Opeth timeline

  • 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... Read more

  • 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,... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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.... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more

  • 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... Read more