Fan-filmed video of OPETH‘s entire August 3 performance at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania can be seen below.
Featured songs:
00:51 The Grand Conjuration
12:15 Demon Of The Fall
22:29 The Drapery Falls
35:47 In My Time Of Need
41:35 Heir Apparent
52:33 Ghost Of Perdition
1:04:49 Deliverance
OPETH‘s new album, “The Last Will And Testament”will be released on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Modernbolaget.
OPETH‘s fourteenth LP was written by vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldtwith lyrics conferred with Klara Rönnqvist Fors (THE HEARDex-CRUCIFIED BARBARA). “The Last Will And Testament” was co-produced by Åkerfeldt and Stefan Boman (GHOST, THE HELLACOPTERS),engineered by Boman, Joe Jones (KILLING JOKE, ROBERT PLANT) and OPETHwith Boman, Åkerfeldt and the rest of OPETH mixing at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe Studios in Stockholm. The strings on “The Last Will And Testament” were arranged by Åkerfeldt and returning prog friend Dave Stewart (EGG, KHAN) and conducted by Stewart at Angel Studios in London. Not one to miss a beat, visual artist Travis Smith returns to the fold, crafting his 11th cover, a haunting “photograph” reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick‘s infamous “Overlook Hotel” photograph. Miles Showell (ABBA, WHAT IN) also revisits mastering and vinyl lacquer cutting at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Åkerfeldt rolls out the red carpet for storied flutist and JETHRO TULL mainman Ian Anderson. Not only do Anderson‘s signature notes fly on “§4” and “§7”he narrates on “§1”, “§2”, “§4”and “§7”. Joining Anderson, EUROPE‘s Joey Tempest lends a backing vocal hand on “§2”while Åkerfeldt‘s youngest daughter, Mirjam Åkerfeldtis the disembodied voice in “§1”.
“The Last Will And Testament” is a concept album set in the post-World War I era, unfolding the story of a wealthy, conservative patriarch whose last will and testament reveals shocking family secrets. The narrative weaves through the patriarch’s confessions, the reactions of his twin children, and the mysterious presence of a polio-ridden girl whom the family has taken care of. The album begins with the reading of the father’s will of him in his mansion of him. Among those in attendance is a young girl, who, despite being an orphan and polio-ridden, has been raised by her family. Her presence de ella at the will reading de ella raises suspicions and questions among the twins.
Making his recorded debut alongside OPETH‘s long-established lineup of Mikael Åkerfeldtguitarist Fredrik Åkessonbassist Martin Mendez and keyboard master Joakim Svalberg on “The Last Will And Testament” is a new drummer Waltteri Väyrynenwho joined the band in 2022.
OPETH will embark on a North American tour this fall. The trek, which will kick off on October 11 in Milwaukee, includes stops in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Washington, DC, Atlanta, New Orleans, Austin, Denver and more.
