Drummer Martin Lopez hat OPETH aus gesundheitlichen Gründen verlassen und wird sich fortan einem noch nicht benannten Projekt widmen. Neuer Mann am Drumkit ist Martin Axe Axenrot, welcher bereits als Sessionmitstreiter bei fünf Touren dabeigewesen war.
Mikael Åkerfeldts Statement:
However sad I and the rest of the band feel in light of Lopez departure I want to thank him for his incredible work with OPETH and immense dedication to the band. We recorded some classic stuff together and he obviously had an enormous impact on our sound. I now feel very excited to hear the material of his own band. In the meantime OPETH fans can rest assured that we´ll continue jamming it out with Axe and we all have high expectations about our coming musical ventures.