Opeth
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Opeth is a Swedish hivy metal baund frae Stockholm, formit in 1990. Tho the group haes been throu several personnel chynges, sangster, guitarist, an sangwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt haes remained Opeth's drivin force throughoot the years. Opeth haes consistently incorporatit progressive, fowk, blues, classical an jazz influences intae thair uisually lengthy compositions, as well as noticeable influences frae black metal[1] an daith metal, maist notably in thair early wirks. Mony sangs include acoustic guitar passages an strang dynamic shifts, as well as baith daith grouls an clean vocals. Opeth rarely made live appearances supportin thair first fower albums; but syne conductin thair first warld tour efter the 2001 release o Blackwater Park, thay hae led several major warld tours.
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Opeth in 2009 at the Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN. Left tae richt: Per Wiberg, Fredrik Åkesson, Mikael | |
Background information | |
Oreigin | Stockholm, Swaden |
Genres | Progressive daith metal, progressive metal, progressive rock |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Candlelight, Century Black, Peaceville, Music for Nations, Koch, Roadrunner |
Associate acts | Katatonia, Bloodbath, Steel, Porcupine Tree, Storm Corrosion |
Wabsteid | opeth |
Members | Mikael Åkerfeldt Martín Méndez Martin Axenrot Fredrik Åkesson Joakim Svalberg |
Past members | Umwhile members |
Opeth haes released ten studio albums, three live DVDs, three live albums (twa that are in conjunction wi DVDs), an twa boxsets. The baund released its debut album Orchid in 1995. Awtho thair aicht studio album, Ghost Reveries, wis quite popular in the Unitit States, Opeth did no experience major American commercial success till the 2008 release o thair nint studio album, Watershed, which peakit at nummer twinty-three on the Billboard 200, an toppit the Finnish albums chairt in its first week o release. Opeth sauld ower 2 million albums an DVDs warldwide, includin 300,000 collective Soundscans o thair albums Blackwater Park, Damnation an Deliverance in the Unitit States.[2][3]