“I”m stunned that some bands have success. I don’t like many bands, actually. The metal scene today is horrible”: How Opeth separated themselves from the herd with Ghost Reveries

Opeth posing for a photograph in 2005.

Opeth’s 2005 album Ghost Reveries was a turning point for the Swedish prog metal heavyweights, introducing them to a wider audience. As the album was released the band found themselves on the Sounds Of The Underground tour in the US, playing alongside the likes of Lamb Of God and GWAR, which is where Hammer spoke to mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt about being perpetual outsiders.

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