Opeth ‎– Heritage

Description

Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP3830, Roadrunner Records – MOVLP3830, Artone Label Group – MOVLP3830
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Black & Red Marbled
Country: Europe
Released: 21 Feb 2025
Genre: Rock
Style: Progressive Metal

Tracklist:
A1 Heritage
A2 The Devil's Orchard
A3 I Feel The Dark
B1 Famine
B2 The Lines In My Hand
C1 Slither
C2 Nepenthe
C3 Häxprocess
D1 Folklore
D2 Marrow Of The Earth

Credits:
Bass – Martin Mendez
Drums, Percussion – Alex Acuña
Electric Guitar – Fredrik Åkesson
Keyboards – Per Wiberg
Mastered By – Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Mew
Mixed By – Mikael Åkerfeldt, Steven Wilson
Producer – Mikael Åkerfeldt
Vocals, Guitar – Mikael Åkerfeldt
Written By – Mikael Åkerfeldt

Notes:
Limited edition of 5000 individually numbered copies (per hype sticker)
Includes 16-page booklet, poster and insert
Originally released in 2011 as follow up to 2008's stellar career height Watershed, the tenth full-length from Swedish progressive death metal legends Opeth marked a notable turn, which the members had been desiring to take for some time. Heritage would be their first album since 2003's melancholic Damnation to completely eschew vocalist/guitarist/primary songwriter Mikael Akerfeldt's signature death growls, yet this decision wasn't so much in service of this one particular project as had been so in the past. Rather, this was the sign that the Scandinavian death metal elements of their core sound were ready to be laid to rest in favour of an embrace of the 70s prog rock the members grew up idolising. Drawing on the likes of Genesis, Yes and Rush, whilst allowing Akerfeldt's smooth cadence to lead the pieces, this is vintage, jazzy, complex yet undeniably groovy retro progressive rock of the classic era, complete with fuzzed out guitar lines, bizarre time signatures and an abundance of Hammond organ. Somewhat maligned by some of the fanbase while others lauded the brave and natural change in direction, this style would become the standard Opeth sonic aesthetic up until 2024's latest album The Last Will & Testament, which saw a return to their heavier death metal origins.
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Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode: 8719262036666