Opeth
Damnation
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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Windowpane full track | 7:59 | 123,491 | ||
| 2 | In My Time of Need | 5:45 | 108,882 | |||
| 3 | Death Whispered a Lullaby | 5:51 | 99,391 | |||
| 4 | Closure | 5:14 | 94,914 | |||
| 5 | Hope Leaves | 4:26 | 99,544 | |||
| 6 | To Rid the Disease | 6:19 | 89,213 | |||
| 7 | Ending Credits | 3:38 | 86,286 | |||
| 8 | Weakness | 4:10 | 85,374 |
About this album
Damnation is Opeth’s seventh full-length studio album, released in April 22, 2003, following the band’s previous album Deliverance the year before. The album was a radical departure from their typical death metal sound and into the much softer, 1970s progressive rock genre. The album was critically acclaimed and boosted their popularity, leading to the release of Lamentations on DVD in 2004.
It was Opeth’s first album to reach the Billboard Top 200, with a peak at #192. It also charted #14 on the Top Independent Albums chart.Windowpane was the album’s single and has a music video for it, which is edited down from its original length.
Recorded simultaneously with Deliverance, Damnation was entirely void of the musical elements of death metal and instead showcased a 1970s progressive rock vibe, with clean vocals and guitar sounds and prominent mellotron. The album was also produced by Steven Wilson, who contributed backing vocals and keyboards, and co-wrote one song, Death Whispered a Lullaby. Mikael Åkerfeldt dedicated Deliverance and Damnation to his grandmother, who died in a car accident during the recording.
It was Opeth’s first album to reach the Billboard Top 200, with a peak at #192. It also charted #14 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Windowpane was the album’s single and has a music video for it, which is edited down from its original length.Recorded simultaneously with Deliverance, Damnation was entirely void of the musical elements of death metal and instead showcased a 1970s progressive rock vibe, with clean vocals and guitar sounds and prominent mellotron. The album was also produced by Steven Wilson, who contributed backing vocals and keyboards, and co-wrote one song, Death Whispered a Lullaby. Mikael Åkerfeldt dedicated Deliverance and Damnation to his grandmother, who died in a car accident during the recording.
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Shouts
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macijikralj wrote:
dark thoughts baby and bad and sad memories,this album is very good, but not very healthy for me....: (
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Wonderglue wrote:
This album is a masterpiece,but i don't think it sounds like 1970s progressive rock,because it's so different in every aspect.
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B_Hammock wrote:
I like how diverse Opeth is, they can release progressive death metal albums and then come out with this it's wonderful. This album is also one of my favourites by Opeth.
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Allor1994 wrote:
Great, don't understand people who say that this album sucks.My favorite Opeth album!
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Vauth wrote:
Very sublime, very dark, very lonely atmosphere, very amazing.
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kilari wrote:
one of the best prog albums ever made! [2]
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mikecampoviejo wrote:
Amazing album, I love it
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InSorrowWeTrust wrote:
Damn, I just realized how nice this album is. Every song sounds incredibly good.
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vix_rocks wrote:
Opeth Rules \m/
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WCannibal wrote:
You people are pussies. Death metal Opeth is better than this.
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dAJaro wrote:
seconded
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PsychopathicFly wrote:
Their best imo, Opeth is much better this way.
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iceracer454 wrote:
Wonderglue is a son of a nigger
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heman159 wrote:
one of the best prog albums ever made!
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JackwayIsEmo wrote:
Actually I sort of agree with 'Album for people who cant understand Death Metal.' If you like this album but don't like any others then you clearly should be listening to Porcupine Tree. It is a great album however its place as 'top album' is only justified cause it is predominantly prog rock. Still Life deserves top spot, for me anyway.
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Wonderglue wrote:
"Album for people who cant understand Death Metal." Bullshit. Not everything has to be Metal. This album rapes most of the Metal albums anytime. Also for gods sake Metallica aren't Masters of Thrash Metal since they don't even play Thrash.
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Unknown94 wrote:
KiraDeath: , Metallica should learn a lesson from the masters Opeth!)) LOL U cant Teach Masters of Thrash Metal
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poli8 wrote:
@Novskij i dont agree . i love death metal believe me, it is great album not death metal but amazing progressive rock .
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Novskij wrote:
Album for people who cant understand Death Metal.
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runforafall wrote:
Am I the only one that doesn't find that amazing this album.. It's so.. quiet? :-S It's great though but they have better albums..if it's the only album from Opeth that you can listen, then don't listen to Opeth
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Recent Activity
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ShatteredFlame wrote about Damnation in My Top 50. Sunday morning
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synultima wrote about Damnation in Opeth - Melbourne 25/11/2009. Sunday morning
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GhostOfKarelia and He11Kn1ght added Opeth – Damnation to their libraries. Saturday morning
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