411 Mania — Royal Albert Hall show coming to CD, DVD and vinyl... more info

411 Mania — Dave Mustaine and guitarists from Opeth, Killswitch, Slipknot and more make the list... more info

Thrash Hits — There aren’t many bands who have a name that takes longer to say than whole Opeth songs, but bluesy psychedelic rockers Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight are one. Frankly, if your music is this good, you can totally get away with it... more info

Altsounds — With a line-up boasting headline appearances from* CHILDREN OF BODOM, FEAR FACTORY, TWISTED SISTER, *plus a special guest slot filled by* MESHUGGAH, BLOODSTOCK* can now confirm the final headline slot for *BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2010*. The Friday night ... more info

Metalsucks — Reader Rich H. (no, not that Rich H.) sent us the below video, which suggests that “The Lotus Eater” from Opeth’s 2008 opus, Watershed, is a rip-off of Immortal’s “Cryptic Winterstorms,” from 1992’s Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism. Now, I... more info

Metalsucks — According to Metal Injection, the long-rumored Mikael Akerfeldt / Steven Wilson / Mike Portnoy collaboration is finally underway, sure to cause prog fanboys the world over to immediately begin fapping at their keyboards. According to an interview in ... more info

Metal Injection — By: Navjot Kaur Sobti Infusing all shades of rock into a “twisted” and “experimental” musical incarnation is a long-anticipated and newly embarked project – to feature Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson, Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt, as well as... more info

411 Mania — It's the battle of the Nu-Prog between the Claudio Sanchez Comic Book Soundtrack, Brent Hinds Prog Behemoth and Michael Akerfeldt's Grimdark Folk Parade in this week's 3Ls. more info

Altsounds — WITCHERY's line-up reads like the who's who of Swedish Metal: Jensen plays with The Haunted; solo-guitarist Rickard Rimfält rocks for Séance; bass player Sharlee D'Angelo is in charge of the deep end of Arch Enemy and Spiritual Beggars... more info

Metalsucks — Photographer Jackie Cheng was on hand at Otep’s Opeth’s 20th Anniversary show in New York City last Thursday, April 7th, at which the band played all of Blackwater Park followed by a set consisting of one song from each of their other albums. Che... more info