Opeth
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General Info
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Genre: Metal / Progressive
Location Please select your region., Sw
Profile Views: 6185429
Last Login: 4/8/2011
Member Since 8/5/2004
Website www.opeth.com
Record Label Roadrunner Records
Type of Label Major
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Bio
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Members
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Sounds Like
Opeth are...
Martin Mendez - Martin Axenrot - Mikael Åkerfeldt - Fredrik Åkesson - Per Wiberg
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Shows & Events
11 upcoming shows/events
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Jun 10
Bonnaroo Music Festival
Manchester, Tennessee
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Jun 17
Copenhell Festival
Copenhagen, DK
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Jun 19
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Jun 26
Graspop Metal Meeting
Dessel, BE
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Jul 2
Sonisphere Finland
Helsinki, FINLAND
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Jul 8
Getaway Festival
Gävle, SE
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Jul 10
Sonisphere Festival
Knebworth, UK
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Jul 23
Heavy T.O Festival
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
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Jul 24
Heavy MTL Festival
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
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Aug 5
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Sep 10
Unirock Open Air
Istanbul, TR
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About Opeth
Opeth exist in a genre of one.
The forward-thinking Swedish titans, who seamlessly and fluidly combine metal, classic rock, prog, folk and free form jazz, continue the time-honored Opeth tradition on Watershed, their second album for Roadrunner Records. With this, their ninth effort, Opeth continue to shake things up, turn the corner and push the limits of their sound. And the results are breathtaking. Ultimately, Watershed sounds at once completely like and absolutely nothing like previous Opeth records. Watershed takes all that is Opeth, and goes where Opeth have never gone before.
Watershed picks up where 2005’s flawless Ghost Reveries left off, beginning contemplatively before erupting into full-bore chaos. It’s an album that combines brute, blunt force with whimsical, melodic beauty. The album was recorded in the band’s native Sweden and was produced by Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren. It was the first time Åkerfeldt actually enjoyed the recording process, admitting, “We’re used to the studio environment, so the recording process is not new or thrilling anymore. The biggest change was letting go of my control need. We were recording in two studios, and I couldn’t be at two places at once, so it was stressful, not knowing what was happening at the other studio. But I had to trust the other guys in the band.”
Watershed is the album that will satiate the appetites of Opeth diehards, those who have followed the band on their musical journey. It’s also the album that will turn new heads, of those who appreciate both the band’s and the record’s musicality and musicianship. Watershed proves that Opeth are peerless, and truly exist in a genre of one.
The forward-thinking Swedish titans, who seamlessly and fluidly combine metal, classic rock, prog, folk and free form jazz, continue the time-honored Opeth tradition on Watershed, their second album for Roadrunner Records. With this, their ninth effort, Opeth continue to shake things up, turn the corner and push the limits of their sound. And the results are breathtaking. Ultimately, Watershed sounds at once completely like and absolutely nothing like previous Opeth records. Watershed takes all that is Opeth, and goes where Opeth have never gone before.
Watershed picks up where 2005’s flawless Ghost Reveries left off, beginning contemplatively before erupting into full-bore chaos. It’s an album that combines brute, blunt force with whimsical, melodic beauty. The album was recorded in the band’s native Sweden and was produced by Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren. It was the first time Åkerfeldt actually enjoyed the recording process, admitting, “We’re used to the studio environment, so the recording process is not new or thrilling anymore. The biggest change was letting go of my control need. We were recording in two studios, and I couldn’t be at two places at once, so it was stressful, not knowing what was happening at the other studio. But I had to trust the other guys in the band.”
Watershed is the album that will satiate the appetites of Opeth diehards, those who have followed the band on their musical journey. It’s also the album that will turn new heads, of those who appreciate both the band’s and the record’s musicality and musicianship. Watershed proves that Opeth are peerless, and truly exist in a genre of one.
Contacts
MANAGEMENT – NORTHERN MUSIC COMPANY
Exclusively Worldwide by Andy Farrow
andy@northernmusic.co.uk
Assisted by Jasper Schuurmans
jasper@northernmusic.co.uk
BOOKING – THE AGENCY GROUP
Tobbe Lorentz (Outside North America)
TobbeLorentz@theagencygroup.com
Tim Borror (North America)
TimBorror@theagencygroup.com
Exclusively Worldwide by Andy Farrow
andy@northernmusic.co.uk
Assisted by Jasper Schuurmans
jasper@northernmusic.co.uk
BOOKING – THE AGENCY GROUP
Tobbe Lorentz (Outside North America)
TobbeLorentz@theagencygroup.com
Tim Borror (North America)
TimBorror@theagencygroup.com
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