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Opeth Kick Off Tour With High on Fire, Nachtmystium

Sep 16, 2008, 12:55pm

Not all metal bands are the same, but you'd be forgiven for thinking so considering how many of the best ones are touring together this fall. Today (September 16), Swedish baroque metalheads Opeth kick off their grand North American tour, featuring gobs of dates with Oakland's High on Fire , Savannah, Georgia's Baroness , Chicago's Nachtmystium , and Berlin's the Ocean . It's an international metal melting pot! Opeth [...]

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