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News : Opeth frontman comments on recent Australian tour

By on December 2, 2009

Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt posted a report on the band’s site of their recent three-city visit. Among the highlights he said was trying the famous ‘seabug’ in Brisbane (“Tasted a bit like alligator I’d say. Was amazing!”) and then been given $250 by Roadrunner Records to go shopping for records in Melbourne at Rare Records in St. Kilda to be interviewed while doing it.

Sydney, Akerfeldt raved, was “magical! (But) after the Sydney show we’re rushed out to go back to the hotel and disappointed a number of fans who wanted pics and autographs. Always feel like shit when that happens. Some of the fans were showing us their ‘thumbs down’ which hurt, but fuck, I hope we can make it up to you guys next time. There was simply too many people there to take care of everyone and we had other obligations too. Yet, I understand you’re disappointed….what can I say…sorry?”

“I can only be amazed when I think about Opeth and OZ. It’s been a love story since the very first time we went there. We’ve never had to ‘work’ the country. We’ve been loved since day 1 there, and the feeling is mutual I hope you know!? We’ll never stop come back and blast your faces off with our metal MIGHT! Haha! A little Manowar hairball there….”

Metal Obsession checked out all three stops on the tour, check out the following links for our reviews!

Brisbane – www.metalobsession.net/opeth-brisbane-2210200
Sydney – www.metalobsession.net/opeth-sydney-23112009
Melbourne – www.metalobsession.net/opeth-melbourne-25112009
Melbourne Photos – www.metalobsession.net/gallery?album=8&gallery=105

Source: TheMusic.com.au

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