Swedish prog metal quintet Opeth will make their very first appearance at Italy's legendary Pompeii in July, the band have just announced. Opeth are in the process of announcing a series of live dates ...

Opeth has a wonderfully smooth guitar sound; on recordings Akerfeldt uses an "ebow" device (a prog-rock guitar effect from the 1970s and now rare). On tour he replicates the sound with various effects ...

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Opeth have shared a quick teaser of a new song from In Cauda Venenum, the Swedish prog-metal outfit's upcoming album they officially announced in May. The "first snippet of music" from the release due ...

Opeth and Anathema bear between them many similarities. Chiefly among them, a gradual shift from harsh, visceral roots that grew over two decades ago (albeit a considerable distance apart) in the then ...

As part of the celebration of their 20th anniversary, Sweden's Opeth released a DVD of the band's performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. 'In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall' is a fierce ...

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Opeth have been one of the most innovative bands on the metal circuit for nearly three decades. Having formed in 1989, the Stockholm based five-piece have gone on to release twelve albums since 1995's ...