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Swedish prog-metal overlords Opeth have been making vast and ambitious music for about three decades now. They've spent that entire time restlessly playing around on the borders of their own sound. It's entirely possible that there's never been another band as comfortable with the idea of switching abruptly from death-metal bone-rattle to ethereal folk reverie…
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Opeth: Accident: Band Statement (He’s Okay, Folks!)
submitted by Nick May 8th 2012 05:00 pm (www.metalhammer.co.uk)
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Earlier today we reported that Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt had apparently been hospitalised, and we now have an official statement from the band to tell us exactly what's happened.
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Opeth: Mastodon, Ghost @ Gibson Amphitheater, Hollywood 4/26/12
submitted by Nick Apr 27th 2012 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)
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An unholy trinity of Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost descended upon the Gibson Amphitheater for an evening of progressive and theatrical metal. Opeth are touring behind their latest album Heritage while Mastodon (who recently covered Feist) are promoting The Hunter. Those who arrived early basked in the pure evil of Ghost who rocked and shocked the [...]
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Opeth: Storm Corrosion ‘Drag Ropes’ Video (Featuring Opeth, Porcupine Tree Mainman)
submitted by Nick Apr 24th 2012 04:00 pm (www.metalhammer.co.uk)
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Proggy superdupergroup Storm Corrosion - featuring Opeth and Porcupine Tree mainmen Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steve Wilson - have unveiled a new video! 'Drag Ropes' is taken from the band's debut album 'Storm Corrosion', out now via Roadrunner.
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Marilyn Manson: Guns N’ Roses, Opeth For Costa De Fuego Festival In Spain
submitted by Nick Apr 24th 2012 10:00 am (www.metalhammer.co.uk)
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Guns N' Roses, Marilyn Manson, Opeth, Nightwish and Cancer Bats are just some of the bands that will be ripping up Spain at the first ever Costa De Fuego festival! Find out more and get your tickets inside...
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Opeth: And Mastodon Hang Out On Record Store Day
submitted by Nick Apr 23rd 2012 10:00 am (www.metalhammer.co.uk)
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Modern prog metal icons Opeth and similarly proggy riff lords Mastodon both attended a special signing session to mark Record Store Day on Saturday - April 21 — at Disc Go Round in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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