Metal Injection — This year, the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is celebrating 15 years of bringing crushing metal and hardcore to the New England masses and they have amassed a pretty stellar lineup for the big weekend, which will go down April 19th, 20th an... more info

Metal Injection — When you think of saxophonist Kenny G, the last think you think of is heavy metal. BUT, his son, Max, on the other hand, is all about the shred. I remember spotting Kenny and his son at an Opeth show in LA a few years ago, and somebody told me that h... more info

Metal Injection — If you're a reader of this site, you know that we're big on Opeth here, and we're big on Opeth updates. Like when frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt said there is a 90% chance of a North American tour in 2013, and that the band would be playin... more info

Metal Injection — We are big fans of Opeth around these parts, so any tidbit of news is huge news for me. Last month, Opeth frontman revealed that there is a 90% chance the band will be touring North American in 2013. This month, he reveals that there is new Opeth mat... more info

Metal Injection — It's been over a year since Opeth released their no-death-metal-only-prog opus Heritage. The band has toured the globe, so what's left? Apparently, more touring, and most likely in North America. Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke to Ro... more info

Metalsucks — Opeth, Dream Theater and Gojira better run and take cover. more info

Metalsucks — One of the reasons I am so widely respected and successful as a music journalist/meme author is that I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong. Granted, it does not happen very often, but when I make the wrong call I admit that I was mistaken and mov... more info

Guardian Music — (Peaceville)Perhaps cursed by their reluctance to fit into predetermined metal subgenres, it has taken Katatonia two decades to receive the recognition they deserve. Diehard fans will recognise Dead End Kings as the latest in a series of beautifully... more info

Metalsucks — Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month is Decibel. Here’s managing editor Andrew Bonazelli… Mastodon, Opeth and Baroness are all multiple Dec... more info

Guardian Music — The strings play in helicopters, the trumpeter's on a trapeze, and a camel dances around while defecating planets. Alexis Petridis on Birmingham Opera Company's bid to stage a mind-boggling Stockhausen operaIt's a Thursday afternoon and, outside the... more info