Opeth

10 Underrated Metal Drummers

IGN (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008

The unsung rhythm keepers get their due.

Preorder Bloodbath’s The Fathomless Master and Darkthrone’s Dark Thrones & Black Flags

Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008

Darkthrone return this autumn with their 14th album, a perfect fusion of blackened rock, metal and punk. ‘Dark Thrones & Black Flags’ is a continuation of the Darkthrone sound, style and uncompromising attitude witnessed on the acclaimed 2007 album ‘F.O.A.D’. Recorded and produced by the band themselves at Necrohell II studios, Norway, ‘Dark Thrones [...]

Music Review | Opeth: Death Metal, Not Without a Melody

New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008

Opeth, a Swedish band that blends death metal with progressive folk-rock, played the Nokia Theater on Thursday.

Bloodbath Post New Track On Mini-Site

Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008

Bloodbath are an extreme metal supergroup from Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1998 with a mutual fascination for the glory days of death metal, the band’s line-up has changed and evolved throughout the years, featuring the elite of Swedish metal. The next chapter of this brutal saga arrives on October 6th 2008 with the release of [...]

This Week In METAL (09/15/08)

Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008

by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: Bloodbath - "Slaughter The Will To Live" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Samothrace - "Slaughter The Will To Live" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: North - "Eidolon" (MP3) Attila Csihar, The Winterdemon (metalnorge) Highly influential black metallers Mayhem have announced that they...

Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt Interviewed @ Ankkarock; Video Available

F-News (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at the Ankkarock festival, which was held August 2-3 in Korso, Vantaa, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below. OPETH will embark on a European headlining tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from THE OCEAN and CYNIC. OPETH will team up with HIGH...

Opeth Ultimate Mix

IGN (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008

We compile our favorite tracks together for an amazing listening experience.

The Top 10 Most Illegible Heavy Metal Band Logos, In The Newsroom Blog

MTV News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008

Metal bands are notorious for illegible logos, but our list of the top 10 most illegible takes the cake.

• Top 10 Most Illegible Metal Logos - MTV Newsroom

Opeth: Video Interview From Rock Am Ring Available

F-News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson are featured in a brief video interview conducted by Rebel TV at this year's Rock am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany. Check it out at this location . “I do wear my influences on my sleeve,” leader Mikael Akerfeldt told BW&BK recently. “So some of the references on this album might be quite easy to pick up. I have progressive rock to thank for a lot...

Opeth’s Watershed Review At MetalSucks

Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008

I’m not a big Opeth fan. I don’t have any of their cds but I dig the Porcelain Heart Video and I like the cover of Celtic Frost’s Circle Of Tyrants from the In Memory Of Celtic Frost tribute. But to be honest I’m in no rush to go scoop up Watershed anytime soon. [...]

Opeth - Watershed Review

IGN (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008

Watershed (Album) Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth return with their crowning achievement of 70's Prog-Rock kissed Metal.

Opeth: New Video Interview Available

F-News (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008

Buckshot of Woozyfly.com's "Buckshot's Bonanza" conducted an interview with OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson late last month before the band's performance at Terminal 5 in New York City. They discussed the recording process for the OPETH's new album, "Watershed", the decision to record a cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Would?", the concept behind the video for "Porcelain...

Opeth Frontman: 'All Our Records Have Been Somewhat Of A Journey'

F-News (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008

ARTISTdirect editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. ARTISTdirect: You're conjuring a lot of different imagery on this album ["Watershed"]. Did your writing process differ at all? Mikael: A little bit, but it was more from a technical aspect, because I bought a computer with a ProTools rig. This way,...

Opeth (+Dream Theater/3/BTBAM) @ Terminal 5, NYC - pics

Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008

words by Black Bubblegum, photos by Chris La Putt "If you don't like the Scorpions, get the fuck outta here" Mikael Åkerfeldt made clear where he drew the line during the break between songs at night one (May 21) of...

Dream Theater/Opeth One-Off Acoustic Performance Scrapped

F-News (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update from the Progressive Nation 2008 Tour, which also features OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3: "We were asked by Roadrunner [Records, DREAM THEATER and OPETH's record label] to do a special unique one-off performance for a few limited fans on one of our days off (in between Albany [May 18] and Boston [May 20], to be precise) with...