Opeth returning to Finland next year 2025

Swedish progressive metal masters OPETH will offer one concert next year 2025 in Finland as a part of their new The Last Will and Testament European Tour 2025. The concert will take place in February 9th in the city of Helsinki at Helsingin Jäähalli. OPETH was formed in Stockholm in 1991. The band incorporates folk, blues, classical, and jazz elements into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from death metal, especially in their early works. Songs may include acoustic guitar passages, Mellotrons, death growls, and strong dynamic shifts. OPETH‘s distinct sound mixes death metal with progressive rock.

The group have been through several personnel changes since early in their history, including the replacement of every original member. Lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has been OPETH‘s driving force since the departure of founder and lead vocalist David Isberg in 1992. Their current lineup consist of Åkerfeldt on guitars and lead vocals, Martín Méndezon bass, Fredrik Åkesson on guitar and backing vocals, Joakim Svalberg on keyboards and backing vocals and Waltteri Väyrynen on drums.

OPETH have released thirteen studio albums, four live DVDs, four live albums, and two boxsets. The band will release their fourteen studio album «The Last Will and Testament« on November 22nd through Reigning Phoenix Music. With their eighth studio album, «Ghost Reveries» (2005), the band achieved chart success in several dozen countries, including Top Ten in Sweden. Their ninth studio album, «Watershed» (2008), topped the Finnish albums chart in its first week of release, and reached 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of November 2009, the band have sold over 1.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs worldwide, including 300,000 collective SoundScans of their albums «Blackwater Park», «Damnation», and «Deliverance» in the United States.

The special guest for the evening will be Swedish heavy metal trio GRAND MAGUS.

 

Sunday February 9, 18:00 hrs.

Helsingin Jäähalli (Helsinki)

Tickets: 79€    Lippu