OPETH Frontman MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Discusses Lyrics For In Cauda Venenum Album; Video Trailer

August 29, 2019, 5 years ago

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OPETH Frontman MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Discusses Lyrics For In Cauda Venenum Album; Video Trailer

Opeth will release their 13th album, In Cauda Venenum, on September 27 via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, Mikael Åkerfeldt, talks about his homeland of Sweden and how the digital age and fascination with loneliness played a role in some of the album's contemporary lyrics in the band’s latest trailer for the upcoming record.

Recorded last year at Stockholm's Park Studios, In Cauda Venenum will be released in two versions, in both Swedish and English languages.

Various physical and digital formats will be available. Head here for pre-order options.

In Cauda Venenum tracklist;

"Livet’s Trädgård" / "Garden Of Earthly Delights" (Intro)
"Svekets Prins" / "Dignity"
"Hjärtat Vet Vad Handen Gör" / "Heart In Hand"
"De Närmast Sörjande" / "Next Of Kin"
"Minnets Yta" / "Lovelorn Crime"
"Charlatan"
"Ingen Sanning Är Allas" / "Universal Truth"
"Banemannen" / "The Garroter"
"Kontinuerlig Drift" / "Continuum"
"Allting Tar Slut" / "All Things Will Pass"

"Dignity" visualizer:

"Svekets Prins" visualizer:

"Hjärtat Vet Vad Handen Gör" / "Heart In Hand":

(Photo - Jonas Akerlund)


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