Opeth will launch their new file The Final Will And Testomony on October 11 and is now streaming the proggy new single, “§3”. It is not fairly the growly metal-fest that was “§1” but it surely’s nonetheless one hell of a track.
“So put your self in my place for a minute: Your band has this new album. You prefer it. In actual fact, you like it! It is received this elaborate idea operating via all 8 songs on there,” mentioned Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt. “You’ve got written it over the timespan of say 6 months, efficient time. You’ve got invested plenty of ardour into placing it collectively. You’ve got recorded it along with your folks/colleagues. You’ve got had fun within the course of.
“Now, mentioned album is on the verge of being launched and also you’re anticipated to speak about it. Put together your viewers for its coming. Discuss it up! You do need folks to listen to it, proper? You’re keen on the album so it needs to be simple, proper? At this level, all it’s important to do is put collectively just a few phrases for the brand new ‘single.’ However you are confused with using the time period ‘single,’ as you join it to the olden days the place ‘singles’ usually had the phrase ‘hit’ subsequent to it. And you understand that will not occur!
“Nonetheless you need folks to listen to it. Your loving ‘followers’ may suppose it is superior. However you do not wish to come throughout as a salesman. On high of that you simply’re not a whole self-absorbed asshole who thinks you’ve got received the Midas contact (effectively….). Additionally you could have a foul case of that inborn Swedish modesty, sprinkled with some impostor syndrome. What do you say? ‘§3’ is out now!”
Pre-orders can be found here.
Opeth will hit the highway all through October with Tribulation, and in Europe come early 2025 with Grand Magus. Try the complete checklist of dates under and get your tickets here.
w/ Tribulation
10/11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Membership
10/12 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater & Ballroom
10/14 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/15 Montréal, QC L’Olympia
10/16 Worcester, MA Palladium
10/18 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
10/19 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/20 Washington, DC -– Warner Theatre
10/22 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
10/23 New Orleans, LA Fillmore New Orleans
10/24 Austin, TX Emo’s Austin
10/25 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
10/27 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
10/29 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
10/30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater
10/31 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
w/ Grand Magus
2/9 Helsinki (FI) Ice Corridor
2/11 Stockholm (SE) Cirkus
2/12 Oslo (NO) Sentrum Scene
2/14 Copenhagen (DK) DR Koncerthuset
2/15 Hamburg (DE) Docks
2/17 Cologne (DE) Palladium
2/18 Berlin (DE) Tempodrom
2/19 Munich (DE) Muffathalle
2/21 Paris (DR) L’Olympia
2/22 Amsterdam (NL) AFAS Reside
2/23 Brussels (BE) Ancienne Belgique
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