“IN OPETH, I HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOM WITH MY SOLOS. THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT IN THAT REGARD...”
— FREDRIK ÅKESSON
When did the idea of collaborating with Ghost present itself?
I got this gig because me and Tobias are old friends. When Ghost covered “Enter Sandman” for , Tobias asked me to play the solos after he’d already done the rhythms. I went in and played a few things… it was less orchestrated and more open and bluesy. Then Tobias asked me to overdub
