What is Opeth?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Opeth | background = group_or_band | image = Opeth @ Rock Hard Festival 2017 201.jpg | landscape = Yes | caption = Opeth at [[Rock Hard Festival]] 2017, Germany <br /> (L–R): [[Fredrik Åkesson]], [[Joakim Svalberg]], [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]], [[Martin Axenrot]], & [[Martín Méndez]] | origin = [[Stockholm]], Sweden | genre = {{flatlist| <!-- please don't make unexplained genre changes! --> * [[Progressive metal]] * [[progressive rock]] * [[progressive metal|progressive death metal]] }} | years_active = 1990–present | label = {{flatlist| * Moderbolaget * [[Nuclear Blast]] * [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]] * [[Century Black]] * [[Peaceville Records|Peaceville]] * [[Music for Nations]] * [[Koch Records|Koch]] * [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Bloodbath]] * [[Katatonia]] * [[Storm Corrosion]] }} | website = {{URL|opeth.com}} | current_members = * [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] * [[Martín Méndez]] * [[Martin Axenrot]] * [[Fredrik Åkesson]] * [[Joakim Svalberg]] | past_members = [[List of Opeth band members]] }} '''Opeth''' is a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. The band name came from the word ''Opet'', which was the name of a ruined ancient city in the [[Wilbur Smith]] [[novel]] ''Sunbird'' and is translated as ''City of the Moon''. Furthermore in ancient Egypt they used to celebrate on annual Opet ceremony. Sites where Opet rituals were taken Palace can be seen at Karnak tempel And Hatseput Palace in Luxor. Opeth play ''progressive death metal'' (which comes from [[wikt:combination|combining]] ''[[progressive rock]]'' and ''[[death metal]]''). Opeth are also [[wikt:influence|influenced]] by blues and jazz, and their songs often have both [[electric guitar|electric]] and [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] parts. The band's members have changed many times since Opeth started in [[1990]], but band member Mikael Åkerfeldt has always been [[