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Opeth

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1990 Opeth is formed
Opeth was originally formed as a death metal band in the autumn of 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden by vocalist David Isberg. Isberg asked former Eruption band member Mikael Åkerfeldt to join th...
1992 David Isberg quits Opeth
Isberg and Åkerfeldt recruited drummer Anders Nordin, bassist Nick Döring, and guitarist Andreas Dimeo. Unsatisfied with the band's slow progress, Döring and Dimeo left the band after the...
1993 Stefan Guteklint joins Opeth as bassist
With three members in the band, Åkerfeldt took over vocal duties, and the trio spent the next year writing and rehearsing new material. The group began to rely less on the blast beats and...
1994 Opeth signs deal with Candlelight Records
With three members in the band, Åkerfeldt took over vocal duties, and the trio spent the next year writing and rehearsing new material. The group began to rely less on the blast beats and...
1995 May 15 Opeth releases Orchid
Orchid is the debut album by Swedish death metal band Opeth. Orchid was released in Europe on Candlelight Records in 1995 and in the United States on Century Black, Century Media Recor...
1996 Jun 24 Opeth releases Morningrise
Morningrise is the Swedish death metal band Opeth's second studio album. The album exemplifies Opeth's signature style, exploring the dynamics between the combination of heavy death metal...
1998 Aug 18 Opeth releases My Arms, Your Hearse
My Arms, Your Hearse (often abbreviated to MAYH) is Opeth's third album, released in 1998. This album marks a large stylistic change from their previous release, Morningrise, especially p...
1999 Oct 18 Opeth releases Still Life
Still Life is the fourth studio album from Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Still Life was recorded at Maestro Musik and at Fredman Studios from 15 April to 29 May 1999. The al...
2001 Feb 27 Opeth releases Blackwater Park
Blackwater Park is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. The album was released in February 27, 2001 on Music for Nations and Koch Records. The album marks...
2002 Nov 4 Opeth releases Deliverance
Deliverance is Opeth's sixth studio album, following the band's highly successful 2001 album, Blackwater Park. It was recorded between July 22 and September 4, 2002 (see 2002 in music), a...
2003 Apr 14 Opeth releases Damnation
Damnation is Opeth's seventh full-length studio album, released in April 22, 2003, following the band's previous album Deliverance the year before. The album was a radical departure from ...
2003 Nov 23 Opeth releases Lamentations (live album)
Lamentations is Opeth's first live DVD, released under the Music For Nations label in 2004. This live recording at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday 25 September, 2003 features Opeth pla...
2005 Aug 30 Opeth releases Ghost Reveries
Ghost Reveries is the eighth full-length studio album release of progressive death metal band Opeth. It is their first album with their new record label, Roadrunner Records. It is also...
2007 Nov 5 Opeth releases The Roundhouse Tapes
The Roundhouse Tapes is a live double album by the Swedish progressive death metal band, Opeth. The CD was recorded on November 9, 2006 and was released on November 5, 2007 in Europe and ...
2008 Jun 3 Opeth releases Watershed
Watershed is the ninth full-length studio album by the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Published by Roadrunner Records, the album was first released as a music download on the...