Mikael Åkerfeldt Interview, 2006 (1 of 4)

[GabrielsNob]

I think Mikael is a cool guy but David Coverdale is a complete nob

[M0ntalvo]

I luv how he said Old Cats

[rrwwe]

@opethfullcovers yea i just kinda noticed the difference...so he quit smoking or whats the deal?

[Opethfullcovers]

These's are short interviews.

[Creeper2012]

such a classy guy...gotta love the guy!

[samanosukkia]

Mike is for me what David is for him, a friggin' livin' god.

[peanutbuttercrunc100]

enough with the preaching about smoking...this is a Mikael interview not a goddamn after school special.

[buzzardbeatniks]

@peanutbuttercrunc100 - word.

[rrwwe]

dude....the fact that he smokes and he does sick ass vocals....dude i can only imagine if he didnt smoke...

[Opethfullcovers]

@rrwwe Smoking acctually makes your vocals dirtier when you growl, Listen to Water shed album, no smoking =]. There is a difference.

[Psychiatric91]

its weird, i always thought that toki was based off of gruttle from enslaved. he does look like mikael a little though

[Opethfullcovers]

@Psychiatric91 Wikipedia sucks, Toki looks nothing like this guy.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

He's a brilliant man.

[barmustel]

Smoking sucks.

Mikael is awesome.

[DragonBall1168]

its sweet that he smokes but still maintains an amazing vocal performace

[TheV0iceOfReas0n]

lol smoking feels great. but its really bad for your health

[fishbone7100]

@barmustel smoking is nice, mikael is like smoking on steroids

[NickTup]

The way he responds to the interviewer is awesome, hahaha.

''What's so special about David Covardale?''

''What isn't special about him??... BIATCH!''

[smendes2004]

Dave Coverdale is a gentleman? I heard he hit his girlfriend and he was arrested for that!

[Negronigganigga]

No.

[MetalHead216]

Hes my idol. Straight up man. Mikael fo life.

[billyjoelsux]

His David Coverdale obsession is so wierd.

[trasherfromhell]

Well, I could say that I have the same weird obsession but with Mikael, well Opeth overall.

[ChalkTalkTV]

Why? Coverdale is awesome.

[billyjoelsux]

I always thought he was a plant impersonator

[insectpinsnr]

people like him make me wish i wasnt going bald at 21 so I could grow long hair. the bas player has the coolest hair tho.....

[Aart791]

Dude, going bald is a fucking horrible thing. I wish we could have long hair for life.

Shit, even now I hate having thin, flat hair. I feel like I was meant to have long, very thick hair. lol. Think of Ian Gillian in early 1974

[pacman80500]

god that sucks!

[53rdtird]

Cool, Toki Wartooth

[imploder78102]

I guess if he was e-mailed.....but I still don't see the resemblance.....

[666COB]

ya but they say they based alot of Toki's look off of Mikael

[seanshred666]

true, good thing Mikael is not as stupid as Toki.

[Gonjir]

toki is sweet though hahah

[metalkid777]

Toki is my favorite on the show

[carter0012]

hes awesome... I want to shake his hand someday !!

[Oftheslayervariety]

I met him and all the band after they played in Exeter in 2006, hes a an awesome guy, we chatted about stuff for about 30 mins and he hugged me twice! was the best moment of my life!

[DeathOfPassion]

I love mikeal and yes that sence

[Fiskegrateng]

Cheers! \m/

[NickKain]

loled

[tehsimo]

his accent sounds a bit irish at times :)

[guitarzanorr]

opeth is swedish

[tehsimo]

yeah i know

[Wentelteefje]

I'd actually love to meet him... He seems such a nice guy

[oraclegeorgetown]

he is, me and my band met him a year ago while playing with them. great guy. although really humble and shy, as ironic as that sounds.

[Aronmetalrifflatham]

cant belive you played with opeth! if i had a band theyd be maybey my first choice of bands to open for!!

[prattzila]

Right there son. Right there. Coolest motherfucker.

[Nem33]

thanks you for posting this. I could watch 100 Mikael interviews.

[Fiskegrateng]

Yeah, Mikael is great! \m/