The Roundhouse Tapes

Infobox Album
Name = The Roundhouse Tapes
Type = Live
Artist = Opeth


Released = November 5, 2007 (Europe, Australia)
November 20, 2007 (Elsewhere)
November 11, 2008 (DVD)
Recorded = November 9, 2006 Camden Roundhouse, London, UK
Genre = Progressive death metal
Progressive rock
Length = 96:12
Label = Peaceville
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fexzqhldhe~T1 link]
*"Alternative Press" rating|3|5 [http://altpress.com/reviews/1048.htm link]
*"Aquarian" (A+) [http://www.theaquarian.com/reviews-cds.php?id=351 link]
Last album = "Opeth Box Set"
(2006)
This album = "The Roundhouse Tapes"
(2007)
Next album = "Watershed"
(2008)

"The Roundhouse Tapes" is a live double album by the Swedish progressive death metal band, Opeth. The CD was recorded on November 9, 2006 and was released on November 5, 2007 in Europe and on November 20, 2007 in the rest of the world. A 2 disc DVD version of the album will be released in October 14, 2008 and will include fan interviews, band interviews, soundcheck footage, live photos and exclusive menu music written by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Per Wiberg. [cite web | last = Diamond| first = Oz| title = Opeth Leader Mikael Åkerfeldt Checks In| | publisher = MetalUnderground.com | date = 2007-08-30 | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=28561| accessdate = 2007-09-20] The title is a play on the name of Iron Maiden's first release "The Soundhouse Tapes", as well as the venue where the record was recorded.Mikael Åkerfeldt said that "The Roundhouse concert will always be a very memorable gig for us for many reasons, but most importantly it caught the band at the peak of the Ghost Reveries Tour".

Track listing

CD 1

# "When" − 10:28
# "Ghost of Perdition" − 10:57
# "Under the Weeping Moon" − 10:28
# "Bleak" − 8:39
# "Face of Melinda" − 9:58
# "The Night and the Silent Water" − 10:29

CD 2

# "Windowpane" − 8:01
# "Blackwater Park" − 18:59
# "Demon of the Fall" − 8:13

Personnel

Band members

* Mikael Åkerfeldt − guitar, vocals, mixing, direction
* Peter Lindgren [cite web| title = "The Roundhouse Tapes" Credits at Allmusic | publisher = Allmusic | url= http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fexzqhldhe~T2 | accessdate= 2008-01-08] − guitar
* Martín Mendez − bass guitar
* Per Wiberg − keyboards, backing vocals
* Martin "Axe" Axenrot – drums

Production

* Mixed by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren

References