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Opeth drop expansive new single, Width of a Circle, announce extended edition of In Cauda Venenum
By Sam Roche published
The new edition of the progressive Swedes' latest album arrives May 13, and will feature three additional tracks
![[L-R] Bill Kelliher of Mastodon and Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Phha2KpAjC9BTPyuRRZFBT.jpg)
Mastodon and Opeth announce 15-date co-headline US tour for late 2021
By Sam Roche published
Swiss avant-garde metallers Zeal & Ardor are booked to support

Mikael Akerfeldt on 20 years of Opeth's Blackwater Park: "I was bitter and beaten down – I didn’t have much hope for us. All I knew was I liked the music I’d written"
By Amit Sharma published
The Swedish prog vet reflects on the gear picks, hybrid techniques and creative vision that led to the band's boundary-smashing landmark album

Opeth announce 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of seminal progressive death metal effort Blackwater Park
By Richard Bienstock published
The landmark album “was the stepping stone into professionalism for us,” says Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt

Opeth’s Martín Méndez signs with Sandberg for new signature bass
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The prog-metal bassist serves up a a fresh take on the California TT format
![Opeth’s Fredrik Åkesson [left] and Mikael Åkerfeldt with their PRS axes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GNc8XHy7aLrpLDh3ABJB5G.jpg)
Opeth: "Prog-rock has become all about intricate guitar solos and weird time signatures - there's more to us than that"
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson talk gear, jazzy (and folky) influences and In Cauda Venenum, the band’s poignant, personal and ripping new album

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: “I love Joe Bonamassa's playing, but I wouldn’t be able to pick him out of a hundred players”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Opeth singer and guitarist weighs in on guitar greats, from JoBo to Blackmore to Yngwie

Fredrik Akesson talks weaving jazz into prog, his not-quite-signature amp and the one song where Opeth's six-stringers play bass
By Amit Sharma published
The Swedish metal icons' lead guitarist on the surprising gear and technique secrets behind In Cauda Venenum
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