Opeth - Metal Storm

Amaranthe	4th Dimension
Wretched	Sabaton

29.07 - Eluveitie - Special New Album Stream Available

29.07 - Scar Symmetry - Reveal New Album Release Dates And More

29.07 - Ministry - Offer Free Download Of 'Permawar' Remix

29.07 - Southwest Terror Fest III - Complete Lineup And Running Order

29.07 - Monolithe - Reissue Second Album, Release Compilation Of EPs

29.07 - KEN Mode - Release New Video, New Tour Announced

29.07 - Intronaut - Confirm 10th Anniversary US Tour In November

28.07 - Machine Head - Announce Tour With Epica And Children Of Bodom

28.07 - Panopticon - New Album Streaming Online

28.07 - Wovenwar - New Single Online

28.07 - Winterfylleth - Reveal New Album Cover And More Details

28.07 - After The Burial - US Tour Dates Confirmed

Reviews Articles

	Thine The Dead City Blueprint
	Martyrdöd Elddop
	Ocean Districts Expeditions
	Bölzer Soma [EP]
	Harakiri For The Sky Aokigahara
	Dog Fashion Disco Sweet Nothings
	Belphegor Conjuring The Dead
	Entombed A.D. Back To The Front
	Accept Blind Rage
	Chaos Moon Resurrection Extract

29.07 - Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2014 - Denver, CO - 13 Jul 2014

28.07 - Amaranthe - American Beauty Car Show, Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, Haapsalu, Estonia, 19.07.2014

23.07 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

20.07 - Hellfest 2014 - A report!

13.07 - Agalloch - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, USA - 8 Jul 2014

13.06 - Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

06.06 - Roadburn Festival - Day 4: Afterburner

03.06 - God Is An Astronaut - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 18.05.2014

Shoutbox

06:56 - Opethian
@Ruchesko, Wtf .....

03:39 - Ruchesko
(bit late, but for posterity's sake) *I'm sure this

01:01 - Redn1ght
Hah. @Ruch. What a coincidence...

23:54 - LeKiwi
I love this album cover: [link] can't say the same for the music tho :(

23:19 - Apothecary
Seeing High On Fire and Death Angel in October, I also have a raging boner

22:19 - Ruchesko
I'm this was just the kind of publicity Dream Theater were after: [link]

21:34 - Hex_Omega
That band is like Depressive/Experimental Prog to my ears. Really original.

Events Now online Today

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (29)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)

13.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 (14)

13.08 - Germany
Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

22.01 - USA
70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

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Members: 14

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Guests: 237

Musicians' birthdays:

29 - Anna (III)
30 - Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer
39 - Benton
45 - Carlos "Mohamed" Prieto Guijarro
32 - Dave Callier
44 - Edwin "Ed" Rhone
25 - Gerardo Herrera
47 - James Franklin Murphy
68 - Jeffrey Hammond
34 - Johan Reinholdz
47 - Johnny Stojcevski
26 - Kevin "Fractal" ten Cate
39 - Nathan Ellis
33 - Nicolas Guilitte
30 - Sebi
35 - Thomas Eriksson
34 - Tomotaka Ishikawa
38 - Toni Kristian

RIP:

2002 - Nina Engen Hansen

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Opeth

Popularity index: 2
3623 fans

Country:	Sweden
Label:	Roadrunner Records

Links:	Official website Facebook MySpace show moreTwitter

Formed in:	1990

1990-2002	Extreme progressive metal
2003-2010	Progressive metal
2011-	Progressive rock

Line-up

Current members:
1990-	Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals, guitars
1997-	Martin Mendez - bass
2006-	Martin "Axe" Axenrot - drums
2007-	Fredrik Åkesson - guitars
2011-	Joakim Svalberg - keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Former musicians:
1990-1991	Nick Döring - bass
1990-1992	David Isberg - vocals
1990-1997	Anders Nordin - drums
1991	Andreas Dimeo - guitars
1991	Kim Pettersson - guitars
1991	Johan DeFarfalla - bass
› 1994-1996	-//-
1991-2007	Peter Lindgren - guitars
1992	Mattias Ander - bass
1992-1993	Stefan Guteklint - bass
1997-2006	Martin Lopez - drums
2005-2011	Per Wiberg - keyboards, backing vocals
Studio musicians:
2008	Karin Svensson - violin
2008	Lisa Almberg - english horn, oboe
2008	Christoffer Wadensten - flute
2008	Andreas Tengberg - cello
Live musicians:
2003-2005	Per Wiberg - keyboards, backing vocals
2005	Eugene Victor "Gene" Hoglan II - drums
2005-2006	Martin "Axe" Axenrot - drums
Guest musicians:
2001-2003	Steven John Wilson - vocals, guitars, keyboards, mellotron
2008	Nathalie Lorichs - vocals
2011	Alex Acuña - percussion
2011	Joakim Svalberg - piano
2011	Björn Johannson "J:son" Lindh - flute
2014	Martin Lopez - drums

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1995 \| 8.5	Orchid
1996 \| 8.9	Morningrise
1998 \| 8.8	My Arms, Your Hearse
1999 \| 9.1	Still Life
2001 \| 9.2	Blackwater Park
2002 \| 8.8	Deliverance
2003 \| 8.7	Damnation
2005 \| 8.8	Selections From Ghost Reveries [EP]
2005 \| 9	Ghost Reveries
2008 \| 9.2	Watershed Radio Sampler [EP]
2008 \| 8.7	Watershed
2011 \| 7.4	Heritage
2014	Pale Communion
	Detailed discography ››

Photo galleries

15.11.2012	Opeth + Anathema - Leeds, England, 15.11.12 by Talie Eigeland
19.06.2011	Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 19.06.2011 by Ivor
19.06.2011	Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 19.06.2011 by Moocher
13.08.2010	Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 13th-15th August 2010 by Baz Anderson
24.04.2009	Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 24th-25th April 2009 by Baz Anderson
	More galleries (14) ››

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

01.07.2014	Opeth - Book Update
19.06.2014	Opeth - UK Tour Dates Confirmed
07.06.2014	Opeth - Announce European Tour Dates
02.06.2014	Opeth - Premiere New Single
27.05.2014	Opeth - Unveil New Album Cover Art
08.05.2014	Opeth - New Album Pushed Back
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Interviews

01.01.2009	with Martin Mendez [Bass]
02.10.2003	with Mikael Åkerfeldt [vocals, guitars]
16.09.2003	with Peter Lindgren [guitars]

Articles

19.11.2012	Opeth + Anathema - Leeds, England, 15.11.12
12.03.2009	Opeth - Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia, 23.02.2009

Concerts

07.08.2014	SWE, Gävle - Getaway Rock Festival 2014
09.08.2014	POR, Vagos - Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)
10.10.2014	GBR, Bristol (1)
11.10.2014	GBR, London (1)
12.10.2014	GBR, Nottingham
14.10.2014	GBR, Glasgow
15.10.2014	GBR, Manchester
16.10.2014	GBR, Birmingham (3)
24.10.2014	GER, Stuttgart
25.10.2014	GER, Cologne
26.10.2014	GER, Belrin
27.10.2014	POL, Warsaw
29.10.2014	CZE, Prague (5)
30.10.2014	AUT, Vienna (1)
31.10.2014	GER, Munich (1)
01.11.2014	SUI, Zürich
03.11.2014	ITA, Milan (1)
05.11.2014	FRA, Paris (2)
06.11.2014	BEL, Brussels (1)
07.11.2014	NED, Amsterdam
08.11.2014	GER, Hamburg
09.11.2014	DEN, Copenhagen
14.11.2014	NOR, Oslo (1)

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