Opeth – Sorceress
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Moderbolaget Records – 27361 38220 |
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Europe |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Prog Rock |
Tracklist
| 1-1 | Persephone | 1:51 | |
| 1-2 | Sorceress | 5:49 | |
| 1-3 | The Wilde Flowers | 6:49 | |
| 1-4 | Will O The Wisp | 5:07 | |
| 1-5 | Chrysalis | 7:16 | |
| 1-6 | Sorceress 2 | 3:49 | |
| 1-7 | The Seventh Sojourn | 5:29 | |
| 1-8 | Strange Brew | 8:44 | |
| 1-9 | A Fleeting Glance | 5:06 | |
| 1-10 | Era | 5:41 | |
| 1-11 | Persephone (Slight Return) | 0:54 | |
| Bonus Disc | |||
| 2-1 | The Ward | 3:13 | |
| 2-2 | Spring MCMLXXIV | 6:11 | |
| 2-3 | Cusp Of Eternity (Live) | 5:44 | |
| 2-4 | The Drapery Falls (Live) | 10:23 | |
| 2-5 | Voice Of Treason (Live) | 8:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Nuclear Blast Europe
- Record Company – Nuclear Blast USA
- Licensed To – Nuclear Blast Entertainment
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Moderbolaget Records
- Copyright © – Moderbolaget Records
- Pressed By – Technicolor – CAP03271
- Pressed By – Technicolor – CAP03272
- Published By – Kobalt Music Services Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
- Recorded At – RAK Studios
- Recorded At – Junkmail Studios
- Recorded At – Psalm Studio, Bath
- Recorded At – Ancient Theatre Of Philippopolis
- Engineered At – Rockfield Studios
- Engineered At – Psalm Studio, Bath
- Mixed At – Rockfield Studios
- Mixed At – Psalm Studio, Bath
- Mastered At – Metropolis Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – Wil Malone
- Arranged By [Symphony Arrangements] – Levon Manukyan (tracks: 2-3 to 2-5)
- Bass Guitar – Martin Mendez
- Booking [For] – United Talent Agency
- Booking [North America] – Tim Borror
- Booking [World Ex North America] – Tobbe Lorentz
- Co-producer – Tom Dalgety
- Conductor – Levon Manukyan (tracks: 2-3 to 2-5)
- Design – Travis Smith (4)
- Drums, Percussion – Martin Axenrot
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Fredrik Åkesson
- Engineer [Engineered By], Mixed By – Tom Dalgety
- Engineer [Strings] – Robbie Nelson (2)
- Featuring – Rodna Pesen Choir* (tracks: 2-3 to 2-5)
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Management [Worldwide Assisted By] – Jasper Schuurmans
- Management [Worldwide For] – Northern Music Co
- Management [Worldwide] – Andy Farrow
- Mastered By – John Davis (4)
- Music By, Lyrics By – Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Organ [Hammond C3], Mellotron, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes 88], Harpsichord, Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Joakim Svalberg
- Other [Approval By] – Moderbolaget Records
- Other [Sorceress] – Lindsay Cochrane
- Producer [Produced By] – Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Typography [Text], Calligraphy – Nina Johansson
Notes
'Sorceress' is an observation by Opeth, the 12th to be exact.
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire, Wales during 12 days of May, 2016
Strings recorded at RAK Studios, London
Additional recordings done at Junkmail Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and at Psalms Studios, Bath, UK
Published by Kobalt Music Services Ltd, except "Strange Brew"; Published by Kobalt Music Services Ltd/Copyright Control
Live Tracks recorded on September 19th, 2015 at The Ancient Roman Amphitheater, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Limited edition Digipak 2CD version with Nuclear Blast info sticker on shrink.
Bonus Disc contains 5 extra tracks.
℗+© 2016 Moderbolaget Records. Issued under exclusive license to Nuclear Blast Entertainment
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire, Wales during 12 days of May, 2016
Strings recorded at RAK Studios, London
Additional recordings done at Junkmail Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and at Psalms Studios, Bath, UK
Published by Kobalt Music Services Ltd, except "Strange Brew"; Published by Kobalt Music Services Ltd/Copyright Control
Live Tracks recorded on September 19th, 2015 at The Ancient Roman Amphitheater, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Limited edition Digipak 2CD version with Nuclear Blast info sticker on shrink.
Bonus Disc contains 5 extra tracks.
℗+© 2016 Moderbolaget Records. Issued under exclusive license to Nuclear Blast Entertainment
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 7 27361 38220 9
- Label Code: LC 07027
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Other (Cat# CD 1): NE 3822-2
- Other (Cat# CD 2): NE 3822-0-2
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Variant 1): CAP03271 NE3822-0CD1 03
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1, Variant 1): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 1, Variant 1): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Variant 2): CAP03271 NE3822-0CD1 02
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1, Variant 2): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 1, Variant 2): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Variant 3): CAP03271 NE3822-0CD1 02 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1, Variant 3): IFPI LR76
- Mould SID Code (CD 1, Variant 3): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Variant 4): CAP03271 NE3822-0CD1 04 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1, Variant 4): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 1, Variant 4): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Variant 5): CAP03271 NE3822-0CD1 01 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1, Variant 5): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 1, Variant 5): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Variant 1): CAP03272 NE3822-0CD2 03
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, Variant 1): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, Variant 1): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Variant 2): CAP03272 NE3822-0CD2 02
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, Variant 2): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, Variant 2): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Variant 3): CAP03272 NE3822-0CD2 03 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, Variant 3): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, Variant 3): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Variant 4): CAP03272 NE3822-0CD2 04 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, Variant 4): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, Variant 4): IFPI UGAA
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Variant 5): CAP03272 NE3822-0CD2 02 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, Variant 5): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, Variant 5): IFPI UGAA
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Sorceress (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc) | Moderbolaget Records | NE 3822-7, 27361 38227 | Europe | 2016 | ||
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Sorceress (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear) | Moderbolaget Records | NE 3822-1, 27361 38221 | Europe | 2016 | ||
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Sorceress (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Grey) | Moderbolaget Records | NE 3822-1, 27361 38221, NE 3839-4 | 2016 |
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Ever since I first discovered them with “Blackwater Park”, Opeth has been among my top 5 favourite contemporary bands.
And although I love their death metal side, I wasn’t that shocked or disappointed when they decided to get rid of it and go fully classic prog with 2011’s “Heritage”, as I always thought that the writing had been on the wall for a while and it was just a matter of time that they would have moved in that direction.
It is true that I thought (still do) that “Heritage” was a somewhat underwhelming effort when compared with the previous band’s output, but I also thought that was because it was the typical “transitional album”, and great music would be waiting for us once the band would settle down on their new sound.
Time proved me right in 2014 when “Pale Communion” was released and again in 2016 with “Sorceress”. And while it’s true that I think that the former is the best album of the “death-less” Opeth for the time being, it’s equally true that I love the latter.
From the gorgeous intro “Persephone” to the closer slight return of the same title, “Sorceress” successfully moves from the pastoral (“Will O The Wisp”, “Sorceress 2”) to the classic heavy prog with a strong 70s feeling in the title song, “Chrysalis”, “The Wilde Flowers” or “Era”, even frolicking with a little exoticism on the eastern- flavoured “The Seventh Sojourn”, always consistently throwing in great ideas to a mix that is truly coherent and convincing, while Mikael Åkerfeldt once again shows the truly great vocalist he is, owner of a colourful voice even when restrained to his “clean” , that fits this kind of classic-inspired prog just fine.
Even the bonus tracks are interesting, including some great live renditions of songs from past albums like Pale Communion’s “Cusp Of Eternity”, which sounds bloody powerful and eerie with that vocal choir!
All things considered, “Sorceress” confirmed again that Opeth didn’t need the death metal to offer truly solid, interesting and well-thought music to anyone that is interested in classic progrock.
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