Artist:

Opeth

Album:

Damnation

Composer(s):

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Lyricist(s):

Mikael Åkerfeldt

The world of death metal can be a very bleak place, so when a band like Opeth comes along people are bound to take notice. Their swedish take on music includes growls, moody guitar solos, complex riffs, and a progressive approach that led them to explore acoustic landscapes on their seventh album Damnation (2003). Mikael Akerfeldt's guitar playing mixes modern and vintage sounds, while still never betraying his sound.