OPETH's Mikael Akerfeldt: "dvd"

OPETH's Mikael Akerfeldt: "We Couldn't Have Any Early Songs On The Last DVD Because Of Re-Recording Restrictions"

www.GreatFallsTribune.com has issued the following report from Patrick Douglas:

Two years ago, one of the most groundbreaking releases in decades brought the metal world to its knees.

OPETH's Ghost Reveries was hailed by fans and critics alike, even being named as the 18th best album of the last 20 years in a recent issue of Metal Hammer magazine.

The brainchild of Mikael Akerfeldt, Opeth has been around for nearly 20 years and has returned with a double live album, The Roundhouse Tapes, which spans the band's entire catalog.

"We wanted to make sure that we concentrated on playing stuff from as many albums as we possibly could," explained Akerfeldt in a recent interview with the Tribune from a studio in Orebro, Sweden, where the band currently is working on their next album. "There are songs from all of the albums, apart from Deliverance. It was a pretty good setlist."

Having previously released a live DVD, Akerfeldt noted certain limitations on that recording they didn't face this time around.

"We wanted to play lots of the early stuff because we couldn't have any early songs on the last DVD because of re-recording restrictions," he explained. "I'm really happy about some of the versions, especially some of the older songs. I think they sound better on this album than they do on the original record."

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