Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Opeth @ Webster Hall "Swedish metal act Opeth played to a packed Webster Hall, debuting new songs from just-released record Heritage and putting new spins on old favorites. Opeth may have started as a full-on death... more info

Metalsucks — Vince and I saw Opeth and Katatonia last night, but the song that was stuck in Vince’s head the entire evening — the song which he kept singing over and over and over again — wasn’t “The Devil’s Orchard.” It was “Curl of the Burl,” ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beirut @ Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister) today in NYC * Big Teriffic @ Cameo * Anton Batagov @ The Stone * Vincent Royer @ The Stone * Opeth, Katatonia @ Webster Hall * The Shakes, Breezin, Seequill @... more info

Metalsucks — Last week some initial dates for Opeth’s upcoming North American headlining tour got out on the interwebs; now the full itinerary for the tour has been released, along with the news that Katatonia will be providing support. So, y’know. Look. You ... more info

Metal Injection — There has been a lot of news from the Opeth camp lately. Most recently, we learned that their album is coming out in September, and we got a peak at their trippy new cover. Naturally, when a new album comes out, a band is expected to tour, and Opeth ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Opeth are releasing their tenth full length Heritage September 20 via Roadrunner Records. Check out the sweet cover art above. In support of the album, the band will tour North America with Katatonia (whose past albums have featured vocals... more info

Metal Injection — By Atanamar Sunyata Woods 4: The Green Album is a paean to the art of songwriting, a hymn to the almighty riff and a testament to the power of David Gold's voice.  The album serves up a smoked metal beast dipped in a batter of doom and blacknes... more info

The Music Fix — The dour Swedes announce a real treat for fans on the eve of their 20th anniversary. more info

Metalsucks — Katatonia, Machine Head, and Periphery all get their pricey gear stolen within a month or so of each other and hey, wouldn’t you know it, some guy named Chris Goulet releases a product called The Rock Lock that’s supposed to protect your gear fro... more info

Metalsucks — Yes, another theft. Again. I was already fairly disturbed by the fact that both Katatonia and Periphery have had their gear stolen in recent days, especially since I love Katatonia a lot and quite enjoy Periphery. Fortunately Katatonia did get their ... more info