Heritage is a Rock album by Opeth, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
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. <i>Heritage</i> marks a final shift from Opeth’s death metal trappings as it fully embraces progressive metal. 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. 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. British folk–inspired acoustic arpeggios dance around “I Feel the Dark,” with Mellotron woodwinds lending an authentically classic sound. Fans of early Hawkwind and Deep Purple will warm to the familiar tones of “Slither,” while “Famine” plays like a Latin–tinged King Crimson. Both “Pyre” and “Face in the Snow” make for impressive bonus tracks.
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Tracklist
- 1Heritage2:04
- 2The Devil's Orchard6:39
- 3I Feel the Dark6:37
- 4Slither3:59
- 5Nepenthe5:37
- 6Häxprocess6:57
- 7Famine8:31
- 8The Lines In My Hand3:48
- 9Folklore8:17
- 10Marrow of the Earth4:18
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- clean
- wistful
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Fredrik ÅkessonELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Martin AxenrotDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Martin MendezBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR , DOUBLE BASS
- Mikael ÅkerfeldtVOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MELLOTRON, GRAND PIANO, EFFECTS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Per WibergELECTRIC ORGAN , MELLOTRON, ELECTRIC PIANO , GRAND PIANO KEYBOARDS ORGAN , MELLOTRON, ELECTRIC PIANO , GRAND PIANO
- Alex AcuñaPERCUSSION
- Björn J:son LindhFLUTE
- Joakim SvalbergGRAND PIANO
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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