 On June 15 , 2016 , Nuclear Blast Entertainment announced the signing of Opeth . Three days later , on June 18th , Opeth released a 30 @-@ second teaser for their new album , Sorceress . A month later , on July 18th , the band confirmed the album would be released on September 30th , in addition to revealing the artwork and track list . Mikael Åkerfeldt described it as " a fine little record . My favorite in our discography right now . Of course . That 's how it should be , right ? It 's both fresh and old , both progressive and rehashed . Heavy and calm . Just the way we like it . " 
