Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth went for a ride with Jose Mangin backstage at Download Festival to chat about their forthcoming album, musical inspirations, and more.
I must say this is one of the better mikael interviews i have seen.... more laid back but yet energetic and dude although he is a fan boy seemed very comfortable and real with mikael talking to him as a equal but still acknowledging his importance in the music scene.
What I love about this interview is that when I met Mikael at a signing right after Heritage had come out I was nervous and kind of made a fool of myself. He was cool enough to let me record a message for a friend though. Love him.
when mikael talked about that deliverance outro they played at a concert, that was in vienna this year. everyone there was super unsatisfied because of their short performance (they only played 3 songs in total) but i was too busy crying in the crowd and appreciating the moment to see them live. they couldve also just not been at that concert at all and the 3 songs were played phenomenally.
He should no longer be referred to as Mikael from Opeth, we can just refer to him as "the greatest musician in the entire universe for eternity and the Aeons that will continue after our race has died out"
@@TheGuitarifier i guess the more proper less vague thing to say would have been that he was my idol growing up as a musician, singer, songwriter, and i felt betrayed by the world, my "religion", my family and my favorite musician all at once with the movement from heritage into pale communion. for some reason, i didn't mind heritage, many opeth fans hated that record. for me, that was the pinnacle of proggy opeth. you must understand that my first ever real musical experience that i paid for with my own money and went to alone was an opeth show in 2002, i believe, i could be wrong, but it was shortly after Martin Lopez left the band, but Peter Lindgren was still with them, whom i miss.. i digress. it was like falling in love. ok. it was the most brutal experience i have ever witnessed, that didn't involve bloodshed and death. so there is a part of me that is loyal to whom i love. regardless of how they go about their business or creation. once i fall in love, i don't give up on it. so i miss being able to listen to opeth and be amazed like the early days. not to knock the man and what he is doing because i understand as a musician and a songwriter grows up, he changes what he does, and it was unrealistic for me to expect him to continue to be a manic his entire life as a musician, as it would probably have proven to be quite damaging to him spiritually, physically and emotionally... he has to be free, right, that is the whole point... but he is freely creating music i do not like. so i miss him, the version of him i fell in love with.. this new version, is fine, he seems happier and more content and that is good to see... the big sound with the multi effects and the computer modulation and synths and shit bother me.. i love raw human emotion in my music because that was my first taste of live music that i ever had. it was anti shopping mall music, and it was great. this new stuff, i just can't get into. i fervently abhor it, to be honest. i find it repulsive. so i miss being an opeth fan, you know, where i am not ashamed to wear their name on a shirt that i put on my body because they meant so much to me growing up as a kid and young man.
@@objectivitycave11 you can still listen to the old albums, dude. They didn't disappear. I do understand what you're saying though, and I prefer the old stuff as well. There are a few new songs I really like though and I very much respect Mike for wanting to explore new territories as a musician. It's truly the most fulfilling thing.
