Rampant Rumors 530 NERDRAGE ALERT: MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT / STEVEN WILSON COLLABO WILL NOT BE METAL! February 3rd, 2012 at 10:30am Vince Neilstein The Mikael Åkerfeldt + Steven Wilson collabo project dubbed Storm Corrosion […]
The Webernets 180 NARDWUAR INTERVIEWS OPETH’S MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT October 28th, 2011 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein Dear Nardwuar: please come work for MetalSucks. That is all. […]
Fear Emptiness Decibel 310 FEAR, EMPTINESS, DECIBEL: MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT ON HERITAGE‘S CLEAN VOCALS July 28th, 2011 at 4:00pm MetalSucks Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, […]
The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists 1200 #11: MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT (OPETH) May 20th, 2011 at 4:30pm Dave Mustein MetalSucks recently polled its staff to determine who are The […]
What the...?? 210 OPETH’S MIKAEL AKERFELDT LOOKS JUST LIKE WEIRD AL YANKOVIC November 5th, 2008 at 6:19pm Vince Neilstein Amirite or amirite? -VN [Thanks: Brett]
Interviews 150 OPETH’S MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT AND FREDRIK ÅKESSON: THE METALSUCKS INTERVIEW October 21st, 2008 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein A month or so ago Opeth came to New York’s […]
Reviews 320 ON NEW ALBUM WATERSHED, OPETH KEEPS IT SIMPLE, ALBEIT BRUTAL, AND BANDLEADER MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT PRESENTS US WITH SOME OF THE CHEESIEST LYRICS SINCE JOURNEY June 3rd, 2008 at 2:37pm Kip Wingerschmidt Yes, that’s right- Journey. I will give specific examples below… […]
Rampant Rumors 210 DEVIN + MIKAEL + TOMMY + JOE + IHSAHN… OH MY! February 15th, 2011 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein I tried to download Devin Townsend’s free new live EP […]
Upcoming Bullsh*t 380 WHEN BLACKWATER AND PROG KINGS UNITE: AKERFELDT + WILSON + PORTNOY May 24th, 2010 at 1:30pm Vince Neilstein According to Metal Injection, the long-rumored Mikael Akerfeldt / Steven […]
Fear Emptiness Decibel 0 Fear, Emptiness, Decibel: Opeth’s Blackwater Park Enters the Hall of Fame! January 9th, 2014 at 4:30pm MetalSucks Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt, drummer Martin Lopez, bassist Martin Méndez, guitarist Peter Lindgren, and even Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson give Decibel the story behind this classic release.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Prediction: You Are Going to Hate the New Opeth Album January 6th, 2014 at 4:30pm Vince Neilstein Mikael Akerfeldt uses the words “strings,” “fusion-esque” and “Emerson Lake and Palmer” when describing Opeth’s next album.
Big Bottoms 0 Big Bottoms: Opeth’s Martin Mendez April 12th, 2013 at 4:00pm MetalSucks A conversation on all things bass with Mikael Åkerfeldt’s longest-running creative companion.
Br00tal-lists 0 You Should Revisit These 25 Heavy Albums from the 2000s March 4th, 2024 at 12:00pm C.C. DeLorean Time to argue over who’s cooler, get in here nerds
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Opeth’s Music Video for “Windowpane” Now Online November 15th, 2023 at 1:19pm Hesher Keenan Can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Damnation dropped.
Heavy Rotation 0 Heavy Rotation: Sermon Frontman Him Shares His Recent Listening March 17th, 2023 at 12:20pm Em Shadows The progressive metal singer shares influences and old favorites.
Br00tal-lists 0 Guilty Pleasures: 10 Metal Artists with Surprising Taste in Music November 22nd, 2022 at 12:33pm Bree Halmstad Which artists have the best taste in music? Whose closets hide vinyls that ought to be smashed and burned?
Br00tal-lists 0 In Search of the Real Toki Wartooth: 10 Musicians Who Really Love Cats September 6th, 2022 at 3:13pm Bree Halmstad What’s not metal about an agile beast with sharp claws and a mean sense of independence?!
Tour de Force 0 Mastodon and Opeth Announce Round Two of Their North American Co-Headlining Tour February 7th, 2022 at 2:10pm Emperor Rhombus The tour so nice, they did it twice.
Everyone's Replaceable 0 Opeth Split with Drummer Martin “Axe” Axenrot Over “Conflict of Interests” November 16th, 2021 at 2:24pm MetalSucks Therion’s Sami Karppinen will fill-in for Opeth’s co-headlining tour with Mastodon.
Tour de Force 0 Opeth and Mastodon Announce Co-Headline Tour September 14th, 2021 at 1:04pm Axl Rosenberg Support will come from Zeal & Ardor.