OPETH - NEW ALBUM AND TOURAccording to Blabbermouth, 'Swedish progressive metal titans OPETH have set "Watershed" as the title of their forthcoming album, due out on June 3 via Roadrunner Records'. This album is supposed to be a lot more progressive with aspects of classic rock.The tracklisting for WaterShed is as follows:01. Coil02. Heir Apparent03. The Lotus Eater04. Burden05. Porcelain Heart...
A month or so ago Opeth came to New York's Nokia Theater as part of an awesome (and diverse) package with High on Fire and Nachtmystium. It was one of those nights; a Monday or Tuesday, I was fucking exhausted from having traveled cross-country the night before, partied too many nights in a row, just [...]
Guitarist / vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH recently spoke to Holland's FaceCulture about the band's song Burden from OPETH's latest album, Watershed. OPETH's latest video for Burden ( see below ) received its online premiere on November 4, 2008. The Roundhouse Tapes contains a critically acclaimed OPETH performance recorded at The Roundhouse, London in 20..
Holland's Ondergrond.tv conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH prior to the band's November 25, 2008 concert at the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Watch the chat below.OPETH's latest video for "Burden" received its online premiere on November 4. While Danish director Lasse Hoile (DREAM THEATER, PORCUPINE...
Sweden’s Opeth, easily one of the heavy genre’s most revered and respected bands, will commemorate their twentieth anniversary in Spring 2010 with six exclusive shows that will take place across the globe, including one in London at the Royal Albert Hall. Front-man Mikael Åkerfeldt had the following to say; ”I can’t believe it, but…fuck…we’re celebrating [...]
Want to feel old? OPETH are going to be celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band next year by playing just six shows, spread across Europe and the United States. In a statement that sounds much like his stage banter, bandleader MIKAEL AKERFELDT quips:“I can’t believe it, but… fuck, we’re celebrating 20 years. I’ve been [...]