Opeth - Live at Rock Hard Festival 2017

[@brodiiie]

Setlist w/ solos & details ===================== ===================== (Through Pain To Heaven [By Popol Vuh] 0:00) ----------------------------------------- (Sorceress Intro 2:07) 1- Sorceress 3:15 >Part I 3:15 >Part II 6:48 ---------------------------------------- 2- Ghost Of Perdition 9:02 >Part I 9:02 >Part II 13:34 >Part III 15:18 >Solo 17:15 >Part IV 18:23 ---------------------------------------- (Speech 20:00) ---------------------------------------- 3- Demon Of The Fall 22:50 >Part I 22:54 >Part II 25:12 >Part III 26:17 >Part IV 27:08 >Part V 27:45 --------------------------------------- (Speech 30:08) 4>You Suffer (By Naplam Death) 31:05 + 31:20 --------------------------------------- 5- The Wilde Flowers 32:09 >Part I 32:09 >Part II 34:17 >Part III & Solo 34:42 >Part IV 35:48 >Part V 38:07 --------------------------------------- (Speech 39:01) --------------------------------------- 6- In My Time Of Need 40:40 --------------------------------------- 7- Cusp Of Eternity 46:46 >Part I 46:46 >Part II 47:02 >Part III 49:17 >Part IV & Solo 50:24 -------------------------------------- 8- Heir Apparent 52:00 >Part I 52:00 >Part II 53:23 >Part III 54:33 >Solo I 55:00 >Part IV 56:15 >Part V 57:02 >Solo II 57:15 >Part VI 58:23 >Part VII 59:54 ------------------------------------- (Speech 1:01:25) ------------------------------------- (Era Intro 1:03:20) 9- Era 1:04:05 >Part I 1:04:05 >Part II 1:07:06 >Solo 1:07:37 ------------------------------------ (Speech 1:09:20) ------------------------------------ (Deliverance Intro 1:10:08) 10- Deliverance 1:10:30 >Part I 1:10:30 >Part II 1:12:05 >Part III 1:14:03 >Part IV & Solo I 1:14:52 >Part V 1:15:31 >Part VI + Demon Eyes 1:16:27 >Part VII 1:17:06 >Part VIII 1:17:42 >Part IX 1:18:22 >Solo II 1:19:03 >Part X 1:19:23 >Part XI 1:20:29 ================== ================== Finale 1:23:29 ================== ==================

[@arkk_drifter]

That transition from Cusp Of Eternity into Heir Apparent is just orgasmic +_+

[@DarraKummitus666]

It's one of the most epic things I've seen them do on live gigs!

[@levelont5560]

You just made my breakfast sooo much better with that recommendation dude! Props!

[@dcaonoek]

Riffs_Beards_ Beers that would have been the best gig im so sad i missed it.

[@arkk_drifter]

Hell yeah dude, that sounds awesome. What a venue, too.

[@zachm705]

Nathan Zwiener It's called DOOM brother:)

[@derekflodin6938]

It's fun watching the crowd trying to figure out how to headbang to those time signatures. #progmetalfanproblems

[@georgiosathanassiou7642]

My Life

[@BorisandHP]

You can say anything you want but that fucking Demon of the fucking Fall still sounds fucking amazing

[@e.r.2533]

Márton Illés I fucking know fucking right, my fucking dude?

[@ttskver466]

The older he gets, there's more subtle sadness in his eyes

[@user-ur2nm5zf5o]

Sad.. whatever he is dealing with, hope he pulls through and continues believing in himself.

[@davidparente7979]

He has stated that he is suffering from depression and has self-confidence issues since Watershed. And still he is making great music.

[@lundkd10]

If you were the greatest band in the world and made beautiful music for a sad world you might be too

[@TheSecondNature]

It's called Sörrõw

[@standinginmist]

​@@davidparente7979 bro he's like the most talented and beautiful man

[@Mikeoneus]

It's always good to see Mikael enjoying himself during the outro of Heir Apparent. He may not feel the drive to write more songs like that, but I'm glad he can still relate to them.

[@Meshuggapeth]

Mikeoneus Beauty never dies

[@SharkTurd11]

Agreed, mikeoneus beauty never dies.

[@iamtheiconoclast3]

I hear SharkTurd11 agreed, mikeoneus beauty never dies.

[@wurstgitarre]

Amazing as they always are.

[@sicknessmusik]

Heir Apparent is one of the best songs ever.

[@Meshuggapeth]

PaleBlueDot That outro though

[@ponski]

Were they playing it slightly slower than the album version here? Sounds like it in some parts, less in others.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

The entire Watershed album is a masterpiece. I just sounds demonic, even the slower parts.

[@eduardzangareev5694]

i think its Era

[@davemars80]

Nicko McBrain is a great keyboard player too!

[@AliothSenator]

Svalverg sounds so good live it's not even fair

[@TheSecondNature]

NORD KEYBOARDS MAN! Good indeed

[@666ibran]

AliothSenator lil bit too loud

[@stetrak1967]

Great keys!!! Svalberg is super!

[@AdrianoRibeiro123]

His growls, although sounding different from the 2000's, are great here. Still deep and creepy. Like Satan.

[@LeonHaselbach]

Thats right! Heir Apparent sounds like on the CD and that is absolutely insane :D

[@ricardogadelha5003]

Yeah. He's only not going as high with the growls anymore, but it's already an improvement.

[@真DEMONOID実]

Adriano, i agree with you. actually were are you from in Brazil? i'm from SC

[@AdrianoRibeiro123]

I'm from Fortaleza - CE. Nice to meet another Opeth fan from our country, kinda rare.

[@Pungzor]

Have you met him, Satan?

[@davidwagner5788]

love the transition from Cups Of Eternity into Heir Apparent!

[@Meshuggapeth]

david wagner Cups lol

[@Meshuggapeth]

Riffs_Beards_ Beers Katatopeth

[@rubenr5544]

1:23:27 Mikael waking up from the trance

[@RhuneforgeArt]

Whatever you can complain about Lopez, old songs and albums this is by far the best and most solid line-up Opeth has ever had.

[@xPyrielx]

I'm suprised about Demon Of The Fall growls. He pulled them off nicely compared to recent years.

[@1988dragoncom]

the drummer on fire

[@ManWithoutThePants]

Åkerfeltd's growls do sound lot better now than few years ago. He could also give some wahwah-pedal lessons to Kirk Hammet. How to not just wank the pedal up and down all the time :)

[@Turmoi11ed]

One of the very few bands (if not the only) that sound just as good live as do on cd if not better. Seen them 2x and would not hesitate to see again.

[@nickgivent3157]

Wow! In my time of need came through beautifully! The keyboard was exquisite.

[@Izztana666]

' In my time of need' had never sounded this good .... i love this song. Nice fresh touch on keyboards...sounded sweet...

[@paullevine1813]

Been waiting so long to see these guys & now i have tickets to the show in Washington DC at The Warner Theater in OCT. 2024 one of DCs last great rock venues & it's a great venue they will surely love to play. SIKED AS HELL !!! Even if AX is gone the new drummer is doing a fine job. I am hoping they will play The Lepper Affinity like they did at The Royal Albert Hall, with all guns blazing.

[@alund1306]

Axe is so sharp! Killing it!

[@ricardogadelha5003]

His growls on Heir Apparent were surprisingly good!

[@JoseJr1977]

´´You don´t need to be Bob Dylan´´ made my day.

[@calebhohneke8482]

I have had the pleasure of seeing some amazing bands, and have always enjoyed Opeth's music. But I finally got to see them live during the Devin Townsend Project, Gojira, and Opeth tour in the US......Absolutely amazing band to see live! It's the kinda metal that punches you right in the soul.....Chaos, beauty, and complexity. Opeth is about as pure as it gets for well constructed progressive metal. Bow down to the Opethhhhhhh!

[@tear34]

What a line-up :O

[@MysticLycium]

"In My Time Of Need" is absolutely brilliant here - even better than the Lamentations recording (including a beautiful and understated keyboard solo, though I do so miss Lopez and Peter). Hearing that song again really brings me back.. [ *insert warm and fuzzy feeling here* ] :3

[@cristobals2137]

Martin mendez the beast

[@anshuljoshi6149]

The Napalm Death song cover was awesome. The second time was even better.

[@StephenRahrig]

His growls are sounding waaaaayyyyy better!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@BorisandHP]

dude the bass at 59:50

[@lespaulranger]

Wilde flowers is so amazing, best and most coherent opeth song since Heir Apparent

[@nelsonpolak3]

Stumbled at 50:25. Rare. I love this band.

[@yannickkerriou7446]

And Fredrik too Heir Apparent clean part at 56,27

[@Maytrovato14]

Growls are getting better !

[@jewzyjesse311]

Maytrovato heir apparent was very close to original

[@LeonHaselbach]

Heir Apparent is spot on! His growls gets better during the set so it seems the mix on stage changed too.

[@locosychocrazy1]

'Era' sounds so awesome live!

[@Stev0BabaGhanoush]

The Wilde Flowers is such a SICK song.

[@dukeofhazard1142]

His growls are starting to recover.... not bad at all. Heir Apparent was spot on!

[@metusaalemi]

Holy shit how good Fredrik's backing vocals are, especially in the "Cusp of Eternity"!!!

[@tobiastk5391]

51:55 Best transition EVER. Period.

[@ceenote969]

F*****G SPECTACULAR!! An hour of some of the most transcendent metal you will ever hear. I had no idea Opeth sounded this good live.

[@carlosvergara540]

This band blew my head!! TECHNICAL, SOUND ENVIRONMENT, ELEGANCE

[@onixtheone]

Mikael please eat more food with antioxidants but the music is excellent as always!

[@thiagocarvalho6134]

Man, they are really on fire. Joakim's vocals are a gain to their music too.

[@ivan619666]

That Napalm death Cover was the best*

[@WickerManLP]

I have to say that Fredrik just keeps getting better at Vocals! I love his backing Vocals

[@pavkin7641]

WickerManLP True , but to be fair , the best backing vocals were from Per Wiberg

[@handgunner1911]

in my opinion opeth is the best they are the real deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertogonzalez4684]

The best band I see in my life...

[@Jordo246]

Fredrik's guitar is almost non-existent here

[@MegaThrasher95]

JoRdOguitarman1 yeah, the sound mix blows.

[@joachimstenger4106]

One of the best living bands ...getting better and better !!!

[@theomartin6238]

Opeth are Pink Floyd of Heavy Metal. Fantastic band with fantastic musicians. They are not band for bigger festivals.

[@steverogers6340]

Thanks for this, I never tire of Deliverance - epic metal tune that has no peer.

[@PRIMUS__tattoo]

this is just the chillest metal concert ever. rock soft boiss!

[@personal61319]

Phenomenal. Epic performances and insanely creative and incredible songwriting. I feel personally offended the crowd is just like kinda there not really going insane. I'm in my freaking home feeling this in my bones and bouncing off the walls. Would love to see them live.

[@slawaxas]

This is amazing they sound very tight here and even improvise a little bit at some parts.

[@andregaspar5537]

Martin Axenrot is awesome! Jazzy-Metal drummer! Such an talented one!

[@DemonSlide]

They still got it.

[@MysticLycium]

Nice acoustic simulator sound on the guitars! As for the mix, it's not shit, it isn't horrible, as so many of you say.. Yeah, they keyboards are a bit too high, but as a whole, it comes across quite well. Clear sound and tight playing. Considering this is a Free video, you may try to be a bit less harsh. Enjoy Opeth, as there haven't been a band quite this fucking awesome in the entire existence of music, IMO.

[@scythianarcher4133]

Great! Very smart and melodic. Heaviness here is for the sake of music, not the other way round.

[@SRNF]

That new keyboardist is hella into them chords god dayum!

[@luisrosano3510]

Is so f.....kn awesome that hurts. Come once more to Uruguay please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my time of need is master piece of art

[@ghazianhindami1469]

WHAT? THAT GROWL IS COMING BACK!!!!

[@ShonnaNelsonWilliams]

They've never left outside of their albums.

[@margix1172]

growl SUCKS

[@eddiepacer]

Ghazian Hindami yeaaa bro I watched them few weeks back. Mikael growled just like the old days !’

[@eddiepacer]

Ghazian Hindami the crowd was shit , didn’t react as they should have

[@margix1172]

eddie pacer the only reaction to a shitty growler should be a SPIT on his face!!!! growl kill the music the melody the harmony,it's a loser sign. Opeth make great Music now,growl is just NOISE POLLUTION!

[@christopherweafer6651]

I think they just pull people out of the crowd and have them do the mixing work at festivals like this. Can remember the last time i've heard good mixing at a festival like this.

[@colomir]

Wow the vocals are really good on Demon of the fall. It seems effortless, as it should be. Such a great band!

[@kanis999]

The mid-set stand up routines spot on as always. Whenever I make mistakes from now on, "yeah that was shit but it was for real".

[@Jotto999]

They're so good, the sound can be poorly set up like this and it's still very listenable.

[@andreidavidmatiut5559]

mikael seems tired I'm sorry for him cuz its hard for him touring. im gonna see them at metaldays I hope to have more death metal songs.

[@jeffersonluizfonsecadasilv5459]

One of the best Band in the World for sure!

[@taironeferreira5140]

Great Instrumedley Ambient Music Progressive Classic Metal.....Enjoy Opeth Band Evolucion Musicians!!

[@Stuey3D]

Oh that extra keyboard solo in In My Time Of Need is just sublime, kinda like the extra solo Fredrik put in Hope Leaves in the Albert Hall DVD.

[@sayanmandal2246]

Stuey3D's Tech,Toys & Gaming Blog Right on brother \m/. That solo has and will forever remain close to my heart.

[@schizophrenicenthusiast]

First time hearing the band. And I love them.

[@Jagermaster13]

43:53 Was that really the appropriate time for a bass solo, Mendez? :P

[@chrisray7775]

Bloody Awesome ! My favorite band.

[@Meshuggapeth]

This recording made Era sound amazing. It's a great song, I now see that. And Mikaels growls sound good again!

[@colomir]

I was worried at the very beginning of Gost of Perdition, but the vocals got really good shortly after. Also the keyboards add a very nice layer to the songs!

[@cesarbarbeito1054]

So much keyboard in the mix.....i miss "peluca's" riffs. almost the same setlist played at SCL last april. I was there....magnificent!!!

[@seanbrown8722]

Mikael looks sick....

[@ignominoussidereus4103]

his growls keep getting better

[@shinryuheika8581]

so that mean he's back ?

[@carlosneves3]

I almost lost my hope few years back while watching some performances, hope he gets even better. Deliverance was very decent comparing to when I watched them in 2012

[@Battossai3000]

Heir Apparent was pretty bad in terms of quality

[@holatio4028]

+Battossai3000 If you compare it to previous performances, I'd argue it's pretty damn good.

[@Urmie2]

Wtf, he sound`s worse. Don´t be a fanboy, Opeth is my favorite band with Death, but if you compare this to Roundhouse Tapes is mediocre.

[@SantiagoRebella]

Deliverance still sounds as the old times :)

[@brodiiie]

Who cares if he doesn't do gutteral vocals in the studio. These guys are still awesome

[@UlvenK]

Is it just me or Akerfeldt's growls sound similar to what they used to be?

[@scoblindingus6759]

Luis Kråke they are definitely getting better

[@slite2]

They sound quite fine on Demon of the Fall, but are clearly out of tune on Ghosts of Perdition. The quality seems to vary a lot between songs and gigs.

[@calebhohneke8482]

I personally like his growls better now then I did in the past. They have always been solid, but his "newer" growl technique seems to have a lot more vocal wobble.....20% more brutal haha

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

Nah, not even similar to Watershed. He's done.

[@cesarr2349]

exactly my thoughts. he was hitting a bad note on Ghosts of perdition. Loved the growls themselves but yeah.. ''out of tune''

[@rusenguitar]

Amazing performance! Mikael have a fantastic growl.

[@HugOow95]

Still so damn good, i hope one day i'll gonna see them live

[@FranciscoSandovalBurgosFJSB]

As always, masterful

[@Grygore69]

Once again, Opeth proving world dominance!!

[@ed5305]

I'm digging that louder organ during Ghost of Perdition

[@ZTOssb]

keys are way too loud

[@xpanchoxalv]

Tremenda banda, excelente musica... Grande OPETH

[@zachm705]

For some reason Opeth is the only band I can fall asleep to

[@paradox6945]

His growls are so much better since giving up smoking.

[@eglemungarrog.8869]

You suffer, but why?

[@l4647]

Eglé Mungarro Because (idk what suffer means) idk??

[@marcogomitolini8227]

Because you're alive

[@jacobjohansson86]

Damn! That transition into Heir Apparent! Gold!

[@temporarymomentary]

25:07 Not a perfect mix but Mikeal growls sounds fantastic. He still got it.

[@Psicosferico]

I can't hear the keyboards!! (sarcasm).

[@youssefassem5263]

Deliverance the second metal ever made afteraster of puppets

[@69Portgas]

If you still have doubt about Mikael growling, listen to this version of Heir Apparent, different from before, but still powerfull and violent.

[@kamiskyguilherme]

Opeth never leave its peek!

[@kristoffertnder7787]

Great vocals from Fred on Cusp, holy crap!

[@おしげ-v8n]

Fuck !! i can't stop listing to them since whe i was 16 ! this band is my life

[@pedrobrayner4773]

11:59 Supreme Leader Snoke

[@sceprent]

That was an awesome performance of "Demon of the fall!"