Mikael Åkerfeldt on the 'Morningrise' Writing Process

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Жыл бұрын

Opeth has received massive critical acclaim for their combination of progressive influences and annihilating Swedish death metal. These coloured 140g re-issues are a must for fans and collectors alike, having experienced a loving re-master by none-other than Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amorphis, Sepultura), with guidance from Mikael Åkerfeldt.
The records have been cut at half-speed at the infamous Abbey Rd studios by Miles Showell (ABBA, Beatles), and all artwork carefully restored by Dan Capp; designed the way the band originally intended them to be.
Morningrise: Opeth.lnk.to/MorningriseID
Orchid: Opeth.lnk.to/OrchidRemasterID
My Arms, Your Hearse: Opeth.lnk.to/MyArmsYourHearse...
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@justsomedude5727 Жыл бұрын

How morningrise was written: Come up with greatest riff ever, follow it up with a better riff

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

Based and Nectarpilled.

@jd9119 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty much how all their albums were written.

@daghetto101 Жыл бұрын

Mikael on most memorable on morningrise: "Our bassist at the time was bragging about how good he was in chess. We played that a lot during the recording. He said he'd been studying chess strategies. Everyone of us beat him"

@Sun_Seeker Жыл бұрын

From start to finish, Morningrise is an absolute masterpiece. I always debated myself whether Morningrise or Still life was my favorite album but with time I always found myself returning to Morningrise more often. Now i can say that Morningrise is my favorite album of all time.

@kramalerav Жыл бұрын

huge huge Opeth fan, but I think I missed the boat on Still Life. My least favorite of the classic era. It's by no means a bad album. I got it but it didn't get me.

@GrantUsEyesenhower Жыл бұрын

@@kramaleravsame, I don’t hear anything on Still Life that I can’t also hear on Blackwater Park or MAYH

@Celatra Жыл бұрын

@@GrantUsEyesenhower still life imo is MAYH perfected and BWP is still life but overproduced and forced

@riverdragon17 Жыл бұрын

For me, it's Blackwater Park, then Still Life

@daghetto101 Жыл бұрын

My man. Still Life and Morningrise best!

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

"We rehearsed in pitch black darkness, so we could play the songs without looking."

@redavis6581 Жыл бұрын

The most humble lead man in metal history 💯❤

@colemantrebor6574 Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite Opeth album. Something about the guitarwork and those harmonies and counter parts is just unparalleled.

@mandrew21000 Жыл бұрын

The Night and the Silent Water & To Bid You Farewell are my hits from the album; I always have the latter on my playlist when I go to bed. Sometimes if I’m not yet fast asleep I’ll occasionally get startled by the sudden drum solo towards the end of the song.

@TomBaddley Жыл бұрын

In my own ashes, I am standing without a soul She wept and whispered "I know"

@Malkav65 Жыл бұрын

Possibly my favorite release from Opeth! But then again, there are about three others that could be my favorite 😅

@benmech Жыл бұрын

No album in rock music uses the bass guitar in the same way as Opeth did on Morningrise. That makes it amazing.

@chopskie117 Жыл бұрын

the fact that Johan De Farfalla was fired for his playing style astounds me. He's definitely my favorite bass player they've had

@mirkecWii Жыл бұрын

@@chopskie117was it because of his playing style or his ego?

@theancientone1616 3 ай бұрын

@@mirkecWii I would like to know as well, I only know Mikael decided to fire him, never knew why.

@OsmonArtist Жыл бұрын

This guy is so humble, and is probably the best songwriter of our time.

@shawnhuk Жыл бұрын

I’m not too sure about humble… he is absolutely the ultimate leader and boss of the band. It’s easy to discover that with the way he talks in various interviews. This is a business for Michael, not a band that plays music.

@Celatra Жыл бұрын

@@shawnhuk if it was a business he would make commercial decisions for the band, which he hasn't.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 11 ай бұрын

* _was_ the best

@111usul Жыл бұрын

First Opeth record I'v heard, instant love, every album was pure joy and discovery after it, never felt that intensity with any other band since, they surely broke some mold, greatest modern metal band in my book!

@nazmerenkaraalioglu3719 Жыл бұрын

De farfalla is amazing on this album. Bass like sings in background of song. one of the best bassist for me. also nordins fills fits songs very good

@Tim21189 Жыл бұрын

Morningrise is definitely one of their best albums. Still Life, My Arms, Blackwater are all right up there as well. It’s like choosing your favorite child. Impossible, but you love them all.

@FainaruFarewell Жыл бұрын

Words can't quantify how much I've admired this man's musical genius for 20 years

@renske2 Жыл бұрын

First Opeth album I heard, back in 1997 or so, and still my favourite.

@Tear-The-Veil Жыл бұрын

I picked this album up when it was released and it is still my favorite of theirs.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

The album that inspired me to start playing guitar. It's a dark, unique gem, underappreciated by fans and the band itself; they made several brilliant albums, but only one masterpiece. One day I want to record a cover of 'Morningrise' from beginning to end. There are so many nuances and beautiful harmonies that it's bound to be a really educational and rewarding challenge. P.S. Mikael mentioned Wishbone Ash. _Amazing_ band from the 1970s. Check out 'Argus' for some stellar guitar harmonies.

@cosimojack 11 ай бұрын

Morningrise was written after the passing of Michael's grandfather and while in pain. It's dark but is a perfect blend of the extremes of heartfelt sadness and rage... pure art. It speaks to me in a way that no other album ever has. Agree with others - there was a certain magic in the first 2 albums that they have never quite attained (but it's close)... Incredible band, nice guy too. Replied to an email I sent him back in the day... very cool dude.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 11 ай бұрын

Well said. It's so strange how he doesn't seem to recognise the value of what he created here.

@John34bruh 6 ай бұрын

Tbh it’s great but nowhere close to as beautiful as MAYH

@daghetto101 Ай бұрын

That's sad. Morningrise was written after his grandfather's passing. Deliverance/Damnation was written after passing of his grandmother. Im not gonna speculate because i just read this from somewhere. To Bid You Farewell is a song about his ex girlfriend. 12 years later Porcelain Heart from watershed is about that same ex girlfriend that passed away.

@Jin.Yoon. Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you Mikael!! These remastered albums are awesome I love them 🔥🔥

@violentbob Жыл бұрын

yes!! there has been a severe lack of opeth content the past few years so i'm really happy with this

@monaas9 Жыл бұрын

One of the best metal albums

@IamMichaellucifer13 Жыл бұрын

Morningrise a classic masterpiece

@Delboy219 Жыл бұрын

I'm late to Opeth. Got into them a couple of years back. He mentioned touring with Cradle of Filth in the early days. It made me realise I WAS THERE for one of those shows. I feel really dumb right now.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

Can you remember anything about it?

@embracerodusk2537 Жыл бұрын

This album always reminded me of early Mercyful Fate. Just the raw mix of guitars and bass.

@enesdincer2629 9 ай бұрын

morningrise is one the golden albums of metal scene history mikael... you can not talk like it's nothing :D

@090nj2 8 ай бұрын

*Don't want to be a pretentious fan but I REALLY love Orchid, Morningrise and MAYH cause of how beautiful the riffs are* *The “Thin Lizzy” aspect of harmony guitars is so beautiful man, The Night and the Silent Water is such a dark melodic masterpiece* *the whole album is❤❤❤*

@davesiddons8921 Жыл бұрын

First 2 Opeth albums are magnificent, I’ve said for along time there’s a certain mystique about them I can’t put my finger on but they just stand out so much compared to the later albums. Easily my favourite era of them

@saltpeter7429 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Got into Opeth a few years back, bought and love everything from STILL LIFE up until WATERSHED. I had not heard the first 3 because, well, they are the unspoken of begining of something that ended up great right? No big deal? How wrong I was. The first three Opeth albums are way better than anything they did later, and the later albums are fantastic. I am one of those wierd people who didnt like the transition after HERITAGE. I get it, they are still talented, I'm glad they are successful, but I dont like the music. Not for me.

@alessa_cybergoth 11 ай бұрын

They are not better, just different albums.

@RickHeffe Жыл бұрын

i've seen 'em live in Italy on that tour he mentions!!!

@arsonne Жыл бұрын

My favorite is always Ghost Reveries but Morningrise is something so special.

@Rob_Cary Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Ghost Reveries is their crowning achievement. We could cite other albums that are less accessible for "metal cred" if we want to but c'mon.....

@jd9119 Жыл бұрын

I don't know which one I'd say is my favorite or their "crowning achievement." I guess it depends on the mood I'm in and what I'm feeling.

@liohrt 6 ай бұрын

I don't know how many times I've heard people putting this album in the low rank tier, and even Mikael constantly says that this one is his least favorite, he doesn't like black rose, this album is pretentious and he prefers the first one,.... And after all these years, after liking still life, black water park for so long, Morning rise is probably "my most played" album from them, I always come back to this one like there is still something to remember, to discover... To me this album is easily one f the best metal album of my all-time collection.

@matthewmcghee8578 Жыл бұрын

He's so fkn cool 😎

@BlackHermit Жыл бұрын

I didn't know he was inspired by Darkthrone! So cool!

@bdawg3942 Жыл бұрын

They we’re around back then 👍

@Sun_Seeker Жыл бұрын

Of course he was. 90’s second wave black metal was very influential to metal and even to other genres

@Purpledream. Жыл бұрын

♥️

@alcole1k178 Жыл бұрын

Classic times, classic tunes...

@zacharyseibert4526 Жыл бұрын

🔥

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

1:10 Wonder if any of those old 'Morningrise' tabs and song notes are still knocking around. I'd love to see them.

@TheGoldblaze Жыл бұрын

I have been a massive fan of the first two albums and am listening to them at least once a month, it's really something else. 3rd and 4th were also "fine" but I could never get into them as much as I got into the first two, and I don't know what kept them from keeping that style. It's like Katatonia's debut, they have never done anything similar since. But while I enjoy Katatonia's later works because I happen to like that style of music as well, Opeth's discography since 1998 never hooked me in and I almost never listen to anything post-Morningrise. I'll give Face of Melinda a few spins here and there and that's it, their brand of well-polished prog just puts me to sleep personally.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 11 ай бұрын

Can you name any other albums that have a similar sound or feel? Mikael mentioned Dark Tranquility, Katatonia and In Flames, but they don't quite compare for me.

@TheGoldblaze 11 ай бұрын

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Yeah that's the thing, Orchid, Morningrise and Dance of December Souls are unlike anything else which made them so good. If you haven't already, try first 2 from Draconian. It's way more doom than prog, but it invokes similar mood.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 11 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldblaze Thanks, will do.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 11 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldblaze P.S. It reminds me of Daylight Dies. Try 'Dismantling Devotion'.

@John34bruh 6 ай бұрын

Tbh I’d say it got better over time but that’s just my opinion 👍

@daviddevilliers2828 10 ай бұрын

I love opeth, a great band

@mrmisfit635 4 ай бұрын

And so you left us, jaded and gaunt, some September-Night and the silent water

@Runecrow. Жыл бұрын

I honestly think the moment Peter Lindgren and Martin Lopez left, that's when Opeth's sound shifts so far away from what I love about their earlier stuff that they become unrecognizable to me. I can't listen to their music beyond "Ghost Reveries". I don't doubt their musical talent/abilities, and I've tried to give those albums a shot, but they just sound so awful to me. Definitely not my cup of tea when it comes to music (and I listen to all kinds across many genres).

@Celatra Жыл бұрын

i think you have a bias. because while heritage and sorceress can be a bit questionable, and second half of watershed is weak, in cauda venenum is a musical masterpiece

@dr.bimbambula Жыл бұрын

Those were the glorious days of Opeth, the first 4 albums. The progressive-death metal mixture music was very exciting . We did not know too much about the band and there were only obscure band photos in the metal magazines. In these days it is all gone , everything is available but not exciting anymore.

@JD-td8kl Жыл бұрын

Are these remasters being released digitally to stream?

@micuentabasura Жыл бұрын

I don't know about other platforms but it is in yt/ytmusic already

@Griff86 Жыл бұрын

Only CD I still own

@Suncross66 Жыл бұрын

Release the rehearsal tapes 🙂

@CamiloGaetePuga Жыл бұрын

The Karst in youtube has 1 or more rehearsed songs.

@tmp1k Жыл бұрын

which is the darkthrone sounding riffs

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Жыл бұрын

The first riffs of 'Black Rose Immortal' sound a little Black Metal-ish. Maybe the one at 10:00 in 'Advent' too.

@linuslanser4719 Жыл бұрын

Why are there subtitles?

@paketed88 Жыл бұрын

When is the new album? We wait.

@tmp1k Жыл бұрын

When is the third song on my arms your hearse

@paketed88 11 ай бұрын

@@tmp1k you right. Bad English I'm sorry

@drgetwrekt869 Жыл бұрын

Dave Grohl from Sweden

@Moonlapse508 Жыл бұрын

I prefer the Swede more

@CBT5777 Жыл бұрын

@Cheximus Жыл бұрын

Three minutes to answer one question. Could've answered it in 20 seconds. Similar to their song-writing, I guess.

@Xplora213 Жыл бұрын

The interviewer is asking for more detail and cutting it together. Don’t criticise the man for the BASICS of journalism.

@Cheximus Жыл бұрын

@@Xplora213 Merely an observation, not a criticism.

@John34bruh 6 ай бұрын

No you’re referring to TOOL 😂

@lilyliciousss 8 ай бұрын

Wait why does he sound like Ville Valo here 😂😅

@mirkecWii Жыл бұрын

Its probably my least favorite Opeth record but it still has some amazing melodies and the fucking bass slays

@mootkickee Жыл бұрын

sucks how bad/boring they’ve become, but we’ll always have the early albums 🤘

@Celatra Жыл бұрын

i don't think you know the defintion of boring because In Cauda Venenum is just as interesting and flows just as well and better than their early stuff

@mootkickee Жыл бұрын

@@Celatra I don’t think you know the definition of someone else’s opinion. they make boring shit now

@Celatra Жыл бұрын

@@mootkickee have you listened to In Cauda Venenum? if you honestly think that's boring i'm really sorry for your narrow mindedness. it has amazing composition, melodies, harmonies, and Mikael's best singing.

@mootkickee Жыл бұрын

@@Celatra narrow mindedness? wow, ever heard of taste? I’ve listened to it, and I think it’s awful. extremely boring songwriting, nothing enjoyable about it. not everyone is meant to like things. some bands get better, others don’t. it’s just the way it is

@EXZero757 10 ай бұрын

Ah yes the you’re so narrow minded backlash because Mikael can’t growl anymore so writes boring prog rock riffs 😂