by Bram Teitelman | Jun 11, 2015 | News, Updates
[youtube]https://youtu.be/LuRO_ARLa_Y[/youtube] Opeth have slowed down a bit with their two most recent albums, taking the foot off the gas and getting a lot more melodic. While a lot of that has to do with singer Mikael Akerfeldt’s desire to sing more and growl...
by Matt Brown | Jan 7, 2014 | News, Updates
Many Opeth fans have likely been wondering what direction mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt will head into next for the band’s eleventh studio album. 2011’s Heritage was an ode to Åkerfeldt’s love for progressive rock with nary a death growl to be heard....
by Metal Insider | May 16, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, the charts are jam packed with thirteen metal and hard rock debuts, four of which made their way into the top 200. However, the top debut comes from Storm...
by Metal Insider | May 8, 2012 | Releases
Some side projects, collaborations, and supergroups are basically inevitable. Friends from different groups coming together to create a new band, longtime producers joining the musicians they’ve worked with for years, and bandmates starting a new project based...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 24, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhP9Mtxo5c[/youtube]For some time now, fans of progressive music have been awaiting music from Storm Corrosion, the collaboration between Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt and Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson. Today fans have...