Opeth release new song 'Will O The Wisp'

Opeth release new song 'Will O The Wisp'

Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH, have unveiled an earnest new track called 'Will O The Wisp' today. The track is found on the band’s forthcoming, 12th studio album, »Sorceress«, that will be released on September 30th via the band’s imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast.

Stream 'Will O The Wisp' now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNE6dmC0QkY. In a recent, exclusive track-by-track feature with Metal Hammer, vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt gave some insight behind the creation of the song:

“It’s a song inspired by Dun Ringill by Jethro Tull (from the album Stormwatch, 1979). I wanted to do a song with my capo really high, so it’s up on the fifth fret. It makes the guitar sound really glittery. I just wanted to go for a simple, catchy vocal melody. It has a slightly positive vibe to it, but the lyrics are really, really dark. It’s a beautiful song, I think. I’m really happy with that one.”

Fans who pre-order the album on iTunes and Amazon Music will receive an instant download of 'Will O the Wisp' and the band’s previously released title track, 'Sorceress'. Links to pre-orders can be found below.

Pre-order »Sorceress«:

OPETH will haunt Europe this fall on their headline tour:

  • 05/11/ S Stockholm - Annexet
  • 06/11/ N Oslo - Konserthus
  • 07/11/ DK Copenhagen - DR Koncerthuset, Koncertsalen
  • 08/11/ D Hamburg - Docks
  • 10/11/ A Vienna - Arena
  • 11/11/ D Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn
  • 12/11/ D Munich - Theaterfabrik
  • 13/11/ CH Zurich - Volkshaus
  • 14/11/ I Milan - Alcatraz
  • 16/11/ D Cologne - E-Werk
  • 17/11/ B Brussels - AB
  • 18/11/ NL Tilburg - 013
  • 19/11/ UK London - SSE Arena Wembley
  • 21/11/ F Paris - Le Trianon
  • 22/11/ F Paris - Le Trianon
  • 23/11/ LUX Luxemburg - Den Atelier
  • 24/11/ D Berlin - Astra Kulturhaus

Save your tickets to the German dates in our Nuclear Blast shop: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tickets/indoor/ticket/opeth-muenchen-12.11.2016.html

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OPETH North American Tour:

  • Sep 24 - San Bernardino, CA - Ozzfest/Knotfest @ San Manuel 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
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