Taken from the album "The Last Will And Testament" (October 11th, 2024)
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“I have become quite interested in family, and the idea that blood is not always thicker than water,” Mikael Åkerfeldt explains. “I became interested in how family members can turn on each other. I saw an interview with this guy whose family had all turned against him, over the inheritance, so I wrote a song about that on the last record. The idea stuck with me, and then along came the TV show Succession, and I loved that series. That was in the back of my head too. It felt like an interesting topic that you could twist and turn a little bit.”

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Special Guests:
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - spoken word
Mirjam Åkerfeldt - spoken word

All Music and Lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lyrical concept by Mikael Åkerfeldt, dramatic consultation by Klara Rönnqvist Fors

Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Co-produced by Opeth and Stefan Boman
Engineered by Stefan Boman, Joe Jones and Opeth
Mixing by Stefan Boman and Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe, Stockholm, Sweden
Mastering and vinyl lacquer cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road studios, London, UK

Strings conducted by Dave Stewart at Angel Studios, London, UK
Strings arrangement by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Dave Stewart
Drum technicalities by Kit Cunningham

Artwork by Travis Smith with directions from Mikael Åkerfeldt
 
OPETH is:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkessson – Guitars, backing vocals
Martin Mendez – Bass guitar
Waltteri Vayrynen – Drums and percussion
Joakim Svalberg – Keyboards, backing vocals

Lyrics:
Draped in death, the howl of lore”

Alas, my time is at an end
I have wallowed in self-pity
And  I confess to you 
As part of (my) final plight

This is the last will and testament of father
(Hear, the last will and testament of father)

(You will find)
A syndicates mass in the waiting room
”Like spiders weave”
And rumors spread fast above ”regal” tombs
Enacted grief

I will here unearth the secrets I’ve been hiding (hiding, hiding)
And guide ”my” children through my trials

Put your trust in my command
I thin the blood. I lift my hand

Draped in death, the howl of lore”

This is the last will and testament of father
(Hear, the last will and testament of father)

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