Opeth - Pale Communion
| Release date: | 20 August 2014 |
| Style: | Progressive rock |
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01. Eternal Rains Will Come
02. Cusp Of Eternity
03. Moon Above, Sun Below
04. Elysian Woes
05. Goblin
06. River
07. Voice Of Treason
08. Faith In Others
09. Solitude [Black Sabbath cover] [live] [special edition bonus]
10. Var Kommer Barnen In [Hansson De Wolfe United cover] [live] [special edition bonus]
11. Atonement [live] [Japanese bonus]
12. Demon Of The Fall [live] [Japanese bonus]
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02. Cusp Of Eternity
03. Moon Above, Sun Below
04. Elysian Woes
05. Goblin
06. River
07. Voice Of Treason
08. Faith In Others
09. Solitude [Black Sabbath cover] [live] [special edition bonus]
10. Var Kommer Barnen In [Hansson De Wolfe United cover] [live] [special edition bonus]
11. Atonement [live] [Japanese bonus]
12. Demon Of The Fall [live] [Japanese bonus]
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Lyrics Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals, guitars
Joakim Svalberg - keyboards, backing vocals
Fredrik Åkesson - guitars, backing vocals
Martin Axenrot - drums, percussion
Martín Méndez - bass
Session musicians
Steven John Wilson - backing vocals
Additional info
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire, Wales, Junkmail Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, No Mans Land Studios, Hemel Hempstead, UK and Angel Studios, London, UK.
Produced by Mikael Akerfeldt.
Co-production by Opeth and Tom Dalgety.
Mixed by Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt.
Engineered by Tom Dalgety.
Mastered by Pascal Byrne.
"Solitude" - Recorded live at Stockholm Sodra Teatern in April 2012.
"Var Kommer Barnen In" - Recorded live at Stockholm Sodra Teatern in April 2012.
All Lyrics Written by Mikael Akerfeldt.
Artwork designed by Travis Smith.
Artwork concept by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
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Opeth have softened their sound. This is old news, and this is also an old sound. Pale Communion is their sophomore in a retrograde and vintage style of progressive rock, yet it remains poised with their distinctive craftsmanship. The question arises as to whether this record builds upon the band's efforts in Heritage. It does. Read more ›› |
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My favorite band is Opeth; I was on the bandwagon around the days of My Arms, Your Hearse and have never jumped off. When it comes to an album like Pale Communion there is an important question I've had to ask myself: do I like Opeth because they're a metal band or do I like Opeth because of the way they play their music? Is it the heavy death metal growls that make them so great or the overall vibe they create with their experimentation? In the end, I find it is the latter that is true for me in both cases. Read more ›› |
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| raveneffect Posts: 541  |
So after listening to it around 30 times straight when it was leaked, I've bought the CD, listened to it a few more times and left it to rest for a while. Yesterday I've picked it up again to see if it stood and indeed it does. I still think the "Goblin" track is, by far, the worst and doesn't add anything to PC. Also, still think it's WAY too simillar to Steve Wilson's The Raven (...) but I guess they're both going through this Retro Prog inspirational trip and I'm assuming working together strenghtens that feeling. Solid 8 still, overall
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Written by raveneffect on 03.12.2014 at 16:49 Couldn't help being reminded of this: 
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| raveneffect Posts: 541 |
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| PanzerPriest Posts: 43  |
Underrated album in my opinion. Great progressive tunes, great atmosphire, great concept. That is the progressive album of Opeth I was expecting for.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62001  |
Written by raveneffect on 03.12.2014 at 19:01 I agree I am trying to finish it but I can not, 1th time I didn't listen it folly (maybe I did, cant remember) seems it wont be time I will delete this and prev one from my PC IMO
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099  |
Not only do I rarely find albums to be growers, never before have I experienced the like with one of Opeth's. In a perverse way, I wanted this album to fall short of my expectations. Taking every opportunity to criticize the album, I convinced myself that Opeth had failed. Fortunately, I think time allowed me to set aside the bias and enjoy the true nature of the album.
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| akvan Posts: 186  |
Written by angel. on 10.09.2014 at 14:39 Sry but u were never a fan then  because it is opeth ! from 1990 till now
---- Think about it . Every generation gets some new frontier to tackle . Einstein got relativity , The Nasa cowboys got the moon . All the easy stuff is taken , Artificial consciousness is the next frontier !
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| akvan Posts: 186 |
Written by deadone on 24.04.2015 at 05:35 NO , people used to say they like (or love) something or someone , but they really do not catch the spirit of that thing or person , the most loved one thing in this world is yourself , cause you really understand and feel yourself , and if you really wanna love sth , u need to have the same experience , i know my words seem strange , but i think being a fan of an artist is like falling in love , some spiritual understanding and when it happens u would love everything comes from that spirit
---- Think about it . Every generation gets some new frontier to tackle . Einstein got relativity , The Nasa cowboys got the moon . All the easy stuff is taken , Artificial consciousness is the next frontier !
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| Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1459  |
Written by [user id=142921] on 30.04.2015 at 16:27 Yep, I'll be there at the Enmore Theatre too (seen them the past couple of times at this venue). I approve of that set list. Should be a good show.
---- The sun shines over The Fool...
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| Zap Posts: 3577  |
Written by [user id=142921] on 30.04.2015 at 16:27 Ah, poop, when I saw them it was pretty much this but with Bleak instead of The Drapery Falls. And the latter is my favorite Opeth song, probably, maybe. Bleak was fantastic live though.
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| Zap Posts: 3577 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 01.05.2015 at 14:55 Oh totally agreed on Advent and Deliverance. Deliverance is one of the worst Opeth songs to me. Master's Apprentices would be highly preferable if it has to be from the same album.
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| Zap Posts: 3577 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 01.05.2015 at 15:09 Yeah, of course he's following the thread, how else would he know about how disappointed people were with Opeth's last two albums?
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| Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1459 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 03.05.2015 at 17:38 I really enjoyed "Elysian Woes" live but maybe as an old man I'm starting to enjoy the softer, gentler songs a bit more. My back was killing me in the standing section. Should have bought a ticket for the seats. Still, I'm not as old as Mikael and he stood the whole night too. (Correction, I just checked and I'm a year and one day older, in fact).
---- The sun shines over The Fool...
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| Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1459 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 04.05.2015 at 14:39 I was at the mid point of the standing section and could barely hear his growls. Cleans could hear fine, but the growls were very hard to hear, sadly.
---- The sun shines over The Fool...
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| Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1459 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 29.10.2015 at 10:01 I still rate this album very highly.
---- The sun shines over The Fool...
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| Hex_Omega Gem Seeker Posts: 1178 |
Written by [user id=142921] on 29.10.2015 at 10:01  Heritage is much better IMO. Better production, better ideas, more variety. Pale Folklore is unfortunately their worst so far.
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099 |
Written by Hex_Omega on 17.04.2016 at 22:59 Ideas aside, Heritage is a quite messy at times whereas this one is seamless from start to finish.
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| Hex_Omega Gem Seeker Posts: 1178 |
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099 |
Written by Hex_Omega on 17.04.2016 at 23:11 It's not so much the eccentricity that makes me say it's messy. I just meant that some of those ideas and transitions simply don't work 
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| Zap Posts: 3577 |
After a few years I'm really starting to appreciate Cusp Of Eternity. I think I regarded it as the worst song on the album when this was released, then after hearing it live a bunch of times I grew to like it better, but now it's pretty much the only song from Pale Communion I ever come back to  They should try to write more stuff like that!
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| Blackcrowe Posts: 537  |
One of the finest progressive rock records of the 2000's
---- Invisible To telescopic eye, Infinity. The star that would not die
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| Zap Posts: 3577 |
Written by Zap on 13.07.2018 at 12:41 You fool, Faith In Others is a top track as well.
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| Ivy Patterns Posts: 64  |
"This is better than Heritage" isn't saying much. For the life of me I'll never understand how anyone could listen to this album and call it a masterpiece. Oh, but wait! You have to listen to it at least 30 times to "understand" it. No, this album, like heritage, is boring. Nearly every track is highly predictable and desirably skippable.
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