Opeth - Blackwater Park (Audio)

Opeth - Blackwater Park (Audio)
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Lyrics
Confessor
Of the tragedies in man
Lurking in the core of us all
The last dying call for the ever lost
Brief encounters, bleeding pain
Lepers coiled neath the trees
Dying men in bewildered soliloquies
Perversions bloom round the bend
Seekers, lost in their quest
Ghosts of friends frolic
under the waning moon
It is the year of death
Wielding his instruments
Stealth sovereign reaper
Touching us with ease
Infecting the roots in an instant
Burning crop of disease
I am just a spectator
An advocate documenting the loss
Fluttering with conceit
This doesn't concern me yet
Still far from the knell
Taunting their bereavement
Mod round the dead
Point fingers at the details
Probing vomits for more
Caught in unbridled suspense
We have all lost it now
Catching the flakes of dismay
Born the travesty of man
Regular pulse midst pandemonium
You're plucked to the mass
Parched with thirst for the wicked
Sick liaisons raised this monumental mark
The sun sets forever over Blackwater park

[@armanrei]

This song is responsible for at least 48% of my hearing loss.

[@versol111]

Same lol

[@MSL1976]

And 50% of my muscle and strength gains in the gym.

[@berserker2551]

Rly?

[@westauspokepulls9820]

What? 👂

[@Rottingchristc]

🤣

[@francismcalister7811]

I feel this song alone has more good riffs than many metal bands' entire discographies

[@powerslop7941]

Hi, I really like Dream Theater oh hey there's a crevice........

[@mattherbert6668]

You didn't just compare opeth to dream theatre.......🤦 Open your ears, absolutely nothing like each other. They have long songs that's about it. Both are fucking awesome though don't get me wrong but I'd suggest a delve into opeths back catalogue if that's honestly what you think.

[@powerslop7941]

I was referring to Dream Theaters discography more than anything.

[@connerkz5771]

Idk bolt thrower are the Kings of riff

[@kirisutegomen12]

@@mattherbert6668 their sound is similar tho

[@jamesmaster1450]

Everyone is talking about these riffs, which I totally understand, but man this might be one of the best death metal vocals ever recorded.

[@eggZ663]

The guy can do it live too. I saw them in Leeds and they were one of the tightest live bands I've ever seen, and I've seen all the big metal bands, fuckin awesome!

[@userhandler0tten351]

Pushes glasses up 🤓, “Don’t you mean Melodic Death Metal sir?”

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@@userhandler0tten351 Its actually Progressive Death Metal

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@@eggZ663 He doesnt Growl no more since 2011. But yeah he could do it Live

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@James Master You should hear him in the Grand Conjuration.

[@donnymurph]

The growl and riff at 1:58 changed my 15-year-old life the first time I heard this track. My age has doubled since then, and I'm still here.

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Yeah my friend! I love Opeth from the first time i hear them too

[@Benikrooni]

Donovan Murphy im 14 and have always known opeth existed, but was reluctant to listen to them as I preferred slipknot/gojira style screaming, but ive recently started listening to them and wish I had sooner. The entire album of blackwater park is a masterpiece imo

[@abigaillkruss8823]

@@Benikrooni man you are in the right way, jeje. Hope enjoy Opeth, first Opeth as many of us.

[@brosephh7130]

Opeth’s music is timeless. The only band I’ve ever had tattooed on my skin

[@Mauro-ot2ux]

Undoubtedly one of the best voices in metal, growl and clean. So warm and expressive

[@taufiqrahman2363]

*Writes 37 of the best drop d riffs* *Puts it in one song*

[@trippiezerotv]

Love this comment 😂😂, it’s so true bro! Opeth and metal forever 🤘🏻

[@timothypulliam2177]

Refuses to ellaborate

[@lasilviolin]

😊000😊😊0

[@Henry14arsenal2007]

I love how delusional Opeth fans are lol, tons of bands have written much better, more memorable, heavier and more technical riffs in drop D. Opeth is 90% boring chord progressions that lead nowhere to bloat a 3-minute song to 12 minutes. Opeth is the metal band for people who dont like metal.

[@danmcleod1938]

@@Henry14arsenal2007 You don't love anything, Mr. Udall.

[@TokinCamel]

Just remember, the sun sets forever, over Blackwater Park

[@triplec8639]

Yes , forever

[@forrestengler8713]

It's harder to forget than to remember

[@BattManion1979]

Then, the sun sets over shit.

[@MrBrakitdown]

@@forrestengler8713 yup but to forget let's is reacker

[@elaxiber2328]

@@BattManion1979 if its shit then why are you here

[@ManateeMentality]

This song. So many amazing riffs. Just so many. It’s incredible. 0:07 Riff 1 1:15 Riff 2 !!! 1:59 Riff 3 !!! 5:14 Riff 4 !!! 6:02 Riff 5 6:36 Riff 6 6:58 Riff 7 !!! 7:21 Riff 6 (again) 7:44 Riff 8 8:07 Riff 9 9:15 Riff 8 (again) 9:43 Riff 10 !!! 10:57 Riff 11

[@__somnii]

ManateeMentality 3,4,5 best of all time

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Nah son, number 7 is the most brutal riff of all time.

[@NLoveN013]

11 is the best 🤘🏻

[@verkheia]

7 is nasty af

[@edgeharper6859]

Opeth riffage is the main reason I keep playing guitar

[@gaborkrausz5402]

*I really like the riff between **0:06** and **12:13*

[@laoude7890]

yeah, the first 5 seconds really sucks.

[@drewpeterson9236]

@@laoude7890 Even the first 5 seconds are amazing. That buildup gives chills

[@gaborkrausz5402]

@@drewpeterson9236 Ye

[@frowningJoker]

That's like...the whole song man

[@dallasdavis5765]

@@frowningJoker name checks out

[@zayin493]

80s Metalheads: Metal died in the 2000s Me, and all of you intellectuals:

[@alexismcglaughlin7811]

26 and rocking this shit and porcupine tree.

[@gingerjam2192]

MyNameIs Zayin Music died in the 2000’s. Shittiest decade.

[@drgenki6491]

I can proudly say that metal hasn't died,it's pretty alive and it depends in which aspect you look at. Those who say metal has died are just bunch of normies who have their heads buried under the sand. Metal will NEVER die ;)

[@mushroommagic1697]

@@gingerjam2192 for me music died after 2010. From this time trends, be cool, catchy and all sorts of shits like this started to happen. It gets worse with each reinvention of music.

[@Jestrath]

They are complete idiots. Most great metal genres got their beginnings in the 90s and have been improved upon since. Metal barely existed in the 80s. 80s only "metalheads" know nothing about the genre they claim to love.

[@AriePratamaSatriadi]

Mikail Akerfeldt: *Slaps blackwater park* This bad boi can fit so many riffs in it

[@arttulp]

Thank you Mikail

[@cruelitsa]

*with a large trout

[@kybamclane9357]

I believe it is spelled Mikael

[@thenoble39]

@@kybamclane9357 mikail is funnier though

[@cobaliufloof4198]

Martín is the one slapping at 8:06 :]

[@TimeandMonotony]

*pats Blackwater Park* You can fit so many riffs in this bad boy.

[@anxietyonline1947]

You should be slapped for copying the top comment.

[@stephenfranciosa7876]

nasty riffs, Opeth has always had some of the most deliciously evil riffs

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Yes of course!

[@politicalfactsandopinions.9250]

That riff at the beginning of the song is just. Great!🤘🏾

[@GuytFromWayBack]

This song has enough sick riffs in it for an entire album lol

[@hansjoergpfeifer7744]

Rearly evil riffs 🤘😈🤘

[@jessefoster8981]

Like the one at 5:15...

[@strilka__]

this song has, like, all the riffs

[@isador21]

All of them.

[@aliceinchains7325]

It's not fair man :'(

[@citrus7115]

And the riffs are so much fun to play aswell

[@Drunkcat008]

This song got ghost rifts Slipknot rifts Lamb of God rifts And..........

[@Jablan11]

@@Drunkcat008 Its the other way around, Opeth is older than all the bands you mentioned

[@joshuawenk3485]

Thank you classical music education for such great metal possibilities. No metal without bach

[@lashedandscorned]

bach is metal

[@Dehangus]

@@lashedandscorned Bach is metal as fuck 🤘

[@brohikhondker]

Michael actually says in an interview that he is not classically trained, nor had he learned music theory. But yah, in sonic terms, absolutely.

[@chikenspongebob5434]

Guys i have a question. If his name is Mikael y is it pronounced Michael?

[@joshuawenk3485]

It isn't. It is pronounced as Mikael.

[@M4RCi92]

I remember the first time I ever heard this song. The december of 2014, 100 kilometres. Heavy snowfall, flakes the size of a man's fingernails, and fog so thick I couldn't see 2 metres ahead. Pitch black night. I could barely even see where the road was, I even drove off the road a few times. Lucky that I've done that drive a few hundred times before. I was driving at 20 km/h at most. I was alone, and this beast of a song came up on Spotify... Then when I heard that ungodly heavy riff at 1:15, I turned it up to max volume. I was terrified, excited and in awe at the same time, it took over me. I had a weird feeling, like some kind of a malicious supernatural creature was following my car home, waiting for me to make a mistake and crash, so it can take me out of the car and I'll never be seen again. But I couldn't stop listening. I repeated this song like 10 times. One of the most intense experiences of my life. Opeth is fucking awesome.

[@Javier-il1xi]

That's fucking metal, man. Awesome story

[@M4RCi92]

@watergod 83 Yeah, it's one of the most intense memories of my life. Kind of like living in a horror movie for a few hours.

[@abhishekchaubey903]

I have had a similar feeling.

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Inspiring man. A good song could come out of that

[@justinvanevenhoven8789]

Listened to this in thick fog too

[@xeroinfinity]

this album came out the year i lost both parents, and my best friend who was like a brother. Opeth was there for me in my hour of need, and i thank them from the core of my soul.

[@davecrupel2817]

From one brother to another, I'm so sorry about the loss of your bro and your parents.

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Opeth can be for many of us our lifesavior. I'm sorry for your loss my friend. Wish you well

[@mikeyjames6808]

I can sort of relate. My little brother, the one I watched die, said to me he could listen to the intro of this song forever. I smiled cuz I felt the same way. Hes been gone over 10 years. Be strong like you are/have been - MJ

[@NervylHraje]

@@mikeyjames6808 You too man, thanks for sharing

[@DobrieNIN]

fuck that sounds like a rough year. sorry you had to endure that and glad you made it through it

[@ledsabbazepplath3889]

The Riff Affinity Bl-riff Riff-vest The Riff Falls Dirge for Riffs The Funeral Riff Riffs in the Ivy Blackwater Riffs

[@chikenspongebob5434]

Undrrated comment

[@Opethfannumberone]

the leper affiniriff bliff harviff the draperiff falls riff for november funeriff portrait riff in the ivy riffwatiff priff

[@elitebelt]

Riff of Perdition

[@riccardobassani7405]

"Holy moly, there are some riffs in the Ivy! where the fuck did they come from??"

[@thewyattmeister59]

Under the Weeping Riff Demon of the Riff The Twilight Is My Riff Black Riff Immortal My Riffs, Your Hearse To Riff the Disease Death Whispered a Riff Riff Leaves

[@Paniekzaaiertje]

Opeth is the definition of “autumn sound”

[@jarltrippin]

Mikael and Tomas Haake of Meshuggah write better english lyrics than native english speaking bands, and I'm not even exaggerating. They're so literary and beautifully crafted that I honestly forget english isn't their first language.

[@NiemaLumiere]

Oh, I didn't know, Haake himself writes lyrics for Meshuggah songs. Anyway, M. from Mgła also composes such poetic lines. For me, non-native speaker, it gets hard to read between the lines

[@needfoolthings]

Ridiculously, the best lyrics, an album full of it, are on D:A:D's Helpyourselfish.

[@jamesfuentes2911]

Props to the DOE!

[@blppt]

Tomas sounds like a California Surfer Dude in every English interview I've ever seen him in. There are times where you'd never guess he was from Sweden.

[@romanmuzyka2723]

Shitted my pants of excitement when he growled: "The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park" One of the most epic moments in music, the best way to end such a legendary album

[@MarcusH...]

I read "i shitted my pants of excrement".. wat

[@nathanlegg3543]

except it doesn't set forever because I have the album on loop

[@Cittamatra]

I know, it's a fucking magnificent piece of writing.

[@alessandromariani99]

And then we have another great riff...

[@peculiar-coding-endeavours]

That line, at the end of that song, at the end of this album, is one of the most underrated hard hitting lines ever in metal for me. Pure chills. Gotta love Opeth.

[@kenobiknodel2480]

How many amazing riffs do you put in your songs? Opeth: Yes

[@metalmike1976]

lmao

[@K3b1bisLtu]

Song*

[@mirianpleite]

first time listening to Opeth and I'm speechless: what a masterpiece!

[@decapitatedyou6199]

Lucky you ! please do discover all their old albums they are all masterpiece ! \m/

[@KindredBrujah]

I'd say Ghost Reveries is their best overall album, though this particular song might well be their best individual song.

[@jamesfuentes2911]

They are amazing

[@cobyg419]

Welcome. It's all amazing! Enjoy.

[@locust7777]

Yes this album is easily their best 👍

[@atlasking6110]

"The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park"

[@Brennan009]

The twin towers memorial

[@jabread8907]

​@@Brennan009amen

[@AmitSharma-kd7rj]

Everyone is talking about bunch of riffs. But i have to appreciate the Drummer, for 4.5 minutes he was on fire with double bass. Superb band

[@jasonashley9853]

Right?! I crank my subwoofer every time. So much badassness.

[@blppt]

Watch Axe play it live. No matter how you feel about him vs Lopez, you gotta give the man props for playing this 12 minute long song with like 3+ minutes of straight double bass with no rest. I'd say "watch Lopez play it live" since he is the drummer on the album, but i can't find any good sounding clips from his era for this song.

[@mrk.dilkington]

And that snare sound is perfect

[@kaidenknowles1042]

I agree I have so much respect for all members but the drummer as always been a legendary specimen.

[@diegonazquiroz1537]

Confessor Of the tragedies in man Lurking in the core of us all The last dying call for the everlost Brief encounters, bleeding pain Lepers coiled ‘neath the trees Dying men in bewildered soliloquys Perversions bloom round the bend Seekers, lost in their quest Ghost of friends frolic under the waning moon It is the year of death Wielding his instruments Stealth sovereign reaper Touching us with ease Infecting the roots in an instant Burning crop of disease I am just a spectator An advocate documenting the loss Fluttering with conceit This doesn't concern me yet Still far from the knell Taunting their bereavement Mob round the dead Point fingers at the details Probing vomits for more Caught in unbridled suspense We have all lost it now Catching the flakes of dismay Born the travesty of man Regular pulse midst pandemonium You're plucked to the mass Parched with thirst for the wicked Sick liaisons raised this monumental mark The sun sets forever over Blackwater park

[@cancercentral9997]

Thank you

[@notsamoht]

metalheads looking for riffs. i just want to scream along akerfeld

[@mozonelaya]

It is astonishing how the popularity of this music genre and bands like Opeth pales in comparison to today’s new generation of music. I’m talking billions of views on.. Taylor Swift.. but only 2.2M on a masterpiece like Blackwater Park. Truly, popularity does not indicate quality.

[@MartinAlvito1]

It never did.

[@el0j]

we appreciate it, i think that's what matters, i would hate if opeth became mainstream

[@gatorhkman]

Group think and psychology is nasty (ie swift vs your statement). Learn and be strong and be true to you.

[@josiahsegovia04]

This is peak music 🤘

[@carmenlynn5441]

I feel out of my time having discovered this band in 2021 at 19

[@dalissoneufrazio1589]

These growls are an absurd. Never seen anything like it. They are so filled, so low... Damn I am in love

[@Jablan11]

Opeth is incredible, this is the song that made me see growls in a different light

[@nisinduperera7130]

Check out Inter Arma - Sulphur English (the whole album) You'll love it

[@Mauro-ot2ux]

Yup

[@artistically8437]

Check out Others By No One - Dr. Breacher And The Time Travel Anomaly, Pick the 19 minutes and 50 seconds version, this song changed my perspective on growling too, and that song led me to here, good stuff.

[@Engelados]

Listening to Opeth is more MUCH more than music. They take you to beautiful places, awesome trances and once you are about to reach inner peace...they shatter it....VIOLENTLY. It is not music, its an experience formed from quality sound in all aspects.

[@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze]

I disagree in only one aspect. My inner peace is reached during the heaviest parts of this song

[@hogblockula9335]

this might be the greatest song i've heard in my life

[@rowieg2148]

Me too wtf . What drugs were they on when they wrote this 🤘

[@HondAcura111]

@@rowieg2148 the good kind

[@Mauro-ot2ux]

Listen to more Opeth and it’ll become a conundrum deciding which

[@Mauro-ot2ux]

Rowan Geerlings as far as I know only booze. Respectable doing this with no acid

[@Celatra]

@@rowieg2148 no drugs! mikael only drinks and smokes

[@joyshaitan]

"It is the year of death" - Opeth should re-release this in 2020.

[@omarhermoso5304]

laol

[@anticksss]

just wait till 2021

[@reallyhightemplar4013]

Opeth has released stuff this year. I won't say it is bad, it is actually quite good, but not exactly the type of thing most Opeth fans would've had the taste for. They are like an entirely different genre now.

[@HAL_NlNETH0USAND]

Stealth sovereign reaper, touching us with ease... is even more poignant.

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

Or at least play it on a live stream.

[@chimaera01]

My first time hearing Opeth. What a treat! I need more.

[@samgamgeeterminator]

Same here. Excellent stuff.

[@jackattack7940]

Awesome! This is without a doubt their heaviest song. I highly recommend listening to 'Bleak' and 'Reverie/Harlequin Forest'

[@omkarbharambe8673]

try The Baying of The Hounds or The Grand Conjuration. Epic fcking riffs!

[@badfishrucatunes]

Me too! I asked my friends, “if you met a civilization that had never heard music before, where would you start?” This was the first suggestion

[@goinham9469]

Night and silent water and black rose immortal are next up!!

[@robslevin7555]

I have just listened to this track for the First time Ever. It won't be the last . I'm drained. What a fucking rush ....

[@tmeyy1]

02:45 - 05:10 is literally what autumn sounds like.

[@perennialheart2955]

And after that the long winter blows

[@ThePirouliette]

@@perennialheart2955 And after the long winter GROWLS

[@jasonashley9853]

More like the soundtrack of depression there lol. Then it picks back up and we're on our feet, ready to kick ass.

[@tehsensei]

I know I'm a year late, but The Grand Conjuration from them if you haven't heard it. Absolutely dope.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

Listening to Opeth feels like being in a dark foggy forest during a full moon night. It's either a serene scene or you're being hunted by the nightmares of the forest. This is one of the many scenes that come up in my head when I listen to them. Even if their artwork and merch didn't have this sort of imagery, I'd associate them with this sort of stuff. They sound just like that.

[@mohamedsakhiri6583]

Ah yes, the music of the gods

[@u.n.peaceplan7674]

God bless the beginning riff

[@aghadmtl]

and all the other riffs

[@Robert-ns6bo]

And the whole song

[@astro2691]

I'd call it a chord progression, probably one of the darkest ever.

[@bingoperroso]

Lowkey reminds me of The Price of a Mile from Sabaton

[@Killerman551]

God bless ALL of them riffs up on this bitch!!! /m/

[@GeoffVentures]

The man literally roars at 5:25

[@perromxerto]

9:48 dude

[@pedroantonelli2073]

Inhales

[@jiminthecountry3849]

Its so good!!!!

[@johnsmith-kc1sn]

I get shivers at 5:15 every time I hear this song. When those vocals come in with “lepers coiled ‘neath the trees” I get a stank face and can’t stop my head from banging.

[@Jablan11]

The build up is legendary, every single hair on my body stands up when the vocals come in.

[@neko_neko9]

The shivers!!! I get them every single time.

[@GH-fh7pn]

Oh man best part love when the vocals come in hellll yeaaaaa

[@manassikdar1]

6:58 makes me want to conquer everything standing in my way.

[@sudarshannr2077]

This album celebrates 20 years of pure epicness this 2021. Sick liaisons raised this monumental mark.

[@jasonashley9853]

@@bilbobaggins9451 Without a doubt. Doesn't sound like early 2000's to me at all. Then again what do I know?

[@connector_studios]

the sun sets forever over blackwater park

[@Jablan11]

The intro is better than porn

[@outsidermusic4723]

Agreed

[@Metagross31]

The whole song is tbh.

[@nautilusmagellan7263]

Porn is pretty stupid tbh but the intro is good.

[@katorudelagamer]

@@nautilusmagellan7263 this post was made by nofap gang

[@pc9412]

NAUTILUS MAGELLAN Varg? Is that you?

[@MattiaMirabello]

I love everything about this song, this album.

[@nevermore6279]

That riff at 5:14 is damn too good to be explained

[@albo3music]

literally my favorite riff of all time

[@tose5566]

It’s so badass and contrasts so well with the clean section there. It just crescendos you up and out of that relaxed state and gives you goosebumps. One of the best riffs from one of the best songs from one of the best albums from one of the best bands in my opinion

[@guidobottazzo]

That transition from electric to acoustic at the end is just gold

[@Deniz_1637]

And this kids, is what happens when you don't skip your theory class.

[@ToastedCigar]

Except that Mikael doesn't know much theory at all :D

[@Deniz_1637]

@@ToastedCigar Don't compare him to us, humans. It is what happens when WE don't skip theory class.

[@trexpeliahelvetios2302]

Dude is fucking transcendental beyond omega cosmic entity from 4th dimension. His true form resides in other layers of reality. And you compare him to us, mortal ? Dude in this world is just indeed his avatar. Dude exist across multiverse, and there's no other version of Blackwater Park. This is only one BP that all earth across multiverse, hell even the sphere of gods rocking too.

[@hugomarques758]

@@trexpeliahelvetios2302 uhmm, I'll have what he's having

[@brohikhondker]

@@hugomarques758 I guess, he's having simultaneous dosages of Blackwater Park. And Long term addictive induction of OPETH.

[@AnnoArmageddon]

the only bad thing to say about Blackwater Park, is that the song is very short with only 12 minutes, kkkkk

[@argishtimkrtchyan8836]

I've got good news called "Black rose immortal"

[@murilloorlando]

Mano, tu não ri com "kkk" falando em inglês...

[@Martwypłód2k12]

Y E S

[@HondAcura111]

Check out Dantes Inferno by Iced Earth. I dont listen to much of their stuff but this song is over 16 min of metal masterpiece.

[@MusicCroc]

I think it'd be boring if it were longer, For this exact song, 12ish is the perfect lenght.

[@shivanshmehra3365]

This song saved my life tonight, will forever be grateful.

[@electron-Volt]

take care

[@KeimpeJ]

I hope you're ok! Always rock on.

[@Bolt1105]

I hope your doing well.

[@C.Malefac]

The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park but not on you friend not yet

[@fairdinkum3719]

I owe my love of metal to this song. Changed my life forever.

[@blindsandwich3099]

Brand new Opeth fan. Just bought the 20 yr anniversary of this on CD, and jesus christ… this may be one of the best songs ive ever heard

[@Bolt1105]

Im so happy that more people are able to feel the music! Have fun on your journey

[@tomas_horn]

Also try Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, you might like it too. Enjoy.

[@kaidenknowles1042]

I'm 29 I heard this when I was 16. It never left me. This band is incredible.

[@Nickolaars]

I was 18 when this came out and I’m still losing my shit when I hear this at 40. You’re in for a ride, my friend. Opeth never leaves.

[@klaasklapsigaar1081]

5:25 my ex-mother-in-law saying hello in the morning

[@jimg6570]

We must be related!

[@jakelevine7856]

Opeth is like classical compositions from past centuries. Brilliant.

[@nilsbleier675]

Over 12 minutes filled with epic riffs, epic solos, demonic growls and incredible emotions. This truly is a masterpiece! :D

[@j.uiriagain9813]

I believe this song contains the best single performance of death metal growls ever committed to tape . it’s raspy it’s guttural it’s brutal but unlike a lot of the greatest to ever do it every word is perfectly distinct there’s no room for misheard lyrics they are quite clear even my girlfriend who listens to bubblegum pop was able to identify each word of the song and usually you need to have experience listening to those type of vocals to be able to distinguish words. But it’s the part right before the end Mob round the dead Point fingers at the details Probing vomit for more Caught in unbridled suspense The build and release of tension there as the tempo increases the way he just absolutely shreds his vocal cords on the word “suspense” it’s fucking perfection man….and somehow after what would have been the perfect ending to a song we get the best riff on the album and an even more intense vocal…I wouldn’t be so lacking in understanding about the issue of subjectivity vs objectivity to suggest this is demonstrably the best metal Song ever written however I have no qualms in saying it’s MY favourite song I get goosebumps every time no matter how much I hear it. I don’t think they can go back and do this again that’s why they slowly drifted away from metal. I don’t think Id want to hear their attempt at recreating the formula of Blackwater Park they know they could never top it. Anything else would be pale imitation.

[@alcamite689]

Blackwater Park song and album are a masterpiece.

[@eulalawrence1860]

Opeth is the band responsible for my musicianship. I owe it to them.

[@BlackCastle_Cincinnati]

ok nick gurr rodriguez

[@fairdinkum3719]

You and I both

[@filippians413]

Blackwater Park is a masterpiece.

[@panosas4645]

Didn't know a descendant of the Lawrence clan likes to dance to melodic death metal

[@MrEgofreak]

@@panosas4645 Who's the Lawrence clan? Some famous people?

[@MSL1976]

Possibly the greatest metal composition of all time.

[@LyricalSteeler]

Definately!

[@OfficialArthusamakh]

That dirty bass at 8:07 or so kicks everything up to 13 at that point, such a fucking masterpiece.

[@TheGreenArrow83]

yeap , crazy bass skill

[@cooleslaw]

It's unfortunate I didn't check this out earlier, I've been seeing it in my recommended for almost a year. I guess better late than never, though.

[@jcdenton616]

Check out their entire discography. You WONT be disappointed.

[@KinkyOnkel33]

I Agree with HJC Denton - and check out the entire album at a minimum. This is the best album ever created in my opinion :).

[@jcdenton616]

@@KinkyOnkel33 Just recently discovered Still Life and is by far my all time favourite album.

[@KinkyOnkel33]

@@jcdenton616 Fantastic album as well! :) I think Godhead's Lament is the best representation of Opeth's sound in the Still Life - Watershed era.

[@ernestoleighton3067]

You'll get back to this record after 10 years and it'll be sounding even better, that's what happens to everyone...

[@Jim90117]

I think there's certain music you just have to admit are actual pieces of artistic genius, the vision and feeling you get from it is completely as intended. This is one of those songs where a deep emotion is somehow completely converted into musical format and delivered to the listener.

[@sergioperezr]

You nailed it.

[@aaqibchowdhury3549]

6:37 "It is the year of death Wielding his instruments Stealth sovereign reaper Touching us with ease" Whole new meaning listening in 2020.

[@isaac.12345]

My man!

[@flash_goofed_1638]

Someone doesn't know history

[@jonathanpusar5931]

There's a lot of lyrics here that reference the Black Plague...and lot of that parallels the past 2 years. Just magnify the insanity and minimize the death and that's covid lol. Sums up the differences. Historians are gonna have a field day with this just like the black plague. I just hope the sun doesn't set over blackwater park once people realize how bad we've all been led astray.

[@awolfinhumanshape2623]

_This for some reason sounds like it would be a perfect halloween track._

[@jasonashley9853]

Lol why wouldn't it?

[@prog9761]

That growl at 5:26

[@glennmattsonjr.5251]

Lepers coil beneath the trees!! Dying men in bewildered soliloquies!! Perversions bloom round the bend!! Seekers, lost in their quest! Ghosts of friends frolic under the waning moon!! It is the year of death wielding his instruments!! Stealth, sovereign reaper touching us with ease!! Profound lyrics... gives me goosebumps, and the low pitch on the growl is just perfect.

[@c.kruger7100]

If he keeps practicing he might begin to sound as good as the dude from Be'Lakor

[@robin-38-]

@@c.kruger7100 That's funny. I like Belakor though.

[@dante666jt]

@@c.kruger7100 dude from belakor is a cookie monster

[@lateralusDan]

That growl says "I'm still here... and coming for you"

[@forestofoctober4688]

That bass at 8:07 is everything !! It's like the end of the world.

[@coolhammas]

This is just one of the greatest songs of all time

[@hmminterestinginterestingi3023]

Fuck that Growl at 1:58 just makes me wanna do cool shit and fight people Edit: the riff at 5:13 does as well Edit: 5:05 I’m saving this spot for later

[@automatae]

It's been 5 years and I still wish I could erase my memory and listen to this album for the first time again

[@cadencooper1828]

I've heard this masterpiece dozens of times and I discover new things every time. Today I got a new pair of earbuds and found out there's some filthy slap bass at 8:06

[@STAIND12300]

It's disgusting dude

[@venrakdrake]

1:57 Any more badassery concentrated in one place of space and time would cause a black hole to form

[@pamvarner8044]

I can listen to this song on an endless loop. Sometimes I do. Genius never gets old.

[@jasonashley9853]

I listened to it over 350 times this year and counting according to Spotify. Indeed. Has not gotten old. Probably never will.

[@aggelosmanolis5689]

@@jasonashley9853 genuinely the best song of all time imo sounds like a crazy take but it's true to me

[@t.hussain921]

One of the greatest album closers ever.

[@jasonashley9853]

And title tracks. Seriously. What other title track is this fucking good?

[@aegon1807]

@@jasonashley9853 maybe octavarium but yeah this song rocks

[@alessandromariani99]

@@jasonashley9853 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

[@lalicdjordjo4564]

Master of puppets and ride the lightning and ajfa and nightmare and the stage and peace sells and south of heaven and powerslave and a lot more

[@ryandlion6961]

I think I heard somebody mention that on a sea of tranquility video, I agree!

[@shaylaryan4986]

I just shitted so hard. This song has like every riff possible.

[@Rattlehead69]

"Lepers coiled neath the trees" part always gives me goosebumps

[@motaro958]

Me : How many riffs this song have? Opeth : Yes

[@UNGOLIATH-x4n]

Opeth one of the best Bipolar bands ever!

[@diaperenthusiast]

One of?

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

Yea, one of? Plural? This is the damn best.

[@dante666jt]

Nah that would be Atheist

[@rooster1038]

Sorry, out of the loop here, what is a Bipolar band?

[@damienscott6561]

@@rooster1038 I think he meant highly dynamic nature of Opeth's songs. This song starts heavy as fuck and suddenly it stops to play very quiet atmospheric piece to continue with even heavier part.

[@matt_r.2510]

One of the best songs of all time. What an amazing way to end an album!

[@ReLapse85]

I laugh at this track.... It's not even fair to any other musican. Epic. 🙏🙏🙏

[@falexandrou]

Mendez is awesome. That slap bass gets me every time. Every. Damn. Time.

[@todtrash7799]

Death Theater isn´t real, it can´t hurt you. Death Theater:

[@alabama100]

Nightmare theater

[@mellowtron214]

*It’s so fucking good to see Opeth getting the recognition they’ve deserved for 20+ years. So good. So good.* If you live in a climate with a winter or fall, you should put any of their albums on and drive around chain smoking something. It is life affirming.

[@ernestoleighton3067]

8:07 is exactly how my heart feels when I'm super excited with anything

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

usually fingers bleed playng this on a guitar my brain was bleeding when I tried to understand this transition without tabs 1:11

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

Update: year ago I know every single part of this song Still impresses me how detailed this song is

[@kevincambronero2673]

I did a vocal cover of this song, if anyone wants to check it out. Thanks!

[@alienevents64]

psychedelic rock + death metal

[@МстиславКалиничев-ж8я]

+ progressive metal/rock

[@ryukan250]

Progressive rock + death metal

[@eduponzoni]

That yell close to the end, at 9:50 with that background riff gives me goosebumps every time! It’s insanely intense, like if it was full of pain, anger and excitement. So heavy, so metal… Absolutely fantastic!

[@harryxiro]

Could you imagine the intro of this song repeating for 10 hours

[@kamaldeepkaur1794]

I can actually imagine myself listening it

[@hanaleisurfcompany9312]

It's been playing in my head for 15 years straight.

[@AlfredSoul]

Sometimes, midway through the song, it just entrances me so, I forget it's about to get real heavy again.

[@XistoKente]

6:58 The most underappreciated riff off of this masterpiece

[@omairsh8]

That's honestly my favourite. Such a badass groovy riff with a Beautiful transition

[@mat2984]

One of their best riffs, period.. absolute filth

[@linxde1]

What a piece of music! I hate growling. But with Opeth I can appreciate it. It has a function.

[@theguyof360]

Fully agree

[@vesuvius115]

For me, I don't mind screaming or growling vocals, but most of the time it loses it's touch if its ALL growling. Only some bands can make a whole song all growling for it to keep the touch. Opeth, The Ocean, Leprous, Gojira, Cattle Decap, Allegaeon, ect. And even if it is all growling/screaming, I do appreciate the talent behind it as it's much easier said than done if you're doing it healthily

[@yaseen_elolemy]

2:19 covfefeeeeeeeeeeee

[@CamoFlex]

Sweet Jesus hahaha

[@beno526]

how can i get this out my head now.

[@Jesterlee995]

SCREEEEAAAAAM FOR YOUR CREEEEEEEEAAAAMM!!!!!

[@toprak3479]

Cannot unhear now

[@reallyhightemplar4013]

Once heard, can't unhear lol

[@marquitos7400]

I love how the whole song has kickass riffs but the best part is that those riffs are not hard to play. This song is the funniest song to play on guitar by them IMO

[@dead0092]

This is like the death metal version of tools vicarious

[@robin-38-]

I enter into some different world during 2:50 - 5:15

[@MadeInMarvel]

aged like a fine wine, gets better with time

[@ianmcpeck424]

A few weeks ago, I asked my Uncle what Opeth album to listen to as a new Opeth listener, he said a lot of them, but came to the conclusion of Blackwater Park. Definitely the best recommendation I have ever gotten. This song perfectly represents this album. Beautifully eerie, creepy, and brutal. I have never heard anything that made me want to head bang and curl up into a ball in the corner, while making me feel at peace, all at the same time. Opeth is F@$%ING AWESOME!!!!!!

[@toprak3479]

You have an uncle that listens to Opeth? Holy shit.

[@osirisavra1301]

You have a cool uncle,keep him close

[@ianmcpeck424]

He really is the best. And yes, we are very close and I plan to keep it that way.

[@johnny_eth]

@@ianmcpeck424 and in the future your kids will have a metal father and nephews a metal uncle :p

[@brentonm2640]

Next lesson: Ghost Reveries

[@WarriorofSunlight]

This is the ultimate example of atmospheric heaviness in metal. 5:14 sounds like the coming of Fimbulwinter and I can just picture the earth being frozen over. 10:57 sounds like Ragnarök itself falling upon the world.

[@187PROOOF]

OPETH's Blackwater Park Is 23 Today

[@suryanshtk8623]

You can be a lover of any genre of metal be it deathcore,grunge, folk, groove, thrash...this is all time best metal song ever, really takes you to a whole new level. Im sitting here on a rainy friday night , this is the best feeling ever.

[@lorenzoreggiannini2559]

Eternal Masterpiece

[@A7xeno]

It's raining heavily outside and at 5:12 an absolutely ear bleeding thunder hit. Greatest feeling ever.

[@МстиславКалиничев-ж8я]

That riff actually reminded me of "Raining Blood" by Slayer.

[@ivanmay7890]

Mikael Akerfeldt is such a good guitarist for Opeth. Any chance he listened to Blue Oyster Cult when he was growing up?

[@numbers419]

Some people's minds are so shallow and plain ignorant that only like what their friends like