Opeth are returning to their death metal roots - vocally, at least - on new album The Last Will And Testament. Naturally, when the band revealed this with lead single §1, fan response was immediate - and incredibly vocal.
But while there's an undeniable excitement about them returning to death metal for the first time in 16 years, its not like the band have particularly run from their past - their earlier, heavier songs still feature prominently in sets, after all. Even so, when Hammer caught up with frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, we got them to share a little bit about how they got into the genre in the first place - and name the greatest death metal band of all time.
