Opeth - The Last Will and Testament (Black or Silver Vinyl)

2024 EU 2LP.

"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 Kerfeldt. "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 favour 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!"

Track listing:

A01 - §1 (00:06:11) |

A02 - §2 (00:05:40) |

B01 - §3 (00:05:11) |

B02 - §4 (00:07:05) |

C01 - §5 (00:07:35) |

C02 - §6 (00:06:16) |

D01 - §7 (00:06:28) |

D02 - A Story Never Told (00:07:10)