Opeth - Orchid flac album

Orchid is the debut studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, released on May 15, 1995 in Europe by Candlelight Records, and on June 24, 1997 in the United States by Century Black. It was reissued in 2000 with one bonus track called "Into the Frost of Winter", an early unproduced rehearsal recording by the band. The recording sessions occurred at the old Unisound studio, in Finspång with production by Opeth alongside Dan Swanö.

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Orchid was the first album recorded by Opeth. It was considered unique at the time, because the twin lead guitar style hadn’t been used much in their genre. They also had more Prog Rock roots in their music than other bands like them. It was recorded in 1994, but released in 1995 due to problems with the bands label at the time.

Label: Candlelight Records ‎– Candle010CD, Candlelight Records ‎– CANDLE 010CD. Some copies of this pressing have two mastering SID codes (both are IFPI L600) and no mould SID code. A third variant seems to have just one mastering SID Code (IFPI L600) and no mould SID code.

Дата релиза 15 Май 1995. Лейблы Candlelight Records. Produced by. Recorded at Unisound Studio. Музыкальный стильProgressive Death. Владельцы этого альбома549.

Due to a mix-up in Orchid's mastering process, the end of "Requiem" was placed at the beginning of "The Apostle in Triumph". The band has expressed regret for this, and says it was of no fault of their own.

Opeth's debut, Orchid, was quite an audacious release, a far-beyond-epic prog/death monstrosity exuding equal parts beauty and brutality - an album so brilliant, so navel-gazingly pretentious that, in retrospect, Opeth's future greatness was a foregone conclusion. Fact is, these Swedes - with the opening cut, "In Mist She Was Standing," exceeding the 14-minute mark - laid their cards on the table at the beginning of the hand and still took the pot, so ambitious and convincing is the band's artistic vision.

Orchid is an album that tends to be viewed as a springboard for Opeth's future work, an infancy of styles where it all began, but not a ton more. When judged against the band's future masterpieces, it isn't too surprising that "they just weren't there yet" is the default stance on this album. But what I believe is that, after an objective step back, Orchid is revealed as a self-contained work of excellence.