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Reviews Articles

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	Skogen I Döden
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	Jupiter Society From Endangered To Extinct
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05.04 - Metal Storm Anthology Awards

02.04 - Lacuna Coil - The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, USA - 28 Mar 2014

24.03 - Getting Stoked For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015

12.03 - MS Awards 2013 - Staff Picks And Band Feedback

02.03 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Four - Metal Plus ... Fufu Drinks

23.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Three - Shore Leave Plus Metal

22.02 - So You Want To Be An MS Reviewer? Mastering The Art Of The Craft

19.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Two - At Sea

Shoutbox

00:17 - .:Nataras:.
I'm gonna be glad if I can know your opinion about this track of my band [link]

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Whales?

22:26 - Bad English
Article 5 of the Washington Treaty

21:51 - Mehdi Taba
Please listen to this track and rate it, "8.9" what da!!!, it's just a very good song esp. for a persian band. [link]

21:35 - Cynic Metalhead
@BigNaughty - it might be boring to listen to RC. Though, new album is good.

21:23 - BlackEssence
Whale...

21:15 - BigNaughtyV
is it more or less sacriligous to listen to rotting christ today?

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20.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2014 (37)

31.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (26)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (22)

20.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays 2014 (18)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (13)

27.06 - Belgium
Graspop Metal Meeting 2014 (13)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (12)

Musicians' birthdays:

43 - Bolverk
(1976-2014) - Jason McCash
43 - Junichi Satoh
36 - Markus Eurén
48 - Mike Kaufmann
58 - Paul Mario Day
23 - Rhys King
60 - Robert "Bob" Rock
38 - Rudolf "Ruud" Adrianus Jolie
29 - Tina Stabel
57 - Tony Martin Harford
32 - Ulf Nylin
39 - Yorick Dolfing

RIP:

2005 - Bryan Ottoson
1997 - Dan "Cernunnos" Vandenplas
1992 - Rob Clayton

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Popularity index: 2
3526 fans

Country:	Sweden
Label:	Roadrunner Records

Links:	Official site Facebook MySpace show moreTwitter

Formed in:	1990

1990-2002	Extreme progressive metal
2003-2010	Progressive metal
2011-	Progressive rock

Line-up

Current members:
1990-	Lars 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	Kim Pettersson - guitars
1991	Andreas Dimeo - guitars
1991	Johan DeFarfalla - bass
› 1994-1996	-//-
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:
2008	Karin Svensson - violin
2008	Lisa Almberg - english horn, oboe
2008	Christoffer Wadensten - flute
2008	Andreas Tengberg - cello
Live musicians:
2003-2005	Per Wiberg - keyboards, backing vocals
2005	Eugene Victor "Gene" Hoglan II - drums
2005-2006	Martin "Axe" Axenrot - drums
Guest musicians:
2001-2003	Steven John Wilson - vocals, guitars, keyboards, mellotron
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 \| 8.8	Morningrise
1998 \| 8.8	My Arms, Your Hearse
1999 \| 9.1	Still Life
2001 \| 9.2	Blackwater Park
2002 \| 8.8	Deliverance
2003 \| 8.7	Damnation
2005 \| 8.8	Selections From Ghost Reveries [EP]
2005 \| 9	Ghost Reveries
2008 \| 9.2	Watershed Radio Sampler [EP]
2008 \| 8.7	Watershed
2011 \| 7.4	Heritage
2014	Pale Communion
	Detailed discography ››

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

08.04.2014	Opeth - New Album Title And Tracklist Revealed
20.03.2014	Opeth - 25th Anniversary Book In The Works
06.01.2014	Mikael Åkerfeldt - Updates On New Album
17.12.2013	Mikael Åkerfeldt - Honored By SKAP Organization
27.08.2013	Mikael Åkerfeldt - To Curate 2014 Roadburn Festival
17.04.2013	Opeth - Announce Free Acoustic Performance And Signing
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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

Concerts

05.06.2014	GER, Nürburg - Rock am Ring 2014 (1)
06.06.2014	GER, Nürnberg - Rock Im Park 2014 (1)
13.06.2014	GBR, Castle Donington - Download Festival 2014 (2)
22.06.2014	FRA, Clisson - Hellfest Open Air 2014 (37)
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20.07.2014	SLO, Tolmin - Metaldays 2014 (18)
07.08.2014	SWE, Gävle - Getaway Rock Festival 2014
08.08.2014	POR, Vagos - Vagos Open Air 2014 (12)

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