In fact, it feels like I've been building up to write for and participate on an album like this since I was 19." There is something for every OPETH fan, thanks to this variety of options.Ĭommented kerfeldt, "It will be our 10th album/observation. The album will be released as a standard version as a special edition loaded with extras as a box set exclusive to the Roadrunner and the band's own official Omerch webstore and as a double LP. "Heritage" will be released in several configurations that will certainly incite the interest of OPETH's legion of fans, known for their passion for collecting and collectibles. Longtime collaborator Travis Smith also worked with kerfeldt to create, design and execute the album's artwork. Mixing duties were handled by Steven Wilson ( PORCUPINE TREE) and kerfeldt. The CD was produced by OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt and was recorded earlier this year at Atlantis studios (formerly Metronome studios) in Stockholm. Both “Pyre” and “Face in the Snow” make for impressive bonus tracks.Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their tenth album, "Heritage", on September 20 via Roadrunner Records.
Fans of early Hawkwind and Deep Purple will warm to the familiar tones of “Slither,” while “Famine” plays like a Latin–tinged King Crimson. British folk–inspired acoustic arpeggios dance around “I Feel the Dark,” with Mellotron woodwinds lending an authentically classic sound. The song’s instrumental interlude feeds from the roots of prog rock with clever time signatures and vintage instruments recalling early-’70s recordings by the late, great Bo Hansson. Wiberg’s unaccompanied grand piano introduces the opening title track with a melancholy solo before the band joins in on “The Devil’s Orchard.” He switches from piano to Hammond B-3 organ and an eerie-sounding Mellotron as singer Mikael Åkerfeldt abandons his death growls for melodic inflections. Heritage marks a final shift from Opeth’s death metal trappings as it fully embraces progressive metal. Opeth’s 10th studio album plays like an equal tribute to early Yes recordings and the band’s keyboardist Per Wiberg, who left the Swedish metal band following its recording.
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