MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT
Jul 01, 2022
3 minutes
Words: Dom Lawson
Illustration:
Mark Leary
Considering how much musical ground Mikael Åkerfeldt has covered with Opeth over the last 30 years, it seems only natural that he should make a gentle move into the world of soundtracks. Opeth’s music has long been rich with atmosphere, and on 2019’s In Cauda Venenum in particular, the Swedes’ sound took on, at times, a pointedly cinematic edge.
Whether that record was a dry run is another matter, but
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