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Rise Against, Shinedown, Opeth and more join Download Festival 2025 line-up

Download Festival have added 22 more artists to their 2025 line-up, including Rise Against, Shinedown, Opeth, Palaye Royale, Hatebreed and Kids In Glass Houses.

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The People Vs. Opeth: The Swedish prog-metal kings on games, ABBA, and how much of a dictator Mikael Åkerfeldt is

We asked you to send in your questions for Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson. It was less sensible than their music…

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Album review: Opeth – The Last Will & Testament

Swedish prog metal overlords Opeth return with intense, beautifully delivered but ultimately baffling concept record.

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Opeth release another new single from The Last Will & Testament

Opeth have shared a new single, §3, from next month’s album The Last Will & Testament – but Mikael Åkerfeldt has no idea what to say about it…

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“Screaming, for me, is almost like rapping”: Mikael Åkerfeldt talks Opeth’s new album, The Last Will & Testament

Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt lifts the lid on the record’s dark concept, special guests, and why the growl’s returned…

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“I wanna see more sex in the mosh-pit”: Kerrang!’s view from the bar at Bloodstock 2024

All the gossip, news and funny stories we picked up at Bloodstock, from Opeth, Green Lung, Mimi Barks and more…

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The big review: Bloodstock 2024

There’s nothing better than copious quantities of sun, Satan and heavy metal silliness, so Bloodstock 2024 absolutely cannot disappoint, levelling Catton Park with one of the biggest, boldest, best editions ever…

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The big review: Wacken 2024

Kommen sie, bitte, und listen to metal: Architects, Amon Amarth, Jesus Piece, Korn, Scorpions and tons more descend on Europe’s heaviest party!

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Opeth announce first new album in five years, The Last Will & Testament

“It feels like a dream…” Opeth have announced details of their new concept album – the follow-up to 2019’s In Cauda Venenum.

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Bloodstock announce final bands for 2024 line-up

With less than a month to go until this year’s Bloodstock, the festival have announced all the Metal 2 The Masses winners…

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Bloodstock confirm final 2024 headliner, plus more bands

A fan-chosen Opeth headline set! Hatebreed and Enslaved on the main stage! Bloodstock have added more bands to next year’s line-up…

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All the highlights from ArcTanGent 2022

Last weekend, we headed west to ArcTanGent for three days of the weird, wonderful, and well-good. Here’s all the best bits…

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BMTH, Gerard Way, Sleep Token and more announce exclusive Record Store Day 2022 releases

Here’s everything you need to know about the rock and metal Record Store Day releases in the UK in 2022 – from Bring Me The Horizon to Gerard Way to Sleep Token and more.

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The 50 best albums from 2011

From Mastodon and Machine Head to Foo Fighters and Frank Turner, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2011…

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The 50 best albums from 2001

From Slipknot and Sum 41 to Tool and Tenacious D, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2001…

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The 13 essential progressive metal albums you need to know

From Opeth to Mastodon to Tool, these are the progressive metal albums that everyone needs in their record collection…

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20 classic albums that are 20 years old in 2021

Relive the turn of the millennium with these 20 barnstorming records from 2001

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The People Vs. Opeth: The Swedish prog-metal kings on games, ABBA, and how much of a dictator Mikael Åkerfeldt is

Album review: Opeth – The Last Will & Testament

Opeth release another new single from The Last Will & Testament

“Screaming, for me, is almost like rapping”: Mikael Åkerfeldt talks Opeth’s new album, The Last Will & Testament

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Opeth announce first new album in five years, ﻿The Last Will & Testament

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Bloodstock confirm final 2024 headliner, plus more bands

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BMTH, Gerard Way, Sleep Token and more announce exclusive Record Store Day 2022 releases

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The 50 best albums from 2001

The 13 essential progressive metal albums you need to know

20 classic albums that are 20 years old in 2021

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Opeth announce first new album in five years, The Last Will & Testament