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a b "Face Culture". YouTube. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021 . Retrieved 21 July 2011. OPETH Completes Work On 'Burden' Video". Roadrunner Records. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009 . Retrieved 1 November 2008. Scott Alisoglu (2 November 2009). "Interview with Ahab". TeethOfTheDivine.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017 . Retrieved 14 February 2017. Coil" is further proof that Opeth can succeed with catchy music, and Mikael writes great hooks. What sets these songs apart from Opeth's other soft songs (songs like "Benighted" or "Hours of Wealth") is that these songs are soft, but they're not slow. They feature a more upbeat tempo with a faster rhythm, and they do not have a reliance on the mellotron or keyboards.

Mudrian, Albert (2 October 2019). "Hear Exclusive New Opeth Song "Cirkelns Riktning" Via Decibel Flexi Series". Decibel . Retrieved 7 January 2020. a b Mikael Åkerfeldt. "Opeth Chapter 5". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008 . Retrieved 12 January 2008. Opeth is a group that suffers from one major problem. A majority of the time that they try to make slow songs, they result in boredom. I'm a huge fan when they can find a balance between both brutality and tranquility, but sadly, this album did not find a happy medium. It's obvious that the band has plenty of talent; it's just that it's often wasted on trying to be "artistic" with slower songs. That I did when we recorded the new album. Mikael [Åkerfeldt, singer/guitarist] and I restrung all the guitars before we sent them over to the UK. Since then, I haven’t done it, but that was quite recent. I think there were at least 12 – and a bunch of acoustics as well. We use a regular PRS Angelus quite a lot while we’re recording. We also like to overdub with a Taylor Nashville-tuned guitar, so we get that sort of separated 12-string sound.” 7. If you could change one thing about a recording you’ve been on, what would it be and why?Donald Morrone (January 2006). "Interview with Peter Lindgren". The Moor. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007 . Retrieved 13 January 2008. Opeth Sign With Roadrunner Records". Blabbermouth.net. 10 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 . Retrieved 12 March 2008.

New drummer Martin Axenrot will pleasantly surprise many an Opeth fan with his performance here. Not only does he play with admirable restraint on most of the album, but he also proves how capable a drummer is on "The Lotus Eater", which is another sound experiment for the band. The drumming on this dissonant tune is stupifyingly good, OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed". www.blabbermouth.net. October 2010 . Retrieved 17 July 2014. Pedro Azevedo. "Born Within Sorrow's Mask". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007 . Retrieved 18 January 2008.This one was all personal lyrics. But there was no concept between the songs. It’s based on what happened in my life during the past few years. I’m more of a sensitive person and protective person (since he became a dad). It doesn’t take much to be disgusted with your surroundings, especially when you have kids. So, what does this album amount to in the end? Basically, a very boring hour of your time. The album has some good growls from Mikael, some enjoyable guitar and drum work, a keyboard solo that was awesome, and a slow song that wasn't half bad. Unfortunately, a majority of the music played here is slow, tedious, and sleep-inducing. Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter III". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008 . Retrieved 21 August 2008. A number of artists and bands have cited Opeth as an influence, among which are Mayan (a project of Mark Jansen from Epica), [108] Luc Lemay of Gorguts, [109] Soen (a band of former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez), [110] Tor Oddmund Suhrke of Leprous, [111] Disillusion, [112] Caligula's Horse, [113] Klimt 1918, [114] Daniel Droste of Ahab, [115] Becoming the Archetype, [116] [117] Nucleus Torn, [118] Alex Vynogradoff of Kauan, [119] Wastefall, [120] Eric Guenther of The Contortionist, [121] Thomas MacLean and To-Mera, [122] [123] The Man-Eating Tree, [124] Nahemah, [125] Vladimir Agafonkin of Obiymy Doshchu, [126] Schizoid Lloyd, [127] Native Construct, Maxime Côté of Catuvolcus, [128] Bilocate, [129] and Jinjer. [130] van Os, Mario. "Kamelot – Interview met Oliver Palotai en Thomas Youngblood nav hun nieuwe album "Haven" ". Progwereld.org (in Dutch). Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017 . Retrieved 19 February 2017. Mijn favoriete band is waarschijnlijk Opeth. Ik ken Mikael Akerfeldt persoonlijk heel goed. Ik heb al hun albums en luister er ook regelmatig naar. (My favourite band is probably Opeth. I know Mikael Åkerfeldt very well personally. I have all their albums and listen to them regularly).

OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' First-Week Sales Revealed". www.blabbermouth.net. 28 November 2007 . Retrieved 17 July 2014. Lotus Eater -> In my opinion the best song of the album. The song starts with blastpit and clean progressive vocals on it! The brutal parts are also there. As akerfeldt said thissong is what opeth is today. I have drunk nothing but milk ( beer), milk ( beer), milk tonight, so I'm extremely sober ( drunk), sober ( drunk), sober now. To be totally honest with you, I have always ( never), always ( never), always loved Opeth and progressive death metal in general and I have listened to Watershed at least two dozen ( three), two dozen ( three), two dozen times now. And what a fantastic ( quite mediocre), fantastic album it is! Swedish charts – Opeth". Swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009 . Retrieved 25 January 2008.On 12 May 2006, Martin Lopez announced that he had officially parted ways with Opeth due to health problems, and was replaced by Martin Axenrot. [43] Opeth toured on the main stage of Gigantour in 2006, alongside Megadeth. Ghost Reveries was re-released on 31 October 2006, with a bonus cover song ( Deep Purple's "Soldier of Fortune"), a DVD featuring a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album and a documentary on the making of the record. A recording of Opeth's live performance at the Camden Roundhouse, in London, on 9 November 2006, was released as the double live album The Roundhouse Tapes, which topped the Finnish DVD chart. [44] Coil -> unexpected start of the disc, Short but beautiful with great acoustic guitars and well worked vocals. The cover is ready. Travis Smith has done it. And as usual he sent me something just thrown together and...there it is! It looks typical Opeth I guess. I love it and it ties in with the lyrics and music really well. Dark stuff....of course! Tobias Zywietz. "Chart Log UK: The O – Ozric Tentacles". Zobbel. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 . Retrieved 6 June 2011.

Porcelain Heart -> Strange song. It has some very good parts but it does not impress me. I cant understand why they chose this song for video. I think the album has many better songs in it. Opeth – Mikael Åkerfeldt Writing New Material". Metalstorm.net. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 . Retrieved 14 August 2012. Thom Jurek. "Heritage – Opeth". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015 . Retrieved 16 May 2015. We also recorded an extra song which was written by Per and myself called "Derelict herds" and has I think one of my best lyric ever. Really cool, psychedelic song with some fusion unison leads in there. Per's really got some weird stuff cooking...lovely!Sliwa, Philippe (May 2011). "Mark Jansen and his new project". RadioMetal.com (published 14 June 2011). Archived from the original on 20 February 2017 . Retrieved 19 February 2017. ... But Opeth is even a bigger influence because I listen to a lot of Opeth myself and I think it's a very interesting band. Fame can be both boon and bane. And in the recent past, it has served as the latter to a good majority of metal bands that all of a sudden want to cash in on their success. And for a band like Opeth, success could have easily gotten to their heads. So did they fall prey to it?