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

Guardian Music — (Roadrunner)Widely lauded prog prime movers Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt have produced remarkable bodies of work with their respective bands, Porcupine Tree and Opeth, but Storm Corrosion marks their first true musical collaboration. Far from ... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Opeth were forced to axe a gig in Minnesota on Monday night 07May12 after frontman Mikael Akerfeldt was hospitalised with a severe head injury The Swedish group was due to open for Mastodon at The Myth in Maplewood but it pulled out at the la... more info

Metal Injection — Opeth did not perform as scheduled last night, May 7th, in Minnesota. The band have been on the road, touring with Mastodon and Ghost. Audience members were told after Ghost played that Opeth were unable to perform, as Mikael was unable to get to the... more info

Metalsucks — Well, this is scary. Two separate MetalSucks readers, Brent Ericson and Steve Bergquist, e-mailed MetalSucks in the wee hours this morning to report that Opeth did not perform at last night’s stop of their current tour with Mastodon and Ghost in... more info