Don't let Mikael fool you, He's an AMAZING guitar player, not of the "flashy" kind, there aren't many footages of him playing up close but he has an incredible taste and confidence in his playing, every note is played with purpose, his riffs are always solid in timing despite being quite difficult, not to mention that he sings whilst he plays them. Whether he's playing riffs, solos, acoustic parts, there's always an element of surprise in his playing. Time will give him the credit he deserves for his guitar playing.
@sanbilge Жыл бұрын
Skill vs. competence. I can see where he is coming from. Mikael is a competent guitar player but he admires the skill of others. He is humble but fair.
@fcamiola Жыл бұрын
Spot on
@joshforest304 Жыл бұрын
"I'm no Jeff Loomis"- Mikael Akerfeldt. 😂 He could do stand up comedy if Opeth ever stops touring.
@Yupppi Жыл бұрын
Love these guys. Åkerfeldt is such a self-whipping guy though, beyond just humble. He plays kickass solos on the albums and you'd not even think it was him until you see him play the solos live. He has the chops no matter what he says. But his sense of harmony is incredible.
@blppt Жыл бұрын
Well he doesn't have Fred's technical chops (who does besides like Broderick or Petrucci?) but he definitely maxes out what he does have.
@VignetteQ Жыл бұрын
Haha I love Fredrik's face at 5:20 in response to Mikael's statement. Mikael's playing is superb.
@lordgraga Жыл бұрын
As someone who has nerded Opeth stuff for a long time… that thing with holding a note and then adding vibrato is such a good habit to have, and it’s indeed all over their records!
@CheximusАй бұрын
I'm glad Mikael suddenly realised he had an absolute behemoth of a guitarist next to him, one of the best around today.
@stevemuzak8526 Жыл бұрын
Mikael is always humble because of Law of Jante (Jantelagen). He's one of the best guitarist out there because he's not crazy technical but he has something that other guitarist don't have : Ability to write memorable songs and lyrics. He basically write all Opeth songs in his home studio. That's insane.
@FerretFerrari2 ай бұрын
Don't forget Fredrik recorded the guitars for Ghost's latest album. Fredrik is the one I mention when someone ask me my favorite guitarists. I can't think of anyone else. Except maybe Miyako in Lovebites of course ;D
@tcelectronic2 ай бұрын
That's a cool fact! Didn't know, thanks for sharing 😎
@dirgeforthymurder Жыл бұрын
Mikael is definitely my favorite guitar player, and as brilliant as he is as a guitar player, he is even a better song writer.
@lunchbucket2494 Жыл бұрын
Too bad they will never play in Indonesia. I'm a huge fan since Ghost Reveries
@lolman6916 Жыл бұрын
Mikael’s riff writing and especially the solo on ghost of perdition definitely convinced me that he is a brilliant guitarist. He is wayy to humble for his skill in my opinion. But i’d rather have him being humble than being some selfabsorbed brat.
@blackmetalbreadstick Жыл бұрын
Mikael is an incredible guitar player and doesn't give himself enough credit lol. His phrasing and his vibrato is out of this world
@bishalthapa7743 Жыл бұрын
It's almost always that the most talented person is the most humble one too.
@sangpenikam7 Жыл бұрын
When you're so into the band that you recognize immediately that Ghost of perdition in the intro is taken from the Red Rock live version
@laza2761 Жыл бұрын
Love the setting… ❤️towels etc. Awesome artists 🖖 Also good questions asked ✌️
@mikey_dk11 ай бұрын
They keep dishing up questions about tone, hoping they'll mention pedals and effects, and all their answers revolve around the notion that gear won't make you good. I love that
@joshforest304 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I just checked out Scott Walker and can really hear the heavy influence. ❤
@CamiloGaetePuga Жыл бұрын
I like Mikael's solos more than Fredrik's. They are both amazing, different to each other.
@LivingWithoutWalls Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah lol”Opauth” 😂
@jake-ir1tc Жыл бұрын
fink ployd is better
@Ebastine11 ай бұрын
Now I wanna see Åkerfeldt and Blackmore sit down and have a chat. Have they ever met?
@HattemAlHajry Жыл бұрын
2:39 Now I live Fredrik more now, I agree with him that the greatest live performance ever is Pulse by Pink Floyd.
@omairsh89 ай бұрын
3:05 classic Mikael humour 🤣🤣
@GothicXlightning Жыл бұрын
the Tone is real hey? as a Doom/Black/Frigid Metaller type of player that i am that is the kind of BlackFire sounding i want for my Black SG
@MelodyMaker218 Жыл бұрын
Opeth is so cool!
@robmurrah3224 Жыл бұрын
0:21 oh god, i just realized i've been saying this dude's name wrong for 20 years.
@aliprcdmrn198 ай бұрын
even is the score between us either submit or I'd not leave it be
@hajihead3 ай бұрын
Is it me or the guitarist here reminds me of joey from slipknot
@svarholtperformance Жыл бұрын
Millie Pitrosso? Who is that? 😵💫
@Kapricorn.Musick11 ай бұрын
Look up Kreator
@gojiralives3698Ай бұрын
Bro started yapping so much after he was asked about influences
@FabrizioCARENA Жыл бұрын
by activating ENG SUBS, you can tell the dude who made them progressively lose interest in the job 😂😂