Opeth interview - Mikael Åkerfeldt (part 5)
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- Mikael Åkerfeldt about Religion, politics, song titles, Kjell Höglind, songwriting ambitions
Watch more videos at www.faceculture... and follow us on / _faceculture . Video interview with the Swedish singer and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the progressive metal rock band Opeth. FaceCulture spoke to him about his record collection and influences, inspiring artists, done with playing metal, deleting songs, the first song for the new Opeth album Heritage, the album cover, the departure of Per, Stockholm, being afraid, robbery, a gun to his head, the Devils Orchid, religion and politics future musical plans. (27/06/2011)
I'm always impressed by his candor. He's not a bullshitter. Progressive artists often get accused of being pretentious. Mikael will tell you, he came across the word nepenthe, didn't know what the fuck it meant but he thought it sounded cool so he looked it up and used it as a title for a song. He freely admits that he's not even sure how to pronounce it, with a smile and a laugh. He's very easy to like.
Oh man, I sincerely hope he goes ahead with the solo album, I'd be totally TOTALLY in there.
Great interview... Where are the other 5 parts??? :(
His accents slightly fades away along the interview
wise as fuck. it always amazes me when someone can use a second language with such accuracy and have such spot on vocabulary. oh wait...yeah its Mikael Akerfeldt..he's a genius
He seems like a really nice person
Most awkward way to end an interview.
I could watch Mikael interviews all day. :x
lol "well the interview is done too!"
what a fail at improvisation haha
As an opeth fan, Im very exited about the new album, but as a Bloodbath fan Im very sad, He will be very busy with the new record and the project along with Steve Wilson, and besides his gowls arent that good anymore for Bloodbath, so its uncertain his future in the band, but, it does matter that much if there is a new opeth record coming.
Enriching interview and the way the reporter links the questions is very interesting.
"It sounded like some type of 4th grade renaissance music.." haha I lol'd
4:45 "We don't have the time... next question" What a way to cut Mikael off like that. You could see it in his face too. Disrespectful af.
Nepenthe is like the most boring song on the album lol
Mikael knows shockingly little about the Bible.
1:35 its still.... based..... on fiction.
What ? Really ? come on dude !
@wownov83 The authors of the prophecies themselves declare that they had a dream or a vision and often, like in the book of Daniel, the prophet then goes on to explain what the dream symbolizes.
@foxxxmulderrr i'm pretty sure he didn't mean that literally, but rather that the idea of god that we have had over the centuries is fading away
@dirtpipedan Damnation...I think that DEath Whispered a Lullaby is entire made it by Steven...and sorry aout the crappy english
@dirtpipedan Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation were all produced by Steven Wilson.
I'd like to see him do a show, talking about records, record collecting, showing his record collection, talk to other collectors, what kind of gear he uses(cartridges, turntables...etc.) He'd probably say, "No one gives a shit.", but that's not true. Vinyl is huge now, and there are no shows about record collecting. Dust and Grooves is awesome, but I still think M.A. could do something special.
@Arth668 no. actually steven wilson wrote the lyrics but not the music
What album did he work on with steven wilson? besides heritage?
It was intersting to hear mikael about religion. Not what I spected. He was very skeptical. Just because we can't see demons or supernatural stuff in modern ages, they don't exist? the bible and all these stories, comes from different times, magical times... Idk if he researched into the occult. I assume so because his lyrics speak about mistery, evil spirits and so on. My point is. Are these just fairy tales? or real man-made interpretations of the reality of our minds. I go for the second one.
23igna The bible itself is very ilogical, just read the genesis book, this two people that existed were suppose to be inmortal and the lived without pain or sickness and in a beautiful place forever And ever then god did this tree for them to sin, that was the god plan from the begining, he also did humans with all this organs and above all the inmune system... just think about it why would someone that was suppose to be the big creation of a supernatural being had an inmune system in the first place? and the other thing is adam and eva having children, just one couple to do all of the other humans. that doesn't make any sense
+daniela lls Yep, true it does not make sense. I agree . It's very illogical .But , maybe, it's illogical because those things happened 2 hundred years ago. We can barely understand the things that happen in our present times. We can't prove anything on the bible. All those stories are remember as that. As stories. But what if they were based on reality? Maybe one day we will know. I personally believe Jesus existed. And I'm not even a christian. It's just an intuition I have.
23igna well mikael gave an intelligent answer even when he wasn't interesting in christianity: "nobody knows how to interpret any of this books", he didn't push anyone by his side so to speak. I still don't understand what the bible is about but i don't care much about it because my main interest is science and how things work (in the universe, here on earth or in our bodies because we are incredible and complicated machines) so i believe in science. Also when i think about religion the only thing that i can see/understand are books with ilogical stories so i can waste my time with that... but you know that's just my opinion.
Teaching tools left by the Ancients to let us learn about these realms in our minds.
@@danielalls I think we were meant to be a type of immortal, our minds do act eternal, dont they?
whenever there is even a hint of religious commentary on a UA-cam video, there is almost always a debate over it. lets try to stay on topic please
wow most realistic atheist. i have respect for this man
soooo, where can i sign up for the church of spiderman?
stop deleting your songs! send them to me
His solo album (if there should be one) should be song in Swedish.
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@UselessOpinions Indeed, whoops lol
the videos will end here.
Is it over already?
Excellent interview@face culture!mikael is a good guy always relaxing cool jamming out with interviewers and not rude to answer the questions that people ask!👏👏👏🙂🙂🙂
noooooo its over
@wownov83 The Bible is a collection of ancient Hebrew literature, all of which written in prose or poetry, and within the biblical poetry there are different 'styles' used such as symbolism, parallelism, acrostics, metaphors, etc. Whether it is divinely inspired or not is up to the individual author and his readership.
i hope his Häxprocess is in Swedish, would suck to name a song in Swedish then sing it in english xD I'm not even swedish, its just that i love the language and i want more stuff with his voce in swedish. Mordett i Grottan and Den Ständiga Resan are awesome, but i need more xD.
I never get tired of hearing these interviews or hearing Mikael Åkerfeldt talk. It's sad to hear that horrible things like what he mentioned in the subway or in the train actually happened. Im just greatful that he came out of those situations still living and breathing.
Thank you again FaceCulture for consistently interviewing Mikael Åkerfeldt and im looking foward to the new album!!! :)
Gotta love Mikael, polite, articulate and always honest. We can expect alot more great music from this man, and i do think there will be some death growls in the future...i hope :P. Maybe a healthy split would be nice, but he will do what feels right. Im 21, can't wait to hear new Opeth in the future.
@Arth668 no they were talking about an upcoming collaboration, i think its called Storm Corrosion that's supposed to maybe come out next year
@Thedarkestone123 They hooked up, had dinner and kissed and then Steve Wilson produced Blackwater Park.
@thatguy088
You just need to accept Spider Man as your lord and Savior.
THen send me your money
Makes sense. I would vote up the comment, but I don't want to touch that beautiful number.
Strangest opening to an interview segment I've ever heard haha.
Låter som att Mikael är en liten smyg-SDare från några grejer han har sagt i intervjun :D
Pigs on a Wing. Perfect example of a nice, simple track. Fantastic album too!
Thank you very much for this interview, you guys always do a great job!
I like how he just slipped "sly" in there. Sounded good, man.
@Thedarkestone123 The album
@Hedeskog89 Okej, sa inte att det inte gjorde det.
pigs on the wing ?? I love you man !!!!
@KingOfParrots
lät bara realistiskt.
come to my house and we'll talk.
You give the best interviews!
0:19 i love the way he says sly
if you know what i mean
he's so fucking awesome
Nice shirt there
awkward interviewer
haha, that opening xD
I love Opeth!!!
4:10 OMG XD
Anyone else find it interesting like 'christians' like this always use gay imagery and follow the word of a guy that ran around in the desert with a bunch of men who dumped their wives to be drones?
@pedjazoo
Actually he knows a lot, he dust doesnt fall for apolgist nonsense about the bible.
It is a horrible, immoral book that has been twisted for 2000 years.