Morningrise
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| Studio album by Opeth | |||||
| Released | June 24, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | March, 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Technical Death Metal | ||||
| Length | 66:06 | ||||
| Label |  Candlelight Records Century Media Records |
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| Producer | Opeth and Dan Swanö | ||||
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Morningrise is the Swedish band Opeth's second studio album. The album exemplifies Opeth's signature style, exploring the dynamics between the combination of heavy death metal vocals and guitar parts with lighter progressive and acoustic elements.
The song "The Night and the Silent Water", is 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. By this time, Åkerfeldt had admitted a change of heart, stating that he believed the song to be a "masterpiece." "To Bid You Farewell," the album's final and least heavy song, was notable at the time for featuring no death metal vocals, something that was considered standard to employ in the rising contemporary Scandinavian death metal scene. This album also features Opeth's longest ever recorded song: "Black Rose Immortal", which lasts over 20 minutes.
The bridge depicted on the album cover is a Palladian bridge, located in Prior Park in Bath, England.
Many Opeth fans and critics alike consider Morningrise to be Opeth's magnum opus. The album was released in Europe by Candlelight Records in 1996 with a sticker on a jewel case, and in the United States by Century Media Records a year later. It was reissued by Candlelight Records in 2000.
In interviews for the Lamentations DVD, Mikael Åkerfeldt stated that following the success of this album, he tired of its style and the number of 'copycat' bands using the counterpoint melodies which litter this album and its predecessor. He goes so far as to say that he finds certain sections of Morningrise "unlistenable" and was compelled to change Opeth's sound for My Arms, Your Hearse accordingly.
[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 for both normal and vinyl editions released by Displeased Records. It is a demo that was recorded around the same time as this album. The bonus track was also released on the limited edition tin box in 2003.
- "Eternal Soul Torture" – 8:35
[edit] Credits
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
- Peter Lindgren – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Johan DeFarfalla – bass
- Anders Nordin – drums, percussion
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