Longest-serving Opeth member Mikael Åkerfeldt joined the band in 1990. Over the decades the guitarist/vocalist’s vision shaped the Swedish band’s sound, slowly but steadily integrating progressive rock elements into a death-metal blueprint.
Previewing their appearance at the Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire next month, Åkerfeldt talks about festivals, ‘Åkerfest’, and things he can’t talk about.
