Opeth - Blackwater Park (Audio) 

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

this song has, like, all the riffs

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

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.

Just remember, the sun sets forever, over Blackwater Park

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.

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

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

Opeth is the definition of “autumn sound”

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.

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

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

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

"The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park"

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 ....

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

Ah yes, the music of the gods

God bless the beginning riff

The man literally roars at 5:25

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.

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

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

The intro is better than porn

I love everything about this song, this album.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opeth is like classical compositions from past centuries. Brilliant.

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

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.

Blackwater Park song and album are a masterpiece.

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

Possibly the greatest metal composition of all time.

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

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.

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.

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

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

That growl at 5:26

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

This is just one of the greatest songs of all time

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

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

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

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

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

One of the greatest album closers ever.

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

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

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

Opeth one of the best Bipolar bands ever!

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

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

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

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

*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.

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

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

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

psychedelic rock + death metal

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!

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

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

6:58 The most underappreciated riff off of this masterpiece

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

2:19 covfefeeeeeeeeeeee

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

This is like the death metal version of tools vicarious

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

aged like a fine wine, gets better with time

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!!!!!!

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.

OPETH's Blackwater Park Is 23 Today

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.

Eternal Masterpiece

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

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

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