Shedding Water: Opeth

Opeth, another Swede band, originally formed in Stockholm in 1990, with  David Isberg & Mikael Ã…kerfeldt as its primary front men. During Opeth’s early years, the band had a decidedly Death Metal vein. However, after a good part of the ’90s went by, several lineup changes & almost a handful of albums released, Opeth started [...]

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I’ve been itching to give a couple of recently discovered albums from Beardfish, Pure Reason Revolution, King Crimson & Opeth a thorough listening. I discovered Beardfish, PRR & Opeth through recommendations and good reviews form the Dream Theater crowd. I’ve recently reviewed Sleeping In Traffic Part 1 from the Swedish band Beardfish, and part 2 [...]

Beardfish: Lessons for sleeping in traffic 101

Beardfish, the Swedish progressive rock band formed in 2001, boasts a style closer to their 1970’s genre peers. Having had two independent release, they were eventually signed up by InsideOut Music, pumping out two additional albums -the first one of which we are reviewing here: Sleeping in Traffic Part 1 

The band has received praise from [...]