Mikael Akerfeldt influences on 60's-80's bands

[emericashoes]

I just saw a video about him talking about the Zombies, Pink Floyd, Santana and The Beatles which he says he loves all very much heres the video. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=58038

Anyway my question is please tell me all 60s to 80s bands that Mikael likes which he states in interviews or you just know what bands that he loves please tell me all thanks

 

[Necromantic-Hiko]

tbh you can actually just look at his posts and find alot of them in the 70s prog thread to get an idea.

 

[prowlergrig]

yeah mikael has influenced pretty much all music from the beginning of time

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

I made a thread about this the day the video came out but it went down the list, it got views but no posts. Thats right no one loves me. haha http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/opeth/396021-new-video-interviews.html

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

It was nice to see Mikael laughing at Santana.

 

[Blackwater Demon]

I got to see Santana back in the late 80sbefore his career went down hill and he started getting people like Rob Thomas to sing in his songs. It was my first ever concert.

 

[noura]

Mike was even influenced by the Afrikaan beats

 

[Opethian Samurai]

Let's not forget Obituary, Deep Purple, Alice in Chains, Metallica...

 

[Tepheron]

"Santana shreds"

 

[emericashoes]

tbh you can actually just look at his posts and find alot of them in the 70s prog thread to get an idea.

what do you mean he actually post in the 70's prog thread about bands he likes?

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

He posts here all the time.

 

[isolation_years]

COMUS, if you can get first utterance i suggest you get it, i love it, its where the baying of the hounds and my arms your hearse's names came from

 

[Pantagruel]

Yah I actually heard Comus years before I even listened to any metal, I never noticed the influence until I read about it on wikipedia. great band.

 

[isolation_years]

yeah they are amazing, probably my favorite(non opeth ) prog band

 

[emericashoes]

He posts here all the time.

Really whats his username? and is this the official forum he uses?

 

[BrutalD]

His username is Mikael Akefeldt and I'm sure you'll see him around her, on this very forum. He might just post on this thread and make you feel all warm inside.

 

[Lothlorien]

Really whats his username? and is this the official forum he uses?

for crying out loud.

 

[emericashoes]

tbh you can actually just look at his posts and find alot of them in the 70s prog thread to get an idea.

someone please send me the 70s prog thread i can't find it.

 

[Detric]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/non-opeth-music-chat/150277-rare-prog-early-70s.html