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JORDAN BLUM To Release New Book, Opeth: Every Album, Every Song

Acclaimed metal journalist Jordan Blum (Metal Injection, Prog Magazine, PopMatters) is pleased to announce that he will release his book Opeth: Every Album, Every Song on April 29th. Using a meticulously crafted mixture of original analysis and behind-the-scenes research, this book digs into all facets of OPETH’s output to discover how they innovated and evolved with practically every release. After all, each ‘observation’ – from their 1990s black metal classics (Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse) and 2000s progressive death metal masterpieces (Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries) to their stunning progressive rock/jazz fusion excursions of the 2010s (Pale Communion and […]

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OPETH Reveals New Track ‘Width Of A Circle’; Preorders For In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) Featuring Six Bonus Tracks Available Now + North American Co-Headlining Tour With Mastodon Nears

OPETH is peerless. Since 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted thirteen stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums to become one of the biggest progressive rock/metal bands on the planet… And they’re only getting better, even after selling more than two million records and hitting the #1 in the German album charts with their album Sorceress in 2016. Now readying for a North American tour with Mastodon in April and May of this year, the band around unmatched frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt announces the release of In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) for May 13th. This […]

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OPETH Confirms North American Spring Tour With Mastodon

OPETH will return to the stage this Spring on the second leg of their North American co-headlining tour with Mastodon. The journey will commence April 21st in Montreal, Quebec and make its way through sixteen US and Canadian cities, coming to a close on May 11th in Riverside, California. See all confirmed dates below. Comments OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt, ”We’re excited to come back to North America for the second leg of shows together with our ‘brothers from other mothers’ in Mastodon. And… hello, Canada! It’s been too long, we know! We’ll soon dust off the ole guitars etc. and […]