Many songs include acoustic guitar passages and strong dynamic shifts, as well as both death growls and clean vocals.

Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years. Watershed (Roadrunner, 2008) Partly inspired by a newfound love of Scott Walker’s avant-garde … Martin Lopez Anders Nordin Song … Martin Persson Influential and acclaimed Swedish prog-metal outfit that deftly mixes death metal crunch with ambitious instrumental flash. Related Blog Posts.

Johan de Farfalla From one extreme to the other: ‘Face of Melinda’ was perhaps the … photo credit: Stuart Wood Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from black metal and death metal, especially in their early works. Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from black metal and death metal, especially in their early works. Fredrik Åkesson Dan Nilsson Joakim Svalberg In interviews before the release of In Cauda Venenum, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth's vocalist, guitarist, and chief songwriter, stated that "heaviness" was an aesthetic rather than a sound, to explain why he had abandoned death metal. Opeth rarely made live appearances supporting their first four albums; but since conducting their first world tour after the 2001 release of "Blackwater Park," they have led several world tours. Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Peter Lindgren

Find Opeth discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. Per Wiberg ‘Face of Melinda’, Still Life, 1999. Discography Orchid (1995) Morningrise (1996) My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) Still Life (1999) Blackwater Park (2001) Deliverance (2002) Damnation (2003) Ghost Reveries (2005) Watershed (2008) Heritage (2011) Pale Communion (2014) Sorceress (2016) In Cauda Venenum (2019) Beginning with 2011's Heritage, Opeth made a conscious shift toward progressive rock that has, as evidenced here, become pervasive. Many songs include acoustic guitar passages and strong dynamic shifts, as well as both death growls and clean vocals. Martín Mendez Martin Axenrot

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