Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rebecca Reed Mastodon @ Roseland Ballroom From the opening wails of "Black Tongue" (accompanied by some adorable tongue-wagging by guitarist Brent Hinds) to the soaring peaks of "Octopus Has No Friends," [Mastodon] deftly wove its way throu... more info

Metalsucks — Vince has written about Swedish melodic death-doomers In Mourning before, declaring them to be “the shit” and comparing them to Opeth, Insomnium, and Daylight Dies. I back those assertions wholeheartedly, and based on the plethora of e-mails we�... more info

Metalsucks — Martin Lopez is a musician I have always held in high regard. As a drummer myself, it’s difficult not to admire the soft-spoken Swede and his understated approach to metal percussion. During his tenure in Opeth, he helped craft what many consider ... more info

Metalsucks — Someone has rather cleverly figured out that Opeth’s “I Feel the Dark,” from last year’s Heritage, syncs up perfectly with Destino, a short film Salvador Dali made for Disney. (Brief digression: Salvador Dali made something for Disney? WTF?)... more info

Metal Injection — It's coming! We've been getting really amped for finally hearing some new music from this long talked about collaboration between Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt and The Porcupine Tree main man Steven Wilson, Storm Corrosion will finally ... more info

Gigwise — Warcry, Berri Txarrak and more added to Spanish summer rock festival more info

Metal Injection — I was pretty bummed when Martin Lopez left Opeth midway through the Ghost Reveries album cycle. But, the guy had a bunch of personal demons to deal with and needed time off the road. Well, it looks like he's cleaned up and had enough time to get... more info

Metal Injection — We're pretty excited about this long-awaited collaboration between The Porcupine Tree's Steve Wilson and Opeth's Mikael Akerfedlt called Storm Corrosion. When we interviewed Wilson a few months ago, he said it would be a natural evolut... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Mastodon and Opeth are getting ready to double-team Canadian metal fans. more info

Metal Injection — We are oh-so-excited for this forthcoming tour package which will see Opeth team up with Mastodon and Ghost for a trek all around North America. I can't think of a more appropriate tour package for all of the bands involved. I am very rarely ela... more info