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Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden (1990 – present)

Opeth is a band from Sweden that is influenced by many diverse musical styles ranging from , 1970s , , and . Their recent releases have deviated from their traditional influenced style, with more emphasis on progressive elements. Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt is also noted for utilizing both clean singing and death growls, often in the same track. Due to their unique blend of melodic and progressive elements, Opeth are often classified separately from more typical acts. The name Opeth was taken from Wilbur Smith’s novel Sunbird and derived from Opet, a city of the moon named in the novel.

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Opeth was formed in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden in 1990 by David Isberg. Isberg invited Mikael Åkerfeldt to join the band at a practice session as a bass player, but failed to inform the current bass player or any of the other members of the band. Because of this, all band members except for Isberg quit, and Åkerfeldt soon joined Opeth after his band, Eruption, faltered. With Åkerfeldt on guitar and David Isberg on vocals, Opeth still lacked members and needing more, they were soon joined by long-time friend of Åkerfeldt and former Eruption drummer Anders Nordin and Nick Döring on bass. Andreas Dimeo was recruited as a second guitarist.
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  • Pheneks

    heirtage

    Yesterday 6:13pm Reply

  • immolation7

    this band is fucking great... need a new album...

    Yesterday 11:50am Reply

  • madwushu

    lol yov vntrve fvckers are jvst jealovs that heritage is the most grim and frostbitey albvm opeth ever released

    Yesterday 11:48am Reply

  • BlackMetallizer

    2deep4 them [2]

    Yesterday 10:22am Reply

  • petrogenesis

    Depth is measured in ghrouls, therefore Heartigrams is worthless.

    Yesterday 6:45am Reply

  • gute_mann

    just fucking awesome ^^

    18 May 9:08pm Reply

  • Margatroiddu

    2 years have passed and people are still buttmad about Heritage? TOO DEEP FOR THEM?

    18 May 3:45pm Reply

  • IndustrialSkies

    @l_Solution45_l Hopefully not.

    18 May 9:15am Reply

  • ShockRW

    bring crocopeth pic back!

    17 May 11:46am Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    Madrigal was cool for lucid dreaming

    16 May 9:08pm Reply

  • l_Solution45_l

    ......so there's no new album?

    16 May 8:12pm Reply

  • MarshaJohnson

    Never f♂rget.

    16 May 12:45pm Reply

  • OMGSOGRIM

    hot, melted cheese. [fix'd]

    16 May 1:45am Reply

  • MarshaJohnson

    Never forget the days of hot melted cheese.

    15 May 8:19pm Reply

  • Motiv3ter

    "New Opeth album entitled "Screamless" due October 2013." HA! I see what you did there!

    15 May 2:21pm Reply

  • Eternium666

    New Opeth album entitled "Screamless" due October 2013.

    14 May 11:53pm Reply

  • IndustrialSkies

    As a Bro once told me, If it is not censored i will get BANHAMMERED TRVE STORY. believe it.

    14 May 11:02pm Reply

  • Pk_Henry

    No, it was Opeth. (i liked the previous uncensored version better.)

    14 May 8:29pm Reply

  • aggroroofer

    You sure it wasn't Linkin Park and Castle of Glass (Insert pun here)?

    14 May 7:49pm Reply

  • IndustrialSkies

    I remember there was a time when all i listened to was Opeth,My favourite was "Face in the snow" and as at the time it was snowing outside it seemed like a good idea, but all of a sudden 8 ******* ******* ****** appeared out of nowhere and my black jeans turned into tight ******* *****, they all surrounded me and ******* there hot melted cheese *********** all over ** ****, my **** really was in the snow. true story. [Heavily Censored]

    14 May 2:30pm Reply
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