WatchMojo.com recently conducted an interview with OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt. In the interview Akerfeldt talks about the band's history, their evolution from album to album, the new album Heritage, progressive metal in general, and more. Watch the interview below:

Opeth recently announced they will hit the road for a spring North American co-headlining tour with MASTODON. The tour kicks off on April 4th in Portland, ME, and visits more than 30 cities in the US and Canada before wrapping up in Atlanta's Masquerade Music Park on May 12th.

These shows will also feature special guest GHOST providing support on all dates.

Tickets go on sale February 3rd and 4th. Visit mastodonrocks.com for details. A Fan Pre-sale scheduled began today, February 1st, at 3PM at Mastodonrocks.com.

Tour dates as follows:

(M) Indicates Mastodon closes the show

(O) Indicates Opeth closes the show

April

4 - Portland, ME - State Theater (M)
5 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater (O)
6 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis (O)
7 - Toronto, ON - Sony Centre (O)
9 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (M)
10 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome (M)
11 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom (M)
13 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre (M)
14 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection (M)
15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE (M)
16 - Knoxville, TN - TN Theater (O)
18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom (M)
19 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom (O)
20 - San Antonio, TX - Back Stage Live (O)
21 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street (O)
23 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium (O)
25 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues (M)
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre (O)
27 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre (O)
28 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort (M)
30 - Seattle, WA - The Paramount (O)

May

1 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre (O)
3 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Center (O)
4 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall (M)
5 - Saskatoon, SK - The Odeon (O)
6 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre (O)
9 - Washington, DC - The Fillmore (O)
10 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore (M)
11 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues (M)
12 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park (M)

A tour trailer can be seen below: