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Opeth
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Rank:
2
4261 fans
Country: Sweden
Labels: Nuclear Blast Entertainment
Moderbolaget Records

Links: Official website
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Formed in: 1990

1990-2002 Extreme progressive metal
2003-2010 Progressive metal
2011- Progressive rock

Line-up

1990-  Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals, guitars
1997-  Martín Méndez - bass
2006-  Martin Axenrot - drums
2007-  Fredrik Åkesson - guitars
2011-  Joakim Svalberg - keyboards, percussion, vocals
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1990-1991  Nick Döring - bass
1990-1992  David Isberg - vocals
1990-1997  Anders Nordin - drums
1991  Johan DeFarfalla - bass
› 1994-1996  -//-
1991  Andreas Dimeo - guitars
1991  Kim Pettersson - guitars
1991-2007  Peter Lindgren - guitars
1992  Mattias Ander - bass
1992-1993  Stefan Guteklint - bass
1997-2006  Martin Lopez - drums
2005-2011  Per Wiberg - keyboards, vocals
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1997  Fredrik Nordström - hammond organ
2000  Steven Wilson - guitar, keyboards, mellotron, backing vocals
› 2001-2003  -//- vocals, guitars, keyboards, mellotron
› 2014  -//- backing vocals
2008  Andreas Tengberg - cello
2008  Christoffer Wadensten - flute
2008  Karin Svensson - violin
2008  Lisa Almberg - english horn, oboe
2003-2005  Per Wiberg - keyboards, backing vocals
2005  Gene Hoglan - drums
2005-2006  Martin Axenrot - drums
2008  Nathalie Lorichs - vocals
2011  Alex Acuña - percussion
2011  Björn J:son Lindh - flute
2011  Joakim Svalberg - piano

Discography

1995 Orchid 8.4
1996 Morningrise 8.9
1998 My Arms, Your Hearse 8.8
1999 Still Life 9.1
2001 Blackwater Park 9.2
2002 Deliverance 8.7
2003 Damnation 8.7
2005 Ghost Reveries 9
2008 Watershed 8.7
2011 Heritage 7.3
2014 Pale Communion 7.6
2016 Sorceress 7.3
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2005 Selections From Ghost Reveries [EP] 8.7
2008 Watershed Radio Sampler [EP] 9.2
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1996 In Memory Of... Celtic Frost [VA] 6.8
2001 The Drapery Falls [Single] 8.8
2002 Still Day Beneath The Sun [Single] 8.8
2002 Deliverance [Single] 8.6
2002 A Tribute To The Beast [VA] 8.3
2003 Lamentations [DVD] 9.3
2005 The Grand Conjuration [Single] 7.5
2006 Collector's Edition Slipcase [Boxset] 9.7
2007 Soldier Of Fortune [Single] 8
2007 The Roundhouse Tapes [Live] 9
2008 Gigantour 2 [DVD] 8.4
2008 Mellotron Heart [Single] 7.9
2008 Porcelain Heart [Single] 8.6
2008 The Candlelight Years [Boxset] 9.3
2008 The Roundhouse Tapes [DVD] 9.4
2008 Burden [Single] 8.5
2009 Roadrunner Undercover, Vol. 1 [VA] 8
2010 God Of War: Blood & Metal [VA] 8.1
2010 In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD] 9.5
2011 The Throat Of Winter [Single] 7.7
2011 The Devil's Orchard [Single] 8.1
2011 The Devil's Orchard - Live At Rock Hard Festival 2009 [Live] 8.3
2013 XXX: Three Decades Of Roadrunner Records [VA] 6
2015 Deliverance & Damnation [Boxset] 9.7
2016 Book Of Opeth [Single] 8
2016 Sorceress [Single] 7.4
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2001 Harvest 8.3
2003 Windowpane 8
2005 The Grand Conjuration 8.2
2008 Porcelain Heart 9.1
2008 Burden 9.1
2011 The Devil's Orchard 7.5
2014 Cusp Of Eternity 7.6
2016 Sorceress [Lyric Video] 6
2016 Will O The Wisp [Lyric Video] 6
2016 The Wilde Flowers [Lyric Video] 6
2017 Era 7.3
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Latest reviews

Sorceress
7.2
When a trailblazing monster of a cult act turns into a '70s prog tribute band, there's surely going to be some backlash. Opeth have been getting loads of backlash (deserved and not) since 2011's Heritage. I have no doubt that Sorceress...   Review by Daniell ››
Pale Communion
Opeth have softened their sound. This is old news, and this is also an old sound. Pale Communion is their sophomore in a retrograde and vintage style of progressive rock, yet it remains poised with their distinctive craftsmanship. The question arises as to whether this record builds upon the band's efforts in Heritage. It does.   Review by R'Vannith ››
Heritage
7.8
The general consensus when a great band dares to move away from their original Death Metal sound is usually not positive. However Opeth have done it before masterfully with Damnation in 2003. They are back at it with one of the year's most anticipated...   Review by Demonic Tutor ››

Photo galleries

02.07.2016 Be Prog! My Friend 2016 - Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain, 02.07.2016 by Ivor
15.11.2012 Opeth + Anathema - Leeds, England, 15.11.12 by Talie Eigeland
19.06.2011 Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 19.06.2011 by Ivor
19.06.2011 Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 19.06.2011 by Moocher
13.08.2010 Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 13th-15th August 2010 by Baz Anderson
24.04.2009 Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 24th-25th April 2009 by Baz Anderson
24.04.2009 Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 24th-25th April 2009 by Boltus
23.02.2009 Opeth - Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia, 23.02.2009 by Ivor
28.11.2008 Opeth, Cynic, The Ocean - Toulouse, France, 28.11.2008 by Jeff
15.08.2008 Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th-17th August 2008 by Baz Anderson
20.06.2008 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Baz Anderson

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News

01.01.2009 with Martin Mendez [Bass]
02.10.2003 with Mikael Åkerfeldt [vocals, guitars]
16.09.2003 with Peter Lindgren [guitars]
28.02.2017 Be Prog! My Friend 2016 - Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain, 01-02.07.2016
19.11.2012 Opeth + Anathema - Leeds, England, 15.11.12
12.03.2009 Opeth - Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia, 23.02.2009
16.12.2008 Opeth, Cynic, The Ocean - Toulouse, France, 28.11.2008

Concerts

20.08.2017 POL, Warsaw - Prog In Park 2017 (2)
15.11.2017 GBR, Manchester (1)
16.11.2017 GBR, Glasgow
17.11.2017 GBR, Belfast
18.11.2017 IRL, Dublin (1)
19.11.2017 GBR, Nottingham
21.11.2017 GBR, Bristol
22.11.2017 GBR, Birmingham
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Forum topics

9d ago Opeth - Sorceress in Albums 166
12d ago Opeth - Watershed in Albums 65
30d ago Enslaved vs. Opeth in Metal arena 151
83d ago Opeth - Heritage in Albums 510
115d ago Opeth - Still Life in Albums 40
122d ago Opeth - Orchid in Albums 29
152d ago Opeth in Melodic metal forum 782
196d ago Opeth - Damnation in Albums 19
205d ago Opeth - Announce N. American Shows With Gojira, Devin Townsend in News 8
205d ago Opeth - Morningrise in Reviews 10
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