Title: Still Life Artist: Opeth Label: Peaceville Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 801056813619 Genre: Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Release Date: 2024-11-08 Number of Discs: 2 Additional Details: ANNIVERSARY EDITION, SPLATTER
Limited double splatter colored vinyl LP pressing. This special limited release of 'Still Life' marks the album's 25th anniversary & is presented on double gatefold red/black splatter effect vinyl. The sleeve for this pressing features the original 1999 cover artwork by Travis Smith, plus includes a four-page booklet containing an extensive interview with the band surrounding the making of the album, from when 'Still Life' was inducted into Decibel Magazine's esteemed Hall of Fame. 'Still Life' was Opeth's fourth career studio release, & first outing for Peaceville. Armed with renewed enthusiasm, the band delivered a flawless gem of an album. Originally released in 1999, the enigmatic 'Still Life' is an ambitious concept album focusing on a tale of forbidden love in dangerous times. Featuring the extraordinary voice & poetic lyrics of Mikael Akerfeldt, 'Still Life's' moods range from brutal passages of extreme metal to predominantly acoustic moments of breathtaking beauty, & is regarded as one of the defining releases in helping to mark Opeth's ascension towards being a dominant force in the world of metal & prog.
Tracks: 1.1 The Moor 1.2 Godhead's Lament 1.3 Benighted 2.1 Moonlapse Vertigo 2.2 Face of Melinda 2.3 Serenity Painted Death 2.4 White Cluster
