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    Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:39
According to the Finnish rock mag Soundi, the Opeth front man Mikael Åkerfeldt is planning to record a singer/songwriter styled solo album. He says that discovering Nick Drake has really expanded his musical world view and made him understand the power of such acoustic simplicity. He says he could well make it an Opeth album but this time he wants to do everything by himself and record the songs at home. There's no schedule whatsoever for the release yet, so who knows, it might take years or a week.


Being a huge Opeth fan who's very fond of Nick Drake as well I'm saying Yay! Clap

Here's a link to the story for all in need of some Finnish lessons:
http://www.soundi.fi/node/9618/Opethin/Åkerfeldtilta/soolo/ja/kehuja/Katatonialle
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Points: 7037 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:43
Great news! Looking forward to it.
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:59
Wow. Shocked

Something else to look forward to now. Big smile
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Ah, this might be a great change of pace for him.
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Can't wait - Hope its growl-free
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Should be interesting.
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Points: 5210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:31
could be amazing......please keep it somewhat prog....and don't forget the alternate tunings nick used!!!
You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Imagine Nick Drake's material with growling... Confused
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:51
Originally posted by Anderson III Anderson III wrote:

Imagine Nick Drake's material with growling... Confused
 
PINK PINK MOOOOOOOOOON!
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Piinnnkk piinnnnk pinnnnkkkk moooooooon
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Points: 22989 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 17 2009 at 12:42
Is this by chance an exclusive news outside of Finland? I've never heard it before.
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Originally posted by Negoba Negoba wrote:

Piinnnkk piinnnnk pinnnnkkkk moooooooon
growling with plosives and long vowels - surely not, even for Åkerfeldt. Wink
 
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Negoba Negoba wrote:

Piinnnkk piinnnnk pinnnnkkkk moooooooon
growling with plosives and long vowels - surely not, even for Åkerfeldt. Wink
 
 
 
 
 
I find your faith in Mikael.....disturbing.
 


Edited by Negoba - September 17 2009 at 13:19
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Is this by chance an exclusive news outside of Finland? I've never heard it before.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127027
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Acoustic Simplicity eh? I hope it's not another Damnation....as much as I loves me some Damnation.....I hope he embrases the more of the Synphonic Metal Acoustic Simplicity. But eithe way, I'm getting the album when it comes out.
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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2009 at 19:15
I'm almost a fanboy of Akerfeldt, so I am very excited!

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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2009 at 19:40
Originally posted by Moatilliatta Moatilliatta wrote:

Ah, this might be a great change of pace for him.
 
Agreed!
 
I feel Watershed was more of the Mickael Ackerfeldt show rather than the Opeth show, so maybe after a solo record he'll have a lot of his stuff out of the way sa the next Opeth album can be more fairly distributed.
 
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