Name: The Roundhouse Tapes
Brand: Opeth

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CDVILED841

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2019-10-25

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Opeth

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Metal

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Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in Stockholm in 1990. Led by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth has consistently incorporated diverse influences into their music, including progressive rock, folk, blues, classical, jazz, black metal and death metal. Their compositions often feature acoustic guitar passages and dynamic shifts between death growls and clean vocals. Since their first world tour in 2001, Opeth has become known for their captivating live performances.

In 2011, Opeth released "Heritage," which marked a significant change in style with a focus on progressive rock sound and clean singing. According to Åkerfeldt himself: "It would be impossible for us to play just death metal; that is our roots but we are now a mishmash of everything." Opeth's willingness to experiment and explore different musical styles keeps them constantly evolving.

Opeth's eleventh studio album "Pale Communion" was released in 2014. The band expressed an interest in creating a heavy album but with a fresh approach. They strive to move forward rather than looking back at their past achievements. In 2016, Opeth established their own label called Moderbolaget Records and released their twelfth studio album "Sorceress."

NEW MEDIA BOOK EDITION OF THE LEGENDARY CONCERT FROM LONDON'S ROUNDHOUSE 'The Roundhouse Tapes' contains a captivating Opeth performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK on November 9th, 2006 (a gig which also featured Goth metal legends Paradise Lost) and sees the band in scintillating form churning out a selection of classics from their illustrious career. This 2CD version contains extras including soundcheck footage, a backstage interview with the band, plus fan footage, as well as the full concert across two audio discs. Also includes a 24-page booklet & presented in media book format. Since their formation in 1990 in Sweden, Opeth has risen to the forefront of the metal world over the years; bringing many aspects of progressive rock/metal to a whole new audience by combining soft acoustic ambience with complex, melodic & heavy guitar often familiar to forms of death/black metal, perfectly concocted into a completely peerless sound. A constant factor of their success is that the band have never been afraid to experiment with their song-writing ever since their debut album, 'Orchid', in 1994, while taking us through some truly magical & hypnotic soundscapes.

The Roundhouse Tapes

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