Swedish band Opeth return to North America in support of their most recent studio album, Heritage with Anthrax, Hatebreed, Katatonia, and Suicidal Tendencies.
Mastodon hit the road for a spring North American tour with Opeth in support of their current album The Hunter, released by Reprise Records in September.
You see the band creating, thinking real hard, in the studio, emulating the old ways, which, unfortunately for the band’s health, included recording in a “classic prog” studio, a process which almost killed the band.
Friends have tried to convince me of sinister undertones, and sure, I hear some, but I mainly hear folky hippie sap rock. Full on Simon & Garfunkle’n’shit.
If you follow these genres, most of these bands are familiar. They’re mostly the big names, with little “filler,” and omissions were probably licensing issues.