Mikael is so self depreciating when speaking about his singing.... He's got one of the best voices out there!

"I was kinda worried in a way that I'm going...pussy." Haha, that has to be Åkerfeldt's all-time best quote.

"I never wanna find myself in the position I write for the purpose of doing a record. I wanna write for the purpose of coming up with something extraordinary." M. Akerfeldt

Born in 1963, I grew up on ELP, UK, Tull, Yes, Rush, Crimson, Rainbow and Sabbath. Opeth is my favourite band. Thanks for uploading.

"There's not many bands who can continue to put out quality albums the way that we do." Mike is unburdened by things like humility. Never change, you awesome dude you.

The drum fills in Harlequin Forest are godly!! Soooooo gooood

Damn, Peter makes this riff 10:20 sound so complicated! I miss all 3 of them! Ghost Reveries is my favorite album, and it has their best line-up

good songs? good sound? good production? surely you mean legendary songs, legendary sound and legendary production

4:12 that's my favorite moment. Mikael receiving some dark powers to help him record the song.

THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER WRITTEN. when i first watched this, after my good friend suggested it to me, right after it was released, it opened my eyes and ears up to a whole new level of musicianship. it made my taste what it is today.

Favorite album of theirs to this day. Some of the melodies are just brilliant... like the opener for example.

I miss Peter and Martin... :(

My favorite album ever. Easily. The vocals and incredible guitar tone, the songs, drumming, keys..Everything was just too perfect.

Best Album EVER!!! I have years listening over and over...

fuck I miss Lopez and Lindgren so much. lopez's ghost notes are some of the greatest ever

Mikael's solo at 8:35 is probably the most sublime bit of music he ever recorded...

Just brilliant musicians all round, which is why I love this band so interesting to listen to.

This was their best lineup.

I agree, Ghost Reveries and Watershed are as close to perfection as you can get

Mikael’s beneath the mire solo is one of my favorite guitar solos ever

Saw them play this album in its entirety couple of days ago in Norway. Amazing experience, one of their best albums for sure together with My arms Your hearse, Blackwater Park and Still Life!

Grande Martín Lopez!!!!

10:51 ghost of perdition "Darkness by her side..."

He wanted to always write an album like heritage;when the time was right.

I completely agree. This is the album that got me into the band and it's still my favorite by them.

One of their best. I love the experimental, gothic sound combined with some of the best death vocals ever recorded in my opinion.

Bought this album randomly at fye and holy shit did ot grow on me.. dont know why but it ended up becoming my all time favorite. Nothing compares to it

I remember there was a forum on MySpace where a bunch of music nerds like myself would argue about music. My first post was a question…”who’s better, Metallica or Iron Maiden?”. A very 18 year old question and definitely sparked an argument. “What a stupid question” etc. I digress. This is where I discovered Opeth. I bought this album which came with this DVD. Ahh MySpace…

I agree. It combines their two musical halves in a perfect balance that hasn't been seen on any of their other records.

Åkerfeldt : "He can play the guitar better than me (not really)" xD

The new Opeth albums without Lopez to me is what I'd describe as Porcupine Tree without Gavin Harrison, I still miss him but to be honest as time went by with multiple lineup changes their new style and sound kinda grew on me and I think the part of the reason is because no matter what people say, to me Mikael is the soul of Opeth and he's been consistently implementing his unique song writing skills and bringing new things to the table with each and every new album, which certain bands and artists of this era really fail to do. Also people should stop mocking about his growls because he's not the Mikael from 20 years ago people change with age and we should all be thankful that we got to enjoy such a wide catalogue of music with different styles, structures and flavours of sounds and songs from a single band which is really some next level shit.

This level of drumming is ...

Either way... I think this album was Lopez at the top of his game.. The drumming is inhuman! In fact, this was the best line-up of the band.. and in terms of musicianship, this album is out of this world.. Mike's right when he said that they consistently put out quality records.. But Ghost Reveries was Opeth at their peak.. The single most haunting, yet beautiful FLAWLESS masterpiece from one of the most special bands this world is likely to ever see!

Totally agree with what Micheal said at the beginning ! It's true that not a lot of band can make quality albums...especially in the death metal scene

lmaoo look at him pacing around all shot up with testosterone at 04:30 after nailing those amazing gutturals

10:18 this is such an awesome riff I love it

Now is the time to seize on Mike and let him know that although he abandoned a darker, less prog sound with Heritage we will still welcome the band with some less widdly, self indulgent toss. Axe is gone, I can't help feeling that the momentarily boon in retro prog that the band switched to will subside and all the the metalheads that stuck around all the way to Watershed would be glad of something like an evolution of the 'old' Opeth we love

What is the studio vocal mic Akerfeldt is using at 3:35 in this? His sound is untouchable and nobody seems to talk about his studio vocal gear.

For some sick drum parts check out 5:07, 9:39, 10:44 and 12:16 on the time bar to this video.

When I hear a song of this album, I can't be happy if I don't listen the entire album.

Im deeply in love with this album

Epic. Look how thin Lopez is compared to now in Soen

The Baying of the Hounds is their greatest death metal song.

Favourite album of all time, thanks for posting this :)

"Overproduced means overproduced" is just a statement that adds to your convoluted argument.

I still find it hard to believe mikael can produce such aggressive growls

It's Beneath The Mire .. The 3rd track on Ghost Reveries .. The part they're playing is in the minute 4:18 on the song :)

opeth is just so goddamn HAUNTING.

Why did I jus discover this video now!?! Thanks for the upload man.

Indeed my friend; a masterpiece!

This album has his most beastly growl tonality.

I don't give a shit about Mike's ego - I love Opeth ❤

I hope Opeth comes back to these great records

Great band, the swedes are good at music in general👍

beautiful

Hahah this lineup was just fun Opeth! Guess Lopez started doing the ganja for his anxiety and hence Soen

Ghost of Perdition. The first song on this album.

lopez is a God!! now he's good....SOEN, I would love to hear his interpretations of the last 5 album👌,

Thanks for the upload!

"We haven't done a shit album...yet", and directly after came Watershed and Heritage.

Thank you so much!

Lopez looks fit and healthy now. I saw him in his new band Soen,,,he has bulked up, probably gave up smoking and works out...Kool

Lopez, estando mal hizo grandes álbumes con Opeth, que pedazo de músico porfavor!! 💕💕

I never realized they wanted to record at Sonic Ranch in El Paso. I would've been stalking them regularly...

Oh that part where Mikael says, "I don't think we have done a shitty record, yet," is so sad :( Heritage :( He knew he was running out of great ideas!

1:10. Damn, man. I love Mikael, and for everything he's given us over the years. He's a genius. Perhaps he knows this and it comes across as arrogance. To blanketly say all other bands have put out crap, but Opeth haven't. C'mon bro. Hilarious that since PC he's put out three crap albums in a row. I say he because let's be honest, it's 100% his decision, direction, and band.

They keyboards on GR are fantastic and add to the album. They aren't overbearing, scatty or an assault on the ears. That's exactly what the keys have been since PC. Too much front-centre and focus on them. Too many widdly, pointless, meaningless passages that seem to be put in a song just for the sake of it.

Kinda sad that the bend was falling apart at this time...

Thank god Lopez turned out to be fine, good for him and Soen

ooh... peter...

So great

That's not what "overproduced" means. Overproduced means that the producer has had too much input on the sound and production of the album. See: Bob Rock. "Ghost Reveries" is not overproduced. It is finely crafted. There's a difference.

that is a valid point, but if he had a certain sound in his head for the album-i don't think he was going to settle for something that sounded 100% bare & sacrifice accomplishing putting his thoughts onto the record.

You did it! You found the Internet! And then you typed things! The bewildered herd is learning!

4:10 Mikael turns evil.

Joakim Svalberg replaced Per Wiberg. He actually was, way back then, a session member of Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force band.

Excelente

Mikael looks just like a viking

So, Ghost Reveries could have been recorded at El Paso?? Wow!

New Opeth Song - "Cusp Of Eternity" (Leak)

best growls!

I particularly don't like modesty as well, while i do think that you need to be humble, modesty is not necessary... But i can agree that opeth has only done f**ng awesome albums, my personal favorite is Blackwater park, but for example, i think heritage (being the most recent one) is an amazing album as well =) They are good, and Akerfeldt is beyond good and apparently he still has tons of creativity, fortunately =D

Totalmente de acuerdo, es el punto medio de Opeth

you answered it...PEOPLE take this as...its people who are to blame not spiritual texts..most of the christians that i know are not out killing or doing anything like what you described...and you know that as well..anger always comes from lack of understanding...people dont like to think for themselves..they like to have everything deciphered for them-this is the problem..not the texts themselves

Thumbs up if you miss Mr Lopez?!

"yet" Micheal can tell the future.

that part where Michael says he loves Per...

I think they thought so as well.

Right...I'm the defensive one...boy...ohhhhh boy...

So where does that mean that a Christian couldn't dislike this? Think, Booboo, think. Good dog.

Man that 3:20 makes me go flying

Watching this in 2020 is kinda hilarious. Mikael : Fu%$ Keyboard!

Poor lopez...

Beneath The Mire's second solo :).

Since then, Lopez, Lindgren and Weiberg have left. Axenrot replaced Lopez, but I can't remember who replaced Weiberg. Frederik Akersson replaced Lindgren.

It does not let the strings "echo" and keep ringing after they are played open,to my knowledge

The baying of the hounds...i think...

Love the music, but I really don't dig the growling vocals. Are there any Opeth albums with none or in smaller doses?

a person with integrity..whether they be christian or not is free to decide for themselves..whatever mr akerfeldt wants to believe is up to him..it matters not to me..i dont need to follow mr akerfeldt because i can think for myself..you should try doing the same

you're right ! no rubbish album yet... like U