(CANCELLED) Opeth • Graveyard

Photo credit: Jonas Åkerlund

Proof of the Swedish band’s success with Montreal audiences, the MTelus concert has been sold out since January 17. The tour, led by singer, guitarist and composer Mikael Åkerfeldt, follows the release of the album In Cauda Venenum last September. In an interview with Hop ‘N’ Music, an Italian publication dedicated to music and beer, keyboardist Joakim Svalberg mentions, among other things, that Opeth members didn’t know that Åkerfeldt had started composing their 13th album until he had finished. Since their debut in 1989, the progressive death metal band, which has steered into prog-rock metal since Heritage (2011), has been delivering its lyrics in English. On In Cauda Venenum, Åkerfeldt decided to write and sing in his native language. The musicians have also recorded an English version, but they consider the Swedish to be the original version. (Christine Fortier)