Opeth - Pale Communion / The eleventh album from the highly acclaimed Swedish progressive metalband, fronted by guitarist and singer Mikael Ã…kerfeldt, Opeth's PaleCommunion was released by Roadrunner Records on August 26, 2015. Thealbum found Opeth moving further towards a melodic, progressive rocksound, especially with the vocal melodies and further away from their earlier, death metal influences.