Deliverance (Opeth album)

Deliverance
Studio album by Opeth
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	22 July 2002 – 4 September 2002 at Maestro Musik & Studio Fredman[1]
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	61:50
Label	Koch, Music for Nations
Producer	Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson
Opeth chronology
Blackwater Park (2001) Deliverance (2002) Damnation (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) [3]

Deliverance is Opeth's sixth studio album, following the band's highly successful 2001 album, Blackwater Park. It was recorded between July 22 and September 4, 2002 (see 2002 in music), at the same time as Damnation, which was released the following year. The two albums contrast starkly with one another, purposely dividing the band's two most prevalent styles, as Deliverance is considered to be one of the band's heaviest albums,^[4] whereas Damnation experimented with a much mellower progressive rock-influenced sound.^[5]

The band originally intended for Deliverance and Damnation to be released as a double album, but the record company eventually decided against this and released them separately, approximately five months apart from one another in order to promote them properly.^[6]

The album peaked on Top Heatseekers at #16 and the Top Independent Albums chart at #19.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wreath"	11:11
2.	"Deliverance"	13:36
3.	"A Fair Judgement"	10:23
4.	"For Absent Friends"	2:17
5.	"Master's Apprentices"	10:32
6.	"By the Pain I See in Others"	13:50

Notes

• The track "Master's Apprentices" was named after the Australian hard/progressive rock group The Masters Apprentices.^[6]
• The track "For Absent Friends" was named after a song of the same name, originally appearing on the album Nursery Cryme by progressive rock group Genesis.
• Opeth won a Swedish Grammy with Deliverance for Best Hard Rock Performance.^[7]
• At the end of "By the Pain I See in Others", the final note fades slowly and ends at 10:38. Silence follows until 11:58, followed by two reversed verses from "Master's Apprentices" at 12:19 and 13:15.
• This album is in the Collecter's Edition Slipcase.
• As of 2011, "By the Pain I See in Others" has never been played live in concert.

Personnel

Opeth

• Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
• Peter Lindgren – Guitars
• Martin Mendez – Bass guitars
• Martin Lopez – Drums, percussion

Additional performer

• Steven Wilson – Backing vocals, guitars, Mellotron, piano, keyboards

Production

• Produced by Opeth and Steven Wilson
• Engineered by Opeth, Steven Wilson, Fredrik Nordström, Fredrik Reymerdahl
• Mixed by Andy Sneap

References

1. ^ "DELIVERANCE - 2002". Opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/home/discography/item/13-deliverance. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.allmusic.com/album/r614742
3. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Opeth - Deliverance - Reviews". The Metal Archives. http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=7909. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
5. ^ [Lamentations DVD: "The Making of Deliverance and Damnation" documentary]
6. ^ ^{a b} Collin (October 2003). "Opeth Interview". MetalStorm. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/interview.php?interview_id=5. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
7. ^ "GRAMMIS-VINNARE GENOM ÅREN – 1969-2010 [Grammy-Winner Through Years - 1969-2010]" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI-se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/100428-lc-vinnare-genom-%C3%A5ren.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 

External links

• Deliverance at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Deliverance's equipment at Opeth.com