http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7662&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rssSweden's Opeth specialize in doom-laden, downtrodden epics that combine elements of '70s Progressive Rock, melodic Death Metal, and Scandinavian folk music. Their songs move through blazing Metal sections, somber acoustic guitar picking, classical piano interludes, and majestic dual guitar harmonizing -- often without revealing any discernible underlying theme until, say, the tenth listen. Songs run in the ten minute range (though twenty isn't out of the question), with very little repetition. Listening takes patience, for one thing, as well as a fondness for the cold, dark gray atmosphere and borderline self-pitying sense they exude. Then there are the vocals, which alternate between deep growls that could send a bear cowering back into his cave, and clean, melodic singing that could put a crying baby to sleep within seconds. Clearly, this band isn't for everyone, but they haven't become one of the most talked about underground Metal bands of the last five or ten years for nothing. - Will YorkProgressive Metalen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7662&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Sweden's Opeth specialize in doom-laden, downtrodden epics that combine elements of '70s Progressive Rock, melodic Death Metal, and Scandinavian folk music. Their songs move through blazing Metal sections, somber acoustic guitar picking, classical piano interludes, and majestic dual guitar harmonizing -- often without revealing any discernible underlying theme until, say, the tenth listen. Songs run in the ten minute range (though twenty isn't out of the question), with very little repetition. Listening takes patience, for one thing, as well as a fondness for the cold, dark gray atmosphere and borderline self-pitying sense they exude. Then there are the vocals, which alternate between deep growls that could send a bear cowering back into his cave, and clean, melodic singing that could put a crying baby to sleep within seconds. Clearly, this band isn't for everyone, but they haven't become one of the most talked about underground Metal bands of the last five or ten years for nothing. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629390&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24629390 alb.24629390 Opeth art.7662 2.99 Burden alb.24629390 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/1/2/1492139_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629390&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629390&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983321&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.20983321 alb.20983321 Opeth art.7662 9.99 Watershed alb.20983321 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/5/2/1832594_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-05-24 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983321&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983321&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983320&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.20983320 alb.20983320 Opeth art.7662 11.99 Watershed alb.20983320 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/8/4/1344895_170x170.jpg 2008-11-26 00:00:00.0 2008-05-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983320&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20983320&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20264253&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7583843&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7496292&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7496292 alb.7496292 Opeth art.7662 0.99 The Grand Conjuration alb.7496292 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/7/2/982776_170x170.jpg 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7496292&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7496292&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100514&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.27100514 alb.27100514 Opeth art.7662 9.99 Damnation alb.27100514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/3/0/1610374_170x170.jpg 2009-03-31 00:00:00.0 2003-04-22 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100514&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100514&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.271112&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 22 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.271112 alb.271112 Opeth art.7662 7.99 Damnation alb.271112 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/5/1/561558_170x170.jpg 2003-04-22 00:00:00.0 2003-04-22 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.271112&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.271112&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.321416&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.321416 alb.321416 Opeth art.7662 9.99 Morningrise 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Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.265688 alb.265688 Opeth art.7662 0.0 Deliverance alb.265688 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/9/559825_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.265688&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.265688&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.225146&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.225146 alb.225146 Opeth art.7662 0.0 Blackwater Park [Bonus Tracks] alb.225146 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/0/3/553035_170x170.jpg null 2002-07-23 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.225146&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.225146&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255660&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.255660 alb.255660 Opeth art.7662 0.0 Deliverance alb.255660 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/5/8/558596_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255660&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255660&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.127891&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.127891 alb.127891 Opeth art.7662 0.0 Blackwater Park alb.127891 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/9/439223_170x170.jpg 2001-03-13 00:00:00.0 2001-03-13 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.127891&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.127891&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100512&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.27100512 alb.27100512 Opeth art.7662 9.99 Blackwater Park alb.27100512 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/3/0/1610377_170x170.jpg 2009-03-31 00:00:00.0 2001-02-27 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100512&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.27100512&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.201386&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.201386 alb.201386 Opeth art.7662 0.0 Still Life alb.201386 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/3/1/541372_170x170.jpg 2001-02-27 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/7/5/1325734_170x170.jpg 2005-12-13 00:00:00.0 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11853293&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11853293&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30245173&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.30245173 alb.30245173 Opeth art.7662 0.0 My Arms Your Hearse alb.30245173 2002-12-31 00:00:00.0 1998-08-18 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30245173&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30245173&variant=data&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.199903&variant=play&rws=%2Fopeth%2Fdiscography.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Opeth Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.199903 alb.199903 Opeth 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