Cat No: 1015510101

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015510104

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015510108

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015510701

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015520201

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015520301

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”

Cat No: 1015540801

”The Last Will and Testament” is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own
relationship with music as a consumer of it,” narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. “I pick up something here, dismiss
something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative
path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are
good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for
”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in
there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going
to sound like ”us”. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ”The Last Will and Testament”. It feels like a dream. There is
some ”coherence” and ” songwriting skills” I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ”strange” over the
”obvious”, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per
usual), but if you do ”get it” (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too!”