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Inside the Studio with OPETH: Video

By Sevine E. Levine
OPETH Releases Episode 1 Video Blog: The making of there 12th album Sorceress.

Swedish experimental heavy-rock pioneers OPETH have released a new video blog, “Studio Report - Episode 1,” ahead of their upcoming release of Sorceress, which will debut on September 30th via the band’s imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment.

Watch “Studio Report - Episode 1”:

In the new video, OPETH vocalist and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt gives an in-depth tour of Rockfield Studios in Wales during the recording/production process of their 12th studio album, Sorceress. Subsequent videos will be released in the coming weeks and will give fans an inside looking at the making of one of the year’s most dynamic and anticipated heavy rock releases. OPETH will return to North America this fall for a headline tour, which will kick off with a performance at Ozzfest/Knotfest on September 24th in San Bernardino, CA. The excursion will continue with special guest The Sword through the following month before wrapping up on October 26th in Vancouver, BC. OPETH Tour Dates: Sep 24 - San Bernardino, CA - Ozzfest/Knotfest @ San Manual Amphitheater Sep 29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Sep 30 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore Oct 1 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall Oct 2 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Oct 4 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis Oct 5 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall Oct 7 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore Oct 8 - Akron, OH - Good Year Theater at East End Oct 9 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater Oct 10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave Oct 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Oct 13 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Oct 14 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Oct 15 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live Oct 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl Oct 19 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater Oct 21 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades Oct 22 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Oct 24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Oct 25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater Oct 26 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum In the new video, OPETH vocalist and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt gives an in-depth tour of Rockfield Studios in Wales during the recording/production process of their 12th studio album, Sorceress. Subsequent videos will be released in the coming weeks and will give fans an inside looking at the making of one of the year’s most dynamic and anticipated heavy rock releases. OPETH will return to North America this fall for a headline tour, which will kick off with a performance at Ozzfest/Knotfest on September 24th in San Bernardino, CA. The excursion will continue with special guest The Sword through the following month before wrapping up on October 26th in Vancouver, BC. OPETH Tour Dates: Sep 24 - San Bernardino, CA - Ozzfest/Knotfest @ San Manual Amphitheater Sep 29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Sep 30 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore Oct 1 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall Oct 2 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Oct 4 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis Oct 5 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall Oct 7 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore Oct 8 - Akron, OH - Good Year Theater at East End Oct 9 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater Oct 10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave Oct 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Oct 13 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Oct 14 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Oct 15 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live Oct 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl Oct 19 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater Oct 21 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades Oct 22 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Oct 24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Oct 25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater Oct 26 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum