“We played shows with all the black metal bands and I was wearing flares and had an old Gibson SG. I didn’t look right in those surroundings!” How Mikael Åkerfeldt fell in love with prog, even though his friends hated what he was doing
Rock, Metal, Alternative Music & Culture [Unofficial]
April 17, 2026
Making up for childhood poverty, the Opeth mastermind championed classic bands of the 70s when no one else cared – which made him a strange figure on the 90s Swedish metal scene
Discussion in the ATmosphere