'Pale Communion' is an Opeth album. Take in that sentence in for a second, because without frontman Mikael Akerfeldt's demonic gutturals and Opeth's death metal dynamic, slighted fans may give 'Pale ...

Praise the prog metal masters of Opeth! Fans of the Swedish band were crushed when 'Pale Communion' was pushed back from a June release to an August one, but we can all finally hear the full album now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’ve always liked that,” the Opeth leader tells Prog down the line from his home on the Swedish archipelago. “What that says to ...

Opeth's first album in three years lacks the absolute willpower and prevailing ambition of the band’s best work. These eight songs run cold on new energies and ideas, a rarity for a catalogue ...

It almost seems a shame that Opeth are routinely saddled with the divisive "progressive" tag, as the Swedes' music is so consistently refined, vivid and sincere that it's hard to fathom anyone ...

Are you guys excited for next month’s release of Opeth’s new album, Pale Communion? Oh, that was weak. Let’s try this again… I said, “ARE YOU GUYS MUTHAFUCKIN’ EXCITED FOR NEXT MONTH’S RELEASE OF THE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But few bands - if any - could match the sheer ambition and songwriting craft of Opeth. The Stockholm based band formed in 1990 ...

Opeth's new album Pale Communion is released in Ireland today, Friday August 22. Harry Guerin debates whether he should put the glow in the dark stars back up on his ceiling. Opeth mainman Mikael ...

Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt and soul singer Joss Stone would not appear to have much in common, but when it comes to outlook, they truly are kindred spirits. A few years ago when speaking to TEN, ...

Were you all ready to kneel down at the heavy metal altar and take in Swedish crew Opeth's Pale Communion this coming June? Well, we have some bad news for you. The band have postponed the release a ...

Following up a trio of reissues delivered back in 2012, long-running Swedish metal band Opeth have announced they have a new LP coming down the pipeline. The group's next set is called Pale Communion, ...

At this point, can anything Mikael Akerfeldt does be construed, in any way, as a let-down? Now known as one of the few vocalists with an enchanting voice but also one of the most brutal growls, the ...