Opeth - Metal Storm

Leah	Anaal Nathrakh
Monster Magnet	Earth

01.03 - Pantera - Dimebag Darrell's Grave Vandalized

01.03 - The Faceless - Announce New Guitarist

01.03 - Nader Sadek - All Line-Up Quits

01.03 - Hellsaw - To Split Up

01.03 - Evertale - New Video Released

01.03 - Metal Storm Awards - Voting Closed

28.02 - Acid King - Premiere New Track

28.02 - Motörhead - Update From The Studio

28.02 - Unleashed - New Lyric Video Online

28.02 - Winterfylleth - New Guitarist Joins

28.02 - Sorcerer - New Song Streaming Online

28.02 - Pyrrhon - To Tour Europe In April

Reviews Articles

	Dysrider Bury The Omen
	Satan's Host Pre-Dating God Part 2
	Satan's Host Pre-Dating God Part 1
	Lords Of The Trident Frostburn
	Feed Her To The Sharks Fortitude
	Burweed Hide
	An Autumn For Crippled Children The Long Goodbye
	Halshug Blodets Bånd
	Scanner The Judgement
	Melechesh Enki

21.02 - Amaranthe - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 10.02.2015

20.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 - Day Two: On Open Seas

17.02 - Cannibal Corpse + Behemoth + Aeon - The Fillmore, San Francisco, USA - 8 February 2015

16.02 - Vulture Industries - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 06.02.2015

12.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 - Day One: Off We Go

07.02 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #5 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

31.01 - Periphery + Nothing More - The Fillmore, San Francisco, USA - 26 January 2015

16.01 - A Year In Metal - 2014: Highlights Through The Eyes Of The MS Staff, Elites & Official Contributors

Shoutbox

14:16 - Bad English
Thats Jooe -- carying the burden [link]

13:15 - Risto
Only 7 albums on this year's top list so far. Slow start, much?

13:06 - Sun Shiny
HAPPY FIRST OF MARCH EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

10:14 - 3rdWorld
Indeed, Esoteric Warfare is.

07:07 - Cynic Metalhead
New Mayhem was an outstanding release. So is Thantifaxath.

06:43 - Joe Zombie
I did not like the new Mayhem at all. I voted Thantifaxath. Now thats a damn fine album.

06:22 - MetalDoomMaster
idk I think that Mayhem was really good, but Emptiness was better.

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05.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2015 (24)

19.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2015 (17)

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2015 (16)

19.05 - Serbia
Blind Guardian: European Tour 2015 (12)

09.07 - Czech Republic
Masters Of Rock 2015 (12)

09.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn 2015: 20th Anniversary (10)

29.05 - United Kingdom
Temples Festival 2015 (10)

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33 - Artturi Sipilä
33 - Cristobal Carmona
44 - Esko Salow
34 - Francois Thivierge
29 - Irene Petitto
28 - Kesha Rose Sebert
40 - Levi Fuselier
34 - Matthias Kupka
33 - Raphaël Antheaume
23 - Rasmus Kjær
52 - Rob Affuso
32 - Slutsodomizer Nerclath A.
38 - Sven Atle Kopperud
33 - Tuomas Rytkönen

RIP:

1996 - Joe Papek
2014 - Ralf Schulz

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Opeth

Popularity index: 2
3786 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-	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	Johan DeFarfalla - bass
› 1994-1996	-//-
1991	Andreas Dimeo - guitars
1991	Kim Pettersson - guitars
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:
2000	Steven John Wilson - guitar, keyboards, mellotron, backing vocals
› 2001-2003	-//- vocals, guitars, keyboards, mellotron
› 2014	-//- backing vocals
2008	Christoffer Wadensten - flute
2008	Karin Svensson - violin
2008	Lisa Almberg - english horn, oboe
2008	Andreas Tengberg - cello
Live musicians:
2003-2005	Per Wiberg - keyboards, backing vocals
2005	Gene Hoglan - drums
2005-2006	Martin "Axe" Axenrot - drums
Guest musicians:
2008	Nathalie Lorichs - vocals
2011	Alex Acuña - percussion
2011	Joakim Svalberg - piano
2011	Björn Johannson "J:son" Lindh - flute

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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 \| 8.7	Deliverance
2003 \| 8.7	Damnation
2005 \| 8.9	Selections From Ghost Reveries [EP]
2005 \| 9	Ghost Reveries
2008 \| 9.3	Watershed Radio Sampler [EP]
2008 \| 8.7	Watershed
2011 \| 7.3	Heritage
2014 \| 7.6	Pale Communion
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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
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News / Concerts / Interviews

News

12.11.2014	Opeth - To Play Entire 'Ghost Reveries' At Anniversary Show
19.08.2014	Opeth - 'Pale Communion' Streaming In Full
13.08.2014	Opeth - Announce Tour With In Flames And Red Fang
01.08.2014	Opeth - Streaming Another New Song
01.07.2014	Opeth - Book Update
19.06.2014	Opeth - UK Tour Dates Confirmed
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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
16.12.2008	Opeth, Cynic, The Ocean - Toulouse, France, 28.11.2008

Concerts

20.03.2015	GRE, Athens
21.03.2015	GRE, Thessaloniki (2)
22.03.2015	TUR, Istanbul (2)
23.03.2015	TUR, Ankara (4)
09.05.2015	MEX, Guadalajara - Force Metal Fest 2015
03.06.2015	SWE, Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival 2015 (1)
18.06.2015	NOR, Halden - Tons Of Rock 2015 (2)
26.06.2015	FIN, Helsinki - Tuska Open Air 2015 (1)
10.07.2015	MEX, Monterrey
11.07.2015	MEX, Mexico City
12.07.2015	MEX, Mexico City
14.07.2015	CRC, San Jose
17.07.2015	CHI, Santiago
18.07.2015	ARG, Buenos Aires (1)
19.07.2015	BRA, Sao Paulo
30.07.2015	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2015 (16)
08.08.2015	GBR, Catton Hall - Bloodstock Open Air 2015 (3)
18.10.2015	GBR, London

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