6/13/2023 0 Comments Opeth orchid album![]() ![]() Akerfeldt's clean vocals are quite effective here, sandwiched in between plenty of angry growls and Celtic Frost-type grunts, and at over 13-minutes, the band takes the listener through many twists and turns, but the overall effect is quite chilling, which goes along well with the lyrical content of the piece. The lyrics again are bleak and cold, dealing once more with solitude, despair, and nature, and musically the band recalls early Cathedral and perhaps Candlemass, but with plenty of progressive elements. "Under the Weeping Moon" starts off as pure unadulterated death metal, before succuming to an extended prog rock middle section complete with repetitive rhythms, whammy bar guitar effects, and plenty of atmosphere, before manic guitar riffs and Akerfeldt's demonic wailing brings everything back to a furious pace.Īfter the brief piano interlude that is "Silhouette", the band charges in with the doom laden "Forest of October". Akerfeldt's deep growls and melancholic clean vocals take the listener through a mesmerizing ride, complete with brutal yet melodic weaving guitar thunder, showing the amazing dexterity of the two guitarists, while drummer Anders Nordin and bassist Johan De Farfalla provide the intricate rhythmic background. Kicking off with the 14-minute "In the Mist She Was Standing, a true epic in every sense of the word, Opeth creates frightening yet oddly poignant waves of sound, with lyrics steeped in mystique and nature. In fact, each Opeth release is considered a classic in the eyes of many, most who believe this band has yet to release a weak album. While still fairly raw, Orchid still shows all the great characteristics that would come to the forefront on such mammoth albums as Still Life, Blackwater Park, and Ghost Reveries. In addition, plenty of intricate, folky acoustic guitar interludes were woven into most of the songs from Akerfeldt and Peter Lindgren, and when mixed with the complex and heavy electric guitar parts made for an uncanny sound that was surely metal, but highly reminiscant of the great progressive bands of the 70's. Sure, Mikael Akerfeldt's growls were lethal and fright inducing, but he tempered them with scattered melodic clean passages that were quite beautiful. The band that would forever change the face of metal over the years by incorporating progressive rock and folk elements into their music like no other, launched this debut onto an unsuspecting public who were left scratching their heads in amazement. Twelve years ago, in 1994, a young band from Sweden who called themselves Opeth journeyed into the Unisound studio with Dan Swano to record what would be the first album in a line of classic progressive death metal albums, the legendary Orchid. Please click here to log in or create a Username for leaving comments.This is where it all began. You cannot leave comments for this CD because you are So yeah if you what amazing music this is it! This album is beyond amazing!!! When I first bought it it was the only thing i could listen to in my jeep for well over a month. I think this album is one of the best ever.when i listened this album for the first time i felt tears pouring down my face.What a masterpiece!!! This album really blew me away thats all i have to coment, In the mist she was standing has to be my favorite Opeth song of all time One of the best metal albums I've heard in a long time. i hope they re-incorporate more of the melody and double-bass of this album into their newer material. this is an incredible album that you can listen to ten times in a row without getting bored. Buy this one first and then the rest.Ī goooooooooooooooooooooooood album!!!!!!!!!!!!įans seem to always forget 'orchid' when discussing opeth. Long as they are at least 4 songs in length.Įxisting comments about this CD From: dave Please only submit officialĬD releases no bootlegs or cassette-only or LP-only releases.ĮPs and CD-singles from Opeth are also welcome to be added, as Even if it is an obscure greatest-hits or liveĬompilation CD, we want to add it to the site. The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at Brutal MetalĪs complete as possible. Notice that a particular Opeth CD release or compilation is missingįrom the list above, please submit that CD using the CD submission page. The music discographies on this site are works in progress. Live tracks, etc.), please post them in the corrections section of the If you see any errors or omissions in the CD information shown above,Įither in the musician credits or song listings (cover song credits, Only the 2000 rerelease on Candlelight has the bonus track. Peter Lindgren electric and acoustic guitars Johan De Farfalla electric and acoustic bassguitars, backing vocalsĪnders Nordin drums and percussion, piano Mikael Akerfeldt electric and acoustic guitars, lead vocals ![]()
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