New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) Some of the best interviews with Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt - and indeed multiple Roadrunner artists - come from the Dutch site FaceCulture. The interviewer asks intelligent questions that demand a thoughtful response, which is why their conversations are usually broken down into multiple parts.
This chat, which took place June 1, a few days after the band returned home following their final North American tour in support of Heritage, is in three parts; the first is above, the others are below. Mikael talks about how Heritage changed the way he listens to Opeth; re-creating the material live; gaining fans and losing fans; and much more. Watch the whole thing now!