Opeth will release their new record The Last Will And Testament on October 11 and is now streaming the proggy new single, "§3". It's not quite the growly metal-fest that was "§1" but it's still one hell of a song.
"So put yourself in my position for a minute: Your band has this new album. You like it. In fact, you love it! It's got this elaborate concept running through all 8 songs on there," said Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt. "You've written it over the timespan of say 6 months, effective time. You've invested a lot of passion into putting it together. You've recorded it together with your friends/colleagues. You've had a good time in the process.
"Now, said album is on the verge of being released and you're expected to talk about it. Prepare your audience for its coming. Talk it up! You do want people to hear it, right? You love the album so it should be easy, right? At this point, all you have to do is put together a few words for the new 'single.' But you're confused with the use of the term 'single,' as you connect it to the olden days where 'singles' often had the word 'hit' next to it. And you know that won't happen!
"Still you want people to hear it. Your loving 'fans' might think it's awesome. But you don't want to come across as a salesman. On top of that you're not a complete self-absorbed asshole who thinks you've got the Midas touch (well….). Also you have a bad case of that inborn Swedish modesty, sprinkled with some impostor syndrome. What do you say? '§3' is out now!"
Pre-orders are available here.
Opeth will hit the road throughout October with Tribulation, and in Europe come early 2025 with Grand Magus. Check out the full list of dates below and get your tickets here.
w/ Tribulation
10/11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
10/12 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater & Ballroom
10/14 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/15 Montréal, QC L'Olympia
10/16 Worcester, MA Palladium
10/18 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
10/19 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/20 Washington, DC -– Warner Theatre
10/22 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
10/23 New Orleans, LA Fillmore New Orleans
10/24 Austin, TX Emo’s Austin
10/25 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
10/27 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
10/29 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
10/30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater
10/31 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
w/ Grand Magus
2/9 Helsinki (FI) Ice Hall
2/11 Stockholm (SE) Cirkus
2/12 Oslo (NO) Sentrum Scene
2/14 Copenhagen (DK) DR Koncerthuset
2/15 Hamburg (DE) Docks
2/17 Cologne (DE) Palladium
2/18 Berlin (DE) Tempodrom
2/19 Munich (DE) Muffathalle
2/21 Paris (DR) L'Olympia
2/22 Amsterdam (NL) AFAS Live
2/23 Brussels (BE) Ancienne Belgique
