The Last Will and Testament, Opeth’s new album, heralds the two comebacks we’ve been waiting for – the band has returned to a heavy sound in the studio, and will return to Mystic Festival next June.
Is it possible for metal to be both extreme and noble? Well yes, if its name is Opeth. The Swedes may come from death metal underground, but they owe just as much to the art rock classics of the 70s. Acoustic guitars, wild key parts, stacked arrangements – these are all the band’s hallmarks. However, The Last Will and Testament, Opeth’s latest record, whose release we will celebrate this Friday, proves that the progressive element has not consumed them entirely. Mikael Akerfeldt is growling once again, riding on powerful riffs, for a tale of one lineage’s dark secret requires such a mode of expression… We have already hosted Opeth in Gdańsk, so you don’t need us to tell you that it will be one hell of a concert.