Opeth Biography

Brought together in Stockholm by guitarists Peter Lindgren and Mikael Åkerfeldt in 1990, Opeth added progressive influences and acoustic instrumentation to their brand of Swedish death metal. As the group progressed, it was very common for an Opeth live set to fly in several different musical directions - and an average song lasted no less than ten minutes. Impressed by their originality, Candlelight Records released their debut full-length in 1995, which was titled Orchid, and featured a rhythm section of bassist Johan de Farfalla and drummer Anders Nordin. Edge of Sanity mastermind Dan Swano produced the band's ambitious second album Morningrise in 1996, after which they embarked on a brief tour with Morbid Angel. Century Media took notice and not only licensed Opeth's first two albums for the United States, but also planned on releasing their next album on both sides of the Atlantic. With the recruitment of bassist Martin Mendez and drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Amon Amarth) to replace the departed de Farfalla and Nordin, Opeth's third album My Arms, Your Hearse was released in 1998 to glowing reviews, establishing the band as a leading force in progressive metal with death roots. 1999's Still Life displayed even more of the band's prog rock influences, and the following year the band played its first U.S. concert at the Milwaukee Metalfest. Blackwater Park, titled after an obscure psychedelic prog outfit from the '70s, was released in early 2001. The album created a huge buzz among progressive metal fans, who had begun to lump the band in with other experimental metal bands like Tiamat. Instead of waiting until the buzz died down, the band released Deliverance in the fall of 2002. The following year Opeth surprised fans with the release of Damnation, an album that was almost completely devoid of any heavy metal trappings and focused instead on acoustic instruments and traditional songwriting. Ghost Reveries arrived in 2005 and proved to be a return to form for the band.

Biography by allmusic.com

All abums by Opeth

Cover	Album title	Year	Tracks	User rating	Preview
	The Roundhouse Tapes	2007	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Roundhouse Tapes by Opeth
	Ghost Reveries	2005	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Ghost Reveries by Opeth
	2003 Damnation	2003	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album 2003 Damnation by Opeth
	Damnation	2003	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Damnation by Opeth
	Limited Edition 2 Song 7 Inch Vinyl	2003	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Limited Edition 2 Song 7 Inch Vinyl by Opeth
	Deliverance	2002	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Deliverance by Opeth
	Blackwater Park	2001	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Blackwater Park by Opeth
	Still Life	1999	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Still Life by Opeth
	Bonus Tracks from RemasterCD	1998	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Bonus Tracks from RemasterCD by Opeth
	My Arms, Your Hearse	1998	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album My Arms, Your Hearse by Opeth
	Morningrise	1996	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Morningrise by Opeth
	Orchid	1995	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Orchid by Opeth
	Apostle In Triumph [Demo]	1993	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Apostle In Triumph [Demo] by Opeth