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For anyone interested, Opeth released an exclusive live album with the German "Rock Hard" magazine. It's got the following track list:

The Devil`s Orchard (Heritage)

Heir Apparent (Watershed)

Ghost Of Perdition (Ghost Reveries)

The Leper Affinity (Blackwater Park)

Hessian Peel (Watershed)

Deliverance (Deliverance)

I believe the first track is the studio version of "Devil's Orchard", but the rest is live.

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Anyway, Rock Hard magazine has this available on Ebay currently, for non-German folks who can't get it otherwise. The price is Euro 6.90 + Euro 3.00 for shipping to the U.S. That works out to around $14.00.

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The new record is OK. Not great, but OK.

I was listening to disc 1 of their live CD at Royal Albert Hall, and I couldn't help but be a bit disappointed when listening to Heritage after that. Disregarding the music for the moment, the recording itself sounds very odd to me, very compressed, very unlike their earlier records. Almost to the point of wondering WTF the producers were thinking -- the sound of this new record is just weird to me.

Heritage is slowly growing on me, but, at this point, it just doesn't come close to any of the earlier Opeth recordings.

But, more power to them... this isn't a complaint about the lack of growling vocals or any other death metal "requirements"-- I just see this as a necessary step to wherever they are going next.

And, wherever Mikael Akerfeldt is going next, I will be there to listen. His track record (and all of the amazing musicians in that band) is too friggin' amazing to ignore.

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Shawn was right. This record is sinking in after a few more spins, starting to like it more now.

I also ordered the "deluxe" version (w/DVD), and finally was able to download the two bonus tracks today. It took a lot of messing around with computer crap (updating java, running some stupid plug-in, etc), but it was worth it. "Face in the The Snow" is particularly good, and oddly enough, the recording itself sounds fantastic to me -- unlike the actual CD. FWIW, MP3s are encoded at 320k.

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For anyone interested, Opeth released an exclusive live album with the German "Rock Hard" magazine. It's got the following track list:

The Devil`s Orchard (Heritage)

Heir Apparent (Watershed)

Ghost Of Perdition (Ghost Reveries)

The Leper Affinity (Blackwater Park)

Hessian Peel (Watershed)

Deliverance (Deliverance)

I believe the first track is the studio version of "Devil's Orchard", but the rest is live.

48755_opeth_the_devils_orchard_live_at_rock_hard_festival.jpg

Anyway, Rock Hard magazine has this available on Ebay currently, for non-German folks who can't get it otherwise. The price is Euro 6.90 + Euro 3.00 for shipping to the U.S. That works out to around $14.00.

Ebay Link

I ended up with an extra, unopened copy of this CD/magazine.

PM me if anybody (in the US) wants it -- I'd be glad to send out at no cost.

The only thing I'd ask is that you Paypal the seller ROCK HARD GmbH something reasonable (~$10), as a thank you for his great customer service.

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For anyone interested, Opeth released an exclusive live album with the German "Rock Hard" magazine. It's got the following track list:

The Devil`s Orchard (Heritage)

Heir Apparent (Watershed)

Ghost Of Perdition (Ghost Reveries)

The Leper Affinity (Blackwater Park)

Hessian Peel (Watershed)

Deliverance (Deliverance)

I believe the first track is the studio version of "Devil's Orchard", but the rest is live.

48755_opeth_the_devils_orchard_live_at_rock_hard_festival.jpg

Anyway, Rock Hard magazine has this available on Ebay currently, for non-German folks who can't get it otherwise. The price is Euro 6.90 + Euro 3.00 for shipping to the U.S. That works out to around $14.00.

Ebay Link

I ended up with an extra, unopened copy of this CD/magazine.

PM me if anybody (in the US) wants it -- I'd be glad to send out at no cost.

The only thing I'd ask is that you Paypal the seller ROCK HARD GmbH something reasonable (~$10), as a thank you for his great customer service.

I'd be interested in taking this off your hands. I'll send you a PM.

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Opeth is embarking on a co-headlining tour with Mastodon in April. This should be a great show...

(M) Indicates Mastodon closes the show

(O) Indicates Opeth closes the show

04/04 – Portland, ME @ State Theater (M)

04/05 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater (O)

04/06 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis (O)

04/07 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre (O)

04/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory(M)

04/10 – Wallingford, CT @ The Dome (M)

04/11 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom (M)

04/13 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre (M)

04/14 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection (M)

04/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (M)

04/16 – Knoxville, TN @ TN Theater (O)

04/18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom (M)

04/19 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom (O)

04/20 – San Antonio, TX @ Back Stage Live (O)

04/21 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street (O)

04/23 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium (O)

04/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues (M)

04/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre (O)

04/27 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre (O)

04/28 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort (M)

04/30 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount (O)

05/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre (O)

05/03 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Center (O)

05/04 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall (M)

05/05 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon (O)

05/06 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre (O)

05/09 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore (O)

05/10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore (M)

05/11 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues (M)

05/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park (M)

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