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OPETH Announce The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2, Beginning February 2026

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on September 25, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Swedish progressive metal titans OPETH are preparing to return across the Atlantic to bring their fearless 14th studio album to stages across North America. The critically acclaimed The Last Will And Testament (released on November 22, 2024 through Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music), saw frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt return to growling vocal territory for the first time in 16 years. The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2 will begin in February 2026. 

OPETH‘s return to North America follows a busy 2025 schedule including their summer festival run, the second proper European leg of their The Last Will And Testament tour in Autumn, and a 9-date journey to Australia, New Zealand and Japan throughout November.

The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2, 2026:
05.02.2026 US – Montclair, The Wellmont Theater
06.02.2026 US – Boston, Orpheum Theatre
07.02.2026 US – Philadelphia, The Filmore Philadelphia
10.02.2026 US – Detroit, Masonic Jack White Theatre
11.02.2026 US – Chicago, Riviera Theatre
12.02.2026 US – St-Louis, The Pageant
14.02.2026 US – Dallas, The Bomb Factory
15.02.2026 US – Houston, Bayou Music Center
16.02.2026 US – San Antonio, Majestic Theatre
18.02.2026 US – Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Center
20.02.2026 US – Las Vegas, The Pearl
21.02.2026 US – Riverside, Riverside Municipal Auditorium
22.02.2026 US – Sacramento, Channel 24
24.02.2026 US – Seattle, Paramount Theatre
25.02.2026 CA – Vancouver, Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

OPETH are:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkesson – guitars, backing vocals
Martín Méndez – bass
Waltteri Väyrynen – drums, percussion
Joakim Svalberg – keys, backing vocals

The Last Will And Testament is gripping from start to finish, jaw-dropping inside and out, representing some of OPETH’s finest material to date. Just as OPETH welcomed many into its distressed arms over the years, the Swedes again deliver on the promise that great music always tells a compelling story – this time with growls we had not heard since the 2008 Watershed.

Order/stream The Last Will And Testament: https://opeth.rpm.link/lastwillPR

Purchase physical copies and merch HERE: https://opeth.omerch.com/

More on OPETH:
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Source: C Squared Music

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NEST To Join Goblin Legacy On US Fall Tour This November | Tickets On Sale Now

Posted in Hard Rock, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on September 25, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

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St. Louis metal trio NEST, spearheaded by Scour and Agoraphobic Nosebleed bassist John Jarvis, will join Goblin Legacy for a special two-week run of live dates this November.

Goblin Legacy is an Italian progressive rock band renowned for their haunting and atmospheric film scores, particularly in the horror genre. Formed in the early 1970s, they gained international acclaim through collaborations with director Dario Argento, scoring cult classics like Profondo Rosso (1975) and Suspiria (1977). Their eerie, synth-heavy compositions became synonymous with Italian cinema and influenced horror soundtracks for decades.

Known for their feral intensity and genre-defying heaviness, NEST is dragging the shadows into the spotlight, one venue at a time. The journey begins on November 2nd in Houston, Texas and runs through November 17th in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Comments Jarvis, “We in NEST couldn’t be more thrilled to hit the road with Goblin Legacy, legends in their own right. This tour marks a new chapter for us, and we’re bringing fresh material that pushes our sound into wild, uncharted territory. Get ready for something raw, loud, and totally new.”

Tickets are on sale now. See confirmed dates below.

NEST w/ Goblin Legacy:
11/02/2025 The End – Houston, TX
11/04/2025 Chaos Emporium – Phoenix, AZ
11/05/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
11/07/2025 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
11/08/2025 Star Theater – Portland, OR
11/09/2025 Rays Golden Lion – Richland, WA
11/10/2025 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
11/11/2025 The Shredder – Boise, ID
11/12/2025 Aces High – Salt Lake City, UT
11/13/2025 Oil City Beer Company – Casper, WY
11/15/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
11/16/2025 Growlers – Memphis, TN
11/17/2025 Southport Music Hall – New Orleans, LA

NEST will be touring in support of their Endeavors full-length released in 2024 via Housecore Records. Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, John Jarvis has constructed a repository for extreme sounds and emotions in NEST.

On one end of the spectrum, his grating riffs played with icy industrial precision and hardcore grit will leave you bloody, bruised, and breathless. On the other, his shoegaze hum bellows in a strangely soothing trance, bordering on blissful in the face of raw destruction. This vision takes shape like never before on NEST’s fourth full-length LP and Housecore Records debut, Endeavors.

A lifelong musician, Jarvis has quietly left his imprint on the underground as bassist for Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Fulgora, and Pig Destroyer. Moreover, his low-end shaped the sonic assault of Scour alongside a true murderers’ row of extreme metal luminaries fronted by Housecore Records founder and Pantera and Down vocalist Philip H. Anselmo.

Endeavors is available on CD, LP, and digital formats. Find ordering options at the Housecore Records webshop HERE or Bandcamp HERE.

Drawing on influences as diverse as Helmet, Hum, Deftones, and Quicksand, Jarvis formally introduced NEST with his self-titled debut in 2020 followed by Pretense [2020] and Tipping Point [2021]. Signing to Housecore in 2023, he personally wrote, recorded, performed, and curated Endeavors over the course of a week in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. He harnessed unbridled energy during the sessions, packing intensity airtight into a concentrated punch.

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ABYSMAL DESCENT – Belgian Death Metallers To Release Dismal Thoughts Debut LP via Nuclear Winter Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on September 25, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From the depths of Brussels’ death metal underground rises ABYSMAL DESCENT, a new entity forged from the ashes of Dehuman and strengthened by the twisted visions of R.S., L.L. (Putrid Offal, Echo Solar Void, Terrifiant) and M.D. (Echo Solar Void). Soon joined by R.M.(Neptunian Maximalism) and A.L. (Saqra’s Cult), the band completed a sinister line-up dedicated to conjuring a harrowing requiem of death metal.

Their debut full-length, Dismal Thoughts, will be released via Nuclear Winter Records on October 31st, 2025, a suitably unholy date for this descent into sonic darkness. Drawing inspiration from legendary forces such as Immolation, Morbid Angel, and Incantation, the album weaves a tapestry of gloom and malevolence, crushing riffs and abyssal atmospheres.

The first single, the title track “Dismal Thoughts” is now streaming HERE.

Dismal Thoughts is a testament to death metal’s most oppressive traditions: a record that drips with menace, channeling both the cavernous weight of old-school brutality and the suffocating dread of modern extremity. It is a soundtrack to decay, despair, and the shadows that loom ever closer. Prepare to be engulfed.

Track-list:

  1. Discordant Calls
  2. Labyrinth of Distress
  3. Death Rope
  4. Dismal Thoughts
  5. Obscured Visions
  6. Fragmented Soul
  7. Abyss of Despair
  8. Imaginal Horror

Line-up:

Laye Louhenapessy – Drums
Martin Dozot – Guitar
Rafaël Sellekaerts – Guitar
Romain Martini – Bass
Adrien Luxen – Vocals

ABYSMAL DESCENT:

https://www.instagram.com/abysmaldescent/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557997834152

Nuclear Winter Records:

https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://nuclearwinterrecords.com/

https://www.facebook.com/martyrdoomproductions/

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