OPETH

Release Year: 2016
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: intricate dynamic progressive death metal

to witness such a sweeping and unusually composed album from completely unknown musicians in mid-nineties was something surreal, because nobody has been playing ferocious death metal this untypical way - harmonious and dynamic, progressive and intricate, intense and emotional episodes intertwine in most unexpected of of ways, building up absolutely miraculous atmosphere; this stunning longplay debut [1995] was by all means pioneering, blending acoustic and electric guitar passages with the dual personality of Mikael Åkerfeldt's vocal outpouring, let alone the brave title and outstanding cover artwork, moreover that prior to this Opeth had no official recordings, so the lengthy seven tracker sounded and looked like a bolt from the blue; recent European digisleeve edition comes with Into The Frost of Winter bonus from private unreleased demo recording [1992]