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Opeth - Lamentations (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London) '2003

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Lamentations (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London)
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Album name Lamentations (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London)
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Date 2003
GenreRock
Play time 2:03:23
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1. metal to a whole new audience by combining soft acoustic ambience with complex, melodic and heavy guitar. Previously only available on DVD, Lamentations is set to be released for the first time as ReMaster-Edition in High-Resolution Audio. The live album, originally recorded at Londons Shepherds Bush Empire on September 25, 2003 features Damnation performed in full along with a selection of tracks from Blackwater Park and Deliverance
2. guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt describes to the crowd as a blatant Camel rip-off -- a reference perhaps lost on the theater-full of metal worshippers). While the quieter songs lack the hair-whipping immediacy of s more aggressive material, Akerfeldt, whose melodic vocal abilities shine on such material, appropriately explains the bands M.O. while introducing To Rid the Disease: Just because its slightly mellow doesnt mean its less evil. Viewing the two-hour show as a whole, however, one realizes is simply building tension for the crowd-pleasing, jagged Swedish ice shards to come: Five expansive and stunningly masterful extreme-metal epics, including the inventive, wallop-packing riffery of The Drapery Falls and Deliverance; Akerfeldt telling the crowd that such songs are what we really sound like -- although the group disappointingly delves no deeper into its catalog than 2001s Blackwater Park. While the group isnt exactly the most visually engaging live band, their lack of gimmickry and intense focus on the music are refreshing, and the live shows overall production keeps Lamentations from being a needlessly arid, two-hour sit-a-thon -- mostly thanks to the anamorphic widescreen presentation, extraordinary 5.1 Dolby digital surround mix, and intimate camera angles . The documentary, as the title implies, chronicles s 2002 recording sessions; disappointingly, the film only brushes the surface of the groups stress-filled studio time -- they faced massive technical difficulties and ended up switching studios mid-way through -- but offers plenty of in-depth, equal-time interviews with all the bandmembers and producer Steven Wilson, touching on writing, recording, and influences. Certainly, only the most diehard -ateers will appreciate the documentary footage, but as an overall capturing-the-moment-type document, Lamentations as a whole serves only to increase ones appreciation for the bands diverse and unparalleled combination of death metal, unwieldy, ambitious prog, and earthy folk -- and exemplifying exactly why stands head and shoulders above most of its Scandinavian peers when it comes to creativity, musicianship, and intelligence.“
3. Mikael Åkerfeldt, vocals, guitar
4. Peter Lindgren, guitar
5. Martin Mendez, bass
6. Martin Lopez, drums
7. Additional musicians:
8. Per Wiberg, session keyboard and backing vocals
9. Steven Wilson, lyrics on Death Whispered a Lullaby
10. Tracklist:
11. 01. Intro
12. 02. Windowpane
13. 03. In My Time of Need
14. 04. Death Whispered a Lullaby
15. 05. Closure
16. 06. Hope Leaves
17. 07. To Rid the Disease
18. 08. Ending Credits
19. 09. Harvest
20. 10. Weakness
21. 11. Masters Apprentices
22. 12. The Drapery Falls
23. 13. Deliverance
24. 14. The Leper Affinity
25. 15. A Fair Judgement

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