Opeth

OPETH has issued the a brief update via the official Gigantour 2006 website:

"We're trying to fix the visas for the Gigantour. Gonna start rehearsing eventually but we don't know how much time we'll get on stage. Have a few cool songs for ya if you're going. Done a little bit of writing too and it sounds...twisted."

As previously reported, the release of the special edition CD/DVD of Opeth's Ghost Reveries album has been announced as October 31st via Roadrunner. The album will feature 'Soldier Of Fortune', the DEEP PURPLE cover which will be re-recorded at the famed Atlantis studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The track was originally recorded last December at BBC Radio 1, but due to unforseen legal problems with the BBC in the UK, the BBC recording won't be available other than through downloads. Opeth also recorded live versions of 'The Grand Conjuration' and 'When' during the BBC Radio 1 sessions.

Upcoming North American Gigantour 2006 dates are as follows:

September:

6 - Boise, ID at Idaho Center

8 - Oakland, CA at Oakland Coliseum

9 - San Diego, CA at Cox Arena

10 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion

12 - Las Vegas, NV at House Of Blues

13 - Phoenix, AZ at Dodge Theatre

15 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheater

16 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre

17 - Albuquerque, NM at Journal Pavilion

19 - Oklahoma City, OK at Zoo Amphitheatre

21 - Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Ballroom

22 - Chicago, IL at Congress Theatre

23 - Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena

24 - Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre

25 - Toronto, ONT at Molson Amphitheatre

27 - Montreal, QC atBell Centre

28 - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Coliseum

29 - Boston, MA at Bank of America Pavilion

30 - Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Center

October

1 - Atlantic City, NJ at House of Blues

6 - Tampa, FL at St Pete Times Forum

7 - Orlando, FL at Hard Rock Live

8 - Sunrise, FL at Bank Atlantic Center

Other bands on the bill include MEGADETH; ARCH ENEMY, LAMB OF GOD, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP.