OPETH - §1 (Radio Edit - Official Audio)

Taken from the album "The Last Will And Testament" (October 11th, 2024)

“I have become quite interested in family, and the idea that blood is not always thicker than water,” Mikael Åkerfeldt explains. “I became interested in how family members can turn on each other. I saw an interview with this guy whose family had all turned against him, over the inheritance, so I wrote a song about that on the last record. The idea stuck with me, and then along came the TV show Succession, and I loved that series. That was in the back of my head too. It felt like an interesting topic that you could twist and turn a little bit.”

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Special Guests:
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - spoken word
Mirjam Åkerfeldt - spoken word

All Music and Lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lyrical concept by Mikael Åkerfeldt, dramatic consultation by Klara Rönnqvist Fors

Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Co-produced by Opeth and Stefan Boman
Engineered by Stefan Boman, Joe Jones and Opeth
Mixing by Stefan Boman and Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe, Stockholm, Sweden
Mastering and vinyl lacquer cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road studios, London, UK

Strings conducted by Dave Stewart at Angel Studios, London, UK
Strings arrangement by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Dave Stewart
Drum technicalities by Kit Cunningham

Artwork by Travis Smith with directions from Mikael Åkerfeldt

OPETH is:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkessson – Guitars, backing vocals
Martin Mendez – Bass guitar
Waltteri Vayrynen – Drums and percussion
Joakim Svalberg – Keyboards, backing vocals

Lyrics:
Draped in death, the howl of lore”

Alas, my time is at an end
I have wallowed in self-pity
And I confess to you
As part of (my) final plight

This is the last will and testament of father
(Hear, the last will and testament of father)

(You will find)
A syndicates mass in the waiting room
”Like spiders weave”
And rumors spread fast above ”regal” tombs
Enacted grief

I will here unearth the secrets I’ve been hiding (hiding, hiding)
And guide ”my” children through my trials

Put your trust in my command
I thin the blood. I lift my hand

Draped in death, the howl of lore”

This is the last will and testament of father
(Hear, the last will and testament of father)

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[DroverMadMusic]

Oldpeth and Newpeth blend perfectly! This is what we've been missing. Nowpeth.

[abluecardigan]

We got Mikael growling before both a Bloodborne PC port and Silksong man

[magryjohan]

Gojira playing for the olympics, Mike Portnoy back in Dream Theater, Growls are back in Opeth...OK 2024 doesn't make any sense but in the coolest way possible

[zinAab]

The Growls and dark sound is finally back in Opeth, Gojira at the olympics, Porcupine tree reunited, Portnoy came back to Dream theater, Leprous doing metal again. Prog is healing

[Mtta]

We got Mike Portnoy back in Dream Theater and Mikael Akerfeldt growling again in the same year?? Two things I never thought would happen

[HeyItsTheWykydtron]

This is the most Opeth thing Opeth has ever Opethed in the last Opeth years

[ghostfish]

Not only does it have growls, it also feels fresh and creative, not derivative of their old stuff. I am going to cry.

[nocturne]

Everyone focusing over the vocals, which are great obviously, but their new drummer is killing it too.

[GhostOvPerdition]

I have literal goosebumps hearing Mikael growl on an album for the first time in 16 years 🔥 This is absolutely amazing 😭 old school Opeth fans rejoice! 🤘

[fafolaw]

I know the growls are a big deal, but his cleans are also quite interesting on this one, he's doing some wierd exaggerated vibrato and I kinda like it.

[HeadbangerSinHair]

You people don't know, this made me cry like a newborn child. That was a different shot of dopamine like I never felt before, Opeth is saving my life right now.

[Blastputin]

My kinda MAGA

MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT GROWLS AGAIN

[LegionairMusic]

This song just gets better with every listen. It might be the catchiest Opeth song since Ghost Reveries. And Mikael's growls - has he sounded this clear before?

[grelwing]

WE COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE ANY MORE BACK

All I ever dared to hope for was Damnation 2.0, never in my wildest dreams did I think we were getting Watershed 2.0.

PLEASE dont be the only heavy song on the album.

[francismcalister]

When the "radio edit" is 5 minutes long you already know it's gonna be good

Not only are the growls are back... But I'm reminded of my high school days & listening to Blackwater Park & Damnation while traveling... The old Opeth sound is back! This genuinely hit me in the feels.

[chitownstoneman]

Man. They scored by hiring this drummer. Its just all the little things that add to a killer groove. I can not wait for the album.

[RohannvanRensburg]

New sophisticated composition + Mikael's developed cleans + Oldpeth growls = Involuntary screaming

[OrinSorinson]

can't wait for that autumn evening when I turn off the lights and I listen to this album

[lessthanthreemetal]

1:17 First time in 16 fucking years we've heard this beautiful sound.