Features
Monday, December 26 2011
The Best Metal of 2011
PopMatters’ staff of metal experts present their top picks from a year that offered a standout work of Christian “progressive death metalcore”, a philosophical treatise on “Transcendent Black Metal”, and one amazing debut.
Thursday, December 1 2011
The Best Progressive Rock of 2011
In 2011, there were only a few high-quality progressive rock releases, but those that managed to stand out are some of the best the genre has seen in awhile.
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Wednesday, December 17 2008
The Best Metal Albums of 2008
It was a stellar year for metal, and an eclectic year, too: Norweigian prog-metal, goth-infused death metal, Swedish thrash, black metal, and stoner rock all make the list.
Columns
Wednesday, December 10 2008
The Best Metal Albums of 2008
It was a stellar year for metal, and an eclectic year, too: Norwegian prog-metal, goth-infused death metal, Swedish thrash, black metal, and stoner rock all make the list.
Reviews
Friday, November 11 2011
Opeth + Katatonia: 2011 October 16 - Portland
A surprisingly short concert for a band like Opeth, this Portland show was nonetheless a strong demonstration of how Opeth came to make an album like Heritage. This, foiled with the brutal heaviness of Katatonia, made for one fine evening of Swedish music.
Thursday, September 29 2011
Opeth: Heritage
Heritage is both a significant departure from Opeth's past output, but also a completely natural recording, one that prior albums hinted that the band was bound to make.
Thursday, November 13 2008
Opeth + High on Fire
The one truly off-the-cuff moment came when a fan yelled out a cover request and Opeth’s frontman Mikael Akerfeldt responded, “I can play that one… on Guitar Hero!”
Thursday, June 5 2008
Opeth: Watershed
Nine albums in, and Opeth has still shown no signs of running out of ideas.
Wednesday, September 21 2005
Opeth: Ghost Reveries
If you're going to buy one metal album this year, make it this one. If you're a metal fan, what are you waiting for?"
Blogs
Tuesday, December 13 2011
Bubbling Under the 75 Best Albums of 2011: Opeth
This week we presented our Best 75 Albums of 2011. Here are several more just bubbling under the top 75...
