The classic line-up had assembled, Steven Wilson was contributing and Mikael Åkerfeldt was mining songwriting gold – but you can’t convince him the 2001 release was their magnum opus ...

The Opeth frontman also reveals which of his songs he feels are overrated in a new interview with Metal Hammer ...

A six-neck guitar once played by Spinal Tap is being auctioned. As spotted by Guitar World, UK auctioneers Gardiner Houlgate ...

Download Festival has confirmed that there will be “multiple secret sets” coming at the 2025 edition. Find out more here.

Released last year, their seventh full-length release, English Electric Part One, was a defining moment, and the dexterity ...

Possibly, the best way to describe an Opeth concert is by calling it a rollercoaster ride—such is the unique, experimental, ...

Ragne Wahlquist’s memorial service in Stockholm last month had all the solemnity (and the stacked guest list) of a state funeral. Wahlquist, who for nearly 50 years led the heavy metal institution ...

Another month has passed, and spring is around the corner — but not just yet. While our windows may still be closed, it’s time for another edition of songs that might otherwise come from one of my ...

Big names in the new announcement include Rise Against, Opeth and Municipal Waste. Here’s the current list of acts scheduled to perform at Donnington Park in July 2025. After weeks of ...