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Heritage
Rock · 2011 · 12 tracks · 1h 6m

Heritage

Opeth

A sharp pivot into 1970s-inspired occult prog. Warm Mellotrons, dry drums, and intricate folk passages replace the band's signature death metal fury.

September 14, 2011 · Oporto Da Música

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A sophisticated and earthy exploration of Swedish folklore through the lens of 1970s progressive rock.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 6m
01
Heritage
2:05
01
Pyre
5:32
02
Face in the Snow
4:04
02
The Devil’s Orchard
6:40
03
I Feel the Dark
6:40
04
Slither
4:03
05
Nepenthe
5:40
06
Häxprocess
6:58
07
Famine
8:32
08
The Lines in My Hand
3:49
09
Folklore
8:19
10
Marrow of the Earth
4:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden transition from the delicate piano intro into the jagged, syncopated riff of The Devil’s Orchard.
The haunting flute solo and hand percussion breakdown during the middle section of Famine.
The way the drums in Nepenthe sound like they are being played in the room right next to you, completely uncompressed.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Heritage sound next to the rest of Opeth's catalogue?

Low Energy-2.4σ

It runs markedly cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

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