Opeth - Morningrise
| Release date: | 24 June 1996 |
| Style: | Extreme progressive metal |
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01. Advent
02. The Night And The Silent Water
03. Nectar
04. Black Rose Immortal
05. To Bid You Farewell
06. Eternal Soul Torture [2000 reissue bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1996: 5
Top 200 albums of all time: 122
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02. The Night And The Silent Water
03. Nectar
04. Black Rose Immortal
05. To Bid You Farewell
06. Eternal Soul Torture [2000 reissue bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1996: 5
Top 200 albums of all time: 122
Featured in "Getting Into: Opeth"
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Lyrics Recorded at Unisound Recordings
Produced by Opeth and overseen by Dan Swanö.
Engineered by Dan Swanö.
Mastered at Cutting Room by Peter In De Betou and Opeth.
Cover photos by Tuija Lindström, booklet photos by Lennart Kaltea.
Layout by Timo Ketola.
Music by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Peter Lindgren.
All lyrics by Mikael Åkerfeldt (except "Eternal Soul Torture" written by David Isberg).
The first edition comes with a sticker on the jewel case.
"Eternal Soul Torture" is a demo that was recorded in 1992 and includes some sections that were reused in the studio track "Advent" as well as "In Mist She Was Standing" off of the previous album Orchid. Also re-released in limited tin box in 2003.
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Before we get to this album, I would like to get an answer to a rather difficult question. Exactly what is Opeth's style ? The riffs are similar to progressive, but Opeth also has death vocals mixed with clean ones and acoustic guitars, plus on top of that the whole album has a dark atmosphere that surrounds the listener each time he/she listens to it. Here you will find everything, aggression and emotion, calm and anger, heaviness and mellowness, everything in one song, yet never sounding like different parts, but always in a flow. Read more ›› |
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Actually, many people know Opeth. It is a love it or hate it band. You can love how the music flows without following typical structures. You won't expect those heavy riffs after the relaxing acoustic break. But you can hate how each song looks like some random riffs put together. Well, this review is from one who does love, at least, this album. Read more ›› |
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Many questions have been asked of the style and coherence of Opeth's music. Yet despite the debate and questioning Opeth remain one of the world's leading metal bands. The first of a long line of excellent albums by Opeth was released following their debut Orchid the year before. Morningrise is often regarded as the defining album for the band with a diverse range of sounds, often confusing in composition but nevertheless contrived expertly. It is an epic album full of epic songs, with elements of Death Metal and acoustic blues to mix things up. The album progresses and weaves through a barrage of riffs, solos and an undying unprecedented patience and passion for the music expressed by Mikael Akerfeldt. Read more ›› |
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Morningrise is considered to be an iconic album for death metal fans, but the word iconic also applies to Opeth's history, because it certainly gave them that boost of popularity in the underground metal scene of the '90s. Just look at the album ratings on various music database sites and you'll see what impact it had on the listeners. Read more ›› |
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| Sang Dalang Abu Posts: 1008  |
Written by musicalkaratekid on 02.01.2012 at 19:13 but...Nectar is good song 
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18278  |
Agreed. To me Nectar is actually the best track on the album.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 08.05.2014 at 12:23 Come on! We all know "The Night And The Silent Water" is the best song. Just my favourite anyway 
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18278 |
Written by BloodTears on 08.05.2014 at 12:39 Nah, it's Nectar. Defnitely my personal favorite. I don't count To Bid You Farewell due to the huge difference in style. If I did, it'd be atie between those two.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Maco Pvt Funderground Posts: 3593  |
Black Rose Immortal, that's the song.
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| NorthernDickhead Posts: 220  |
I can't understand why Eternal Soul Torture is in reissue album. That song sucks! However other songs are pure gold to me.
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| Toxik Posts: 133  |
Well i like it, but... i don't like as much people do. Actually prefer Deliverance
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4040  |
Written by Toxik on 30.11.2014 at 19:53 I never understood the hate Deliverance gets...it's such a boss album
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61065  |
Another remastered and bonus whit death metal sounds like demo, has this band ever recordet demos ??+
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61065 |
Good album, long songs, just like journey via music world, don't know where song starts and end, extreme parts mixing whit calm parts , 5 songs, it makes you lost time 10 mikes Black Rose Immortal 20 mikes long, feels like there are parts, still I think this band was much better until Still Life ... and to understand band you need listen albums from Alfa to zebra , from 1th to last .. easy if you was born 10 years before me and follow bands when its out, if you need listen now some cool bands all albums, hard it is but , I have been listening this band since 2003 something
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' apos;'[image] I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Maco Pvt Funderground Posts: 3593 |
I just came back here to say that this is better than everything they've done before and after (Including Still Life and Blackwater Park).
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| mz Posts: 4774  |
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| Alex F Slick Dick Rick Posts: 3502  |
Written by Maco on 17.05.2015 at 23:46 Probably my favorite of theirs as well. It's the only album by Opeth that I ever bother listening to anymore
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| Redel Moderator Posts: 2060  |
I strongly second this. Perfect album. So complex, so full of atmosphere. I remember when I bought this first of my Opeth albums in 1996, this band was a complete noname to me (and my friends). I was so overwhelmed by this album at my first listen. Only several years later I discovered other excellent albums by them. None ever made it up to beautiful Morningrise (though SL, Orchid, MAYH, BWP came close).
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| Sang Dalang Abu Posts: 1008 |
^ No, this album first for me, cool riffs, more complex composition, darker atmosphere, beautiful accoustic, well probably this is one of the best Opeth album. But idk why  Mikael Akerfeel hate this album.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 8638  |
Written by [user id=183371] on 26.05.2019 at 19:29 Because it's acoustic, jazzy and long
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3520  |
I like the acoustic and jazzy side, but the long and boring side brings it down for me.
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| nonZero Posts: 1274  |
Not my favourite Opeth album, but still a great release. Certainly their most atmospheric. (Also, I used to live near the bridge on the cover, so bonus points for that  )8.6/10
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| Mehrad Posts: 653  |
Quote: Agreed !
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| F3ynman2000 Nocturnal Bro Contributor Posts: 2705  |
I'm not so sure if I like Opeth or not. I'm a huge fan of mixing melodic and heavy elements. But the transitions in Opeth's songs always seem very forced and don't flow well at all. It's nice musicianship, but it all seems like a jumbled, long mess most of the time  Maybe it'll grow on me with more listens, but so far I prefer Edge of Sanity for progressive death metal.
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| Roman Doez Hallucigenia Posts: 923  |
Written by F3ynman2000 on 15.11.2021 at 18:54 Excuse me what the fuck?
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| F3ynman2000 Nocturnal Bro Contributor Posts: 2705 |
Written by Roman Doez on 15.11.2021 at 19:22 progressive Better?
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 8638 |
Written by F3ynman2000 on 15.11.2021 at 19:34 No.
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