Author Topic: The Official Opeth Thread: New Album now streaming (Read 353643 times)

OskarSluring · « **Reply #1015 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:39:24 AM »

So apparently Mikael is doing a 10-episode radioshow on Swedish national radio:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/opeth/mikael-on-swedish-national-radio/227923860570003
I'm currently listening to the first episode, seems very intresting. I was actually hoping he would do a show like this

glaurung · « **Reply #1016 on:** June 21, 2011, 08:28:54 AM »

Too bad it's in swedish only.

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #1017 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:03:11 AM »

Someone translate it now.

VioletS16 · « **Reply #1018 on:** June 21, 2011, 12:41:10 PM »

Quote from: DarkEternalNight on June 21, 2011, 09:03:11 AM

Someone translate it now.

THIS

? · « **Reply #1019 on:** June 22, 2011, 07:15:54 AM »

A new Finnish article I translated (from Soundi magazine):

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Swedish Opeth will release its 10th studio album in September. However, one won't be yet able to sink into the interesting atmospheres of Heritage at the show in Sonisphere, Helsinki on the 2nd of July.

"We were rehearsing The Devil's Orchard for a while but then we were thinking about it one more time. What if it's terribly windy on the gig day? What if our live sound sucks for a reason or another? Many fans would record our performance with their phones and release the material on Youtube right away. And the comments would be like "it sucks", "meh", "where's Lopez, come back" and so on. We decided not to focus on the new material until the tour in the fall", says vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt.

The festival gigs in the summer, however, introduce the band's new keyboardist. Per Wiberg has been replaced by Joakim Svalberg.

"We were almost done recording Heritage when Per's departure was finally confirmed. We weren't hurrying up to find a replacement, but Fredrik (Åkesson, guitar) happened to know Joakim and we decided to jam some songs with him. We knew he had played with Yngwie Malmsteen and one can make 2 conclusions of this: he has to be a good musician and he can work with challenging people", Åkerfeldt tells.

"I always end up with a horrible depression at the end of recording sessions. I can't feel enthusiastic about anything for some time. But while playing with us, Joakim was already so passionate that it was impossible for me not to feel excited too. He gave a really positice kick. Then Joakim played the opening title-track of Heritage in the studio and it was the final seal. He became an Opeth member."

Heritage is an album which demands interpretation with a view. The approximately hour-long album may be a slap in the face for the puritan fans of Opeth's death metal side, but at the same time the fans of 70's atmosphere and authentic sound of Hammond will smile easier than ever before. Notable influences that can be heard are for example Black Sabbath, Ritchie Blackmore's bands, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.

"The album turned out well... Or, to be honest I love it!", Åkerfeldt laughs.

"I'm not denying our previous albums by any means. I still like them and they came straight from the heart, in the thoughts of those times. However, for the last few years I've been thinking even more often, am I still that same death metal guy who growls brutally... Right now I don't feel like that at all. I'm living a different era at the moment. But still, the next Opeth album may be a return to death metal and heavy riffs. I really don't know the future and that's the wealth of doing this."

"Our music is very timeless in a way. It's paradoxalic that at the same time Opeth has to be contemporary and change the musical direction if it's needed. So we're living in a moment like this, liked our old fans or not."

Opeth stayed in a perfect shadow during the whole recordings, in terms of media.

"No Twitter, no Facebook, no website updates. We didn't reveal anything else than the fact that we're going into studio and the new songs sound good. No outsiders heard the music or got any information during the sessions. This was another old way to make a record; in the past people didn't know what Deep Purple was up to in the studio", tells Åkerfeldt.

"I'm 37 years old. Opeth has been together for 21 years and soon we have released 10 studio albums. My worst nightmare now is to make compromises and music that doesn't come fully from the heart... Fortunately there's no fear about that. Heritage is definitely an investment which carries far to the future. In fact, maybe Opeth wouldn't even have a future without this kind of album."

Portrucci · « **Reply #1020 on:** June 22, 2011, 07:21:53 AM »

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"We were rehearsing The Devil's Orchard for a while but then we were thinking about it one more time. What if it's terribly windy on the gig day? What if our live sound sucks for a reason or another? Many fans would record our performance with their phones and release the material on Youtube right away. And the comments would be like "it sucks", "meh", "where's Lopez, come back" and so on. We decided not to focus on the new material until the tour in the fall", says vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Haha, well said

Anyway, cheers for posting that

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1021 on:** June 22, 2011, 07:35:39 AM »

That bit Portrucci quoted is my favorite, especially the "Where's Lopez, come back" bit

Jirpo · « **Reply #1022 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:51:16 PM »

Quote from: ? on June 22, 2011, 07:15:54 AM

A new Finnish article I translated (from Soundi magazine):
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Notable influences that can be heard are for example Black Sabbath, Ritchie Blackmore's bands, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.

"The album turned out well... Or, to be honest I love it!", Åkerfeldt laughs.

1. Heritage 02:05
2. The Devil's Orchard 06:40
3. I Feel The Dark 06:40
4. Slither 04:03
5. Nepenthe 05:40
6. Haxprocess 06:57
7. Famine 08:32
8. The Lines In My Hand 03:49
9. Folklore 08:19
10. Marrow Of The Earth 04:19

https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Opeth/Heritage/307944

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #1023 on:** June 22, 2011, 09:31:52 PM »

Riceball · « **Reply #1024 on:** June 22, 2011, 09:53:34 PM »

Is that the shortest average track length of any Opeth album? Off the top of my head I can only think Dammnation might be smaller, but it has less tracks.

Global Laziness · « **Reply #1025 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:45:40 PM »

Assuming those track lengths are correct, here's a list (lengths from my Winamp library):

Blackwater Park - 75:54
Watershed - 71:18
Ghost Reveries - 66:46
Morningrise - 66:00
Orchid - 65:26
Still Life - 62:25
Deliverance - 59:50
Heritage - 57:04
My Arms, Your Hearse - 52:30
Damnation - 43:18

In The Name Of Rudess · « **Reply #1026 on:** June 23, 2011, 12:49:57 AM »

^ That list is with the bonus tracks included. So Heritage would be a little higher up otherwise.

Gadough · « **Reply #1027 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:19:34 AM »

Those song lengths are long enough to satisfy me.

Fran521 · « **Reply #1028 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:23:34 AM »

Quote from: Gadough on June 23, 2011, 10:19:34 AM

Those song lengths are long enough to satisfy me.

Gadough · « **Reply #1029 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:30:05 AM »

Also, totally called it that Heritage would be an intro track. I'm too lazy to find the post where I said that, but it's ITT somewhere.

lateralus88 · « **Reply #1030 on:** June 23, 2011, 05:22:11 PM »

The only sad part about those lengths is that assuming a lot of the tracks are at all heavy or metal based to a certain degree, this will crush what I've been telling people about how Opeth does not have a heavy track that is under 6 minutes.

Also I bought my ticket yesterday afternoon. Got it directly at the box office since I was in the area and saved myself about $14 in service fees from Ticketmaster.

Nighthawkwill7 · « **Reply #1031 on:** June 23, 2011, 06:30:12 PM »

New Interview with Frederik Akesson!

https://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/interview-with-opeth-guitarist-fredrik-akesson

Heretic · « **Reply #1032 on:** June 23, 2011, 07:24:20 PM »

Interesting track lengths.

wolfking · « **Reply #1033 on:** June 23, 2011, 08:50:18 PM »

I'm really looking forward to this. Those track lengths suit me fine.

lodeus · « **Reply #1034 on:** June 25, 2011, 02:49:08 PM »

Sample of a new song played live!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tefLenl1Tf4&feature=player_embedded

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #1035 on:** June 25, 2011, 02:56:31 PM »

Metal

Nighthawkwill7 · « **Reply #1036 on:** June 25, 2011, 03:04:08 PM »

Intense

Aefenwelg · « **Reply #1037 on:** June 25, 2011, 03:05:52 PM »

I think I can already say that that song is going to be my favorite on the new album.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1038 on:** June 25, 2011, 04:02:38 PM »

Gadough · « **Reply #1039 on:** June 25, 2011, 05:41:04 PM »

God, I love Mikael so much for that

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #1040 on:** June 25, 2011, 07:44:03 PM »

Anyone want the Watershed DVD with the 5.1? I listed mine on eBay here: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250844977670#ht_500wt_898

Kind of pissed after clicking "edit listing" all the album details and picture got erased but... Oh, well. I'm reliable.

Fran521 · « **Reply #1041 on:** June 26, 2011, 03:04:35 AM »

Mikael is god

Lynxo · « **Reply #1042 on:** June 26, 2011, 04:14:49 AM »

Quote from: lodeus on June 25, 2011, 02:49:08 PM

Sample of a new song played live!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tefLenl1Tf4&feature=player_embedded

That sounds rather mainstream. Are Opeth selling out?

Gadough · « **Reply #1043 on:** June 26, 2011, 04:31:41 AM »

Dude, everyone knows Opeth sold out when they made Damnation.

Zantera · « **Reply #1044 on:** June 26, 2011, 05:15:59 AM »

Quote from: Gadough on June 26, 2011, 04:31:41 AM

Dude, everyone knows Opeth sold out when they made Damnation.

More like they sold out when they made a non-heavy song like "To Bid Farewell" on Morningrise.

Jirpo · « **Reply #1045 on:** June 26, 2011, 06:35:48 AM »

LOL at Akerfeldt

RobD · « **Reply #1046 on:** June 26, 2011, 07:44:27 AM »

Opeth at Graspop is streaming from here this evening:

[url]https://www.skynet.be/generation-nl/muziek/festivals/live[url]

Wonder if soundboard quality would be an excuse to play something new?

PixelDream · « **Reply #1047 on:** June 26, 2011, 09:46:28 AM »

Quote from: RobD on June 26, 2011, 07:44:27 AM

Opeth at Graspop is streaming from here this evening:

[url]https://www.skynet.be/generation-nl/muziek/festivals/live[url]

Wonder if soundboard quality would be an excuse to play something new?

Thanks dude! I'm watching the stream right now, cool that they're broadcasting all these bands (especially Opeth though, now there are shitty emo and hardcore bands, but it's fun to watch anyway).

lodeus · « **Reply #1048 on:** June 26, 2011, 10:40:08 AM »

Thanks for the link.

Avenged Sevenfold singer has a DT shirt on

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #1049 on:** June 26, 2011, 12:07:00 PM »

Link isn't working

News: Untethered Angel official video: https://youtu.be/gylxuO6dKOw

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