Page 1 of 2
Peter Lindgren has left Opeth
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 2:14 amby FUBAR
Didn't see this coming.
But they've got a replacement already.
http://www.opeth.com
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 3:55 amby Biert
New album will be interesting. New drummer, new guitar player, new keyboard player... I'll be hoping but not expecting much from the new CD.
I'll always have good memories of Peter though. I got to interview him a while ago, great guy
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 4:09 amby djskrimp
Damnit, that was one bad cat on the six string.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 5:43 amby Fede999
Didn't see that coming either...
Fredrik Ã…kesson seems to have more of an hard rock background.
We'll see, but I'm pretty positive he'll sound great. I don't think Mr.Ã…kerfeldt could choose a less than great musician for his band.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 6:29 amby Das Schuetzenfest
This is a bit sad, but at least they are still on good terms. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to see Peter with Opeth for the first and last time in Strasbourg a couple of months ago.
I don't know anything about Fredrik Ã…kesson, but John Norum is one of his "friends" on Ã…kesson's myspace page, so that's good enough for me. Norum is your new god, boys and girls.
Ghost Reveries is a fine album and I don't think Opeth will lose a step.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 10:24 amby Noodles
That's kind of lame, although I think Opeth could use the line-up changes to add a new dimension to their sound.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 10:41 amby shiram
i guess this is becoming mikael's band more and more, and he will just change member as needed, kinda like iced earth or nin
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 11:18 amby myra
I honestly think it was his band to begin with.
That sucks, but I think the new album will be good because I really enjoyed Ghost Reveries.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 12:39 pmby BlueRaja
My favorite bands are slowly disintegrating.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 1:27 pmby :)
It's a trick, he's joining Johan Langell to find 2 others to make a progressive supergroup
!!
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 1:37 pmby Noodles
myra wrote:I honestly think it was his band to begin with.
Me too. The others add their influence but I think that Mikael is the main force behind it.
Posted:
Thu May 17, 2007 5:51 pmby JuZ
Argh... that sucks! They're not really "Opeth" any more, in a "band" sense. But as you guys say, Opeth the creative entity seemed to be very much driven by Mikael, with input from the others. I'm looking for a change of direction from Opeth anyway, so maybe this will trigger it.
Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 12:49 pmby Biert
:) wrote:It's a trick, he's joining Johan Langell to find 2 others to make a progressive supergroup !!
I was hoping he'd join up with Martin Lopes (previous Opeth drummer) again?
Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 1:09 pmby ChrisFerg
Biert wrote::) wrote:It's a trick, he's joining Johan Langell to find 2 others to make a progressive supergroup !!
I was hoping he'd join up with Martin Lopes (previous Opeth drummer) again?
that'd be great!
Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 1:16 pmby Noodles
JuZ wrote:Argh... that sucks! They're not really "Opeth" any more, in a "band" sense.
eh?