Mikael Åkerfeldt to record solo album
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Topic: Mikael Åkerfeldt to record solo album
Posted By: Pekka
Subject: Mikael Åkerfeldt to record solo album
Date Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:39
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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!  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 - http://www.soundi.fi/node/9618/Opethin/Åkerfeldtilta/soolo/ja/kehuja/Katatonialle
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:43
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Great news! Looking forward to it. ------------- 
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:59
Wow.  Something else to look forward to now.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 00:35
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Ah, this might be a great change of pace for him. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 01:54
Can't wait - Hope its growl-free 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 09:48
| Should be interesting. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:31
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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. |
Posted By: Anderson III
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:45
Imagine Nick Drake's material with growling... 
------------- "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:51
PINK PINK MOOOOOOOOOON! ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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Anderson III wrote:Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:52
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Piinnnkk piinnnnk pinnnnkkkk moooooooon ------------- 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. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 12:42
| Is this by chance an exclusive news outside of Finland? I've never heard it before. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 12:44
growling with plosives and long vowels - surely not, even for Åkerfeldt.
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: September 17 2009 at 13:19
I find your faith in Mikael.....disturbing.
 ------------- 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. |
Posted By: sampo
Date Posted: September 18 2009 at 05:02
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127027 - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127027 |
Posted By: mothershabooboo
Date Posted: September 21 2009 at 19:12
| 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. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: September 21 2009 at 19:15
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I'm almost a fanboy of Akerfeldt, so I am very excited! -Jeff ------------- 
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 21 2009 at 19:40
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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