Damnation (album)
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Publication |
April 2003 |
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July 22nd to September 4th, 2002 |
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| Label (s) | Music for Nations | |||
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Title (number) |
8th |
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running time |
43:20 |
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Opeth and Steven Wilson |
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Studio (s) |
Nacksving Studios |
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Damnation is the seventh studio album by the Swedish metal band Opeth . It was released by Music for Nations in 2003 .
Creation and publication
After Blackwater Park was released in 2001, Opeth toured North America and Europe . Then Mikael Åkerfeldt began to write new, very diverse material. Jonas Renkse from Katatonia came up with the idea of releasing the different pieces on two opposing albums. Music for Nations could only be convinced of this, as the band agreed to treat both albums as a single one in terms of the terms of their record contract and financial support from the record company.
Damnation and its predecessor Deliverance were recorded at the same time in the summer of 2002. The band and Steven Wilson , who was also involved as a guest musician (vocals, guitar, keyboard), produced Damnation , and Wilson also mixed and mastered the album. Travis Smith was again jointly responsible for the artwork. Sony Music reissued the album in 2006, and various LP editions were also released. Deliverance and Damnation were released together in 2015 in a 2CD / 2DVD or 3LP box with new mixes by Steven Wilson and Bruce Soord and new artwork by Travis Smith.
Track list
- Windowpane - 7:45
- In My Time of Need - 5:50
- Death Whispered a Lullaby - 5:50
- Closure - 5:16
- Hope Leaves - 4:30
- To Rid the Disease - 6:21
- Ending Credits - 3:39
- Weakness - 4:09
style
Damnation is completely dedicated to the quiet side of Opeth and gets along without metal influences, i.e. without distorted guitars and guttural vocals . Mikael Åkerfeldt sings soulfully and emotionally, the melancholic, atmospheric pieces are simply orchestrated with mostly acoustic guitars and the occasional use of piano and mellotron and at the leisurely pace seem "almost like a detoxified slow-motion version [of Opeth's] original sounds". In the press v. a. Comparisons drawn to Porcupine Tree .
reception
The press reactions to the album have been mixed but mostly positive. Wolfgang Schäfer from Rock Hard thinks that Damnation “didn't turn out to be the big hit we had hoped for. In addition, the album lacks the really sparkling ideas and magical moments, especially in the second half. ”Henning Mangold from the Babyblauen Seiten also finds“ some passages just too shallow ”, but Horst Straske praises“ the atmospheric cohesion of the album ”and the“ completely careful and soulful build-up of tension “of the pieces. Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic emphasizes the “reliably top-class songwriting”, Rouven Dorn from powermetal.de considers Damnation “an album that offers so much depth that you are in danger of drowning” and the “milestone of a band that is on the Her creativity is at its zenith ”.
Web links
- Damnation at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of Damnation on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography - Chapter VII ( Memento of July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), opeth.com , accessed on January 4, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Opeth. Damnation , Baby Blue Pages , accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Wolfgang Schäfer: Opeth. Damnation , Rock Hard # 192, accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Eduardo Rivadavia: Damnation at Allmusic (English), accessed on January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Rouven Dorn: Opeth - Damnation , powermetal.de , accessed on January 4, 2013.