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Nov 29, 2023 · While the band have song since departed the realms of extreme metal - though fans still fervently wish for them to return someday - their 13 records to date have helped establish Opeth as one of metal's most illustrious names, a band who have clawed their way to headline slots at festivals and massive venues like Wembley Arena and the Red Rocks ...
- Opeth name the greatest death metal band of all time | Louder
Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and Fredrik Akesson name the...
- Opeth name the greatest death metal band of all time | Louder
Opeth was formed as a death metal band in April 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden, by David Isberg, with some friends from Täby; [2] [7] Isberg was the lead vocalist. [8] The band name was taken from the Wilbur Smith novel The Sunbird, in which Opet is the name of a fictional city. [9]
- 'Blackwater Park' (2001) Who knows where Opeth’s musical evolution will lead to next? But whether they forge onwards into traditional prog-rock, backtrack to their deathlier early style, or, more likely, veer off into musical lands as yet unknown, we are fairly certain that 2001’s ‘Blackwater Park’ will remain the ultimate expression of the band’s unique, signature formula.
- 'Ghost Reveries' (2005) Signing a deal with heavy metal major Roadrunner Records had no discernible effect on the ferocious elements of Opeth’s sound, nor the extended lengths of their average compositions; instead, 2005’s in every way astonishing ‘Ghost Reveries’ may have evoked Satan’s name more often than any other Opeth LP!
- 'Still Life' (1999) Above all else, 1999’s ‘Still Life’ signified stability at last for Opeth, following a near-fatal band schism that nearly stopped them dead in their tracks, but, instead, made way for the formation of the now “classic” Akerfeldt/Lindgren/Mendez/Lopez lineup.
- 'Deliverance' (2002) Probably Opeth’s most underrated album, ‘Deliverance’ couldn’t help but be overshadowed by the seismic aftershocks set off by the game-changing ‘Blackwater Park,’ which were still reverberating through the metal community, just one year later.
5 days ago · Thanks to Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt for the interview. Be sure to pick up The Last Will and Testament . Stay up to date with the band through their website , Facebook , X , Instagram and Spotify ...
- Pale Communion
- Sorceress
- Heritage
- Watershed
- Morningrise
- In Cauda Venenum
- Deliverance
- Orchid
- Ghost Reveries
- My Arms, Your Hearse
While I’m not prepared to say that Opeth have an outright bad record, Pale Communionat least has some serious flaws. Sure, it begins with some gusto: “Eternal Rains Will Come” is gorgeous, and “Moon Above, Sun Below” is about as good as a ten-minute Opeth tune written past 2010 can get. In contrast, “Elysian Woes” can’t really justify its six minut...
Truth be told, 2016’s Sorceress isn’t much better than Pale Communion. Its second half is just as slow and introspective (or inscrutable) as its predecessor’s, full of homages and allusions to obscure and hyper-valuable prog rock classics. Seriously, nobody needs to hear “The Seventh Sojourn.” However, it does have one thing Pale Communion doesn’t ...
Heritage takes a lot of flak, as albums that mess with the template tend to do. With the exception of Damnation (which gets a pass since it was intended to be part of a double record), it’s Opeth’s first full-on prog excursion. Unlike Damnation, it’s not very cohesive or solid. To make matters worse, the band promoted it with a headlining tour of a...
If Opeth had disbanded after Watershed, they would have left behind the most perfect discography in metal, by my estimation. From here on out, each record is essentially flawless — we’re comparing diamonds, now. However, the departure of core members Martin Lopez and Peter Lindgren left a few imperfections behind. New drummer Martin Axenrot doesn’t...
Assembled in part before Opeth’s debut album Orchid was released, Morningrisehas the unfortunate-but-unavoidable sloppiness of a hasty sophomore release — some of its sections date back to 1991. The infamous, 20-minute “Black Rose Immortal,” for example, can’t really justify its running time, and the record would be much better without it. Still, e...
Curiously recorded in two languages with related-but-distinct lyrics, Opeth’s 2019 record still has trouble getting out of its own way, and still lacks any overt death metal elements, but it does show a noticeable uptick in Åkerfeldt’s songwriting ability. Finally, his prog rock compositions can hold their shape longer than four-to-six minutes, mos...
Originally conceived as a pure death metal record to counterbalance the dutiful progressive rock of its counterpart Damnation, Deliverance still winds up sounding more-or-less like a typical Opeth record, though it’s songs do tend to make their mark more immediately than the songs on Blackwater Park which preceded it, and Ghost Reverieswhich follow...
In 1995, when Opeth released their Decibel Hall of Fame-inductee debut Orchid, nothing sounded like it. Sure, some things came close: Emperor’s lavish detail, Edge of Sanity’s melody-first progressive death metal (Dan Swanö produced it), and various post-black metal bands’ willingness to leaven extreme metal’s intensity, but nothing that so devotio...
Martin Méndez and Peter Lindgren’s final Opeth record might be their most gothic. Written partially in always-creepy open D tuning, and including layers of mellotron and organ from now-permanent member Per Weiberg (he’d been a live member for some time), every song on Ghost Reveriessounds richer than chocolate cake and twice as dark. Åkerfeldt’s ro...
With the addition of Martin Méndez and Peter Lindgren, Opeth’s classic lineup fell into place and the band’s sound crystallized. What did Åkerfeldt do with his now-optimal lineup? Naturally, he wrote a concept record. Sung from the perspective of a melancholic ghost, My Arms, Your Hearse weaves an interlocking narrative with an abundance of filler ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and Fredrik Akesson name the greatest death metal band of all time, and discuss their own journey through the genre. By Rich Hobson. ( Metal Hammer ) published 13 September 2024. From inverted crosses in flowerbeds to failing to blow Morbid Angel off-stage and petty larceny, Opeth talk their journey through death metal.
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Sep 21, 2024 · However the band had cancelled all live plans for the summer of 2010 on May 4. Tragically, Ronnie passed away 12 days later. And now, barely three months on, Opeth, who had headlined in 2008, had boldly agreed to step into the breach left by the original headliners, to headline the now-named Ronnie James Dio Stage.
