Morningrise
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| Studio album by Opeth | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | March, 1996 | |
| Genre | Progressive death metal | |
| Length | 66:06 | |
| Label | Candlelight Records (Europe) Century Black (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Opeth and Dan Swanö | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Opeth chronology | ||
| Orchid (1995) |
Morningrise (1996) |
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) |
Morningrise is the Swedish band Opeth's second studio album. The album features Opeth's signature sound, exploring the dynamics between the combination of heavy death metal vocals and guitar parts with lighter progressive and acoustic elements. Many Opeth fans and critics alike consider Morningrise to be Opeth's magnum opus.
"The Night and the Silent Water," is a song about the grandfather of vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt, who had died shortly before the recording of the album. For this reason, the band never performed the song live until nearly ten years later, at their "Chronology MCMXCIV-MMV" concert in New York City on February 23, 2006. "To Bid You Farewell," the album's final and least heavy song, contains no death metal vocals. This album also features Opeth's longest song "Black Rose Immortal", at over 20 minutes.
The bridge depicted on the album cover is a Palladian bridge, located in Prior Park in Bath, England.
Morningrise was released in Europe by Candlelight Records in 1996, and in the United States by Century Media Records a year later. It was reissued by Candlelight Records in 2000.
[edit] Track listing
- "Advent" – 13:45
- "The Night and the Silent Water" – 11:00
- "Nectar" – 10:09
- "Black Rose Immortal" – 20:14
- "To Bid You Farewell" – 10:57
[edit] 2000 reissue
The 2000 reissue contains a bonus track. It is a demo that was recorded around the same time as this album.
- "Eternal Soul Torture" – 8:35
[edit] Credits
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, Guitar
- Peter Lindgren – Guitar
- Johan DeFarfalla – Bass
- Anders Nordin – Drums
| Opeth |
| Mikael Åkerfeldt | Peter Lindgren | Martin Mendez | Martin Axenrot | Per Wiberg |
| David Isberg | Andreas Dimeo | Kim Pettersson | Johan DeFarfalla | Stefan Guteklint | Mattias Ander | Nick Döring | Anders Nordin | Martin Lopez |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Orchid | Morningrise | My Arms, Your Hearse | Still Life | Blackwater Park | Deliverance | Damnation | Ghost Reveries |
| Singles: The Drapery Falls | Still Day Beneath the Sun | The Grand Conjuration |
| Live Albums: Lamentations |
