surpasses my expectations

[@Loudtvmetal]

Yes it is complex

[@Likeaforest]

Hell yeeeee😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@naruvida1]

The world's best band - for time and eternity

[@Highcastle_of_Geek]

I love how Mikael and Fredrik complement each other and don't interrupt or talk over the other.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Gentlemen !

[@nquerosaber]

they change "genre" with every decade, i think this album marks a new era for the band

[@ConfydeMusic]

They change genre within every song 😅

[@Loudtvmetal]

@@ConfydeMusic ;-)

[@Loudtvmetal]

the new album is really amazing

[@suma5939]

@@Loudtvmetal can't waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait :D BTW great interview and great questions! Hope someone asks him whether he maybe regretted the decision to not make Ghost Reveries concept album in the end :D Cheers!

[@moonloop6]

I wouldn't say they change genres. Rather they change their style I'd say.

[@ChrisLT]

They were amazing live last month, the wait's been killing me.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Did they play new stuff ?

[@ChrisLT]

@Loudtvmetal Just Paragraph 1 and 3!

[@Loudtvmetal]

@ChrisLT thx

[@frankieg7575]

I have tickets for March next year in Glasgow - Opeth give us an amazing delivery every time.

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

You guys have arguably had three of the best drummers in the entire metal scene for the last three decades

[@Loudtvmetal]

Indeed

[@bryanmack5410]

Akerfeldt's voice is like the metal version of David Attenboro. He just relaxes me.

[@ilovemikaforever]

Absolutely wild that Mikael came up with an entire, full demo for the TLWAT album, what a genius!!🤯

[@Loudtvmetal]

Pure artist

[@NachturnalOne]

Yeah even the drums? He wrote them all? Insane.

[@el0j]

if you listen to the grand conjuration, he wrote all of it pretty much, and it always amazes me how he comes up with stuff like that, it's in F lol, and those riffs he just wrote from improvs

[@TheShaneatron]

He did the drums and bass on Orhid and Morningrise recordings

[@Goshoonkeys]

Haha I just read the TWAT album

[@retohofmann5878]

Both musicians here are so down to earth. I ordered their new album months ago...now I'm really curious! Great interview, thanks!

[@Loudtvmetal]

Indeed ! Really cool guys

[@dudeduder2006]

ONE take?! ...Goodness!!! ...breathtaking performance, in that case... wow.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Killer

[@MartinaHorvat-g3g]

It hit me right away, but the third time and every subsequent time it hit me even harder. And I know that I will be listening to that album for a long time.

[@thehandyswitch1117]

I was kind of upset when Fred came in mainly because I was such a huge fan of Peter Lindgren, but now I'm so happy that Fred was the one to take his spot, his style is perfect for the new era of Opeth

[@caseywatson4508]

FELT this! However, this new record really harkens back to Peter's work. I really think this is the closest it has been ever.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Indeed

[@ralphmuller6040]

Absolutlely agree. I didn't appreciate 'Watershed' until years later because it wasn't Lindgren and Lopez.

[@killerb720]

I loved it, his growl was used perfectly. it’s an emotional roller coaster of an album. Best prog album lately.

[@Loudtvmetal]

It must be listened with earphones

[@Ammazzapupazzi]

It really must be listened with headphones. Also, listen to the last Blood Incantation album, "Absolute Elsewhere", the only album at this level who got out recently.

[@Jin.Yoon..]

Thanks for the great interview. The best in TLWaT era I think

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thanks a lot

[@stevemuzak8526]

This album is the biggest surprise this year. Nothing on this album is predictable

[@Loudtvmetal]

That s right !

[@ItsMeNobody666]

Opeth is so absurdly legendary. Mikael is a literal genius, and he’s shockingly humbled for talented and educated he is. The music, the arrangements, the vocals, the lyrics, the live performance… just a perfect band.

[@Loudtvmetal]

And down to earth people

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Great band! Saw them a few weeks ago. Spectacular show. Cannot wait for the new album 🔥🔥

[@Zyborggian]

Goddddd that setlist was fucking INSANE

[@rubaidaallen2764]

@@Zyborggian The sickest set list! Leper Affinity, Ghost… Endless Rains… I fn cried. GORGEOUS 🤘🤘

[@Likeaforest]

Yes yes you are wonderfull 😅😂❤❤❤❤❤BUT i just wonna see Martin ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤i'm in love 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Loudtvmetal]

Martin is perfect in Soen

[@BartholomewHunt87]

Cant wait for the release! I'm very interested to hear Ian's work on this album

[@davidlundberg861]

Never been so excited about a release ever! And I'm 52.😊

[@Zyborggian]

Well the spoken word in between the first growls is him so you've heard a bit lol

[@glimailustra]

Great interview! The guys seemed very relaxed in these last couple interviews. I think what Fredrik said about Waltteri bringing a breath of fresh air to the band maybe affected their personalities a little too, for the better of course hehe Also, I'm very excited about the new record! The two singles already sound better than the last album in my opinion. Thanks for the interview! 🔥🤘

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you !

[@Hellacoptersfan]

Still Life will never be topped! The greatest album I've ever heard!

[@Goryptor]

It was the first Opeth record I've heard. At that time, I didn't like clean vocals in metal, I was like 16. It was shortly before Deliverance/Damnation came out. They changed the way I looked at music and made my taste mature very quickly while still being a college kid.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Still life and blackwater park are on the top for me

[@Zyborggian]

At least in Opeths discog. Im very similar to Mike in that Im a big prog rock guy so most of my top 10 is progressive rock albums (though Opeth themselves never got to that perfect masterpiece tier in their progrock era. They came closest with Pale for my money)

[@Zyborggian]

@@Loudtvmetal Thats my top two as well. Though they're virtually tied with Watershed, & Hannes Grossmann's first solo record and Omnivium which he also wrote most of and did all of the song structures for. (Hannes is also a godtier prog death composer like Mike/former Necrophagist drummer)

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

I don't get this Blackwater Park praise. It's great and all, but Still Life and Ghost of Perdition are so, so much better imo. And Pale Communion is the best from the 70s prog rock phase.

[@goopywater3476]

Omg thank you!!! 😭😭😭

[@Loudtvmetal]

you're welcome !

[@henrywalton5967]

Great questions, thank you

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thanks a lot !

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thanks a lot !

[@az-1945]

Interesting ending.. Finally we found out about 'Lord' Akerfeldt! 🎉

[@Loudtvmetal]

Indeed ! What a surprise, isn't it ?

[@az-1945]

@@Loudtvmetal Tbh, not really a surprise for me, if we look at his manners & intelligence over the years.. But, thanks to your great questions, finally we get clearer about it! 👏🏻🤟🏻

[@MorbidGuardian]

I really appreciate Fredrik's input. While Mikael may be the creative genius behind Opeth, it's feels like Fredrik is very keyed into that vision and really understands it.

[@dekideron5199]

Best interview so far thx so much

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you so much

[@jessebentley4854]

Great interview! Camera work could use some ironing out...

[@DanteSonOfDeath]

Great band, my favorite, great guys

[@Loudtvmetal]

Huge band indeed

[@Zappabain]

Fredrik's face when Mikael says "I'm not an aggresive person" 😅

[@Loudtvmetal]

He s not !

[@dispersemedia]

He's a progressive person

[@rabarebra]

there has probably been some aggressive instances, hence Fredrik's facials right there

[@Valogragu]

Great interview and camera is funny 🎥👌🏖️ At least to say the new album is good as any other album when it comes to diving into it by time and becoming greater to listen to. Maybe the best in that game

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you

[@rabarebra]

Fredrik, one of the lyrics writers on the first two TNT records has the surname Alfheim. Gustav Alfheim. Check it out.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you

[@Cheximus]

6:50 - didn't even mention Fred's solos (I hope there are some) which are arguably the best bits of Opeth these days.

[@chirpywiggins5796]

The solo on Lovelorn Crime is one of the finest solos I've ever heard. Absolute goosebumps

[@jasonjenkins6373]

yeah i really liked his hope leaves solo on the live DVD.

[@Zyborggian]

Moon Above Sun Below best Opeth solo ever

[@baynard3461]

From what I’ve heard “a story never told” ends with a very epic guitar solo

[@rabarebra]

@11:15 Just asking because I am curious about this matter. How come Mendez then don't writing credits? Where is the line going before you get credited for song writing?

[@Loudtvmetal]

Very good question !

[@intrusivethoughtofthatonetime]

As Poland was mentioned, we heartily welcome Mikael Åkerfeldt to stand with us together... ...in a queue the municipal office to obtain the citizenship.

[@rowanrobinson]

How can you record so many parts in different places yet make the song seem so natural? Crazy these days

[@Loudtvmetal]

Amazing job

[@lipcioful]

What, Akerdeldt has Polish heritage????

[@Loudtvmetal]

It seems so ...

[@Avliv_Satan]

Mikael being a nerd is so nice, I'm kind of a nerd myself.

[@MagoDeOZner]

Lord Miguelito

[@llongone2]

Another Opeth interview; another question about a return to the growls? Decades on and we still get the same questions.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Have you watched the entire interview ?

[@dezfarfa976]

When you're responsible for a legendary album named Blackwater Park, that contained some of the most iconic gutturals of all time. The expectation would be a continuance throughout subsequent releases...

[@warwikdallas]

Прослушал уже много раз. Крайне прогрессивный и авангардный альбом. Но предыдущий мне понравился намного больше! Немного устаю от этого нагромождения музыкальных конструкций.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Great album

[@lukagacio4103]

0:29 Fredrik would you stop giving me awkward side eyes?

[@MisterTee]

They should put a sticker saying ‘Taylor Swift is not on this record’ on there

[@Loudtvmetal]

🤣 good idea

[@leonardcwiok8274]

Opeth is a living entity, enjoy the ride!🤘

[@pieflies]

Good interview except for the questions not being audible. Makes it harder to listen to without watching.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you !

[@TheSPACEDIEVEST1]

What happened to Axel?

[@dezfarfa976]

He had enough of Mikael

[@killerb720]

It’s crazy if you are Gen Z what shit arises once people die. I have been overwhelmed and entertained at the antics of my Grandparents and extended family once someone dumps it on you after they past.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Amazing topic indeed

[@TheJML1975]

Great interview! I must say.. I’m not a drummer, and drums are probably the last thing I take notice of, as I love vocals, and guitars first… but for me, Axenrot sounded like a truly great drummer, and I hate that it seems they talk like as if waltteri is far better than any drummer they’ve had before! But as I said, I’m no expert on these things 😅 haha

[@Zyborggian]

Yeah not gonna lie I have a similar opinion

[@dorsia6938]

But maybe what they're saying is simply true? Maybe Waltteri is that good 🤷‍♀️

[@SloeGin-ip1xk]

Axe is my favourite Opeth drummer. I was very upset when he was fired.

[@johnzackarias11]

@@SloeGin-ip1xk Fired?

[@LizardSkywalker]

It is rumored that Axe did not get vaccinated and could not go on tour and left/was fired

[@topethYt]

4:27 Oasis and then the eyebrows twitch xD Edit: Taylor Swift is way untalented to be in any Opeth album whatsoever, imho.

[@diegodiniz-zw9fn]

The interview helped to clarify the main concept behind the album. I believe that with this album Opeth is turning back to confort zone,so it seemingly being simple music by using the oldest stragegy and formula from the past. It seems that Opeth is showing to us how the band has got achieve so far in terms of music evolution and development as band.They haven't missed out on making simple music despite the advancement progressivism their music has turned out right now.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you but this new album is out of comfort zone. You ll need several listenings to digest the album

[@diegodiniz-zw9fn]

@Loudtvmetal I pointed out "comfort zone" in compare to what they've done so far.Then,they have experimented everything possible in extreme music they can.I wouldn't say it's such a very simplory music,but maybe lessen on merging more progressive elements into music,like they have approached constantly in their previous albums.

[@Kurkjianomega]

Still life > bwp

[@jakezzi]

True words

[@chilepeulla]

At the end of the day it comes down to taste I think, but yeah, still life is the album that I listen to from beginning to end almost every single day. It’s a masterpiece

[@Zyborggian]

Not by much tho I reckon

[@wiggy009]

I think I like blackwater park a bit more

[@Zyborggian]

@@wiggy009 Thats valid theyre super similar in quality I reckon

[@Malkovith2]

Why does everyone's family come from Poland lol

[@Loudtvmetal]

Indeed 😁

[@anotherprogguy2455]

They had to flee from communists and nazis, I guess

[@el0j]

lol Opeth ft. Taylor Swift

[@darkbarrage99]

10:28 - 10:45 THE BASS IS ALSO SOOPA GROOVEEE loud tv can you please never do these stupid interludes ever again? this wasted 15 seconds of my life. if it's hard to hear the interviewer then just put the questions at the bottom of the video.

[@M3atbucket]

Asmongold sounds weird here.

[@shura_screams]

He also looks a bit weird

[@Trollberg]

his baby voice in some of the songs is a bit weird

[@LordElgor]

This album is hot trash….51 minutes of nothing but annoying jazz beats, shitty guitar work, and pretentious lyrics….martin on bass is the only thing interesting and that is just not enough…Opeth died a long time ago and should just change the name already

[@Loudtvmetal]

We disagree. Really complex progressive album

[@LordElgor]

@Loudtvmetal lol “we” are in the business of selling records

[@cutecats746]

I gave it a listen and it was very boring and cheese for me. Its like they are recycling their music really sad to see this happening. I remember when Michael used to say he wants to make a new album and not the same stuff he used to. He used to say his integrity and authenticness matters. They should have just stop putting out albums I would respect that they are all rich already. I guess its not my business they can do whatever. This happens to every band over and over the same thing happens. They get rich and then they just milk their fans but they should just take a break if they cant make inspiring music.