Opeth - Still Life
| Release date: | 18 October 1999 |
| Style: | Extreme progressive metal |
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01. The Moor
02. Godhead's Lament
03. Benighted
04. Moonlapse Vertigo
05. Face Of Melinda
06. Serenity Painted Death
07. White Cluster
Top 20 albums of 1999: 1
Top 200 albums of all time: 17
Featured in "Getting Into: Opeth"
02. Godhead's Lament
03. Benighted
04. Moonlapse Vertigo
05. Face Of Melinda
06. Serenity Painted Death
07. White Cluster
Top 20 albums of 1999: 1
Top 200 albums of all time: 17
Featured in "Getting Into: Opeth"
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Lyrics Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals, guitars
Peter Lindgren - guitars
Martin Lopez - drums
Martín Méndez - bass
Additional info
Recorded at Maestro Musik and Studio Fredman studios during the Summer of 1999.
Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Sound settings and additional engineering by Isak Edh & Fredrik Nordström.
Mixed by Fredrik Nordström & Opeth
Mastered at The Mastering Room by Goran Finnberg.
Booklet design by Travis Smith and Opeth.
Photos by Harry Välimaki and Travis Smith.
All music & lyrics written by Åkerfeldt.
Remastered version by Jens Borgen was released in 2008 through Peaceville Records which included reworked artwork, 5.1 surround sound, and a video of "Face Of Melinda" taken from The Roundhouse Tapes.
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Thanks to Still Life, I have become an Opeth fan, simply because it has all I ask: at the same time violent and calm, heavy and melodic, metal and acoustic, the long songs, the wonderful singing, the perfect musicians, the sublime quality of the songwriting... I still wonder how can one not give the highest rating to an Opeth album, and especially to this one, which is for me their best. Read more ›› |
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Technicality, Progression, Complexity, a lot of solos, and some other good things describe Opeth's music, Still Life is one of those albums that everyone loves, that everyone talks about, so I decided to buy it, actually I have this album since 2000 but anyway that does not matter. This album is generally good, of course for those persons that consider Opeth's music as Death Metal this album will be hideously boring and dull, but dudes Opeth is not only death metal, in fact the best thing in Opeth is their versatility and flexibility in the music they create, of course also the complexity and everything else is brilliant, but the main thing is their adaptability. Read more ›› |
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I don't know a lot of bands who, like Opeth, progress so much after each album and stay so good. Alongside the brutality of death metal, which is the fuel of Opeth, there is a very strong progressive side which are of past generations, old and even obscure rock and metal bands from he '70s. Their progression was short lived, but thanks to Mike Akerfeldt, their soul lives on in Opeth. Read more ›› |
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| Immortal Posts: 426  |
Such an awesome album, I've been listening to this for about 6 years now and I'm still not bored of it.
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Yes, this is an amazing album. But somehow most of the songs doesn't get to me, like other Opeth tracks. "The Moor" and "Benighted" are masterpieces though.
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| Elio Red Nightmare Posts: 4920  |
It's really hard to pick a "favourite Opeth album", but this one is very close to the definition.
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| Regolith Posts: 92  |
'Perfect. Absolutely perfect. This is the single most influencial piece of musical work ever (for me). From start to finish it is amazing. The whole album is put together perfectly. Songs flow togther in perfect fashion. Riff after riff your musical senses are assulted, tickled, pleased or un-nerved. Did I mention it's perfect? 'Moonlapse Vertigo' is my personal favorite, as well as 'The Moor', 'Face of Melinda' and 'Serenity Painted Death'. I highly recommend you get it, sit down, hit play, look at the album art, read the insert/lyrics and let it sink in.
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| Tiglath Pileser Posts: 9  |
Has anybody heard the 5.1 remix of this album? Especially The Moor and Godhead's Lament are amazing. Amazing riffs, changes in rhythm and mood, touching lyrics. Quite a perfect album, accompanied with some beautiful melancholic artwork. Perfection indeed!
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| CobiWan1993 Secundum Filium Posts: 1365  |
One of the greatest concept albums I have ever heard in music period. The acoustic break in "Godhead's Lament" is one of the most beautiful moments I have ever heard.
---- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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| Angry Chair Posts: 153  |
Second best to Blackwater park but only just. Simply a masterpiece. 
---- "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." - Denis Diderot
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| Erik M. Posts: 3104  |
One of Opeth's best albums for sure: an obvious masterpiece. I like every track a lot except for Benighted (though it's still good). The Moor is probably my favourite track (the intro is amazing).
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18439  |
Probably my favorite Opeth album... Always found it superior to Blackwater Park.
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| Norther Posts: 5 |
Few years ago i got a song of that band , i still remember i liked only the finish of song but now is time to take that album , i saw good votes/comments so how many songs i like i give a beer  \m/
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| InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2701  |
Talk about a brilliant album, you have two absolutely timeless tracks : Godhead's Lament and Serenity Painted Death and then another 5 brilliant tracks ... I think in terms of the more extreme Opeth riffs (Death Metal riffs), this album has the best of those.
---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself.
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Quiet a fucking masterpiece in every fucking way possible. Extreme vocals are probably the best death metal vocals I've ever heard and also riffing is just prefect. A timeless classic without any doubt The only thing I can do is this :
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
More spiteful and intense than the rest of their discography, but still as intricate and nuanced as Blackwater Park. The guitar work is unsurprisingly outstanding, and their concept of complexity and variation is showcased effortlessly with some captivating moments. I won't bore anyone reading through this slew of mini-reviews with more complaints about acoustic breaks and clean vocals, but that is the only reason this doesn't get more love from me. When they're doing what I like Opeth to be doing, they're a force.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3420  |
Written by [user id=147590] on 14.08.2014 at 12:16 Is that the one in the red case where the booklet is attached to the case? That's the one I've got. The 2nd disc has some sort of fancy stereo (or something like that) version of the album. I've only heard it once, cause it needs to be played in the dvd player instead of a cd player. It sounds a bit different, bit like a different mix of the album.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62302  |
This album don't works for me, well title ''Still Life'' yes still life it is after this, but comparing what was before I talk about 1-2 albums, and this, well I don't judge, but seems band needs some changes, or its just me, listening a-z in such short period of time basically in days
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62302 |
Written by me<3mertl on 17.04.2015 at 20:19 I don't like now, only few bands but more I live more I like this band, now many better bands out there, don't see anything special into this
---- 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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