OPETH - §7 (Official Music Video)

“That track was scary to play live at first. Most of our songs are challenging, I suppose, and this one is no exception. I believe we all love playing this one. There are a myriad of details that could go wrong though, but it’s fun. It keeps you on your toes. And of course, then there’s Ian Anderson’s narrations, which is the only thing in our set that isn’t ”live". Since we don’t play to a click-track, it’s dragging or pushing depending on the tempo of the evening. Again, it’s fun and I love the unforeseeable character of this song in a live setting. That’s a bit odd since I normally want to feel completely secure and really know what I’m doing. I generally don’t like surprises on stage.” - Mikael Åkerfeldt

Taken from the album "The Last Will And Testament"
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Feb 5, 2026 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
Feb 6, 2026 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
Feb 7, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Feb 10, 2026 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Jack White Theatre
Feb 11, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Feb 12, 2026 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Feb 14, 2026 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
Feb 15, 2026 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Feb 16, 2026 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Feb 18, 2026 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
Feb 20, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
Feb 21, 2026 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Feb 22, 2026 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
Feb 24, 2026 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Feb 25, 2026 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

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All Music and Lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lyrical concept by Mikael Åkerfeldt, dramatic consultation by Klara Rönnqvist Fors
Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Co-produced by Opeth and Stefan Boman
Engineered by Stefan Boman, Joe Jones and Opeth
Mixing by Stefan Boman and Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe, Stockholm, Sweden
Mastering and vinyl lacquer cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road studios, London, UK

OPETH is:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkessson – Guitars, backing vocals
Martin Mendez – Bass guitar
Waltteri Väyrynen – Drums and percussion
Joakim Svalberg – Keyboards, backing vocals

Lyrics:

And now…
Time to say goodbye
I vow to lovelorn Gemini

”As part of paragraph seven I bestow upon you both a number of  artifacts of immense personal value to me. Wearing the family crest, I hope they can serve as a reminder of the fragility of heritage

A kings child, scion

Scion blood from me

”Effectively, these heirlooms are in essence worthless. Still I consider them a token of my innermost kindness. A lesson learned, if you will. Pass them on to generations to come”

”The liberation of the wealthy, once perpetually shackled by greed. The wretched instead, elated and basking in solace”

In a flock of ”kings”
I am iconoclast
Broken bloodline seeping to emptiness
A melancholy victory
A triumph for heresy 
Saved a daughter in line of disaster      
Cursed!       

So, shed no tears on your makers tomb

A king's child, scion

Deus, Patriam, Rex, Sanguis

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