Description
Opeth were swimming through several streams of inspiration in the early Aughts, and they ended up funneling elements of death-metal, prog, folk and more into the heady brew of 2001’sBlackwater Park. Produced between the Swedish band and Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson, Opeth’s fifth full-length vaults from 10-minute death-swings full of Mikael Åkerfeldtgrisliest growls, towards rustic-strummed, clean-sung acoustic prog-folk. Songs like “The Drapery Falls” and “The Leper Affinity” have become all-time classics that the band continue to play to this day. One of metal’s most celebrated and cerebral efforts, ready to spin on “white/black/smokey” vinyl.