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December 2005
2005-12-21
Opeth US tour 2006 will start in Norfolk, VA on the 16th of february!
2005-12-19
2005-12-16
Opeth have once again been nominated for a Swedish Grammy for their "Ghost reveries" release. This is the 4th nomination since 2001 and "Blackwater park". Opeth also picked up the award for 2003's "Deliverance". Other nominees this year are Candlemass, Hammerfall, Hardcore superstar and Meshuggah. More info: www.grammis.se (swedish only).2005-12-09
For the second time Opeth is nominated to the P3 Gold award! In 2003 they won in the category Best Rock/Metal. The other bands that are nominated this year is: Burst, Grand Magus, Hellacopters and Rentokiller. On the 21st of January the winner will be announced. Read more. (swedish only)
2005-12-07
Tickets to the Australian dates will be on sale mid January.
2005-12-06
Opeth will appear in Greece and Turkey at the end of March next year! For the fist time Opeth will play a gig in Tel Aviv, Israel. This will happen on the 1st of April. Opeth will be heading downunder once again and this time they will also appear in Auckland, New Zealand. This will happen in the end of April. See the full list of confimed tourdates and details here!
2005-12-03
Opeth visited the legendary BBC studios in Maida Vale, London/UK to record a couple of songs scheduled to be aired on BBC radio 1 sometime soon. The songs will also be included on the planned special release of "Ghost reveries". The songs recorded: "The grand conjuration", "When" and "Soldier of fortune" (Deep Purple cover).
November 2005
As reported on Blabbermouth our busdriver on the last North American tour was arrested in Tampa/S.t Petersburg, FL for "unlawful activity with a minor". Basically we're appalled by the fact that we'd employed this bastard and even more disgusted by his deeds and obviously we will be much more detailed in our background check for future employments. The driver introduced himself only as "Rod" and seemed like a nice guy, even though for us he was just another driver, and a bad one as well! He said he owned a trailer company and that he was a drummer, playing with Ted Nugent and several other bands in the 70´s. We got suspicious that he couldn't get into Canada (we had another driver there) due to some previous drug "misdemeanors". Myself and Peter met him and the girl in the elevator of the hotel where he introduced her as his niece. She seemed distant, asking us if we smoked pot. "Rod" told us he was driving her to Los Angeles. After the gig, he never returned to the bus and then we got the news that he'd been arrested. Luckily for us one of Nevermore's crew was able to drive us back to the hotel. The next day the FBI stopped our tour manager outside the bus with a warrant to search the bus for "Rod's" laptop and camera. We feel genuinely happy that he is caught and behind bars where we hope he will stay for a long time.
As reported on Blabbermouth our busdriver on the last North American tour was arrested in Tampa/S.t Petersburg, FL for "unlawful activity with a minor".
Opeth will appear as special guest on Headbangers ball, MTV2 on the 5th of nov at 10PM ET!!!
Oktober 2005
Akercocke will have the middle slot when Opeth appear at The forum in London on the 30th of November.
It is with regret that the first couple of dates on the Opeth US tour will have to be postponed due to a delay in getting the bands work visas through, at this stage one can 100 % confirm that the Mesa and Los Angeles dates will not happen, we are working to save the San Francisco date and will almost certainly start the tour in Portland. We are working on rescheduling the postponed dates. More news soon!
OPETH will be holding an in-store signing at SCRAPE Records in Vancouver, Canada on Friday, October 14. Come down and meet the band, get pictures taken, and get your OPETH (and related) albums signed! There will be some freebies and giveaways too. The in-store is scheduled for late afternoon, watch this page for updates. Tickets for the OPETH show at the Commodore Ballroom on Oct. 14 are still available here at SCRAPE Records. See www.scraperecords.com for more information.
Roadrunner records has set the release date for "Ghost reveries" on the 29th of August (Europe and world) + 30th of August for North America. The record will be released on regular Cd, double vinyl as well as a later limited edition hardback deluxe Cd!
A shorter edit version of "The grand conjuration" will see a single release in the near future. Included on the disc is the edit version as well as the full 10 minute + version and another edit of the "Ghost of perdition" track. A video for "The grand conjuration - edit" was also shot in Los Angeles/USA with director Bill Yukich.
See the video for "The Grand Conjuration" online!
Opeth recently returned home from the first ever Sounds of the underground North American tour where the band shared the stage with Lamb of God, Strapping young lad, Clutch, Gwar and more. During the first weeks of the tour Martin Lopez became seriously ill and had to fly back home to Sweden for treatment. He's currently under supervision and is doing well and we hope for a swift recovery and return to his natural habitat....behind the drums. Legendary basher Gene Hoglan (SYL, Dark angel, Death, Testament and more) filled in for Lopez during the SOTU tour for the last 16 gigs as well as participating in the video shoot for "The grand conjuration". A temporary replacement has been found in Bloodbath/Witchery/Nifelheim drummer Martin Axenrot who will take over Lopez duties until he's fully recovered.
Norwegian prog metallers Extol has been confirmed as support for the upcoming September European tour. A 3rd band is likely to be added to the bill as well.
Another European tour will take place in November/December and will be more extensive than the imminent September tour.
September 2005
The official Opeth forum has been reopened!
Opeths "Ghost reveries" has entered charts around the world.
The members of Opeth sends their condoleances to the family and friends of the recently deceased Denis "Piggy" D'amour, guitarist of classic Canadian band Voivod. R.I.P! "As I was getting into real heavy music in the 80´s, Voivod was one of my absolute favourite bands and their "Dimension Hatröss" album was essential for the development of Opeth's music!" Mikael Åkerfeldt August 27, 2005.
Legendary BBC radio has invited Opeth for a recording session in December. This recording will then be aired on British radio in the near future. More details on this as it unfolds.
Mikael Åkerfeldt has recorded vocals for a track destined for the upcoming Roadrunner 25 years compilation Cd. The song "Roads" was written by Type O' Negative keyboardist Josh Silver. Mikael recorded the vocals while on the SOTU tour in Atlanta/Georgia with guitarist/now producer/engineer James Murphy. Mr. Murphy is currently working with the much talked about Death tribute Cd which will include appearances from Mikael Åkerfeldt ("Pull the plug") as well as Martin Lopez and Martin Mendez and Peter Lindgren.
OPETH fanatics in Vancouver, Canada will be able to satisfy their cravings when SCRAPE Records opens their doors on the night of Aug. 29, 2005 at midnight to celebrate the release of OPETH's new album "Ghost Reveries". Not only will the album be available for an extremely low price, there will be lots of freebies and giveaways during the night. Also, all OPETH back catalogue will be available at a discount for this special event! SCRAPE Records is Vancouver's only source for true metal, serving metal fans for over 7 years.
On the 26th of July "The Grand Conjuration" will be available digitally. This is a special edition and will not be feature on the album.
August 2005
The members of Opeth will appear at Stockholm's Record & Tape exchange store (Gamla Brogatan 15) on the 2nd of September between 4pm and 5pm for a signing session in relation to the release of "Ghost reveries".
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EXTOL is confirmed as the opening band on the European tour in September.
We can now reveal the "Ghost reveries"
cover, designed by Travis Smith. The album will be out on the
30th of August.
Tickets and information about the gigs in the U.K. http://www.getlive.co.uk/events/event_info.aspx?rid=114249.
July 2005
We can now reveal the "Ghost reveries"
cover, designed by Travis Smith. The album will be out on the
30th of August.
Tickets and information about the gigs in the U.K. http://www.getlive.co.uk/events/event_info.aspx?rid=114249.
Opeth and Jens Bogren have now finished the recording and mixing
of the latest opus "Ghost reveries". The album will be mastered
today (June 16th) at the Cutting room facilities in Stockholm.
Total running time will be around 65 minutes. Full tracklisting
is:
Ghost of perdition, The baying of the hounds, Beneath the mire, Atonement, Reverie/Harlequin forest, Hours of wealth, The grand conjuration, Isolation years
Anthony Sorrento from New Jersey/USA have been picked as the
winner in the drawing contest. Why? He is currently working on the drawing that will
end up in the booklet of "Ghost reveries". Congratulations! We'd
also like to thank all of you who sent your work to us...you rule!
We will post some of our favourite pictures here at the official
site very soon.
Opeth have confirmed that they will appear at the Metal Hammer
festival/Spodek arena in Katowice/Poland on August 31. Oddly enough
supporting Korn. Other bands on the bill includes Lacuna coil
and Fear factory. Been way too long so make sure to get your asses
over there!
June 2005
A release date has yet to be confirmed, but it's planned for late August/early September worldwide through Roadrunner records.
May 2005
Today we can confirm that the title of Opeths next album will be "Ghost reveries". Full tracklisting/titles will be revealed here soon as well.
We can now officially announce that Opeth has signed a worldwide contract with Roadrunner records. The rumours were true! The new album is set to be released sometime in the late August or early September of 2005.
Opeth has cancelled their Vienna/Austria Aerodromme festival appearance (May 27) due to the recording taking longer time than expected. We are very sorry for the fans who expected to see Opeth there, but we hope to return to Austria as soon as humanly possible!
The recording process is going well. One song is mixed and done,
another one in the process of being mixed. Solos are being recorded
as well as death screams. Some songtitles? "Ghost of perdition",
"The baying of the hounds", "Isolation years"
and "Harlequin forest"
The record plan to be done by June 1.
Opeth are most likely to appear at Bergen/Norway´s Hole
in the sky festival (August 24-27) as well as the semi legendary
Summerbreeze (August 18-20) fest in Germany. We will confirm this
as soon as it´s....confirmed!
May 2005
Per Wiberg has now officially joined Opeth as a permanent member
of the band. As most of you know he's been touring with Opeth
since their "Damnation" record. Spiritual beggars fans
should not despair as he will continue playing and recording with
them.
The band is currently hard at work in Fascination street studios.
9 titles have been recorded and at this moment Hammond organs
and Mellotrons are being put down to tape. The recording is being
supervised and engineered by Jens Bogren and produced by the band.
Some song titles have been confirmed and will be posted here soon.
Several North American journalists will visit the studio in mid
May for interviews and exclusive listening sessions.
We will soon confirm a handful of Scandinavian and European dates.
The band will do a smaller trek round the key cities in Europe
in September. This will be the first tour in support of the new
album which is supposed to be released in late August/early September.
More tour dates to come....
Have you forgotten...sorry for taking so much time...but:
We will soon confirm the winner of the drawing contest too. There
have been hundreds of pictures sent in and we thank you for these.
The winner will get the task of drawing the band picture for the
next Opeth Cd.
Record label??? Opeth have decided which label to sign to and
the contracts are being done as you read. We will announce it
here shortly!
April 2005
Opeth are excited to be a part of the Sounds of the Underground tour. This tour will be like nothing you've ever witnessed before. Make sure you get your tickets early for this. Sounds of the Underground is offering their internet community a presale at the following link: http://tix.artistarena.com/soundsoftheunderground
THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND TOUR ANNOUNCES ITS PRESALE &
TOUR DATES!!!
The Sounds Of The Underground Tour, in partnership with House
Of Blues, and in association with Ferret Music, Trustkill Records,
Metal Blade Records, Prosthetic Records, Revolver, Music Choice,
The Syndicate and Face The Music announces the ticket presale
for The Sounds Of The Underground Tour. Tickets will be available
for the Internet Community starting April 4th. The presale will
be enabled by ArtistArena and available at the following websites:
https://tix.artistarena.com/soundsoftheunderground/
More information about the tour will be provided at the official
tour website located at: http://www.soundsoftheundergroundtour.com/
The New website for the Sounds of The Underground Tour will
launch April 2nd!!!
The Sound s of the Underground Tour's MONSTROUS
line up is as follows: CLUTCH, POISON THE WELL, OPETH, UNEARTH,
FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, CHIMAIRA, GWAR, EVERY TIME I DIE, NORMA JEAN,
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THROWDOWN, HIGH ON FIRE, MADBALL, TERROR, DEVIL
DRIVER, A LIFE ONCE LOST, ALL THAT REMAINS
TOUR DATES ARE:
6/25 - Lowell, MA - Paul E Tsongas Arena
6/26 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
6/28 - Pontiac, MI - Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre
6/30 - Winston-Salem, NC - Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
7/01 - Portsmouth, VA - Harbor Center Pavilion
7/02 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Parking Lot
7/03 - Montreal, QC - Stade Uniprix
7/04 - Mississauga, ON - Arrow Hall
7/05 - Cleveland, OH - The Scene Pavilion
7/08 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center Parking Lot
7/09 - Sauget, IL - Pop's Lot
7/10 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Village
7/13 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field
The Headliner for this monumental event will be announced MAY 1st 2005.
STAY TUNED!!!!
For information contact Adrenaline PR:
Maria Ferrero, (732)462-4262 maria@adrenalinepr.com
January 2005
These are troubled times...today we got the confirmation that Mieszko Talarczyk, vocalist and guitarist of Nasum has been confirmed dead as a victim in the Tsunami wave that hit Thailand some time ago. Although we didn't know him that well we actually had the pleasure to work with him once as he engineered and recorded our cover version of Iron Maiden's "Remember tomorrow" at his then Soundlab recording facilities. Thoughts goes out to his family and bandmembers from the entire Opeth camp. Words are futile really, so again...our deepest respect and concoleances to his close ones from all of us.
Mikael Åkerfeldt has been confirmed as the vocalist for
the first and last Bloodbath gig. This will take place at Germany's
famous Wacken open air festival on the 5th of August. The band
will perform songs from all three albums including the non-Åkerfeldt
death-bomb "Nightmares made flesh" that featured Peter Tägtgren
on vocals.
The all star line-up will consist of: Anders Nyström (Katatonia),
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Dan Swanö (legendary multi musician),
Martin Axenrot (Nifelheim, Witchery etc) and Mikael Åkerfeldt. Be
there or....well, of course you'll be there!!
Opeth will be entering Fashination street studios on March 15
to record their 8th yet untitled opus. The band are currently
in rehearsal mode, which is a rare occasion having recorded the
last 4 records without rehearsing. The recording will be overseen
by the uprising recording mogul Jens Bogren. As of today no names
for production duties have surfaced and it looks like the next
record will be a band produced effort. Nothing has been decided
regarding who's taking care of the mix either so we'll have to
keep you wondering.