Opeth Unplugged - Benighted - Union Chapel, London.

Opeth performing Benighted at Union Chapel, London. 7 of 11

[@nivlacdrawoh312]

I want an entire Opeth concert of just their calm stuff.

[@meshzzizk]

i saw them do a performance like this at berklee college of music in like 2006

[@meshzzizk]

pulled out my old box of ticket stubs - it was july 19th 2003 - over 20 years ago now! life really zips by fast, damn.

[@Daddy53751]

@@meshzzizkain’t that the truth.🤘🏻

[@jasonlinton5601]

Mikael could have a second career as a stand up comedian if he wanted to.

[@yagonilikey]

pensé lo mismo!

[@JD-hq1kn]

Nothing can be better than Opeth going Acoustic..

[@dead123456789]

This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

[@AxiomApe]

dead Same here

[@MerlinOpeth]

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[@Zmej420BlazeIt]

I still dont know what it meant to him when he wrote it but ever since i heard it first, it means a lot to me. I dont really listen to Opeth anymore but I listen to this song and I play it with my acoustic. It's like cry-porn, idk how to explain it and i definitely wouldn't talk to someone in person about it since im a man not supposed to cry Very good song tho, wish it wasnt on a concept album so it made more sense on its own but idk maybe thatd ruin it

[@samed3554]

@@Zmej420BlazeIt dude I recommend you to listen entire album from beginning because the whole album tells a story

[@Daddy53751]

@@samed3554one of my very favorite O albums.🤘🏻

[@detonator82]

Mike Akerfeldt - phenomenally talented musician and onstage banter champion. Fantastic stuff!

[@rizkyjelang4737]

tipycal opeth fans : headbanging on acoustic songs

[@meionerd_]

my favorite band, I love this music.

[@AjaySharma-sc5eo]

Come into this night Here we´ll be gone So far away From our weak and crumbling lives Come into this night When days are done Lost and astray In what´s vanished from your eyes What came and distorted your sight Saw you benighted by your fright Come into this night Your plight alone Carry your weight You are flawed as all of us Come into this night You only home It´s never too late To repent, suffer the loss Come into this night When you´re able To undo your deeds And atone with your lonely soul Once you´re into this night All minds are stable Forget all your needs Lose the grip of all control

[@itchieG]

I totally agree with him.. Nick Drake is one of the most underrated singer songwriters of the last 30 or 40 years. This song feels like a nick drake song with an opeth take on it. Absolute genius from both artists regardless

[@saxenaakash19]

Mikael talking about Nick Drake just makes my heart fill up with joy

[@extremeAJ619]

He is still very much plugged in

[@denisaleeth3624]

i would love to see them perform this live ive seen them a couple of times but to see them perform this song would be amazing love OPETH

[@el0j]

literally no wrong note lol insane and I know how hard it is to play perfect acoustic

[@bigassdummy46]

this was far from perfect

[@keb6213]

@@bigassdummy46 You sure would have done it much better

[@yigithenden126]

@@bigassdummy46 it wasn’t record original but im so happy it isn’t. That interlude section was much sadder and softer still trying to figure out how he played that. No need to be perfectionist

[@BroodingPsycho]

Fantastic video and sound! It's like being there all over again!

[@metal4everfalken]

I love this song..!!!

[@israelbotello4864]

Thanks for the videos Munky

[@Wishmasters]

thank you for this upload! :)

[@hiro6406]

cant get enough of the solo

[@AndresMetalSubtitula]

I think its more inspired by Camel than Nick drake,,, amazing anyway,,, one of my favorite tunes ever...

[@jm1072]

Yea, Camel "Never Let Go."

[@ignominoussidereus4103]

The intro is totally ripped off by never let go

[@sniffthestuff]

nothing to do with nick drake, except fingerstyle, i agree

[@mohamadibrahim3799]

actually for those who listen well, benighted's song structure and style is very similar to Nick Drake's Three Hours. The only Camel inflluence is the intro piece

[@L1KZUDESIGNS]

@@mohamadibrahim3799 This! Also, the lyrical content has a Nick drake-ish vibe written all over it.

[@capt.danieldavidson6291]

What does Classical Music have this Music doesn't have? Nothing! I Relish in many pieces from both Genre's and find the level of both Discipline and Skill necessary to participate or appreciate either equal, period.

[@georgiosathanassiou7642]

Truth!

[@Lulustucru2393]

My thoughts exactly ! I will always stand that Metal is the heir of classical music, Mozart or Beethoven would dig the hell out of an Album like Rust in Peace or Still Life !

[@dikembemutombo6022]

It hints at that direction, but this does not exhibit the same rigor as the most "exemplary" classical music.

[@dikembemutombo6022]

Could be so...

[@M.H.V]

Very very nice başamced vibe tones mikael 👍👍👍👍🙇‍♂️

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

Camel - Never Let me Go

[@Jin.Yoon.]

OMG I love you Mikael I have to say

[@Nightfall95]

Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath

[@BirdsOfParadigm]

what is that song that mike plays in the beggining?

[@georgiosathanassiou7642]

Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath

[@enjina]

please, compose some fugues for organs to suply Bach´s ones!!!

[@BP-or2iu]

Mikael never takes any opportunity to improvise. I’ve heard him say severely times how he can’t do it. I guess he really believes that.

[@eighteen-naked-cowboys]

i keep saying that but... we never do :)

[@bl3nd3r60]

Why this guy headbang?

[@furkancebe9897]

i think it's meth addict.

[@prawtism]

good music tends to take over your body

[@prawtism]

So it's inspired by Nick Drake, not Camel :D

[@neonblack211]

why does mikaels guitar look like its half sized

[@andresleihe]

They were doing a ww tour that includes my country, but was cancelled by the fucking pandemic

[@ToastedCigar]

They must have been a bit drunk when they did this :D Mikael is trolling even more than usual

[@NE0MAS]

Hey man. I know it´s been 10 months since you commented. I tried to play this song slightly drunk. It´s fucking impossible. There are so much ways you change your fingers, you have to to be sober to play this accuratly

[@ChadTasteInMusic420]

​@@NE0MASAnd even sober can be a challenge

[@nabilhamdi1031]

Is it me or did Mike fuck up the solo? Or maybe it's the guitar?

[@miguelrivoch]

+Nabil Hamdi he said it's been too much time since he played that song.

[@heroesofhogan233]

skip to 2:10 for the action.........(your welcome).

[@andyshreds573]

But why would you skip that though

[@5urg3x]

"Gay men distorted your sight" lol

[@ivefa2872]

Please no

[@chijimuimui404]

Saw you be tied by your thighs

[@dismalrealms3587]

I remember surge lo

[@daltonhaverland1155]

Kind of heart-breaking to hear Mikael say "I'm not Christian, I don't care", especially without context

[@MunkyFuzzable]

I think he was talking about swearing in a church. It’s just a building, that was the context.

[@daltonhaverland1155]

@@MunkyFuzzable oh, but if they decide to play in a church, kind of a diff story lol. I hope he felt some sort of conviction

[@MunkyFuzzable]

Dalton Haverland The church in question is architecturally beautiful and also a music venue. All people should be allowed in to view its beauty or see the entertainment on offer, they shouldn’t have to betray their convictions to do so. Wait! Are atheists not allowed in churches? Maybe their blood will boil huh? Lol.

[@eighteen-naked-cowboys]

hail satan. don’t listen to Still Life too closely now, you might get sad.

[@daltonhaverland1155]

@@eighteen-naked-cowboys I've moved onto better bands. God cancelled my Opeth show for a reason. Jesus is king

[@ankihansen2489]

2:04 to skip Mikael's speech.

[@PhoenixDecim]

Don't want to ;-)

[@ankihansen2489]

Phoenix Decim fuck you

[@francismcalister7811]

Anki Hansen But in all honesty, why would one do such a thing, right?

[@hiro6406]

@@francismcalister7811 if you come here twice, pretty useful

[@groovydeath]

What's up with this quiet-ass audience?!

[@Sagnak91]

Its rude to not be quiet during a quiet song

[@groovydeath]

Jesse Kangas I'm talking about the incredibly lame amount of applause afterwards! I would've been losing my mindballs if I heard this live.

[@Sagnak91]

They probably already lost their mindballs.

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

Fredrik totally SUCKS at fingerpicking. He butchered the song from start to finish.

[@lyleleclair9037]

you don't know shit. he didn't play it as clean as the album version that's all

[@ankihansen2489]

Fuck Off!

[@tomb2577]

…and can you play it better in front of a crowd

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

@@tomb2577 it's His job, not mine.