Opeth

It's the holiday season, and we're offering some exclusive deluxe editions at ridiculously low prices. Got an Airbourne, Dream Theater, Murderdolls or Opeth fan on your shopping list.

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson sat down to answer fan-submitted questions for the guitar website Fret12.com when the band was in Chicago on their North American tour. It's in large part a gear-centered conversation: he takes you through his live rig and demonstrates his signature PRS model.

Opeth bassist Martin Mendez was interviewed by Stormbringer when the band played Germany. He doesn't do nearly as many interviews as Mikael Åkerfeldt or Fredrik Åkesson, so this one is worth checking out.

Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was interviewed by Freethinkers Blog when the band was in Austria on tour, supporting their new album Heritage. It's an interesting interview, broken into two parts below; he talks about his affection for '70s and '80s metal, his feeling that in the wake of Heritage, his creative options are wide open, his ambivalence about touring, and much more. Here's Part One: And here's Part Two: .

Roadrunner Records presents the brand-new compilation Rock Out Loud, jammed with new and classic tracks by 10 of our heaviest artists. The CD is available for just $7.99, exclusively at FYE stores. Here's the track listing: Stone Sour – "The Pessimist" Megadeth – "Public Enemy No.

Earlier this month, we went back through our history and put together a look at the classic live albums we've released over the years, including titles by Slipknot, Machine Head, Opeth, Sepultura, Type O Negative (well, sorta) and many more. Now we want to know which of these is your favorite.

In this video from Guitar World, Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson teaches you two of the twisting, winding riffs from "The Devil's Orchard," the first single from their latest album, Heritage. He plays the riffs at regular speed, then at half speed, then breaks them down into their component parts—so all you guitarists, pay close attention! Here's the video: And here are those riffs in their proper context, in the video for the song itself: .

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson was interviewed by MetalFanzine.net when the band played Baltimore, at the tail end of their tour in support of their latest CD, Heritage. Fredrik discusses his favorite Heritage tracks, his early influences on guitar (including Ace Frehley, Angus Young, Michael Schenker and Yngwie Malmsteen), working in a factory as a teenager to afford to buy himself an amplifier, and much more. Check it out below: .

Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was recently interviewed by the website RushOnRock, and talked about the recent change in his vocal style (you may have noticed there are no death growls on the band's latest album, Heritage) and fan response to the new material, among other subjects. Says Åkerfeldt, "I’ve never turned my back on anything and I’m not going to start now. It’s not like I don’t like that style of vocal delivery any more.

The iTunes Store is currently offering dozens of metal albums for only $7.99 each, and 11 Roadrunner titles, some classic and some brand-new, are among them. Here are the titles that are currently available for this low price: Cavalera Conspiracy, Blunt Force Trauma DragonForce, Ultra Beatdown Killswitch Engage, As Daylight Dies King Diamond, Abigail Machine Head, The Blackening Mercyful Fate, Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate, Melissa Opeth, Heritage Sepultura, Chaos A.D. Slipknot, Iowa (original version; click here to get the 10th Anniversary deluxe edition) Trivium, In Waves.