Opeth - Face Of Melinda | Live in Sydney | Moshcam

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Opeth performing Face Of Melinda, live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 16 December 2011
Opeth is a progressive metal band from Sweden that is influenced by many diverse musical styles ranging from jazz, 1970s progressive rock, death metal, and blues. Their recent releases have deviated from their traditional death metal influenced style, with more emphasis on progressive elements. Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt is also noted for utilizing both clean singing and death growls, often in the same track. Due to their unique blend of melodic and progressive elements, Opeth are often classified separately from more typical death metal acts. The name Opeth was taken from Wilbur Smith's novel Sunbird and derived from Opet, a city of the moon named in the novel.
Opeth was formed in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden in 1990 by David Isberg. Isberg invited Mikael Åkerfeldt to join the band at a practice session as a bass player, but failed to inform the current bass player or any of the other members of the band. Because of this, all band members except for Isberg quit, and Åkerfeldt soon joined Opeth after his band, Eruption, faltered. With Åkerfeldt on guitar and David Isberg on vocals, Opeth still lacked members and needing more, they were soon joined by long-time friend of Åkerfeldt and former Eruption drummer Anders Nordin and Nick Döring on bass. Andreas Dimeo was recruited as a second guitarist.
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[@felipe8511]

i love the crimson red lights when they play still life songs

[@090nj2]

rightt

[@thisusernamenowtaken]

"Hope you recognize this one." And then *not* starting the actual song until at 0:42 -- Oh Mike, you sneaky fella! :)

[@SlipknotMickk]

i wish to forget all their music just so i can discover it again and listen for the first time

[@prodTyrell]

security guards must love getting a position for opeth.

[@homersimpson2963]

Easy job!

[@picklechungus5716]

Yeah cause opeth fans aren’t dumb meatheads that run in circles and kick eachother

[@ludvig1123]

Our next song: "Deliverance" Security guards: "Fuuuuuuuuu..!!!"

[@Crying11Wolf]

Jack Bradbury and that comment is why people don’t like opeth fans ;)

[@lordoflightning7506]

Steven Barry moshing is fun as fuck but for me Opeth is one of those bands that u go to see solely for the music and not rlly to get the adrenaline flowing and go ham on some drunk doods

[@grabber_blu_angel]

Damn that riff at 5:12 is so good.

[@thotballune]

I could listen to Opeth's discography on repeat for the rest of my life.

[@Moshcam]

Us too!

[@hythamahmed7047]

totally agree

[@Vaultguitars]

Pff, heritage is a masterpiece

[@TheAskald]

That's literally what I've been doing for 8 months. 90% Opeth, 5% over favorites bands, 5% new bands.

[@nliviumihai]

I could listen to Tool's discography on repeat for the rest of my life.

[@DaveGamingg]

I can never get tired of that song since it pretty much represents what I am currently living in life. Fell in love a little bit too quick with a girl. She's beautiful and all, you desperately want that girl, but you feel like you might not be able to get her. You also feel like she might not be the adequate one for you. But in the end it's hard to just forget since you care and give a lot of attention for her. Yeah this song pretty much says it all. And the ending riff. That riff is pretty much saying: so far in that relationship, there have been some struggles. But at least in the end, there were some beautiful moments that you will always remember. Face of Melinda is such a beautiful song and that song is proof that sometimes the best metal songs aren't necessarily the heaviest ones.

[@aximtaioreunin7917]

Dave You described my sentiments exactly.

[@Аркадий-и4м]

so true so real

[@porcelaind0ll]

same

[@LostWisdom_]

Real

[@Opethfan79]

You clearly have never looked up what the song is about. But everyone can have their own interpretation of a song. It is a beautiful song none the less. The song is far more heart wrenching than a girl that simply does not want to be with a guy and he fell in love to fast.

[@wojt4spes]

Outro is one of the best moments in Opeth history.

[@soakedbearrd]

One of the few bands that sound just as good live as they do in the studio.

[@ericmorris2210]

Just coming back from the show in Montreal . Every time is see them live it feels like it's the best show I've ever seen . And I've seen many bands .

[@ayans7762]

This song is an ode to those lost lovers/friends/favourite people we meet in our lives and then after some good times together, we separate. Many of us often ' still plot to have her/him back', some of us suceed, some of us fail but the memories with that person remain etched in our hearts forever.

[@david-nance]

Mine died after finding out she was still in love with me even though i married someone else. She confirmed she still loved me and that i was the only one to truly love her. Shortly after, she got killed unexpectedly.

[@adam___3551]

Tried to listen to Foo Fighter's new album...got halfway through before I had to turn it off and listen to Opeth. This is song is incredible

[@WTT1978]

I've always thought that the start of 'The Lotus Eater' sounded like the Foo Fighters tune...only better!

[@josueignaciomm]

Adam ___ This you describe happens to me with a lot of stuff. It's almost annoying. But a pleasure at the same time haha.

[@crystalskylight9327]

Adam ___ I can't blame you Adam! Foo Fighters are mediocre at best. Sure they are decent musicians I suppose, but they don't even come close to Opeth when it comes to musical complexity and experimental beauty, Opeth's music is so much more interesting. With Foo fighters it's kinda just plain old bland rock with no keyboards or anything. Opeth for life!!

[@alexoromendis]

foo fighters? is a joke?

[@AshokSingh-bc1zl]

Foo fighters suck man NIRVANA was much better. But , Opeth is life !

[@aliceinthewired]

Too many amazing riffs to count.

[@samarramiresz7005]

Whenever I try to get out They pull me back in

[@fauziaayaz8496]

Best band ever

[@fcamiola]

yep....and Cardiacs!

[@TheSunMoon]

Opeth always delivers!

[@GabrielSarria]

Mathews Barbosa And my day too! fucking awesome.

[@tylerjacobson8012]

This is kinda where I’d wish mikael would take opeths music. There’s no growling there’s prog and there’s great melody. The riffs are awesome. The feel of this song is where it shines. That dark ethereal vibe is what I miss most about opeth. I miss the big riffs to. The aggression and deathy aspects were never the draw of opeth for me.

[@georgiosathanassiou7642]

That's the point, mate.

[@larsswig912]

What attracted me to Opeth was the contrast between the aggression and the feels.

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

I hope you own In Cauda Venenum. Because its exactly what you asked for here.

[@deadbodybaby1]

Lepers coiled ‘neath the trees

[@kicoDbz]

"That dark ethereal vibe is what I miss" You literally haven't listened to the new opeth albums

[@ScottBradyz]

After all these years... still brings a tear to my eye.

[@yadav-r]

The reaction of the crowd, when the did recognise the song, ah.... priceless.

[@joeylai1653]

Cant believe It's taken me so long to discover this band. They are amazing! I'm obsessed with Tool and to find this band was like when I first discovered Tool

[@thaigo972]

1:12 Give your drum a good ol' rub

[@CSMaple]

yyeeaaaa boi

[@guuspalmero]

That's right

[@shadowslasher6121]

Theyre brushes my guy xP theyre for boosting your jazz stats

[@GabrielSarria]

This blows my mind everytime.

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

wow! what a brilliant band!

[@davem.2191]

As heartbreaking this song is,.. I can't help but love it. Such a sad and intrinsically tragic story.

[@johnbhai7147]

5:12 why i love opeth.

[@МиронНеверов]

I want to cry when i listen it.Its a masterpiece.I have no words.

[@DreamTheaterFan78]

This is what I call a LIVE ! I love you Melinda ! :p

[@efaeruka5474]

From 7:02 tIll the end was another journey, that part took me Away!!!

[@090nj2]

7:26 i love this outro man

[@VaughnFrederick]

God, this is absolutely amazing.

[@applepeel1662]

Music for the soul

[@macp988]

the Golden opeth era... rip

[@jamillylima8929]

in love

[@PrashannaGauta]

same

[@WingedStoneMartens]

Love the first fourty seconds, so psyche !

[@wasekbillah8637]

Happy birthday Michael

[@MarushDenchev]

Easily one of my favorites.

[@MarushDenchev]

6 years later ... I am happy to be alive and with 10-ish more Opeth concerts!

[@metalmario298]

Man, I love this intro! So mesmerizing....

[@pantalaemon]

Goooooooooood! I've seen them live twice, and still this performance blows me the fuck away.

[@TheMelindaEmanuel]

I was going to subscribe but there was an ad smack in the middle. Hi, I finally found a song with my name in the title, and it’s great!

[@theopolisecharlesworth266]

Fricken Amazing!

[@IcedZephyr]

Schön, mal wieder was von den älteren Sachen zu hören...

[@vladmazure1743]

Opeth is the best progressive band ever ... and how they progress and even get better.

[@99princeps99]

best song!

[@valve_girl]

best 90's band imo

[@pranavnalineshakoundinya9196]

god he is, absolutely amazing

[@JakkaRM]

this was absolutely fucking glorious

[@phanco1]

I had a pet chicken named Melinda when I was a kid...

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

I bet she had a beautiful face too

[@defibrilatorr]

She said "my promise is made but my heart is thine" and you ate her, didn't you? xd

[@shadowslasher6121]

1:12 hes using brushes!!!

[@eddieademi]

Did your chicken get slaughtered by the council of the cross?

[@lanetkadn7152]

i have a dog named Melinda..

[@cjbrown7745]

I love this song

[@steliosp1770]

this song is a masterpiece. this entire album is a class apart imho. all of opeth's albums are great but this album being a "program music" endeavour in a death metal framework with .. influences from pretty much anything and everything thrown in there as well as performed this incredibly is just.. i dont know.. doesnt make sense to me. feels like something like this can only happen once in a generation cause everything needs to align for it to happen but ofcourse.. credit to akerfeldt. absolute genius.

[@Ey3le5s666]

Awesome, Mikael makes it look too easy.

[@Moshcam]

Sure is!

[@aegon1807]

Sure is!

[@Alandretongi]

Whoever hates this must not be human

[@lilwayneencore]

why is everything so red

[@EricMetalhead]

Because the album is red. Still Life is an album based on a famme fatal, and red is a beautiful but deadly color.

[@G315HA]

EricMetalhead femme*

[@EricMetalhead]

Lucien Le Guellec Thanks for the correction

[@johnwickedwings]

Australia is a hot, hellish place

[@WTT1978]

Subliminal suggestion as the album cover of Still Life is red...maybe people will purchase the album who don't have it already!

[@superjarri]

wtf... you put an add in the middle of the song.

[@lordmorgoth7]

@heavynov because that's what a show It's about if you want to hear a clean decent recording you got the album :)

[@armoredbolshack]

much better version than the Roundhouse Tapes one

[@luisjbdlb]

Tool and Opeth should tour together...

[@Adam666...]

That would definitely tear the fabric of space and time

[@Andrew-dv2ku]

Imagine a Tool Opeth P.Tree and Meshuggah show. All have prog elements and there own feel. And add Anathema or Kataonia bc both bands last few albums are def headed into prog territory. Shit, Anathema Wether Systems is one of my fave albums from the last decade

[@TheMudshark68]

That would be awesome. Although I did have the fortune of seeing Steven Wilson & Opeth (and Katatonia) together for a show. My first time seeing both.

[@mariuniu100]

Great...

[@tw5718]

Man youtube, way to kill the vibe with an ad in the middle of a song... christ.

[@resurrectionband4448]

uniquie song from unique band

[@evoevolutionix]

Why is this awesome riff ( 5:13 ) so slow in the album version? THIS is right tempo.

[@georgiosathanassiou7642]

In my opinion the album version is way better than this one.

[@alejandroberrios4756]

The funny thing is when I first heard face of Melinda I was pretty “meh” on it, until that riff. Don’t get me wrong, the acoustic guitars i. The album version sound great, it it just didn’t reallly grab me for whatever reason, but I always loved that riff. Then I discovered the live performance they did on the Roundhouse tapes in which they play that riff even a little faster than they do here and now I can never go back to the album version, to me that performance on the roundhouse tapes is the best version of this song.

[@Keoffry1]

It is the same tempo, you probably just like hearing their synchronicity

[@filipdzero8739]

5 years late, but I think in the album version (when it gets to the 5:12 riff), either Lopez slightly drags the beat or Mikael is rushing the riff and it pisses me off. That's why I mostly listen to the Roundhouse Tapes version.

[@atzenn66]

I have just learned this song on an western guitar, and damn, i do not recomment people learning this song on an western - Use an spansih classical guitar instead = much better/easy, and it sounds (Always) Nice

[@arslanahmed9685]

5:15 \m/ \m/

[@guilhermecyrillo_psicologia]

6:35 - Marry me?

[@siddharthabanerjee4888]

2.47 Steven wilson there!

[@GoreHealer]

See you in august at Wacken my old friends...

[@ahmetcorek4097]

baba 6:36 sağ taraf

[@ahmetcorek4097]

dozumu almaya gedim

[@denizcanca1441]

@@ahmetcorek4097 kafayı yemişsin

[@ahmetcorek4097]

@@denizcanca1441 teşekkür ederim

[@zapatocny8467]

opeth videosunun bile altındasınız amk dünya küçükmüş

[@ahmetcorek4097]

@@zapatocny8467 pipim büyük

[@waylandstrickland1157]

~Nice!¡!~

[@DarksideOFcollages]

Those who voted thump down are not Opeth fan! What the f the bother coming to watch this!!!!

[@strangeskills]

Melinda apple rules

[@sky666sic]

drums are not loud enough compared to other instruments

[@5urg3x]

Great show but tbh the sound is much better on the Roundhouse Tapes live show, the performance here I think though is better, just by a little. I think Fred's a much better player than the guy from before the Watershed.

[@josegerardocorrales1988]

By the turnstile beckons a damsel fair The face of Melinda neath blackened hair No joy would flicker in her eyes Brooding sadness came to a rise Words would falter to atone Failure had passed the stepping stone She had sworn her vows to another This is when no-one will bother And conceded pain in crumbling mirth A harlot of God upon the earth Found where she sacrificed her ways That hollow love in her face Still I plotted to have her back The contentment that would fill the crack My soul released a fluttering sigh This day fell, the darkness nigh I took her by the hand to say All faith forever has been washed away I returned for you in great dismay Come with me, far away to stay Endlessly gazing in nocturnal prime She spoke of her vices and broke the rhyme But baffled herself with the final line My promise is made but my heart is thine

[@vargvikernesx]

bambaşkasın

[@onurkuzuu]

live performance better than album record lol

[@NecrobutcherMM]

Nasil böyle bir şarkı yazılabilir nasil böyle ilmek ilmek işler gibi çalınır korkunç bir şey...

[@ihatedill2447]

♥️♥️♥️🍻🤘🏻🤘🏻🇹🇷

[@lordoflightning7506]

I set the playback speed at x2 and i cant listen to it any other way now

[@jim-cl]

What’s up with Mikael’s belt. He is still wearing that thing on the tours. Lol

[@cristianbravo6077]

un 7 .

[@cristianbravo6077]

petalom

[@wonderwall135]

did he not growl during this entire concert?

[@Drakemasters123]

Nope.

[@theopolisecharlesworth266]

I know right....... I don't think so.

[@theopolisecharlesworth266]

***** His growling in orchid to me is superb, though.

[@theopolisecharlesworth266]

***** I agree! :)

[@steliosp1770]

i saw opeth live twice in the last 2 years and last year they played tracks like demon of the fall and growled all the way through. mikael and opeth have no issue performing their death metal tracks its just mikael doesn't feel like writing any new death metal tracks for the time being. 2 years ago when i saw them for the 1st time tho, it was during the heritage world tour and so they wanted to only perform heritage stuff and only tracks that fit with them from previous albums too so he didng sing any death metal tracks with growls involved; as i said, they did play death metal tracks last year.. and i presume this year too (even tho i havent gotten around to seeing them so far).

[@aureliomoreira3860]

too fast

[@momi1carlos]

any death metal song in all the concert :'( that's make me sad :(

[@thomashorton1603]

Stop clapping yo

[@rsv3601]

Studio version is much better, nothing to do with sound quality btw.

[@nmd-453]

I love the echo on the studio version.

[@hitch4198]

5:15 part sounds way better in this version imo.

[@soakedbearrd]

I love both version but prefer the studio because of that pronounced dirty fretless bass.

[@mikeswink532]

They changed the outro, original was better

[@davidcoffman321]

this is one of the dankest live videos i've seen from any band

[@electrosoundparade]

How to ruin a great song with a poor drum performance. Bring back Martin Lopez!

[@luiscobian9980]

WTF man?

[@adityamisra9779]

@@luiscobian9980 yes, drum playing was quite poor

[@noisymeat]

The Best band in the world

[@yacinelouadj407]

Opeth are the Masters of Harmony .... Arpaggios take another level with them ...

[@raymundoaustria5821]

What are arpaggios

[@Keoffry1]

@@raymundoaustria5821 They are basically chords, although if you have any experience with guitar, think "sweep picking" Except more general shapes that can be played differently than regular sweeps

[@maranathashalom9402]

Roadie: "How many noise gates and compressors should I put in front of the signal?" Opeth lead guitarist: "Yes!"

[@ToastedCigar]

Oh damn I could cry when the heavy guitars kicked in. Such an intense moment!

[@alexandrecoelho250]

Brasileiro também ouve música de qualidade, Brazil loves OPETH!

[@thales1819]

nice meme kkkk im from brazil, and no band come to here, it sucks

[@amandaborges4665]

Alexandre Coelho 👊👊👊❤❤❤

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

Aproximadamente 0,001% da população brasileira curte Opeth mas tamos ai

[@newskin9234]

Salve.

[@bieseck77]

Salve

[@agawamrick]

musically can do no wrong

[@Moshcam]

Pretty much!

[@metal4bld]

indeed, and much jazz

[@anche_yumuk]

My favorite song by Opeth! Sounds so good live too!

[@futurewavecs]

I saw this song performed in Denver for this tour and I gained a new appreciation for it. I believe this version of the song is better than the studio version. The build up in this song was so awesome live... when it finally lets loose it sent chills up and down my spine. I always thought this song was OK, but after that LIVE performance I listen to it far more.

[@Rufat1231]

i have listened this, 2 hours countineusly

[@lucasstruna9190]

Opeth is amazing

[@mohammedbazine2756]

8 minutes felt like 40 seconds

[@francismcalister7811]

I'd say this is better than the studio version. The tone of the dirty segment made my jaw drop

[@metalmike1976]

how does anyone top this? answer:) they fing don't!!!! LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY OPETH!!!!!

[@chapeudealuminio4866]

The start of the music made me cry... such beauty