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OPETH Covers BON JOVI In Orlando (Video)
Video footage of vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH performing a cover version of the BON JOVI classic "Wanted Dead Or Alive" during OPETH's October 1, 2011 concert in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. The crowd did all the singing during the impromptu cover,...October 6, 2011
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OPETH Guitarists Talk Gear In New Video Interview
Chris Kies, Associate Editor of Premier Guitar, conducted an interview with Mikael kerfeldt (vocals, guitar) and Fredrik kesson (guitar) of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on September 24, 2011 at Experience PRS 2011 in Stevensville, Maryland. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH's new album,...October 3, 2011
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OPETH Members Talk 'Heritage' In New Video Interview Part 2
The U.K. branch of Roadrunner Records recently conducted an interview with Mikael kerfeldt (vocals, guitar) and Fredrik kesson (guitar) of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the second part of the chat below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies in the United States...October 3, 2011
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CLIFF BURTON's Father Thanks Fans For Their Support 25 Years After His Son's Death (Video)
In the video clip below, Ray Burton, the 86-year-old father of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, thanks all of Cliff's fans for the support they have given his son since Cliff's death 25 years ago. Cliff Burton, best known as a heavy metal bass player who made use of distortion and special effect...September 30, 2011
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OPETH Frontman On 'Heritage': I Knew Early On That It Was Going To Be An Odd Album
Josh Hart of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: A lot of people have immediately compared "Heritage" to "Damnation", mainly because of the ab...September 29, 2011
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OPETH Members Talk 'Heritage' Album In New Audio Interview
On August 24, Volume City conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first...September 28, 2011
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SWALLOW THE SUN Begins Recording New Album
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "During the well-deserved break we took from shows this year, we've been preparing new music, and now we are happy to announce that we have entered Drumforest Studios at Viitasaari to record our fifth full length album, which w...September 28, 2011
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OPETH's 'Heritage' Cracks U.S. Top 20
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. OPETH's previous studio CD, 2008's "Watershed", opened with more than 19,000 units to land at No. 23. "Wate...September 28, 2011
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PAIN OF SALVATION Performs Two New Songs On Swedish TV (Video)
Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION was the featured musical guest on the September 20 edition of the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. The band played two new songs "1979" and "Through The Distance" and took part in an interview. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. PAIN OF SALVA...September 27, 2011
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CLIFF BURTON Remembered: Outtakes From REVOLVER's LARS ULRICH Interview
Today marks the 25th anniversary of METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton's death. In remembrance of him, the band's drummer Lars Ulrich gave a personal and emotional account of him in Revolver magazine's January/February "Fallen Heroes" issue. He had so many great stories about Burton, Revolver couldn't f...September 27, 2011
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OPETH: More 'Heritage' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Denmark: #8 Norway: #8 Germany: #9 Netherlands: #10 Australia: #12 Austria: #16 U.K.: #22 France: #24 New Zealand: #26 Ireland: #34 Belgium: #87 "Heritage" is likely to...September 27, 2011
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OPETH: New York City Soundcheck Footage Available
Video footage of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH soundchecking prior to their two-night stand at New York City's Webster Hall on September 21 and 22, 2011 can be seen below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", entered the official U.K. chart at position No. 22 and the U.K. Rock Albums chart at No. 1....September 26, 2011
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REDEMPTION: 'This Mortal Coil' Trailer Available
A trailer for "This Mortal Coil", the fifth studio album from REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, can be seen below. Due on September 26 in Europe and October 11 in North America via Insi...September 26, 2011
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MIKAEL KERFELDT, STEVEN WILSON Complete Work On STORM CORROSION Debut
STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, has completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through an as-yet-undicslosed record label. In a fall 2010 interview with the U.K. branch of Roa...September 26, 2011
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OPETH's 'Heritage' Lands On U.K. Chart
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, entered the official U.K. chart at position No. 22 and the U.K. Rock Albums chart at No. 1. "Heritage" is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web s...September 25, 2011
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