LP-OPETH-WATERSHED -COLOURED- -2LP-

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. It's critically acclaimed because of the alternation between slow melodic parts and dark heavy riffs. The folky clean vocal parts of Mikael Åkerfeldt and his harsh death growls have evolved 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 well as the dreamy sounds of keyboards and synthesizers. The more brutal songs, such as "Heir Apparent," breathe the growling vocals with progressive elements. The wall of guitar riffs with speedy drumming creates a doomy atmosphere. Nowadays, the album can be seen as one of the strongest efforts from their impressive catalog.