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Opeth discography 
Opeth live at Ruisrock 2008 in Turku, FinlandReleases ↙Studio albums 10 ↙Live albums 3 ↙EPs 1 ↙Singles 10 ↙Video albums 3 ↙Music videos 5 ↙Box sets 2 The discography of Opeth, a Stockholm, Sweden-based heavy metal band, consists of ten studio albums, three live albums, two box sets, and three video albums.
Opeth was formed in 1990 by vocalist David Isberg. He later recruited bassist Mikael Åkerfeldt without the consent of the other band members he previously hired, which resulted in the departure of all members except Isberg and Åkerfeldt. Isberg soon left, but Åkerfeldt decided to remain in the band and keep it in activity. For this he contacted guitarist Peter Lindgren, bassist Johan DeFarfalla, and drummer Anders Nordin.[1] With this lineup, they recorded a demo, which led to the band’s first record label contract. Candlelight Records signed the band.[2] 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 1997 respectively.[3]
Åkerfeldt and Lindgren, the two remaining members of the band, asked drummer Martin Lopez and bassist Martin Mendez to join the band, both of whom accepted. In 1999, they released the concept album Still Life.[4] Steven Wilson joined Opeth in the studio for their fifth album, 2001's Blackwater Park, producing and providing extra backing vocals and instruments. The band supported the album with their first worldwide tour.[5] After promoting the album, Opeth entered the studio again, recording two albums. The first album, Deliverance that was released in 2002, debuted at number 19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States.[6] The second album, Damnation was released a year later, and peaked at number 192 on the Billboard 200.[4][6] Per Wiberg joined the band as a keyboardist and recorded Ghost Reveries, which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200.[6] Lopez and Lindgren both left Opeth and were replaced by Martin Axenrot and Fredrik Åkesson. In 2008, the band released their ninth studio album Watershed, which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200, their best career position,[6] and peaked at the top of the Finnish charts.[7]
Contents
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions SWE
[8]AUS
[9]FIN
[10]FRA
[11]GER
[12]NLD
[13]NOR
[14]SWI
[15]UK
[16]US
[6]1995 Orchid - Released: May 15, 1995
- Label: Candlelight (Cat. # 10)
- Format: CD, cassette, vinyl
— — — — — — — — — — 1996 Morningrise - Released: June 24, 1996
- Label: Century Media (Cat. # 7849),
Candlelight (Cat. # 15) - Format: CD, cassette, vinyl
— — — — — — — — — — 1998 My Arms, Your Hearse - Released: August 18, 1998
- Label: Century Media (Cat. # 7894),
Candlelight (Cat. # 25) - Format: CD, cassette, vinyl
— — — — — — — — — — 1999 Still Life - Released: October 18, 1999
- Label: Peaceville (Cat. # 78)
- Format: CD, cassette, vinyl, DVD-A
— — — — — — — — — — 2001 Blackwater Park - Released: February 27, 2001
- Label: Music for Nations (Cat. # 284),
Koch (Cat. # 8237) - Format: CD, vinyl, DVD
— — — — — — — — — — 2002 Deliverance - Released: November 4, 2002
- Label: Music for Nations (Cat. # 291),
Koch (Cat. # 8437) - Format: CD, vinyl
— — — — — — — — — — 2003 Damnation - Released: April 14, 2003
- Label: Music for Nations (Cat. # 294),
Koch (Cat. # 8652) - Format: CD, vinyl
— 54
[17]37 112 — 97 — — 181 192 2005 Ghost Reveries - Released: August 30, 2005
- Label: Roadrunner (Cat. # 8123)
- Format: CD, vinyl, DVD
9 35 10 72 39 38 21 — 62 64 2008 Watershed - Released: June 3, 2008
- Label: Roadrunner (Cat. # 7962)
- Format: CD, vinyl, DVD
7 7 1 47 23 14 7 24 34 23 2011 Heritage - Released: September 14, 2011
- Label: Roadrunner
- Format: CD
4 12 2 24 9 10 8 13 22 19 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Live albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions SWE
[8]FIN
[10]FRA
[11]2003 Lamentations - Released: November 23, 2003
- Label: Koch (Cat. # 4189)
- Format: DVD, CD
— — — 2007 The Roundhouse Tapes - Released: November 5, 2007
- Label: Peaceville (Cat. # 209)
- Format: DVD, CD
— — 176 2010 In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall - Released: September 20, 2010
- Label: Roadrunner
- Format: DVD, CD, LP
60 36 — 2011 The Devil's Orchard – Live at Rock Hard Festival 2009 - Released: August, 2011
- Label: Exclusively produced and manufactured for
Rock Hard Magazine #292 – 9/2011 - Format: CD
— — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Singles
Year Title Album 2001 "Harvest" Blackwater Park "The Drapery Falls" 2002 "Still Day Beneath the Sun" Non-album single 2003 "Windowpane" Damnation "In My Time of Need" 2004 "Master's Apprentices" Lamentations: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Ghost Reveries 2006 "Ghost of Perdition"[18] "Soldier of Fortune" 2008 "Porcelain Heart" Watershed "Mellotron Heart" "Burden" 2011 "The Throat of Winter"[19] Non-album single "The Devil's Orchard" Heritage Video albums
Year Video details Notes 2003 Lamentations - Released: 23 November 2003
- Label: Koch (Cat. # 9540)
- Format: DVD
2008 The Roundhouse Tapes - Released: 27 October 2008
- Label: Peaceville (Cat. # 11)
- Format: DVD
2010 In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall - Released: 20 September 2010
- Label: Roadrunner
- Format: DVD
Music videos
Year Title Director 2001 "Harvest" Fredrik Odefjärd 2003 "Windowpane" 2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Bill Yukich[21] 2008 "Porcelain Heart" Lasse Hoile[22][23] "Burden" 2011 "The Devil's Orchard" Box sets
Year Box set details Content 2006 Collecter's Edition Slipcase - Released: October 17, 2006
- Label: Koch (Cat. # 4163)
- Format: CD
- Blackwater Park
- Deliverance
- Damnation
- Lamentations (as a double CD version)
2008 The Candlelight Years - Released: June 26, 2008
- Label: Candlelight
- Format: CD
- Orchid
- Morningrise
- My Arms, Your Hearse
2009 The Wooden Box - Released: February 26, 2009
- Label: Viva Hate
- Format: Vinyl
- Orchid
- Morningrise
- My Arms, Your Hearse
References
- ^ Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter II". Opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/index.php/biography/show/tpl/chapter-ii. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter III". Opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/index.php/biography/show/tpl/chapter-iii. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter IV". Opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/index.php/biography/show/tpl/chapter-iv. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b DaRonco, Mike. "Opeth > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/opeth-p214051/biography. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter VI". Opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/index.php/biography/show/tpl/chapter-vi. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Opeth > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/opeth-p214051/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Opeth's Watershed Tops Finnish Album Chart". Roadrunner Records. 2008-06-11. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98838. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ a b "Swedish charts portal - Opeth: Album" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Opeth. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Australian charts portal - Opeth: Album". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b "Finnish charts portal - Opeth: Album" (in Finnish). Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ a b "Les charts français - Opeth: Album" (in French). Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Opeth / Longplay" (in German). PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Opeth/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Dutch charts portal - Opeth: Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Norwegian charts portal - Opeth: Album" (in Norwegian). Hung Medien. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Schweizer hitparade portal - Opeth: Alben" (in German). Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Opeth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: The O – Ozric Tentacles". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_O.HTM. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ ARIA Top 100 Albums. ARIA. 2003-04-14. p. 5. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/Issue%20686.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Opeth - Ghost of Perdition". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Opeth-Ghost-Of-Perdition/release/2080768. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Opeth - The Throat of Winter". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Opeth-The-Throat-Of-Winter/release/2830459. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Opeth: Lamentations DVD Reaches Gold Status in Canada". Roadrunner Records. 2004-10-29. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28534. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "Opeth - "The Grand Conjuration"". Music Videos. MTV Networks. 2005-08-30. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1186697&vid=60695. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Opeth - "Porcelain Heart"". Music Videos. MTV Networks. 2008-05-01. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1186697&vid=229659. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "OPETH Completes Work On 'Burden' Video". Roadrunner Records. 2008-05-01. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107438. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
- www.opeth.com — Opeth's official website
Opeth Mikael Åkerfeldt · Martín Méndez · Martin Axenrot · Fredrik Åkesson · Joakim Svalberg
Per Wiberg · Peter Lindgren · Martín López · Anders Nordin · Johan DeFarfalla · David IsbergStudio albums Live albums Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003) · The Roundhouse Tapes · In Live Concert at the Royal Albert HallCompilations Related articles Categories:- Heavy metal groups discographies
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