Still Life (Opeth album)
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Released | 18 October 1999 | |||
Recorded | 15 April – 29 May 1999 | |||
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Length | 62:29 | |||
Label | Peaceville | |||
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Still Life is the fourth studio album by Swedish
Background
Concept
Like its predecessor,
Preparation
Due to time constraints, the band was able to rehearse only twice before entering the studio. Delays with the album's artwork pushed the release back an additional month, and the album was released in Europe under the Peaceville/Snapper label on 18 October 1999. Due to problems with the band's new distribution network, the album was not released in American stores until 27 February 2001.[5]
Still Life was the first Opeth album to bear any kind of caption on the front cover besides the band logo upon its initial release.[6]
Style
Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic called Still Life a "formidable splicing of harsh, often jagged guitar riffs with graceful melodies".[1]
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Ultimate Guitar | 9.6/10[14] |
The album was re-released by
Accolades
In 2014,
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mikael Åkerfeldt[20]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Moor" | 11:26 |
2. | "Godhead's Lament" | 9:47 |
3. | "Benighted" | 5:00 |
4. | "Moonlapse Vertigo" | 9:00 |
5. | "Face of Melinda" | 7:58 |
6. | "Serenity Painted Death" | 9:13 |
7. | "White Cluster" | 10:05 |
Total length: | 63:29 |
Personnel
Credits for Still Life adapted from liner notes.[21]
Opeth
- guitars, mixing (DVD)
- Peter Lindgren − guitars
- Martin Mendez − bass
- Martin Lopez − drums
Production
- engineering, mixing
- Isak Edh − engineering
- Göran Finnberg − mastering
- Jens Bogren − 2008 reissue remastering, 5.1 remix, mixing (DVD)
- album art, photography[16]
- Harry Valimaki – photography
- Timo Ketola – logo
Release history
Year | Region | Label | Format | Catalog |
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2000 | Russia | Союз | CD | CDVILEM 78 / 6207 82 |
2000 | United Kingdom | Peaceville | CD | CDVILEM 78 |
2002 | United Kingdom | Peaceville | Vinyl LP | DLPVILE 78 |
2003 | United Kingdom | Peaceville | CD | CDVILED 78 |
2005 | Argentina | Icarus | CD | ICARUS 132 |
2008 | United Kingdom | Peaceville | CD | CDVILED183X |
2010 | United Kingdom | Peaceville | Vinyl LP | VILELP78 |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
- ^ a b Fisher, Tyler. "Opeth Still Life". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "STILL LFE - 1999". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ McCoe, Scott. "Interview with Mikael Åkerfeldt". Metalupdate.com. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
- ^ "Opeth Biography". Opeth.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Current logo". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ Azevedo, Pedro. "Still Life". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Renner, Christian (27 April 2001). "The Metal Crypt - Review of Opeth - Still Life". Metal Crypt. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Gordon (December 1999). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 69. UK: Future plc. p. 75.
- ^ "Opeth - Still Life review". Metal Storm. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Blum, Jordan (12 June 2014). "Benighted by Beauty: The Legacy of Opeth's 'Still Life'". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Rock Hard review". issue 150.
- ^ Batmaz, Murat (17 June 2006). "Review: "Opeth: Still Life"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Still Life Review".
- ^ "OPETH Mainman To Collaborate With PORCUPINE TREE Singer". Blabbermouth.net. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Opeth's Still Life Special Edition at". Peaceville.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- TeamRock. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Top 90 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Albums of the 1990s: #54. Opeth, 'Still Life'". Loudwire. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1999". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Opeth official website discography". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ (1999). "Still Life liner notes". In Still Life [CD booklet]. Peaceville.