Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson of Opeth "Silence is Music" | AMS Interview

We had the pleasure to sit down with Swedish Prog legends, Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson of the band Opeth, to talk about PRS Guitars, the longevity of their career, and of course, what’s the difference between metal and prog. Be like Opeth and Check out PRS Guitars at AMS: PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-PRS-SE... PRS NF 53 Electric Guitar: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-PRS-NF... And go stream Opeth’s music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ybFZ... Make sure to catch Opeth on tour here: https://www.opeth.com/tour-dates And for all your gear needs head on over to AmericanMusical.com #AmericanMusicalSupply #Opeth #MikaelAkerfeldt #FredrikAkesson #PRSGuitars #PRS #PaulReedSmith #Interview #MusicianInterview #AMS #ElectricGuitars #Guitar #PRSSE #ProgressiveMusic #Progressive #Prog #ProgMetal #Rock #Metal #ProgressiveDeathMetal #ProgRock #HeavyMetal #Windowpane #Burden #EndingCredits #GhostofPerdition #InMyTimeofNeed #Damnation #GhostReveries #TheLastWillAndTestament Chapter Markers: 00:00 – Intro 00:49 – Not Using a Click Track Live 02:39 – Ian Anderson Collaboration 03:42 – Replicating the Studio Experience Live 05:24 – The Easier the Part, the Harder It Is to Play 07:35 – Being Your Own Harshest Critic 09:45 – PRS Guitars 16:17 – No Rules 18:40 – What Makes Music Progressive 20:46 – Surströmming Story 22:16 – Outro