Mikael Åkerfeldt on the 'Morningrise' Writing Process

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Opeth has received massive critical acclaim for their combination of progressive influences and annihilating Swedish death metal. These coloured 140g re-issues are a must for fans and collectors alike, having experienced a loving re-master by none-other than Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amorphis, Sepultura), with guidance from Mikael Åkerfeldt.
The records have been cut at half-speed at the infamous Abbey Rd studios by Miles Showell (ABBA, Beatles), and all artwork carefully restored by Dan Capp; designed the way the band originally intended them to be.
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@justsomedude5727 Год назад

How morningrise was written: Come up with greatest riff ever, follow it up with a better riff

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

Based and Nectarpilled.

@jd9119 11 месяцев назад

That's pretty much how all their albums were written.

@daghetto101 11 месяцев назад

Mikael on most memorable on morningrise: "Our bassist at the time was bragging about how good he was in chess. We played that a lot during the recording. He said he'd been studying chess strategies. Everyone of us beat him"

@Sun_Seeker Год назад

From start to finish, Morningrise is an absolute masterpiece. I always debated myself whether Morningrise or Still life was my favorite album but with time I always found myself returning to Morningrise more often. Now i can say that Morningrise is my favorite album of all time.

@kramalerav Год назад

huge huge Opeth fan, but I think I missed the boat on Still Life. My least favorite of the classic era. It's by no means a bad album. I got it but it didn't get me.

@GrantUsEyesenhower Год назад

@@kramaleravsame, I don’t hear anything on Still Life that I can’t also hear on Blackwater Park or MAYH

@Celatra Год назад

@@GrantUsEyesenhower still life imo is MAYH perfected and BWP is still life but overproduced and forced

@riverdragon17 Год назад

For me, it's Blackwater Park, then Still Life

@daghetto101 11 месяцев назад

My man. Still Life and Morningrise best!

@redavis6581 Год назад

The most humble lead man in metal history 💯❤

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

"We rehearsed in pitch black darkness, so we could play the songs without looking."

@mandrew21000 Год назад

The Night and the Silent Water & To Bid You Farewell are my hits from the album; I always have the latter on my playlist when I go to bed. Sometimes if I’m not yet fast asleep I’ll occasionally get startled by the sudden drum solo towards the end of the song.

@TomBaddley Год назад

In my own ashes, I am standing without a soul She wept and whispered "I know"

@colemantrebor6574 Год назад

My absolute favorite Opeth album. Something about the guitarwork and those harmonies and counter parts is just unparalleled.

@OsmonArtist Год назад

This guy is so humble, and is probably the best songwriter of our time.

@shawnhuk Год назад

I’m not too sure about humble… he is absolutely the ultimate leader and boss of the band. It’s easy to discover that with the way he talks in various interviews. This is a business for Michael, not a band that plays music.

@Celatra Год назад

@@shawnhuk if it was a business he would make commercial decisions for the band, which he hasn't.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 10 месяцев назад

* _was_ the best

@benmech Год назад

No album in rock music uses the bass guitar in the same way as Opeth did on Morningrise. That makes it amazing.

@chopskie117 Год назад

the fact that Johan De Farfalla was fired for his playing style astounds me. He's definitely my favorite bass player they've had

@mirkecWii Год назад

@@chopskie117was it because of his playing style or his ego?

@theancientone1616 2 месяца назад

@@mirkecWii I would like to know as well, I only know Mikael decided to fire him, never knew why.

@Malkav65 Год назад

Possibly my favorite release from Opeth! But then again, there are about three others that could be my favorite 😅

@nazmerenkaraalioglu3719 Год назад

De farfalla is amazing on this album. Bass like sings in background of song. one of the best bassist for me. also nordins fills fits songs very good

@111usul Год назад

First Opeth record I'v heard, instant love, every album was pure joy and discovery after it, never felt that intensity with any other band since, they surely broke some mold, greatest modern metal band in my book!

@renske2 Год назад

First Opeth album I heard, back in 1997 or so, and still my favourite.

@Tim21189 Год назад

Morningrise is definitely one of their best albums. Still Life, My Arms, Blackwater are all right up there as well. It’s like choosing your favorite child. Impossible, but you love them all.

@cosimojack 10 месяцев назад

Morningrise was written after the passing of Michael's grandfather and while in pain. It's dark but is a perfect blend of the extremes of heartfelt sadness and rage... pure art. It speaks to me in a way that no other album ever has. Agree with others - there was a certain magic in the first 2 albums that they have never quite attained (but it's close)... Incredible band, nice guy too. Replied to an email I sent him back in the day... very cool dude.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 10 месяцев назад

Well said. It's so strange how he doesn't seem to recognise the value of what he created here.

@John34bruh 5 месяцев назад

Tbh it’s great but nowhere close to as beautiful as MAYH

@daghetto101 18 дней назад

That's sad. Morningrise was written after his grandfather's passing. Deliverance/Damnation was written after passing of his grandmother. Im not gonna speculate because i just read this from somewhere. To Bid You Farewell is a song about his ex girlfriend. 12 years later Porcelain Heart from watershed is about that same ex girlfriend that passed away.

@FainaruFarewell Год назад

Words can't quantify how much I've admired this man's musical genius for 20 years

@Tear-The-Veil Год назад

I picked this album up when it was released and it is still my favorite of theirs.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

The album that inspired me to start playing guitar. It's a dark, unique gem, underappreciated by fans and the band itself; they made several brilliant albums, but only one masterpiece. One day I want to record a cover of 'Morningrise' from beginning to end. There are so many nuances and beautiful harmonies that it's bound to be a really educational and rewarding challenge. P.S. Mikael mentioned Wishbone Ash. _Amazing_ band from the 1970s. Check out 'Argus' for some stellar guitar harmonies.

@Jin.Yoon. Год назад

Glad to see you Mikael!! These remastered albums are awesome I love them 🔥🔥

@violentbob Год назад

yes!! there has been a severe lack of opeth content the past few years so i'm really happy with this

@Delboy219 Год назад

I'm late to Opeth. Got into them a couple of years back. He mentioned touring with Cradle of Filth in the early days. It made me realise I WAS THERE for one of those shows. I feel really dumb right now.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

Can you remember anything about it?

@monaas9 Год назад

One of the best metal albums

@embracerodusk2537 Год назад

This album always reminded me of early Mercyful Fate. Just the raw mix of guitars and bass.

@IamMichaellucifer13 Год назад

Morningrise a classic masterpiece

@enesdincer2629 8 месяцев назад

morningrise is one the golden albums of metal scene history mikael... you can not talk like it's nothing :D

@090nj2 7 месяцев назад

*Don't want to be a pretentious fan but I REALLY love Orchid, Morningrise and MAYH cause of how beautiful the riffs are* *The “Thin Lizzy” aspect of harmony guitars is so beautiful man, The Night and the Silent Water is such a dark melodic masterpiece* *the whole album is❤❤❤*

@RickHeffe Год назад

i've seen 'em live in Italy on that tour he mentions!!!

@davesiddons8921 Год назад

First 2 Opeth albums are magnificent, I’ve said for along time there’s a certain mystique about them I can’t put my finger on but they just stand out so much compared to the later albums. Easily my favourite era of them

@saltpeter7429 Год назад

I agree. Got into Opeth a few years back, bought and love everything from STILL LIFE up until WATERSHED. I had not heard the first 3 because, well, they are the unspoken of begining of something that ended up great right? No big deal? How wrong I was. The first three Opeth albums are way better than anything they did later, and the later albums are fantastic. I am one of those wierd people who didnt like the transition after HERITAGE. I get it, they are still talented, I'm glad they are successful, but I dont like the music. Not for me.

@alessa_cybergoth 10 месяцев назад

They are not better, just different albums.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

1:10 Wonder if any of those old 'Morningrise' tabs and song notes are still knocking around. I'd love to see them.

@liohrt 5 месяцев назад

I don't know how many times I've heard people putting this album in the low rank tier, and even Mikael constantly says that this one is his least favorite, he doesn't like black rose, this album is pretentious and he prefers the first one,.... And after all these years, after liking still life, black water park for so long, Morning rise is probably "my most played" album from them, I always come back to this one like there is still something to remember, to discover... To me this album is easily one f the best metal album of my all-time collection.

@arsonne Год назад

My favorite is always Ghost Reveries but Morningrise is something so special.

@Rob_Cary Год назад

Agreed. Ghost Reveries is their crowning achievement. We could cite other albums that are less accessible for "metal cred" if we want to but c'mon.....

@jd9119 11 месяцев назад

I don't know which one I'd say is my favorite or their "crowning achievement." I guess it depends on the mood I'm in and what I'm feeling.

@BlackHermit Год назад

I didn't know he was inspired by Darkthrone! So cool!

@bdawg3942 Год назад

They we’re around back then 👍

@Sun_Seeker Год назад

Of course he was. 90’s second wave black metal was very influential to metal and even to other genres

@alcole1k178 Год назад

Classic times, classic tunes...

@matthewmcghee8578 Год назад

He's so fkn cool 😎

@Purpledream. Год назад

♥️

@TheGoldblaze Год назад

I have been a massive fan of the first two albums and am listening to them at least once a month, it's really something else. 3rd and 4th were also "fine" but I could never get into them as much as I got into the first two, and I don't know what kept them from keeping that style. It's like Katatonia's debut, they have never done anything similar since. But while I enjoy Katatonia's later works because I happen to like that style of music as well, Opeth's discography since 1998 never hooked me in and I almost never listen to anything post-Morningrise. I'll give Face of Melinda a few spins here and there and that's it, their brand of well-polished prog just puts me to sleep personally.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 10 месяцев назад

Can you name any other albums that have a similar sound or feel? Mikael mentioned Dark Tranquility, Katatonia and In Flames, but they don't quite compare for me.

@TheGoldblaze 10 месяцев назад

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Yeah that's the thing, Orchid, Morningrise and Dance of December Souls are unlike anything else which made them so good. If you haven't already, try first 2 from Draconian. It's way more doom than prog, but it invokes similar mood.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 10 месяцев назад

@@TheGoldblaze Thanks, will do.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 10 месяцев назад

@@TheGoldblaze P.S. It reminds me of Daylight Dies. Try 'Dismantling Devotion'.

@John34bruh 5 месяцев назад

Tbh I’d say it got better over time but that’s just my opinion 👍

@zacharyseibert4526 Год назад

🔥

@mrmisfit635 3 месяца назад

And so you left us, jaded and gaunt, some September-Night and the silent water

@dr.bimbambula Год назад

Those were the glorious days of Opeth, the first 4 albums. The progressive-death metal mixture music was very exciting . We did not know too much about the band and there were only obscure band photos in the metal magazines. In these days it is all gone , everything is available but not exciting anymore.

@Suncross66 Год назад

Release the rehearsal tapes 🙂

@CamiloGaetePuga Год назад

The Karst in youtube has 1 or more rehearsed songs.

@Griff86 Год назад

Only CD I still own

@daviddevilliers2828 9 месяцев назад

I love opeth, a great band

@Runecrow. Год назад

I honestly think the moment Peter Lindgren and Martin Lopez left, that's when Opeth's sound shifts so far away from what I love about their earlier stuff that they become unrecognizable to me. I can't listen to their music beyond "Ghost Reveries". I don't doubt their musical talent/abilities, and I've tried to give those albums a shot, but they just sound so awful to me. Definitely not my cup of tea when it comes to music (and I listen to all kinds across many genres).

@Celatra Год назад

i think you have a bias. because while heritage and sorceress can be a bit questionable, and second half of watershed is weak, in cauda venenum is a musical masterpiece

@JD-td8kl Год назад

Are these remasters being released digitally to stream?

@micuentabasura Год назад

I don't know about other platforms but it is in yt/ytmusic already

@tmp1k Год назад

which is the darkthrone sounding riffs

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Год назад

The first riffs of 'Black Rose Immortal' sound a little Black Metal-ish. Maybe the one at 10:00 in 'Advent' too.

@paketed88 Год назад

When is the new album? We wait.

@tmp1k Год назад

When is the third song on my arms your hearse

@paketed88 10 месяцев назад

@@tmp1k you right. Bad English I'm sorry

@linuslanser4719 Год назад

Why are there subtitles?

@drgetwrekt869 Год назад

Dave Grohl from Sweden

@Moonlapse508 Год назад

I prefer the Swede more

@CBT5777 Год назад

@Cheximus Год назад

Three minutes to answer one question. Could've answered it in 20 seconds. Similar to their song-writing, I guess.

@Xplora213 Год назад

The interviewer is asking for more detail and cutting it together. Don’t criticise the man for the BASICS of journalism.

@Cheximus Год назад

@@Xplora213 Merely an observation, not a criticism.

@John34bruh 5 месяцев назад

No you’re referring to TOOL 😂

@lilyliciousss 7 месяцев назад

Wait why does he sound like Ville Valo here 😂😅

@mootkickee Год назад

sucks how bad/boring they’ve become, but we’ll always have the early albums 🤘

@Celatra Год назад

i don't think you know the defintion of boring because In Cauda Venenum is just as interesting and flows just as well and better than their early stuff

@mootkickee Год назад

@@Celatra I don’t think you know the definition of someone else’s opinion. they make boring shit now

@Celatra Год назад

@@mootkickee have you listened to In Cauda Venenum? if you honestly think that's boring i'm really sorry for your narrow mindedness. it has amazing composition, melodies, harmonies, and Mikael's best singing.

@mootkickee Год назад

@@Celatra narrow mindedness? wow, ever heard of taste? I’ve listened to it, and I think it’s awful. extremely boring songwriting, nothing enjoyable about it. not everyone is meant to like things. some bands get better, others don’t. it’s just the way it is