Opeth discography

Opeth discography
Opeth live at Ruisrock 2008 in Turku, Finland
Studio albums14
Live albums4
Singles17
Video albums4
Music videos6
Box sets3

The discography of Opeth, a Stockholm, Sweden-based progressive metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, four live albums, three box sets, three video albums and seventeen singles.

Opeth was formed in 1990 by vocalist David Isberg. He later recruited bassist Mikael Åkerfeldt without the consent of the other band members he previously hired, which resulted in the departure of all members except Isberg and Åkerfeldt. Isberg soon left, but Åkerfeldt decided to remain in the band and keep it in activity. For this he contacted guitarist Peter Lindgren, bassist Johan De Farfalla, and drummer Anders Nordin.[1] With this lineup, they recorded a demo, which led to the band's first record label contract. Candlelight Records signed the band.[2] In 1995, Opeth released their first studio album, Orchid, and after more changes to the lineup, the band released Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse in 1996 and 1998 respectively.[3]

Åkerfeldt and Lindgren, the two remaining members of the band, asked drummer Martin Lopez and bassist Martín Méndez to join the band, both of whom accepted. In 1999, they released the concept album Still Life.[4] Steven Wilson joined Opeth in the studio for their fifth album, 2001's Blackwater Park, producing and providing extra backing vocals and instruments. The band supported the album with their first worldwide tour.[5] After promoting the album, Opeth entered the studio again, recording two albums. The first album, Deliverance that was released in 2002, debuted at number 19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States.[6] The second album, Damnation was released a year later, and peaked at number 192 on the Billboard 200.[4][6] Per Wiberg joined the band as a keyboardist and recorded Ghost Reveries, which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200.[6] Lopez and Lindgren both left Opeth and were replaced by Martin Axenrot and Fredrik Åkesson. In 2008, the band released their ninth studio album Watershed, which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at the top of the Finnish charts.[7] Their tenth studio album Heritage which released in 2011, debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the US Hard Rock Albums and at number 6 on the Rock Albums charts, making it highest-charting record to date.[6] The album also peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums chart.[8]

Joakim Svalberg became the band's new keyboardist in 2011. Their 2014 album Pale Communion achieved some of the band's highest international chart placements, reaching number one in Finland[9] and the top five in several other countries. Their 2016 album Sorceress reached number 1 in Germany[10] and the top ten in several other countries. Their latest album In Cauda Venenum was released in September 2019.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
SWE
[11] 		AUS
[12] 		FIN
[13] 		FRA
[14] 		GER
[15] 		JPN
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		NOR
[18] 		SWI
[19] 		UK
[20] 		US
[6]
Orchid — — — — — — — — — — —
Morningrise
  • Released: 24 June 1996
  • Label: Candlelight/Century Black
 — — — — — — — — — — —
My Arms, Your Hearse
  • Released: 18 August 1998
  • Label: Candlelight/Century Black
 — — — — — — — — — — —
Still Life — — — — — — — — — — —
Blackwater Park — — — — — — — — — — —
  • US: 93,000+
    (as of 2008)[21]
Deliverance
  • Released: 12 November 2002
  • Label: Music for Nations/Koch
 — — — — — — — — — — —
Damnation
  • Released: 22 April 2003
  • Label: Music for Nations/Koch
 — 54 37 112 — — 97 — — 181 192
  • US: 72,000+
    (as of 2008)[21]
Ghost Reveries 9 35 10 72 39 263 38 21 — 62 64
  • US: 94,000+
    (as of 2008)[21]
Watershed
  • Released: 3 June 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
 7 7 1 47 23 52 14 7 24 34 23
  • US: 19,000+
    (as of 2008)[22]
Heritage
  • Released: 20 September 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
 4 12 2 24 9 55 10 8 13 22 19
Pale Communion
  • Released: 26 August 2014
  • Label: Roadrunner
 3 17 1 45 3 48 23 5 24 14 19
Sorceress 7 7 3 29 1 69 11 8 6 11 24
In Cauda Venenum
  • Released: 27 September 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 12 20 2 46 5 97 16 9 10 13 59
The Last Will and Testament — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
SWE
[11] 		FIN
[13] 		FRA
[14] 		JPN
[16]
Lamentations: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003
  • Released: 23 November 2003
  • Label: Koch
 — — — —
The Roundhouse Tapes
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Peaceville
 — — 176 159
In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Released: 20 September 2010
  • Label: Roadrunner
 60 36 — —
Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater
  • Released: 2 November 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Video albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
SWE
[24] 		FIN
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		JPN
[27] 		FRA
[28]
Lamentations
  • Released: 23 November 2003
  • Label: Koch
 14 — — — —
The Roundhouse Tapes
  • Released: 10 November 2008
  • Label: Peaceville
 4 1 — 159 —
In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Released: 20 September 2010
  • Label: Roadrunner
 — — 6 161 4
Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater
  • Released: 02 November 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 — — — 107 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
BEL
[32]
Deliverance & Damnation Remixed
  • Released: 30 October 2015
  • Label: Music for Nations
 166

Box sets

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Title Box set details Content
Collecter's Edition Slipcase
  • Released: 17 October 2006
  • Label: Koch
  • Blackwater Park
  • Deliverance
  • Damnation
  • Lamentations
The Candlelight Years
  • Released: 26 June 2008
  • Label: Candlelight
  • Orchid
  • Morningrise
  • My Arms, Your Hearse
The Wooden Box
  • Released: 26 February 2009
  • Label: Viva Hate
  • Orchid
  • Morningrise
  • My Arms, Your Hearse

Singles

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Year Title Album
2001 "The Drapery Falls" Blackwater Park
2002 "Deliverance"[33] Deliverance
"Still Day Beneath the Sun" Non-album single
2003 "Windowpane" Damnation
"In My Time of Need"
2004 "Master's Apprentices" Lamentations
2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Ghost Reveries
2006 "Ghost of Perdition"[34]
"Soldier of Fortune"
2008 "Porcelain Heart" Watershed
"Mellotron Heart"
"Burden"
2011 "The Throat of Winter"[35] Non-album single
"The Devil's Orchard" Heritage
"Slither"[36]
2014 "Cusp of Eternity" Pale Communion
2016 "Sorceress" Sorceress
"Will O the Wisp"
"The Wilde Flowers"
"Era"
2019 "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" / "Heart in Hand" In Cauda Venenum
"Svekets prins" / "Dignity"
"Cirkelns riktning"
2024 "§1" The Last Will and Testament
"§3"

Music videos

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Year Title Director
2001 "Harvest" Fredrik Odefjärd
2003 "Windowpane"
2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Bill Yukich[38]
2008
"Porcelain Heart" Lasse Hoile[39][40]
"Burden"
2011 "The Devil's Orchard" Phil Mucci
2017 "Era" Markus Hofko
2019 "Universal Truth" / "Ingen Sanning Är Allas" Jess Cope

References

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  3. ^ Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Opeth - Biography: Chapter IV". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
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  8. ^ "OPETH's 'Heritage' Lands On U.K. Chart". blabbermouth.net. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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  12. ^ Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Australian charts portal - Opeth: Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
    • Damnation: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 209.
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  19. ^ "Schweizer hitparade portal - Opeth: Alben" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  20. ^ Peaks in the UK:
  21. ^ a b c Titus, Christa (31 May 2008). "A Little Louder". Billboard. Vol. 60/120, No 22. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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  23. ^ "OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' First-Week Sales Revealed". www.blabbermouth.net. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  24. ^ "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 45, 7 november 2008". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
    "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 30, 27 juli 2006". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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  28. ^ "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 04 octobre au 10 octobre 2010". www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  29. ^ "Music Canada Certification". musiccanada.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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  31. ^ "OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed". www.blabbermouth.net. October 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  32. ^ "Opeth - Deliverance & Damnation". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  33. ^ "Opeth - Deliverance (Radio Edit)". Discogs. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  34. ^ "Opeth - Ghost of Perdition". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  35. ^ "Opeth - The Throat of Winter". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  36. ^ "Opeth - Slither". Discogs. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  37. ^ Mudrian, Albert (2 October 2019). "Hear Exclusive New Opeth Song "Cirkelns Riktning" Via Decibel Flexi Series". Decibel. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  38. ^ "Opeth - "The Grand Conjuration"". Music Videos. MTV Networks. 30 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  39. ^ "Opeth - "Porcelain Heart"". Music Videos. MTV Networks. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.[dead link‍]
  40. ^ "OPETH Completes Work On 'Burden' Video". Roadrunner Records. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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