“There’s some screams on there. It’s cool that people appreciate it. It’s also a bit annoying.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt is slightly irritated by all this talk about his growls

Opeth in 2024.

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt has expressed some annoyance over the reaction to his screamed vocals returning.

Åkerfeldt, who joined Opeth in 1990 and has become its frontman and main songwriter, recently growled on a song for the first time in 15 years with the release of single §1. The track preempts the release of Opeth’s next album, The Last Will And Testament, next month.