Artist: opeth

Storm Corrosion , the official collaboration project between Opeth 's Mikael Åkerfeldt and his producer/friend Steven Wilson ( Porcupine Tree ), have signed with Roadrunner Records and will release their self-titled debut on April 23.

With all the accolades and critical acclaim that came with the release of his 2010 record Harlem River Blues , such as taking home the Americana Music Award for Song Of The Year for the album's title track, Justin Townes Earle continued to battle the personal demons that come along with his substance abuse issues. Townes Earle's issues led to a rather unfortunate and ugly incident after a gig and he postponed tour dates to re-enter rehab. Now that the singer-songwriter is hopefully putting his struggles behind him, JTE will release his latest studio album - [...]

"One, two, three. Fuck off Mikael" In its first edition in 2010, Overture's Summer Storm booked American metal giants Lamb of God to play Palace Grounds , Bangalore. Late last year, the organizers announced that Swedish prog metallers Opeth would be headlining the festival in its second edition, supported by two other bands - German metallers SuidAkrA (read our interview with them here ) and Maldivian metal act Nothnegal - with local acts , Eccentric Pendulum and Theorized . Summer Storm 2012 [...]

Coming together to create, what I can only imagine to be, an unstoppable force, Atlanta heavy-metal rockers Mastodon have come together with Swedish band Opeth to tour near-enough the whole world, stopping off at a few festivals along the way. They'll both be joined by Ghost, a dark, but awesomely costumed band who also hail from Sweden. Catch them all at one of their many dates, displayed below, and expect a hell of a show. Mastodon 2012 tour dates: 02-06 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy 02-07 Glasgow, [...]

The day before their Bangalore gig headlining Summer Storm 2012, Opeth have a sit down and chat at a press conference hosted at Hard Rock Cafe. We were there and we took notes. If we had a paisa for every time we had to 'press charges', phew, we'd have a lot of them moneys. As predicted, a journo asks about which girl the album Heritage is about. Ummm, it had nothing to do with a girl. Oh and priceless, someone asked what the band has to say about the idea that metalheads "wear black [...]

STG presents Opeth and Mastodon on Monday, April 30, 2012 at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle. Opeth has spent over two decades steadily amassing a body of work that is at once possessed of a fervent and unrelenting devotion to aesthetic progression (and perfection) while simultaneously scaling the summits of power, mysticism and might aspired to [...]

The Mikael Åkerfeldt + Steven Wilson collabo project dubbed Storm Corrosion has been fueling Internet boners for months (years?) already. Two of prog metal's great writers together in one band! Blackwater Park Part II! Imagine all the possibilities! But Wilson dropped a bomb sure to deflate many a stiffy in a recent interview with StarsDie.com [via Metal [...]

Guns N' Roses announce intimate tour Mastodon/Opeth co-headlining tour Meshuggah/Baroness/Decapitated North American tour Rock on the Range festival line up The Darkness - "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us"

We're pretty excited about this long-awaited collaboration between The Porcupine Tree's Steve Wilson and Opeth's Mikael Akerfedlt called Storm Corrosion. When we interviewed Wilson a few months ago, he said it would be a natural evolution from his recent solo outing, and Opeth's last release, Heritage. The collaboration would act as the final piece in ...

The Great Escape : The UK music festival announces the first round of artists who will be playing Brighton this coming May. Vacationer : These ATG n-"nu-hula" favorites have just released a three-track EP, Gone , that you can grab on iTunes now. Stay tuned for their full-length on March 20th. YouTube : South Africa's national treasure, Die Antwoord, have released a video for "I FINK U FREEKY." AbsolutePunk : Feist announces [...]

• Vacationer - Gone

Local Bangalore metallers Eccentric Pendulum and Theorized will be playing the opening sets at Summer Storm 2012, to be headlined by Opeth . Theorized had previously supported Norwegian punk rockers Social Suicide during their tour of the country (photos from the Bangalore leg here ), while Eccentric Pendulum supported Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land during their visit to the country earlier last year, alongside Inner Sanctum . Towards the end of last year, Overture India announced that Swedish metal giants Opeth would return to the [...]

Grammy nominees Mastodon have announced that they will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album The Hunter , which was released by Reprise Records in September. The tour kicks off on April 4th in Portland, ME, and visits more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping up with a hometown show at Atlanta's Masquerade Music Park on May 12th. The metal stalwarts will tour with Swedish metal band Opeth as co-headliners, with special guest Ghost providing support on all dates. Collectively Mastodon has stated: [...]

I was informed last night that dates wouldn't be confirmed until Thursday, but it appears that the cat is out of the bag: Mastodon will be bringing both Opeth and Ghost on tour with them across North America in April. Dates: 04/04 - State Theater, Portland, ME 04/05 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA 04/06 - Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec 04/07 - Sony Centre, Toronto, Ontario 04/09 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA 04/10 - The Dome, Wallingford, CT 04/11 - Roseland [...]

We are oh-so-excited for this forthcoming tour package which will see Opeth team up with Mastodon and Ghost for a trek all around North America. I can't think of a more appropriate tour package for all of the bands involved. I am very rarely elated for a bill from top to bottom and this is ...

Mastodon at Terminal 5 ( more by Greg Cristman ) The full tour schedule for the previously mentioned Heritage Hunter tour (with Mastodon , Opeth and Ghost ) has been revealed. The bands will embark on a month-plus long trek kicking off in Maine and terminating in Atlanta. Along the way Mastodon and Opeth will swap headlining slots, as noted in the full list of dates below. As discussed, the tour will hit Roseland Ballroom on April 11th for a [...]

At this point, is there really anything we need to tell you about the Mastodon/Opeth/Ghost tour other than "It's happening?" We know you're gonna go; you know you're gonna go; you're going. Dates are after the jump. You're welcome. (M) Indicates Mastodon closes the show (O) Indicates Opeth closes the show 04/04 - Portland, ME [...]

Coming to a town near you!

Need an insane metal tour to check out this year? I got one for ya. How about Mastodon and Opeth? Yeah, I knew you'd like that. Dubbed the Heritage Hunter tour, the two metal titans are hitting the road together starting April 4th in Portland, OR and will play until May 12th with a show in Atlanta, GA. The cool thing about this outing is that each night the bands will alternate headlining a show. One night Mastodon will close it out then the next night Opeth will send you home. [...]

Grammy nominees Mastodon have announced that they will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album The Hunter , which was released by Reprise Records in September. The tour kicks off on April 4th in Portland, ME, and visits more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping up with a hometown show at Atlanta's Masquerade Music Park on May 12th. These shows will feature an amazing night of powerful music ...

Photo by Karina Halle Here's one for the metal kids: Mastodon and Opeth are teaming up this spring for a massive co-headlining tour. Taking its name from the two bands' most recent studio efforts, the "Heritage Hunter Tour" kicks off on April 4th, and hits 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping in Mastodon's hometown of Atlanta on May 12th. Each date will see Mastodon and Opeth alternate as headliner, with Ghost providing support. Check out the full schedule below. A fan pre-sale begins February 1st via Mastdon's [...]