Sorceress: Limited Edition 2CD
There are few bands that can or will match Swedenâs Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted 12 stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums to become one of the best bands on the planet; whether that be live or on record.
Opethâs new album, Sorceress, their first for Nuclear Blast via the bandâs imprint label Moderbolaget Records, is proof chief architect Mikael Ă kerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the albumâs opener âPersephoneâ to âThe Wilde Flowersâ and âStrange Brewâ to the albumâs counterpart title tracks âSorceressâ and âSorceress 2â, Opethâs twelfth full-length is an unparalleled adventure, where visions cleverly and secretly change, colours mute as if weathered by time, and sounds challenge profoundly. Sorceress is, by definition, moored in Ă kerfeldtâs impressive record collectionâhis one true viceâbut, as always, thereâs more invention than appropriation at play.
Certainly, every Opeth record has had diversity. In 1995, Orchid reset the rules of death metal. Six years later, Blackwater Park hit the high note for musicality in a genre generally devoid of it. And in 2014, Pale Communion officially bridged the progressive music gap by twisting the intrepid sounds of â60s, â70s, and â80s into contemporary brilliance. So, really, whatâs so different about Sorceress?
For Sorceress, Opeth returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, where the Swedes had tracked Pale Communion in 2014 with Tom Dalgety. The experience was so positive and historicalâthe countryside studio was also home to pivotal Budgie, Queen, Rush, Judas Priest, and Mike Oldfield recordingsâthere really was no other option for Opeth and crew. Luckily, for Ă kerfeldt and crewâbassist MartĂn MĂ©ndez, drummer Martin Axenrot, guitarist Fredrik Ă kesson, and keyboardist Joakim Svalbergâthe lineup doesnât have to deal with Sorceressâ main theme. Theyâve been together since Heritage was completed, and according to Ă kerfeldt heâs not been in a better band situation before. Not since Orchid. Not since Still Life. Not since Ghost Reveries.
âItâs the best band situation Iâve ever had. Fans will look at our eras and have their favorite lineup, but this is the best. Even the happiest days of the first and second lineups arenât comparable to what I have now. We never fight. Itâs like a good work team. We know each other professionally and personally. As much as weâre a band, weâre also friends. We hang out when weâre not doing Opeth.â
Tracklist:
CD 1:
Bonus CD:
There are few bands that can or will match Swedenâs Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted 12 stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums to become one of the best bands on the planet; whether that be live or on record.
Opethâs new album, Sorceress, their first for Nuclear Blast via the bandâs imprint label Moderbolaget Records, is proof chief architect Mikael Ă kerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the albumâs opener âPersephoneâ to âThe Wilde Flowersâ and âStrange Brewâ to the albumâs counterpart title tracks âSorceressâ and âSorceress 2â, Opethâs twelfth full-length is an unparalleled adventure, where visions cleverly and secretly change, colours mute as if weathered by time, and sounds challenge profoundly. Sorceress is, by definition, moored in Ă kerfeldtâs impressive record collectionâhis one true viceâbut, as always, thereâs more invention than appropriation at play.
Certainly, every Opeth record has had diversity. In 1995, Orchid reset the rules of death metal. Six years later, Blackwater Park hit the high note for musicality in a genre generally devoid of it. And in 2014, Pale Communion officially bridged the progressive music gap by twisting the intrepid sounds of â60s, â70s, and â80s into contemporary brilliance. So, really, whatâs so different about Sorceress?
For Sorceress, Opeth returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, where the Swedes had tracked Pale Communion in 2014 with Tom Dalgety. The experience was so positive and historicalâthe countryside studio was also home to pivotal Budgie, Queen, Rush, Judas Priest, and Mike Oldfield recordingsâthere really was no other option for Opeth and crew. Luckily, for Ă kerfeldt and crewâbassist MartĂn MĂ©ndez, drummer Martin Axenrot, guitarist Fredrik Ă kesson, and keyboardist Joakim Svalbergâthe lineup doesnât have to deal with Sorceressâ main theme. Theyâve been together since Heritage was completed, and according to Ă kerfeldt heâs not been in a better band situation before. Not since Orchid. Not since Still Life. Not since Ghost Reveries.
âItâs the best band situation Iâve ever had. Fans will look at our eras and have their favorite lineup, but this is the best. Even the happiest days of the first and second lineups arenât comparable to what I have now. We never fight. Itâs like a good work team. We know each other professionally and personally. As much as weâre a band, weâre also friends. We hang out when weâre not doing Opeth.â
Tracklist:
CD 1:
Bonus CD:
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There are few bands that can or will match Swedenâs Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted 12 stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums to become one of the best bands on the planet; whether that be live or on record.
Opethâs new album, Sorceress, their first for Nuclear Blast via the bandâs imprint label Moderbolaget Records, is proof chief architect Mikael Ă kerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the albumâs opener âPersephoneâ to âThe Wilde Flowersâ and âStrange Brewâ to the albumâs counterpart title tracks âSorceressâ and âSorceress 2â, Opethâs twelfth full-length is an unparalleled adventure, where visions cleverly and secretly change, colours mute as if weathered by time, and sounds challenge profoundly. Sorceress is, by definition, moored in Ă kerfeldtâs impressive record collectionâhis one true viceâbut, as always, thereâs more invention than appropriation at play.
Certainly, every Opeth record has had diversity. In 1995, Orchid reset the rules of death metal. Six years later, Blackwater Park hit the high note for musicality in a genre generally devoid of it. And in 2014, Pale Communion officially bridged the progressive music gap by twisting the intrepid sounds of â60s, â70s, and â80s into contemporary brilliance. So, really, whatâs so different about Sorceress?
For Sorceress, Opeth returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, where the Swedes had tracked Pale Communion in 2014 with Tom Dalgety. The experience was so positive and historicalâthe countryside studio was also home to pivotal Budgie, Queen, Rush, Judas Priest, and Mike Oldfield recordingsâthere really was no other option for Opeth and crew. Luckily, for Ă kerfeldt and crewâbassist MartĂn MĂ©ndez, drummer Martin Axenrot, guitarist Fredrik Ă kesson, and keyboardist Joakim Svalbergâthe lineup doesnât have to deal with Sorceressâ main theme. Theyâve been together since Heritage was completed, and according to Ă kerfeldt heâs not been in a better band situation before. Not since Orchid. Not since Still Life. Not since Ghost Reveries.
âItâs the best band situation Iâve ever had. Fans will look at our eras and have their favorite lineup, but this is the best. Even the happiest days of the first and second lineups arenât comparable to what I have now. We never fight. Itâs like a good work team. We know each other professionally and personally. As much as weâre a band, weâre also friends. We hang out when weâre not doing Opeth.â
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Bonus CD:
