Opeth

progressive death metal · Stockholm

Founded

1990

City

Stockholm

Hub region

Stockholm

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; The Last Will and Testament (2024)

Connections

10 edges, 9 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.018 (rank 32 of 371) · people and production 0.011 (rank 37)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [WOR] [MIO] [MA] (register)

Mikael Åkerfeldt takes over in 1992. Orchid (1995) and Morningrise (1996) are Unisound records; My Arms, Your Hearse (1998), Still Life (1999) and Blackwater Park (2001) are made at Studio Fredman. Åkerfeldt calls Morbid Angel the best death metal band of all time and says he shapes his growl on David Vincent; Opeth opens for Morbid Angel in 1996.

Connections

People and personnel

• memberMikael ÅkerfeldtLeader from 19921990 to present
• produced byDan SwanöOrchid, Morningrise1995 to 1996
• produced byFredrik NordströmMy Arms, Your Hearse; Still Life; Blackwater Park1998 to 2001

Lineage

• spawnedBloodbathÅkerfeldt1998

Recording credits

• recorded atStudio FredmanMy Arms, Your Hearse; Still Life; Blackwater Park1998 to 2001
• recorded atUnisoundOrchid, Morningrise1994 to 1996

Influence

• influenced byMorbid AngelÅkerfeldt calls Morbid Angel the best death metal band and models his growl on David Vincent1990s
• influenced byDeathSymbolic and the progressive turn1990s
• influenced byCynic1993

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationMorbid AngelOpeth opens the Domination tour1996