[FULL HD] Blackwater Park - Opeth Live @ Night of the Prog VIII, Loreley, 14.07.2013

The eleventh and last song played by Opeth at Night of the Prog Festival 2013, filmed in full hd (the vision in 1080p is obviously recommended). I filmed the entire performances of Opeth, Steven Wilson, Anglagard and Devin Townsend Project, but also a lot of The Pineapple Thief, Magma, Maybeshewill, etc... so I suggest you to keep your eyes on my channel if you are interested in those videos. It will take quite a lot to upload all those hd videos on youtube but I hope it will be worth the wait.
Sorry if the video is often a little bit unstable, but I found it hard after hours and hours of filming by hand with a relativeley heavy full hd camera and without any structure to hold it for me to still filming in a stable way. I was really tired and besides that there still was some people to cover the stage with their heads. In the end I hope that the result will be appreciated, anyway.

[@MetallicaFan109]

"This song is tuned down 1 step to D, to make it sound heavier. It's a trick metal bands use when they can't come up with a good riff, because everything sounds good when you tune down." Oh, haha, Mikael

[@xdfreaky9340]

*Drop D

[@WybjornVR]

Mike looks so '70s here with his cardigan and perv stache, it's awesome. Still more metal than anyone in there.

[@Daddy53751]

Can’t forget about the bell bottoms!🤘🏻

[@Snoobroglo30]

Best I've heard Mikael sound in ages!

[@giovaniribeiro9529]

Man, Mikael dancing wearing something that looks from the 70's, that made my day

[@MauroDiIanni]

so glad to hear Mikael's growl sounding evil again \m/

[@gab_gallard]

I love the fact that he's a Magma fan :)

[@goblinsdammit]

I clicked this video because of the Magma tee

[@TheHeavy666Metal]

Only Mikael can look and sound like a Badass wearing that sweater. \m/OPETH\m/

[@andre99249]

LOL the irony of Mikael saying bands tuned down the guitars when they can't come up w/ a good riff before starting to play probably the greatest riff of all times in death metal.

[@David_Downs]

I hope in the 3 years since posting this you have actually discovered Death Metal lol.

[@jasonashley9853]

@@David_Downs Most death metal is pretty shit compared to Opeth IMO. I've heard a lot of messy DM. And a lot of the vocalists don't have anywhere near the range or depth that Mikael had/has.

[@Daddy53751]

@@jasonashley9853or the writing capabilities. That Akerfeld isn’t revered as one of the world’s great composers, is proof this is not a just world.🤘🏻

[@gregorystrang6938]

I can't wait for the time I get to see these guys live!

[@mattone_merlo]

Thank YOU for appreciating it that much!

[@otto-wernerikampman9784]

"My name is Udo Dirkschneider" :D

[@marouanharrak9771]

Opeth Rules

[@TheZumunda]

Grandi Opeth!!! Grazie Mattia.

[@Dor7te]

Thank you so much for this. I was there .... and it was epic!

[@sabschmi]

Fantastic quality - thanks for the video. I couldn't be there this year, but I love Opeth! :)

[@Daddy53751]

Akerfeldt is so metal he can dress like a 70’s porn star and just say “this is metal because I’m wearing it.”😎🤘🏻

[@wigglesnapper]

amazing quality, nice video

[@Thedudewiththings]

Why does every video I see of this song ignore the bassist during the damn slap bass section.

[@andresmarin5328]

Cos they don´t fucking expect it

[@Daddy53751]

Mendez is so badass it’s not even funny!🤘🏻🫡

[@BEMAL96]

I agree ...very good thank you for posting Mattia Merrlini

[@wyggl]

Did someone shout "Blyadwater Park"?

[@frederickson333]

what a way to end a set goddamn

[@MikeBurkard]

I am "Udo Dirkschneider"... LOL

[@Goshoonkeys]

this was the best festival i've ever attended.

[@Marshal_Rock]

You misunderstand I think, he said that he won't he making growls in the new Opeth albums to come, but as you see, he can still growl old songs and that's nice.

[@WybjornVR]

Oh man! THAT GROWL! I LOVE Heritage but I'm glad his growl isn't gone. Apparently he was using an alternative technique that wasn't working but he figured it out again.

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

Its true D standard or drop D is always better for metal. C tunings are good too. Any lower and it starts to get too muddy. Some bands can do it.

[@trigger_me_timbers]

its called using a seven 7 or 8 string. as long as you have good string tension, it shouldnt sound muddy. But they are playing in "drop D" with this song. D standard is simply a whole step down from E standard.

[@gabifromhell]

Many bands play B standard and is fucking badass

[@Daddy53751]

Weirdly enough it wasn’t metal that got me hooked on alternate tunings, it was Queens of the Stone Age. C standard and D standard are just seriously cool tunings.

[@SApcGUY]

pure class.

[@KeCo77495]

Damn, not only is Mikael rocking a Magna shirt, he's rocking some fucking bellbottoms...in a metal gig. That's RAD!

[@KeCo77495]

*Magma

[@Daddy53751]

Not to mention the totally metal cardigan and 70s porn stach.🤘🏻😎

[@MorbidObscurity]

The intro to this video is proof Mikael is the coolest man alive

[@opethpainter]

well who cares about growling or not. artists are not people at our command, but theirs. i love opeth because they're unpredictable, they put their fucking soul in what they do, that's why they sound honest in the first place. the rest is pure speculation, and i don't mind about that.

[@metal4bld]

that poster in the background is SOOO creepy in real life, fucking love it.

[@WybjornVR]

He talked about it in an interview and apparently it was due to new sound equipment they had, he changed his growl subconsciously to hear himself better and it messed up his voice. Figured it out though he said, and man did he ever. He hasn't sounded this good live for a long time.

[@lobsterbankerco5230]

That finish...

[@OpethFan77]

Actually, a few years ago when he was writing for Heritage, he said that AT THAT TIME he wasn't interested in doing growls or writing a death metal record. If you watch any of the interviews he's done in the last few months you'll see that he's NOW saying that the next record might be a return to the "classic" Opeth style or not. He's not sure what the future holds. So he definitely hasn't made up his mind yet.

[@ThePeppesBodega]

Nice recording :)

[@monseratto]

MAGMA!!!

[@brdaws]

Mike is not fat any more..... that's good to see, cant wait for sumer fests!

[@lucidolimite7697]

fucking great, exhalting

[@LordSummerIsle73]

You could tell mikael was having so much fun

[@BEMAL96]

that kicked much ass

[@TheHeavy666Metal]

HAHA your funny, I like you. You do know that you are not the only one who loves Opeth's music right? It got me through a divorce and drug addiction man. This band's music means more to me than you think. I thought, you being an Opeth fan yourself, you would be able to take a joke, seeing as how Mikael himself could be a stand-up comic with the hilarious jokes he tells at his shows. I'm sorry I tried to make a joke there Ben. If I knew it wold hurt BENJAMIN PROD"S feelings,I'd take it back

[@him050]

Yes guy filming we get it, you know what song they’re going to play, you’re very clever.

[@drdavedrumz]

haha! for me it was the NOTPVIII and Magma Festival! :D

[@MantisCrawl]

Dude, chill

[@shenman0172]

oh my bad not in this song he used it trough alot of the songs though, this is prs too

[@davidcorneau8503]

Why does mickael doesnt growl anymore, he still can do it better than most people in the industries! I understand that he see no interest in death metal cause its boring to him but prove everybody that death metal can still be innovative please

[@PihsrowAllertse]

He's probably just being careful. On some interview he said something about it hurting his throat, when before it never did.

[@Altarofdoom]

he is doing the Deathmetal vocals in this very video.......

[@jmasterX]

Who is Mike wearing? I love that sweater!

[@tchau166]

It's a PRS Starla

[@Foresthexomega]

What guitar is Mikael using?Sounds awesome!

[@haozec]

nuri bilge hırkası

[@ivefa2872]

Hahhahhahaha

[@aegon1807]

:D

[@fiendxskull]

Magma shirt!

[@bradyburnett7195]

The whole "I'm not gonna growl anymore" thing I think is just a cover up from him blowing out his growls on watershed. I think he's just trying to heal his vocal cords... as you can hear in this video his growls sound much better than lets say a couple years ago.

[@damiao25m]

wysłuchałem koncertu tylko z powodu jego koszulki !!!! :D :D :D :D Kobaïa Is De Hündïn !!!! 2013 :)

[@MikkoTolonen]

[@Vaultguitars]

MrTolonen gt 10 maybe

[@Vaultguitars]

Axe Fractal ll

[@mattone_merlo]

That's Magma's logo.

[@momi1carlos]

Como estas.. Martin Mendez? jajajajjajajajja no sabia que era español, o lo habrá dicho por algo no?

[@gabo-ugasol625]

Es uruguayo...

[@momi1carlos]

En serio? nooooo que buena onda, vos tambien?

[@gabo-ugasol625]

nope! tico! :)

[@momi1carlos]

de donde entonces?

[@gabo-ugasol625]

Costa Rica...

[@ChalkTalkTV]

On new material....

[@pedjazoo]

Hehe didn't Mikael say he won't be growling no more ;)

[@shenman0172]

prs SE Mikael Akerfeldt signature model

[@PacoArredondo28]

ALUCINÓGENO OPETH!! Lo mejor del progre, aunque prefiero la voz de Mikael Akerfeldt en Bloodbath!!

[@AndreOsokin]

на 0:22 отчётливо слышно "блятьвотапарк" :D

[@danteperchita9613]

como estas? jajjaajja

[@Ash_C-zz4nu]

Blyatwater park wtf!!😂

[@luizguilhermesouza0]

"Blyatwater Park"

[@Zack0Lantern]

It was when they started playing the song, everyone is headbanging... except Mikael, swaying happily in a sweater. That's when I realized he's gone. We've really lost him to the 70s. Sure, he's still got that amazing growl, but it seems like he almost detests doing it at all now. As if it's just another "trick that metal bands use"...

[@mythesto]

so what if he wants to sway happily in a sweater? is not "metal" enough or "hardcore" if he doesn't headbang? he can do whatever he likes on stage

[@幸せ777]

lol you crack me up man!

[@DeathSpellXVI]

Sadly, you may be right...

[@josueignaciomm]

He's still more metal than any of us here.

[@DeathSpellXVI]

***** Not with that sweater he ain't

[@TheHeavy666Metal]

Do you have that same sweater or somthing man? haha. You seem to be so damn hung up on it lol. Aren't your wedding dress comment and my sweater comment both making the same point? and I dont know what a fashi-whatever is but, nothins wrong with the sweater. Its just that in comparison to Mikael, its very plain. HAHA your too damn funny and easily offended. I bet trolls just love you, or are you a troll yourslef hmm? much to ponder lol

[@Merle1987]

He ought to give up vocal duties and find a young understudy to do the singing on the road.

[@benjaminguitar6480]

growls are trash....he lost it after like 2010

[@3601-c3k]

growls here are still really good and brutal, he completely lost it around 2014-2015

[@benjaminguitar6480]

@@3601-c3k no these are horrible, monotone low note.....nothing like the album at all