Posted by Elise Yablon on May 13, 2020
Opeth frontman/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt has announced that he will be making his scoring debut on the upcoming Netflix series Clark. Clark is based on the autobiography of Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson (‘Vafan var det som hände’), who most notably held several people hostage at a bank in 1973. The events led to the coining […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 7, 2020
We recently caught up with Opeth bassist Martin Mendez to discuss his new death metal project White Stones and their debut album, Kuarahy, which was released in March via Nuclear Blast. Can you talk more about the formation of White Stones? White Stones was formed by: Jordi Farré on drums, Albert Martí on rhythm […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 3, 2020
Opeth have excelled over the years. It feels as though, whenever they’re in NY, they have to book a legendary venue. Back in 2016, we saw them perform at Radio City Music Hall. While we flew out to Colorado for their impeccable Red Rocks concert, four years later, these Swedish progressive metal masters have selected […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 18, 2020
Opeth are currently touring across North America in support of their latest effort, In Cauda Venenum. Unfortunately, three shows have been cancelled due to frontman/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt having “acute laryngitis.” The singer noticed struggles with his voice at their show in Royal Oak, Michigan, and decided to cancel three shows to have time to recover […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 24, 2020
This week, we’re doing something a little bit different by listing out 33 videos that have been released over the last few weeks. How many have you watched so far? 01) Bad Wolves unveil “Sober” music video Bad Wolves unveiled the music video for the song “Sober.” The track is taken from the […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 23, 2019
I try to follow the rules, but, once again, another year of good music has gone by, and I was able to narrow it down to 20 instead of 10. There are a bunch of variables that make me connect to a song or artist. Whether it’s the overall vibrations the sound leaves behind […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 20, 2019
Wait, it’s the end of the year already? Wait it’s the end of the DECADE already? It’s been a crazy year that seems like a manic two months, and along the way, some pretty solid music came out. This list is in no order, mainly because I can’t say that there’s one album on […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 18, 2019
I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to cram in all the albums that I’ve been meaning to listen and re-listen to this year, and there’s never enough time. It’s especially tricky when the first few “Best of” lists break out and I start sifting through those wondering if there’s some gem I overlooked. And […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 11, 2019
While Metal Insider are currently working on our year-end lists, we’ve seen quite a few from Decibel Magazine and Revolver sharing their best albums of 2019. Rolling Stone have now revealed their favorites and the choices may surprise you, especially seeing the lack of Tool. Check out the list below and read the full explanations […]
