Opeth

[Pillamyd]

Ich habe eigentlich gedacht, es ist klar was ich damit meinte weil Mikael diesen 10-minütigen so beschrieben hat: "..set the tone for what type of music I want to write now". Ich erwähnte ihn also indirekt, mit eigenen Worten.
Aber is ja jetzt echt schnurz
Ich glaube ich lege nachher mal wieder die "Damnation" auf. Wundervolles Album!!!

[Eike]

Jepp, ist es. Ich schwanke noch zwischen "Damnation" und SEALs "Human Being" zum Einschlafen. Letzteres habe ich länger nicht mehr gehört.

[cgrage]

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update:

"Swollen feet!

"If you guys been on a plane for 15 hours+, you might have experienced it. Fucking disgusting! Maybe it's something that comes with age.

"Anyhooo... I went to the pharmacy and got special flying socks, and problem is gone!

"Some words of advice, right? Beware of them jell-o feet!

"Lamest beginning of any of my 'blogs,' right...thank you very much...

"Got back home last night from the six shows we did celebrating 20 years as a band. Let's see, Stockholm (went OK), Essen (great), Paris (great), Holland (off show...horrible!), London (AMAZING!), NYC (good), L.A. (OK).

"Overall it was a fantastic little trip for all of us, we had a blast. Played three-hour shows, started with the whole 'Blackwater Park' album from start to finish, then a little 10-minute break, and a second set consisting of: 'Forest of October', 'Advent', 'April Ethereal', 'The Moor', 'Wreath', 'Hope Leaves', 'Harlequin Forest' and 'The Lotus Eater'.

"Crowd was great on all shows, apart from Holland (I mean, some peeps seemed to like us and cheers to them, but we're really ignored AND some TWAT threw a beer in my chest. Same TWAT later posted in the guestbook that he's actually a fan, and 'couldn't believe I could throw 40 yards, sorry, love you guys' Haha! What a TWAT!!!

"The 'OK' and 'good' comments above are based on our personal overall feel on stage, some of these shows were plagued with bad stage sound which always makes it a lot more difficult. And we're also quite picky, I guess.

"Either way, crowds for all the six anniversary shows we're amazing; these were all sold-out shows, which was a plus.

"Playing the Royal Albert Hall in London is the biggest feather in my rock hat so far. Wow! Just wow! We took pictures just like DEEP PURPLE did on the 1969 'Concerto' album. Geeks!

"Met a bunch of lovely people, thank you for making this trip so memorable for us. We'd meant to have one night in some pub here in Stockholm, downing a few pints, but it 'escalated' into some of the biggest shows we've ever done.

"Now I'm back home....lotsa stuff in the pipeline, some cool things cooking. Next OPETH album being one thing.

"BUT, firstly I have to service my two cars (yeah, two!!!)...haha they're only Volvos, one a MINT 240 from 1988. Looks like a senior citizen's car actually. They need summer tires by Thursday too. I sweeped the driveway today, changed a few lightbulbs, threw out a lot of garbage and picked up the kids early. Good to be back. But soon I'll be itching to go out again I guess.

"Everyone's good, and I guess they say hello, although I didn't call 'em up and ask 'em if they did. Hehe!

"I might cancel this MySpace soon actually. I like writing these blogs I guess but it's a little bit too much for me to handle. I want to get down into writing mode and need less things hovering above me. But I'll let you know."

[Pillamyd]

Gerade höre ich das Album "My Arms, Your Hearse". Absolutes Gänsehautfeeling. Die richtige Musik zur richtigen Zeit. Gerade läuft "When". Ganz großes Kino.

[Dekalog der Elemente]

Ghost of Perdition hat zuletzt irgendwie so "richtig" bei mir gezündet...ach und die Roundhouse DVD is toll...ich liebe die Eigenironie der Jungs...

[Oliver Passgang]

Gerade höre ich das Album "My Arms, Your Hearse". Absolutes Gänsehautfeeling. Die richtige Musik zur richtigen Zeit. Gerade läuft "When". Ganz großes Kino.

"When" ist meiner Meinung nach sowieso einer der beste OPETH-Songs aller Zeiten!

[cgrage]

OPETH To Release 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
As part of the ongoing celebration of their 20th anniversary, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release live footage and audio from the band's recent performance at London's famed Royal Albert Hall. "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall", due on September 21 via Roadrunner Records, is a fierce testament to OPETH's continued success in the progressive metal community.

Twenty years and nine records into their legendary career, OPETH's "progressively creative spirit" (ARTISTdirect) remains unwavering, propelling the band through the "Evolution XX: An Opeth Anthology" tour, which brought the Swedish titans to six of the world's most unique venues, and now, with the release of "In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall", into the homes of their fans.

The performance at the Royal Albert Hall (recorded on April 5, 2010) includes two sets, the first consisting of the band performing 2000's now-classic, breakthrough epic "Blackwater Park" in its entirety, and the second, a chronologically arranged selection of material from the rest of OPETH's extensive catalogue, totaling almost three hours of music. It is, like the rest of OPETH's greatest work, "purposefully warped in all the right places" (Decibel). The front cover artwork concept pays tribute to DEEP PURPLE's "Concerto for Group and Orchestra", underlining the band's longstanding love for their prog-rock roots.

Thinking back to the concert, frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt says "OPETH had a magical night playing the Royal Albert Hall. It was a dream come true, and now afterwards, it still feels like a dream. We got it all on film, and this, our third live recording and DVD, might be my personal favorite.

"One couldn't help to think of all the fantastic artists that played there over the years. Looking back at this night of celebration brings me fond memories of our 20th anniversary — this package is the delayed birthday present."

The release will be available as three very special configurations:

01. Limited-edition vinyl box set, which includes:
* Double-DVD set of OPETH's performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety, including bonus features.
* A set of four 180-gram LPs of the concert's live audio in its entirety. The vinyl is housed in black poly lined inner sleeves which are packaged as two double gatefold set with exclusive artwork. Vinyl only available in this box set.
* Exclusive, numbered lithograph with artwork designed by Mikael Åkerfeldt and longtime OPETH designer Travis Smith.
* 20-page, LP sized booklet printed on coated paper stock that chronicles the night's events in photos.
* Expanded, exclusive artwork and more.

02. Five-disc set that consists of two DVDs and three CDs. The set not only includes the legendary evening captured on video, but the concert's live audio in its entirety as well.

03. Double-DVD set of OPETH's performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety, including bonus features.

Track listing is as follows:

Set 1
* The Leper Affinity
* Bleak
* Harvest
* The Drapery Falls
* Dirge For November
* The Funeral Portrait
* Patterns In The Ivy
* Blackwater Park

Set 2
* Forest Of October
* Advent
* April Ethereal
* The Moor
* Wreath
* Hope Leaves
* Harlequin Forest
* The Lotus Eater

Und natürlich das einfach wunderbare Cover....:

[cgrage]

So sieht die Limitierte Vinyl-Edition aus.
Bei emp für 80 € zu erwerben.

[Loenz]

Sieht Edel aus.

[cgrage]

Meldung via Facebook
Opeth will start the recording of their 10th album on the 31st January 2011. The band has picked the legendary Atlantis studios (ex Metronome studios) in Stockholm and will once again work with Jens Bogren engineering. Mixing duties will be handled by Steven Wilson (Porcupine tree). Possible release worldwide in the fall of 2011, through Roadrunner Records.