Opeth - Lamentations Live (DVD)

...if you don't know who Opeth is you need to go to your local record store and buy their stuff ASAP! They are true originals with amazing talents. Their songwriting is a some of the best ever and they play with great technical proficiency. Akerfeldt's mix of death metal growls and clean vocals is just unreal, he isn't the first to do this but he is for sure the best at it.

There are 2 sets played on this disc and they show the 2 different ...
...song that shows how dynamic Opeth can be, going from super heavy to super mellow with death growls and clean vocals throughout. The ending to this song is incredible, really cool syncopated heavy riff. The 4th song "Drapery Falls" is another one off of "Blackwater Park" and is probably one of my favorite songs period. This song has some great dissonant chord progressions, very melodic/catchy verse/chorus, and lots of great heavy/death ... more

Opeth's first live DVD release is one that every music lover should own. First of all, if you don't know who Opeth is you need to go to your local record store and buy their stuff ASAP! They are true originals with amazing talents. Their songwriting is a some of the best ever and they play with great technical proficiency. Akerfeldt's mix of death metal growls and clean vocals is just unreal, he isn't the first to do this but he is for sure the best at it.

There are 2 sets played on this disc and they show the 2 different sides of Opeth. The first set is Opeth playing "Damnation" in its entirety with the addition of the song "Harvest" off of Blackwater Park album. This set shows the more mellow/classic rock side Opeth. All of the songs are very mellow, dark, and haunting. Yet at the same time they are all very melodic and beautiful. My personal favorite is probably "Closure", mainly because I just really like the guitar riffs in that song, but honestly I love ever song on this set.

The second set shows the real side of Opeth, the heavy side. The 1st song "Leper Affinity" is the opening track from "Blackwater Park" and is also a great opening song for a set. The 2nd song "Master's Apprentice" kicks off with a super heavy awesome riff accompanied by some intense vocals/lyrics; this song will make you want to break something it is so awesome. The 3rd song "Deliverance" is the title track off the same album. Mindblowing song that shows how dynamic Opeth can be, going from super heavy to super mellow with death growls and clean vocals throughout. The ending to this song is incredible, really cool syncopated heavy riff. The 4th song "Drapery Falls" is another one off of "Blackwater Park" and is probably one of my favorite songs period. This song has some great dissonant chord progressions, very melodic/catchy verse/chorus, and lots of great heavy/death metal parts with one good slow breakdown. The last song "A Fair Judgment" is another Opeth classic with a great melodic mellow intro. Honestly I have never been a huge fan of the outro to this song, it is good but just doesn't compare to the other stuff Opeth has done. Nonetheless I love every single second of this DVD and have watched it multiple times!! Plus there are some extras on the disc of the making of "Damnation" and "Deliverance", the two CD's they released around the same time that this DVD is based off of.

Again, if you don't know anything about Opeth, go buy some of their stuff right now!! Most of their songs are over 10 minutes long but you can't even tell because they are so progressive and awesome! The songs on the first set are normal length (3-5 mins). Opeth rules...look for a new CD in 2008 and tour to follow!! 

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