The words "death metal" and "blastbeats" are thrown around in here. Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt is on the cover of this month's Metal Hammer magazine, where he talks mainly about the band's ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The cover of Metal Hammer issue 222 For many people, Bloodstock 2010 was more Mudstock, after ...

“Godlike.” “As perfect as a metal album can get.” “Metal’s answer to 70s King Crimson.” These were some of the phrases thrown around in the music press when Opeth released Blackwater Park in 2001. The ...

As Opeth prophesies it, the apocalypse will feature such death-metal staples as raspy vocals and hammering rhythms. But now and then it will take a break for a jazzy guitar interlude. Opeth hails from ...