Description
Opeth’s 2001 opus, Blackwater Park, is a triumph of progressive death-metal that remains a high-water mark in the prog-metal genre writ large. For their fifth record, the Gothenburg unit led by the dazzling Mikael Åkerfeldt teamed with Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson, who helped elevate their sound from pure extreme-metal to a more grandiose fusion of destructive heaviness and melodic, forward-thinking rock. We have the 20th anniversary edition of this classic on silver 2LP wax, and it’s a must-have.