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The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s

The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s

This list is a reflection of the many great efforts of progressive rock artists of the 2000s and a tribute to the style’s most important musician of the decade.

Ranking the 13 Opeth Albums From Worst to Best

Ranking the 13 Opeth Albums From Worst to Best

Across 24 years and 13 albums, Opeth have made some of the most challenging and fascinating music in the history of modern metal. We count down to their best albums.

The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of 2011

The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of 2011

In 2011, there were only a few high-quality progressive rock albums, but those that stood out are some of the best the genre had seen in a while.

The 70 Best Albums of 2019

The 70 Best Albums of 2019

From forward-looking electronic and experimental to new approaches in the ever-evolving R&B scene, from hip-hop and punk to rock and pop, 2019 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.

The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2019

The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2019

This year in progressive rock and metal found genre mainstays continuing to impress while relative underdogs and newcomers finally seized some of the spotlight.

Opeth Achieve Gothic Greatness with the Gorgeously Multifaceted ‘In Cauda Venenum’

Opeth Achieve Gothic Greatness with the Gorgeously Multifaceted ‘In Cauda Venenum’

In Cauda Venenum is Opeth’s most wicked record of the decade, signifying that their earlier evilness is still wonderfully intact.

Opeth – “Era” (Singles Going Steady)

Opeth – “Era” (Singles Going Steady)

Opeth's "Era" is as precise and pristine as a classical cantata without the pretensions.
Opeth’s Fake Nikki Sixx: An Interview with Mikael Akerfeldt

Opeth’s Fake Nikki Sixx: An Interview with Mikael Akerfeldt

Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt opens up about Opeth's 25 year career, the band's new album Sorceress, and his desire to score a Meryl Streep film one day.
Opeth: Sorceress

Opeth: Sorceress

This third entry in Opeth's newest phase doesn't quite match Pale Communion, but it's still a wonderfully multifaceted journey.
Opeth: Deliverance & Damnation

Opeth: Deliverance & Damnation

Thirteen years after their release, two of Opeth's most important albums have been reissued in this essential new package.
Blood and Thunder: We All Wanna Touch a Rainbow

Blood and Thunder: We All Wanna Touch a Rainbow

Once upon a time, Ronnie James Dio rounded up a bevy of heavy metal legends to record a charity single. Yet no amount of superstar power could stop the song from falling by the wayside.
The Best Progressive Rock of 2014

The Best Progressive Rock of 2014

From idiosyncratic tales of dastardly aliens to concept albums about a mysterious demon, prog maintained its reputation for eclecticism in 2014.

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