The legendary Swedish prog metal band Opeth is touring with Texas based doom metal masters The Sword which comes to the Fillmore Silver Spring on Friday, September 30th, 2016! We’re so psyched to see these two great bands together that we’re giving away a pair of tickets to this very show to one of you lucky DCHM readers! These bands are from two very different subgenres of heavy metal so to enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite heavy metal subgenre is. From traditional to funeral doom metal to crabcore to brutal slam sci-fi tech death metal, any metal subgenre is valid as long as it is your favorite! On Tuesday, Sept 27th at 5pm EST the contest will close and I’ll pick a winner at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries to win the tickets. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Live Nation for $35 here.
Opeth have been one of the leading bands in the progressive metal world since they released their debut album, Orchid, back in 1995. The band’s 12th studio album, Sorceress, is being released on the very same day as this show. That means we’ll be some of the first to hear these new songs live, as well as some of the band’s older classics from throughout the years as well. But let’s not forget the opening act on this tour, The Sword. Normally a headliner in their own right, The Sword will be opening shows on this tour with their catchy brand of doom metal. It’s not every day you get to see two great bands from such different subgenres on the same bill so this is not a show to be missed. Check out these videos from the bands below and tell me what your favorite heavy metal subgenre is!
Opeth – The Wilde Flowers
The Sword – Lawless Lands
Opeth – The Grand Conjuration
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Doom and progressive metal
My favorite sub-genre would have to be doom/sludge. The Sword fits that bill perfectly. only ever saw them briefly on the High Country tour, had to cut out early for work. Would love to see ’em in a bigger venue like this.
SCUM FUCK BLUES
Prog and doom metal all the way!
Southern Stoner Metal!!
MeloDeath
Black Metal
Thrash
Folk metal
Doom metal!
Battlethrash (METAL)
Atmospheric Black Metal
Dirty old school thrash and cheesy-as-fuck prog
Doom metal
blackened crust punk, yo!
Trash!
TRUE/ classic metal
Doom! But Prog Metal is a very close second for me.
Black metal! hail satan, 666, kvlt ETC ETC!
Psychedelic black metal (is that a real genre?)
progressive doom
Old School Death Metal. Hail!