Roadrunner Records recently sat down with Martin Mendez of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH for an interview.

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Akesson is featured in a new interview with Unsung Melody, in which he reveals the band plans to hit the studio by September or October, and three demos are already done. Check out the an excerpt from the transcript below:

Q: You guys have always been known to take chances and the end result is seemingly always positive. I’m really intrigued by your fan base, because when most bands change their sound as radically as you guys do, there’s generally a strong backlash. Why do you think your fans are more receptive to change than most?

Fredrik: "I think all Opeth albums are different than each other. So, that’s always been a part of Opeth. Maybe they expect that we do that, where every album sounds different. I still think the Heritage album has a lot of the Opeth sound to it. It’s not like we did a pop album or anything like that. It’s very dark, moody and intense in different spaces, but in a different way of course. I think a lot of the bands fans aren’t quite open minded, maybe it takes the a little bit of time to digest each album. Which I can understand. I think it was very important to do a different album, for Mike at least and the whole band as well."

Q: A lot of bands are turning their buses into mobile recording studios. Do you guys write on the road or is that something where you are more comfortable at home?

Fredrik: "It happens more back home, I would say. On the road, we have a lot of stuff going on. There you have a place where you can be sealed off. It’s more difficult on the road. I guess we could pull it off, just too many distractions really."

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Opeth is currently touring the US with KATATONIA.

May

23 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
25 - Agoura Hills, CA - The Canyon Club
26 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst