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Ghost Reveries is the eighth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on 29 August 2005. It was released on 29 August 2005. It was their first album after signing with Roadrunner Records , and first album since Still Life (1999) to not be produced by Steven Wilson .
In 1995, Opeth released their first studio album, Orchid, and after more changes to the lineup, the band released Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse in 1996 and 1998 respectively. [ 3 ] Åkerfeldt and Lindgren, the two remaining members of the band, asked drummer Martin Lopez and bassist Martín Méndez to join the band, both of whom accepted.
Opeth recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, from 18 March to 1 June 2005, and released the resulting Ghost Reveries on 30 August 2005, to critical acclaim and commercial success. The album debuted at number 64 in the US, and number nine in Sweden, higher than any previous Opeth release.
This was the first Opeth release with Per Wiberg, although he did not become a permanent band member until Ghost Reveries. A 2-disc CD version of the live recording was released in 2006 in a collector's edition slipcase. A 3-disc vinyl version with new cover artwork was released in July, 2016. [2]
Critic Matt Smith of Maelstrom stated that it was one of the best Opeth albums and "set the tone for the albums to come." [15] However, before the release of Orchid, Åkerfeldt commented: [22] Most people, at least in the Swedish scene, were recording at Unisound, and Opeth, before the album came out, was considered a joke band. No one expected ...
The DVD was recorded on 5 April 2010. It was released on 20 September 2010 in Europe and on 21 September 2010 in the rest of the world. The concert was part of the band's Evolution XX: An Opeth Anthology tour, made in celebration of their 20th anniversary, and was the fourth show of the tour, filmed at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in ...
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Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (Swedish: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈôːkɛrˌfɛlt]; [1] born 17 April 1974) [2] is a Swedish musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Opeth.