Johan Hegg(Amon Amarth)or Mikael Åkerfeldt (opeth)? Vocals Discuss Johan Hegg(Amon Amarth)or Mikael Åkerfeldt (opeth)? in the Metal Instruments forums; Hegg because unlike so many other bands within different genre's that sing about Viking lore and Norse mythology, Hegg'...

[gatesoftanhauser]

Hegg because unlike so many other bands within different genre's that sing about Viking lore and Norse mythology, Hegg's vocals ACTUALLY FIT the concept of the band: Vikings.

Vikings were brutal, monstrous people, and, if one is to sing about them in the first person (as many AA's songs are written) one should SOUND the way a Viking warlord likely would have sounded. With Hegg, you can imagine going back to 800 A.D and seing him command a Pillaging Battalion of Vikings. That's why he goes over Akerfeldt.

Plus, Opeth is severely overrated, IMO. People claim they're this "life changing band" but I have yet to hear a song from them that's memorable.