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DREAM THEATER Singer Interviewed In Milan

Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER when the band played Milan, Italy with OPETH, BIGELF and UNEXPECT on October 26, 2009. The chat can be viewed below. DREAM THEATER recently released the "Wither" EP via online r...

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OPETH Guitarist Interviewed By Italy's SpazioRock.it

Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH when the band played Milan, Italy with DREAM THEATER on October 26, 2009. The chat can be viewed below. OPETH's tour bus was involved in a road crash last month after the drive...

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OPETH Frontman: 'I Felt Like A Fatter, Uglier And Less Talented MARIAH CAREY'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "I just got back home from Tel Aviv, Israel where we had an amazing show! Loved it! We played a bit funky (not as in swinging, more as in a bit 'shit'),but it was alright. Crowd was AWESOME!...

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HALFORD Members To Guest On 'Talking Metal Live'

Rob Halford and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak of HALFORD will be the featured guests on tonight's (Tuesday, November 10) edition of "Talking Metal Live". Additional guests will include Revolver magazine personnel, Nurse Angel, and BIGELF. The show will air live from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST at www.talki...

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OPETH: New Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Posted Online

FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. Watch the chat in five parts below. OPETH's tour bus was involved in a road crash last month after the driver of the other car made a U-turn in the middle of the highway. Acco...

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OPETH Keyboardist Interviewed By U.K.'s 'Metalheadz'

Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with keyboardist Per Wiberg of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on October 9, 2009 when the band performed at the Apollo in Manchester, England as part of the Progressive Nation tour with DREAM...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Performs With BIGELF In Milan: Video Available

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy made a surprise guest appearence during BIGELF's performance at the Progressive Nation show in Milan on Monday, October 26. The Los Angeles-based psychedelic/progressive metal band was halfway through its song "Blackball" when Portnoy joined them onstage disguised...

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OPETH Tour Bus Crash Was No Accident

It turns out that the road collision that OPETH's tour bus was involved in earlier this week was no accident. Mikael Åkerfeldt, the guitarist/vocalist for the Swedish progressive metal band, who was not travelling on the bus at the time of the incident, writes on his MySpace page, "I just got a text...

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OPETH Members Involved In Road Collision

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Myself, Axe [OPETH drummer Martin Axenrot], Fredrik [Åkesson; OPETH guitarist] and our soundman, Pontus Norgren, decided to fly home to our families for a few days as the option would have be...

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OPETH: Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Available

Germany's PowerMetal.de recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. Watch the chat below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's September 30, 2009 performance in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Åkerfeldt recently revealed to Hol...

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OPETH Frontman Checks In From PROGRESSIVE NATION Tour

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "We're holed up in a sterile 'dressing room' somewhere in Poland. Five shows into the Progressive Nation 2009 tour with DREAM THEATER, us, BIGELF and UNEXPECT. "Things are going well; we've pl...

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OPETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have scheduled the following Japanese tour dates: Nov. 17 - O-East - Tokyo, Japan Nov. 18 - Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt recently revealed to Holland's FaceCulture that he is contemplating recording a singer-songwriter acou...

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OPETH To Play Australia In November

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will embark on a tour of Australia in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 22 - Brisbane, The Tivoli (18+) Nov. 23 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre (licensed all ages) Nov. 25 - Melbourne, Palace Theatre (18+) Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 2. OPETH guitarist/v...

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OPETH To Play Israel In November

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will perform at the Hall 11A Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 10. Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt at this year's Brutal Assault festival, which was held August 6-8, 2009 in P...

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OPETH: Video Footage Of ARTMANIA FESTIVAL Press Conference Available

Radio Lynx has posted video footage of OPETH's press conference at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. The question-and-answer session can be viewed below. OPETH will take part in the European installment of DREAM THEATER's Progressive Nation tour, set to take...