Veyr bad news for opeth.

[BlueSky]

very* I'm tired and this news is no good.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72714

 

[Scourge of Malice]

Whoa.

 

[Soundjunkie]

OH MY GOD, WHY WHY WHY, first pain of salvation looses 2 original members. NOW OPETH. DAMNNN ITTTTT!!!!. SHIT!

i will cherish the time i saw them live with peter.

 

[paradoxile]

jävlar!


that's all i can say

 

[m0rtis]

ah thats so sad

 

[brownden]

Wow i'm in disbelief.....I really can't express how sad this makes me

 

[DegradationTrip]

Didn't see that one coming. First Lopez, now Lindgren

 

[My Hearse Your Arms]

dark tidings in this pale morning...
i just woke up

 

[stefan86]

didn't see that one coming

 

[the mourner13]

Replacement is good though.

 

[stefan86]

I'm hoping he doesn't bring any AE influences with him

 

[MadTinus]

Didn't see that one coming. First Lopez, now Lindgren

My thoughts exactly..

But now the initial shock has faded a bit, the band is pretty much all about Mikael, he writes all the stuff, now it's just another guy playing it.. Apparently this Akesson guy is a very good guitarplayer, so I'm curious to see what he'll add to the band, maybe he can break the songwriting 'monopoly' and contribute with some killer stuff.. Makes me all the more curious for the new Opeth album..

 

[the mourner13]

I'm hoping he doesn't bring any AE influences with him

Me too.Actually his current band is more like a heavy metal band.He can play all kinds of stuff and I think that he will be just a guitar player playing what's Mikael is writing.

 

[KittyKatatonia]

Oh well, Mikael writes everything anyway. As long as the new guitarist can play the material, this really isn't a huge deal.

 

[stefan86]

yeah, mikael is the almighty gestapo boss I guess. and so it shall remain

 

[Blakkheim]

been knowin this for a while. good its out.
good luck to peter, but its no doubt the new guitar player will finally complement mike in the best way.
cant wait to hear the solo duels between these two and the next masterpiece to come.

 

[LifeDepraved]

I wasn't as crushed by this story as I thought I would be. Since it's been mentioned plenty...Mikael is the key songwriter so I don't see the style changing much, but with a new guitarist...a great one at that...we should see some interesting things.

Oh and a little trivia for you all...even Mikael wasn't an original member of Opeth...neither Peter as well...David Isberg started the band and asked Mikael to join as bassist.

 

[BlueSky]

I wasn't as crushed by this story as I thought I would be. Since it's been mentioned plenty...Mikael is the key songwriter so I don't see the style changing much, but with a new guitarist...a great one at that...we should see some interesting things.

Oh and a little trivia for you all...even Mikael wasn't an original member of Opeth...neither Peter as well...David Isberg started the band and asked Mikael to join as bassist.

It wasn't a band band until mikael/ peter joined so yes he is an original member.

I'm hoping he doesn't bring any AE influences with him

Yes. Since he was in the band as a session player for less than a year...

 

[Rev Jim Jones]

Sounds like Peter needed to go his way from Opeth and maybe some new blood will invigorate Opeth to acheive more with the next release or record a long overdue opus - who knows. Either way from what Peter stated, it's for the best and everybody remains friends still, even if it is a huge loss for Opeth to lose Peter after all these years together. I know we all wish them the very best!

 

[LifeDepraved]

It wasn't a band band until mikael/ peter joined so yes he is an original member.

Bah whateva!