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Opeth's use of odd time signatures, lengthy compositions and influences of folk, jazz and classical music made them a stand out for me. Guitarist Michael Akerfeldt is one of my biggest influences as a songwriter, he proved that you don't need to be the fastest shredder in the scene to be a good guitarist.

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To me, Tool are the ones who revived Progressive Rock back in the 1990's and early 2000's. Their use of altered tunings, odd time signatures, polyrhythms and extended compositions are what make them so unique. Tool have definitely changed the way i listen to music, due to the long running themes in the music and the lengthy compositions, i can sit with a pair of headphones and just full immerse my self in the music. 

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Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth cites Sad Wings of Destiny by Judas Priest as his second favourite metal album. ( Shteamer, 2017)

Mikael Akerfeldt said that they nicked so many things from Judas Priest's live album Unleashed In the East and that Sad Wings of Destiny and Unleashed In the East are both mythological records to him. ( Nuclear Blast Records, 2019, 00:29)

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'Moon Madness" by Camel was one of the records that changed Mikael Akerfeldt's life. Camel's guitarist Andy Latimer influenced Mikael Akerfeldt so much that on Opeth's album Ghost Reveries there is a song called ' The Baying of the Hounds' which features a guitar solo similar to that of Andy's

( Akerfeldt ,2014)

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Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth regards Napalm Death as the first band that made him want to pursue the Death Growl vocal technique. Mikael said he was 14 or 15 years old when he heard " You Suffer" by Napalm death and thought to himself " I could do that" ( Loudwire, 2019, 00:56)

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" Pink Floyd's Animals changed everything" said by Maynard

James Keenan. ( Natasha Scharf, October 2022).

Animals by Pink Floyd has had a massive impact on TOOL's music, Maynard James Keenan tells GRAMMY.com " Not just because of the compositions, but also the approach to production and instrumentation" ( Kopp, 2022).

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Maynard James Keenan from TOOL cites Black Sabbath's debut self titled album as one of the most influential albums for him. When he was young he used to spend Saturday nights at his Grandmas place watching monster movies with the sound turned down and listening to the self titled album  (Leatham, 2022) 

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" Fripps playing caused me to 'Wake Up' to music when I was younger" says Adam Jones of TOOL.

( Angle, 2019)

When TOOL toured with King Crimson, Robert Fripp taught Adam Jones the two most important things about playing which are attitude and discipline. ( Angle, 2019)