22nd edition of Brutal Assault is slowly coming. MASTERS HAMMER, EMPEROR, MORBID ANGEL, OPETH or ELECTRIC WIZARD among confirmed bands
Twenty-second edition of the Brutal Assault Festival is slowly gaining more concrete outlines. The festival, whose fans come from all over the world, once again attracted great artists of all metal genres. A truly unique experience will be exclusive shows of legendary Master’s Hammer and Emperor. Brutal Assault traditionally takes place at baroque fortress of […]
OPETH – announce European support act & tour starts today
After the phenomenal European success of Sweden’s musical alchemists OPETH, who enchanted the masses with their latest album »Sorceress« and went straight to #1 of the German charts and #3 in Finland, Mikael Åkerfeldt and his fellow magicians will hit the road again. From November 6th to November 18th, prog-rockers SAHG will join OPETH as […]
OPETH – “Sorceress” enters charts worldwide & release tenth studio trailer
Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH, have returned with their long-awaited, monumental 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ (September 30th through Moderbolaget Records/Nuclear Blast), which has debuted on German album charts at #1 and entered the world-charts on #8! It has garnered high praise from fans and critics around the world, and finds the band at their most creative […]
OPETH announces 20-year-anniversary shows
New York, NY: Swedens OPETH, easily one of the most revered and respected bands in the metal scene and beyond for the past two decades, will commemorate their twentieth anniversary…
News from BRUTAL ASSAULT
BIOHAZARD and ULVER at this years Brutal Assault festival
The reunited original lineup of the New York hardcore/metal band BIOHAZARD and avand-garde Norwegian band ULVER has been confirmed for this year’s…
OPETH Announces Spring U.S. Dates
New York, NY: After a stellar 2008 that found the band's most recent release, Watershed, atop many critical “best of” lists, Swedish metal gods will return to the US for…
CYNIC “Traced in Air” Delayed in U.S.
The release date for “Traced in Air”, the new album from reunited progressive metallers CYNIC originally slated for late October, had to be pushed back to November 17th (November 25th…
OPETH „Watershed”
OPETH has built a career out of constructing some of the most diverse music in the metal community. Since they debuted with Orchid in the mid nineties, these Swedes mixing of melodic death metal and seventies-era prog has proved insatiable to legions of fans around the world.
OPETH Lands #23 Spot on Billboard Charts
New York, NY: Impressive reviews are pouring in, including 4-stars from Blender (“Prog was rarely as songful as the brutal beauty here”), raves from Pitchfork (“Watershed has friction, and friction…
GIGANTOUR 2 on CD and DVD
The second coming of MEGADETHs 'Gigantour'is set to release April 22 from Image Entertainment on CD and DVD.
'Gigantour 2' features today's top metal bands: MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH,…
IHSAHN Album to Feature OPETH Vocalist
OPETH frontman Mikael Ĺkerfeldt has recorded a guest appearance on the track “Unhealer” from the forthcoming solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled “angL”.
Ihsahn commented: “We've been talking about…
OPETH Names Forthcoming Album “Watershed”
New York, NY: Swedish progressive metal titans Opeth, often credited as being forward thinkers who are a genre of one, are proud to announce Watershed as the title of their…
AUGURY Guitarist to Debut Solo Project
Panoptic Records, a new division of the Disconcert Music Company, is proud to announce that the release of Humanoids debut album, “Remembering Universe”, is scheduled for February 12th 2008 in…
Fredrik Ĺkesson New OPETH Guitarist
Fredrik Ĺkesson has been confirmed as being the new guitarist in Opeth. Visit his MySpace at: www.myspace.com/kfredrikakesson
Says Mikael Ĺkerfeldt: “Well, I think it's too soon right now to fully be…
Guitarist Peter Lindgren Leaves OPETH
Peter Lindgren has stepped down from his guitar wielding duties after 16 years in Opeth. Below is an open letter from Peter addressing the issue:
“It is with sadness I…
OPETH Front man comments on New DVD, Album
Mainman Mikael Ĺkerfeldt has issued the following update on a new DVD and the new album:
“Just a quick note to fill you (if you care) in on what's cooking…