Opeth – Watershed - 180 Gram Vinyl - 2XLP

By the driving force of lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth became one of the most successful Swedish bands. On their ninth studio album, Watershed, they combine their death metal elements with progressive structured music. The folky clean vocal parts of Mikael Åkerfeldt and his harsh death growls have been growing over the years. His clean singing reaches out to the heaviness in "The Lotus Eater." The songs offer both the extremeness of their guitar and drum driven sounds as the dreamy sounds of keyboards and synthesizer. The more brutal songs, such as "Heir Apparent," imbue the growling vocals with progressive elements. The wall of guitar riffs with speedy drumming creates the doomy atmosphere. Nowadays, the album can be seen as one of the strongest efforts from their impressive catalog.

Selections
Coil
Heir Apparent
The Lotus Eater
Burden
Porcelain Heart
Hessian Peel
Hex Omega
Derelict Herds