Opeth - 'Paragraph Three' - Fredrik Åkesson Playthrough Video

[@lasercorn2399]

Fredrik, during Opeth's show at Stage AE in Pittsburgh in 2021, you were graciously tossing picks to the crowd after the show. A few came near me and I tried to catch one but I kept missing. I hung my head thinking that I had missed my chance. I looked back up, saw you looking straight at me and you tossed a pick to me. It hit the ground and by the time I was able to get it, I looked up to say thank you but you had left. In case you're reading this, thank you! That moment in time meant a lot to me. I keep it locked up with the rest of my valuables as it is one of my most prized possessions.

[@SineEyed]

That kinda shit is awesome. Thanks for sharing.. 🤘

[@ThePortal101]

What a cool experience. I had something similar happen when I saw Dark Tranquility in 2022 and got a pic from both guitarists. Chris Amott was still in the band so that was a special moment🤘

[@cheekofnut]

pgh local here. thanks for sharing. 🤘🤘

[@nothingEvil101]

Fredrik also likes to have intense eye-sex with fans at their shows 😅

[@Slime-Man-Extreme]

wholesome opeth content is what im here for

[@thejdmguru621]

The composition is so well put together, I applaud Opeth for making the trips in the car as a child so memorable.

[@TheActualVimple]

What the hell, that is so oddly specific yet it's exactly what I experience too... I had a bunch of Opeth albums on my mp3, listening as I sat in the back of the car staring out the window on long trips. Such a specific vibe and I still get it when I listen to the older Opeth albums. Wild, small world.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

​@@TheActualVimplelol, they are a band that has sold millions of records and they've been around for 30 years. People primarily drive to get from one place to the next. How is any of this wild and how does it make the world smaller for you? Lol

[@Deathshuck]

@@TheActualVimple I have those same memories from Opeth and Porcupine Tree too :-)

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

My kids have been hearing Opeth for most of their lives. So good to know they'll probably appreciate it later

[@lobstotsbol]

@@TheActualVimple Dude I did the exact same thing... best drives ever \m/

[@filipemota]

Such an amazing guitar player…

[@coryleblanc]

why wasnt i amazed?

[@dougdougw]

​@@coryleblanc Because you're a contrarian. And a t**t.

[@IrateWizrd]

​@@coryleblanc people like different things

[@tonipolkki4728]

We still need a growlthrough for S1.

[@superking208]

This is the best active band in music, I will absolutely die on the hill of their legacy

[@henrilopes7337]

I'll be on that hill with you

[@jayc4734]

Me three, if you'll have me.

[@superking208]

I like this hill, thank y'all for joining me

[@coryleblanc]

i disagree. i think Hope Drone are the best active band.

[@aragoncarlito]

Opeth is without a doubt one of the biggest bands on the Heavy Metal scene, Fredrik Äkesson is part of that essence, very precise and the musical quality is at its highest. Super band!

[@gabrieleesposito321]

The best One in this time...😮

[@jasonfarmer5193]

I need this album NOW!

[@tonipolkki4728]

Yeah. The waiting is killing me.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

2 days!

[@igornaimoli7321]

Yeah it's gonna be amazing

[@DarthWinterMadness]

​@@sinanceylan Thanks man. Cheers from France! 🍻

[@DarthWinterMadness]

​@@sinanceylan Or seek in your soul, you might find it in your heart.

[@juturna]

tastiest guitar solo I've heard all year

[@TheKneezee]

Right? Incredible

[@golgol4903]

exactly my thought

[@anundyingfire]

Fredrik's skills are so vast he can make his guitar transform mid song!

[@MarkDonnison]

I love the way Fredrik really digs in when he plays, very visceral. Only a matter of days now until we get to hear the rest of the album, can't wait and I hope other playthroughs are on the cards.

[@themountain3461]

I remember Mikael talking about the music and the recording process of Heritage back in 2011. He said he had enough of humbucker pickups and ultra high gain which made all metal sound the same and without dynamics. He wanted to get back to a sound where you could actually hear when the guitar player dug into the strings and played hard I'm sure this necessitated Fredrik to alter his technique so he now really plucks the strings with force

[@mtlman906]

​@@themountain3461he did on Watershed...

[@themountain3461]

@@mtlman906 well, on Watershed, they sounded very much like a traditional metal band. Heritage and the more organic Fender sound was a reaction to that

[@mtlman906]

@@themountain3461 my comment was meant for op

[@brosephh7130]

In dwindling winter morning shades, I knew a ransom must be paid out….

[@sylvanias6475]

Such a cool melodic line

[@Grandobzen]

Opeth, still GOAT after all these years!

[@Micas099]

Opeth, Gojira and Meshuggah are currently metal's big 3.

[@Grandobzen]

@@Micas099 My fav bands lmao. Add Lamb of God in there and its "literally" all my favs

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

Goat means bad

[@benjaminrapp7418]

​@@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv Greatest. Of. All. Time...

[@Grandobzen]

@@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv goat means greatest of all time. How high are you?

[@ChrisLT]

They nailed this one live. Can't wait til Friday!

[@catobekkevold8333]

I’ve had the pleasure of touring with Opeth on several occasions, and they are top notch both as musicians and persons. Fredrik is one hell of a guitar player!

[@brayanramiles8502]

My right ear is really happy

[@henriknielsen2517]

Definitionen av "Får det att se lätt ut"

[@thelongvirtuesignal8551]

Always amazed by their masterful live-sound when I see them.

[@IamMichaellucifer13]

Frederick is such a phenomenal guitar player, I definitely enjoy his playing style.

[@axernot]

Truly a gift to the mankind, Opeth

[@Micas099]

Fredrik has come a long way since Arch Enemy! What an amazing player!

[@TheSadistNat1on]

Dude, mikael is sooooo great at guitar and the writing is top tier for any human ever. So sick

[@hiromihata3858]

I can't wait for this album anymore 😩 I'm dying inside 🖤🖤🖤

[@DarthWinterMadness]

Seek it in your soul and you'll find it, probably. 😉 Cheers from France! 🍻

[@jasonjenkins6373]

3:25 you are welcome 🙃

[@deivitsu]

This is how all these kind of videos should be!

[@ziojack2233]

Miglior gruppo di sempre! OPETH 🖤

[@arielrosado4087]

Fredrik is the best guitar player out there. His solo skills are out of this world...

[@crumb5756]

The new album is so freaking good! Fredrik is one of my favorite players of all time. I can't wait to play along to this track!

[@muitd]

Sinta o drama em cada estrofe e em cada nota.. Opeth é inevitável❤‍🔥

[@M4NA5]

Love Fredrik. He’s elevated the band ever since joining Opeth. Pyjama goes hard btw. 🔥

[@okuma3005]

opeth is such a dope fucking band. i always listen to bleak by yall whenever I write. please keep making awesome shit like this.

[@hmudara]

Any reason you guys dont use a seven string for the "Apostasy" part at @2:10? Instead of tuning down the 6th string to a B; Just curious.

[@Psychedeloshippie]

This album is my new fav Opeth album. It completely took me away. Love the direction they took, new drummer fits perfectly.

[@KardashevBand]

Great playing, great video. Thank you, Fred!

[@socketwench]

So good to see this track performed close up. Thank you!

[@paulgrace3439]

Can’t wait for the release of the full album!

[@moonloop6]

He is so god damn good with the guitar. Amazing player, def one of my favorites of all time.

[@Eduar5577]

magnifico!

[@xTheMetalTrucker]

This album is going to be great

[@Li0nMa5K]

Much love to you Fredrik, great and insane guitar playing! :D Also, amazing shirt! ❤

[@LightsOfSkadi]

Our biggest inspiration!

[@frankduffy2413]

These guys are incredible live

[@insaneasock3156]

I am in awe

[@vitaliimalyshevjacob]

Nice! Thank you for your creativity!

[@Zuracooking]

Fredrik is so clean and melodic

[@danielamorim5458]

Ansioso pelo novo álbum.

[@easter_sunday]

I love the way this guy plays. He reminds me of Yngwie, only with more melodic sensibility.

[@royasafe9694]

Dave Stewart Absolutley Brilliant Arranger

[@tahitidutch8671]

So glad the real Opeth sound is back.

[@Crooked_Rhyme]

So effortless. So cool.

[@Fetor]

Fred Rik Energy

[@jeremybaity7002]

Even better live!!!

[@ihatedill2447]

Love you guys ! Greetings from Türkiye

[@semihsengul6895]

After the last 2 albums I lost my hope to old opeth but this album is probably be like the opeth we knew. These riffs are crazy!!

[@JacobNates]

He’s such a sick player. Don’t be camera shy Mikael 👀

[@elponchex]

Fredrik your playing reminds so much of Claudio Marciello! Specially his guitar work in 'Del Entorno' by Almafuerte

[@superstar2247]

I wanted this and we got it!

[@riotz370]

Man this is amazing one!

[@philguitfiddle]

Awesome. You have become one of my favorite guitar player.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

It is so hard to wait for Friday! Well ... it's the same on every Tuesday, but THIS Friday the 22nd seems to still be so far away...

[@duartelucas5746]

Such great taste, amazing!

[@mycoachknowsthesheriff]

Shredrik

[@coryleblanc]

i didnt see any shredding

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

Can´t wait for this album

[@ThePortal101]

Seeing Opeth at Rockstadt 2024 was like a religious experience🤘👿

[@JoeFiumara]

Awesome playing 🔥🎸 Awesome song 🎼🎶

[@mooonfloyd]

love u from Iran❤

[@goncaloferreira72]

The first riff reminds me of Hessian Peel at 6:30ish and Hex Omega. And another track of Heritage/PC/Sorceress which I cannot remember.

[@NitroVortex]

Amazing ❤

[@harmont752]

Please, can we have a playthrough from Joakim? The keyboard work sounds amazing

[@emptycloud2774]

So sick

[@Martin7182]

My god, this is good!

[@ThereIsNoPlan412]

I once procured, uh, vegetables (I wasn’t a vegetable salesman lol) for arch enemy at a gigantour stop 2006, and met him on the bus, nice dude! Got backstage! Overkill, opeth, lamb of god, megadeth also playing

[@JimWarp93]

3 days 🤩

[@SwarnenduSarkar-p3r]

Nice riffs!!

[@u11113901]

Nice!

[@frankduffy2413]

Utterly brilliant guitar 🎸 player

[@AllAboutEthics]

Those melodies go skin-deep, as always... sublime.

[@KreativeDevices]

Straight 🔥!

[@chriscoker5879]

You make it look so easy

[@coryleblanc]

cuz it is

[@Hellacoptersfan]

The wait until Friday is killing me 😔

[@silverash63]

Opeth are back!!

[@alfonsoagren414]

Love it! 🤘😎🤘

[@ashhash4033]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Rocker72]

I’m pretty sure he uses high action. Tone before easy playability. Cool also to play the last syncopated riff down close to the bridge to really get that percussive trebly tone.

[@TheConfusionalCat]

Nice.

[@V1krass]

Nice👍🔥

[@joemeli1605]

Great song has that Dream Theater feel also with the keys.

[@stephenmahlstedt7276]

If I composed and could play a solo like that, I’d be ready to die ❤

[@issaccastillo895]

Opeth the Best.

[@frannbaterista8774]

Pelucas sapeeeeeeee ❤🎸🎶🤘

[@lobabobloblaw]

I’m hearing just the tiniest bit of Zappa in the latest album. Noice

[@benjaminholmberg5792]

That guitar switch in the middle lol

[@Yupppi]

Could you guys talk about how you decided to produce the album? Decisions like how many guitar tracks, played by whom on which instruments/sounds and in general how you created the sounds you wanted? Not just for guitars, but overall what went into manifesting the artistic vision as the finished product?

[@pwiksell8772]

2:09 is he stepping on a pitch shifter here? So clean (and dirty).

[@humbertojotas3435]

💫💫💫

[@seb5587]

just release the damn album already! no point in teasing it for so long

[@nebula_M42]

That's yhe opeth sound i like. It's really characteristic of them, i just need 3 seconds of a song to know

[@CarlitosPersefone]

2:06 a wild David appears

[@D.Leikert-h9l]

Got my Tickets to See you in 2025 🤘 Can't wait

[@erikl6988]

Next level shit on this album

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

3:42 Sick.