Editing Opeth (section)

===Lineup changes and ''The Last Will and Testament'' (2021–present) ===
On 16 November 2021, it was announced that longtime drummer [[Martin Axenrot]] had left the band due to conflict of interests and his [[Anti-vaccine activism|refusal to get vaccinated]] against [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/martin-axe-axenrots-vaccination-status-led-to-his-exit-from-opeth-says-his-bloodbath-bandmate|title=Martin 'Axe' Axenrot's Vaccination Status Led To His Exit From OPETH, Says His BLOODBATH Bandmate|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=8 August 2022|accessdate=6 August 2023}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Sami Karppinen]] for the North American tour.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Greg Kennelty|date=2021-11-16|title=OPETH Parts Ways With Drummer Over "Conflict Of Interests"|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/opeth-parts-ways-with-drummer-over-conflict-of-interests|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Metal Injection|language=en-US}}</ref> On 9 September 2022, it was announced Waltteri Väyrynen (formerly of [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]] and [[Alexi Laiho]]'s project [[Children of Bodom#Bodom After Midnight and death of Alexi Laiho (2020–2021)|Bodom After Midnight]]) was the band's new drummer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 9, 2022|title=Opeth Enlists Ex-Paradise Lost Drummer Waltteri Väyrynen|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-enlists-ex-paradise-lost-drummer-waltteri-vayrynen|access-date=September 9, 2022|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 1 August 2024, Opeth announced that their fourteenth studio album ''[[The Last Will and Testament]]'' would be released on 11 October,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/opeth-new-album-details-revealed|title=Opeth – New Album Details Revealed|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=August 1, 2024|date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> although the date was postponed to 22 November due to manufacturing delays.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Opeth/posts/pfbid02U2NfyhDCWfppyrdUFUitKixhLh713yNXL2U3mAUksqG2gfY7jJoky2chyw3McEr7l</ref> With the return of growl vocals after 16 years, last appearing on the album ''[[Watershed (Opeth album)|Watershed]]'', the album received positive feedback from many fans and music critics. It was also the band's first fully conceptual record since [[Still Life (Opeth album)|''Still Life'']] in 1999.