Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt says a conversation with bassist Martín Méndez was the catalyst to change their musical direction on Heritage

The new issue of Metal Hammer is a biggie, featuring Babymetal, Korn, Steel Panther, Cult of Luna, Opeth and more

But Opeth vocalist and guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt says he still loves Yngwie's guitar playing

An English-language version of Opeth's Svekets Prins will be released next week

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 ethere...