Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

Opeth — The Last Will And Testament

Box set containing green and white vinyl LP plus Blu-ray

"Opeth's The Last Will and Testament is their most focused, disciplined piece of music to date and their heaviest work in more than 15 years." — Adrien Begrand, Popmatters, November 2024

"It's gonna be hard to think of a metal album in 2024 that will elicit as many opinions as will The Last Will and Testament, album number 14 (FOURTEEN!) from Swedish prog legends Opeth." — Zacy Duvall, Last Rites, November 2024

Swedish prog metallers Opeth present their highly anticipated concept album, The Last Will And Testament. The album delves into themes of family dynamics and the complexities of relationships, inspired by Mikael Åkerfeldt's growing interest in how family members can turn against each other. Personal observations and the popular TV show Succession have helped shaped the album's theme and narrative, exploring the idea that blood is not always thicker than water.

The Last Will and Testament is a concept record of sorts. "A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own relationship with music as a consumer of it," narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. "I pick up something here, dismiss something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the 'powers that be' in terms of the industry. Good enough for 'you?!' I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I'm proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it's not much of a shocker if it's going to sound like us. I'm a bit in awe of what we did with The Last Will and Testament. It feels like a dream. There is some "coherence" and songwriting skills I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favor the 'strange' over the 'obvious,' but I feel like I'm in the minority, and that's fine. So... fair warning! Don't expect an instant rush (as per usual), but if you do 'get it' (have you got it yet?) right away, that's ok too!"

Features:
2x white and dark green "Corona" vinyl 180-gram LPs
1x CD + Blu-ray Digipak (Atmos audio + documentary)
1x print of handwritten lyric sheet A4
1x certificate of authenticity A5
1x notepad A6 32 pages
1x pen and quill set