Opeth, from the death metal with acoustic passages of “Blackwater Park” to the total turn towards seventies progressive rock beginning with “Heritage”: Mikael Åkerfeldt has never stopped changing the band’s sound.
Profile
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Formed
- 1990
- Founding members
- David Isberg, Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Current status
- Active
- Official website
- opeth.com
Current lineup
- Mikael Åkerfeldt — guitar, vocals (1990–present, leader since 1992)
- Martín Méndez — bass (1997–present)
- Fredrik Åkesson — guitar (2007–present)
- Joakim Svalberg — keyboards (2011–present)
- Waltteri Väyrynen — drums (2022–present)
Former members
- David Isberg — vocals (1990–1992)
- Martin Axenrot — drums (2006–2021)
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Orchid |
| 1996 | Morningrise |
| 1998 | My Arms, Your Hearse |
| 1999 | Still Life |
| 2001 | Blackwater Park |
| 2002 | Deliverance |
| 2003 | Damnation |
| 2005 | Ghost Reveries |
| 2008 | Watershed |
| 2011 | Heritage |
| 2014 | Pale Communion |
| 2016 | Sorceress |
| 2019 | In Cauda Venenum |
| 2024 | The Last Will and Testament |
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