ALBUM REVIEW: Opeth – The Last Will and Testament


 

Rejoice, fellow death metal fans, Opeth has brought back the harsh vocals! That’s right. Mikael Ackerfeldt and company figured now was the time, as their new album, The Last Will & Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music), has the perfect concept to complement it. The reading of a post-World War 1 patriarch’s last will and testament that spills out family secrets, track by track, section by section of the document (the first seven tracks are named simply after which paragraph is being recited). In terms of instrumentals, this album is my favorite mix of the melodic death metal era of Opeth and the more recent prog-rock era of the band.Continue reading


Opeth Announces Postponement of New Album, “The Last Will and Testament


Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen

Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen

Swedish prog legends Opeth announce that the release of their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament has been postponed to November 22, 2024 due to unforeseen delays in the manufacturing process. Read Mikael Åkerfeldt’s comments below! The Last Will & Testament, releases from Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget and the band recently released a new single, “§3,” which can be heard below! 

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Opeth Shares a New Single “§3” – New Album Coming Soon


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Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen

 

Swedish prog legends Opeth will be releasing their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, on October 11, 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget! Following the critical acclaim of the album’s first single, the band is now revealing the second offering from record, “§3,” which can be heard at the link below! 

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Europe Streaming War Of Kings In Entirety


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Swedish hard rockers Europe is previewing their tenth studio album War of Kings, out March 10, 2015 via Hell & Back Recordings in its entirety here.

Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War of Kings sees the quintet confidently creating 11 monstrously melodic, yet hard-hitting classic rock’n’roll standouts for their fervent global audience.

War of Kings tracklisting:

1) War Of Kings
2) Hole In My Pocket
3) Second Day
4) Praise You
5) Nothin’ To Ya
6) California 405
7) Days Of Rock n’ Roll
8) Children Of The Mind
9) Rainbow Bridge
10) Angels (With Broken Hearts)
11) Light Me Up
Bonus: Vasastan (Instrumental)

EUROPE U.S. Tour Dates:
Apr 18 – 22: Monsters of Rock Cruise – Miami, FL
Apr 24: Potowatomi Casino – Milwaukee, WI
Apr 25: House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Apr 26: The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
Apr 28: House of Blues – Chicago, IL (w/ Black Star Riders)
Apr 30: Irving Plaza – New York, NY (w/ Black Star Riders)
May 01: The Bears Den – Niagara Falls, NY (w/ Black Star Riders)
May 02: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD (M3 Rock Festival)
May 03: Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT

EUROPE is:
Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards
John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
John Leven – bass, backing vocals
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals

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Europe Streaming “War Of Kings” Music Video


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Swedish hard rockers Europe is streaming the new music video for “War of Kings,” directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company (In Flames, At The Gates, Arch Enemy) and off their tenth studio album of the same name via Hell & Back Recordings, here.

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Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War of Kings sees the quintet confidently creating 11 monstrously melodic, yet hard-hitting classic rock’n’roll standouts for their fervent global audience.

War of Kings tracklisting:

01) War Of Kings
02) Hole In My Pocket
03) Second Day
04) Praise You
05) Nothin’ To Ya
06) California 405
07) Days Of Rock n Roll
08) Children Of The Mind
09) Rainbow Bridge
10) Angels (With Broken Hearts)
11) Light Me Up
Bonus: Vasastan (Instrumental)

EUROPE is:
Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards
John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
John Leven – bass, backing vocals
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals

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Europe Releasing War Of Kings In March


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Veteran Swedish hard rockers Europe are releasing their tenth studio album called War of Kings on March 10, 2015 in the United States via Hell & Back Recordings. Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War of Kings sees the quintet confidently creating 11 monstrously melodic, yet hard-hitting classic rock’n’roll standouts for their fervent global audience.

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War of Kings tracklisting:

1) War Of Kings
2) Hole In My Pocket
3) Second Day
4) Praise You
5) Nothin’ To Ya
6) California 405
7) Days Of Rock n Roll
8) Children Of The Mind
9) Rainbow Bridge
10) Angels (With Broken Hearts)
11) Light Me Up
Bonus: Vasastan (Instrumental)

EUROPE is:
Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards
John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
John Leven – bass, backing vocals
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Europe on Facebook