Opeth - Damnation

 Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1989.^[2][3] Opeth were formed by keyboardist, lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every single original member. Lead vocalist David Isberg in 1992. Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical, and jazz influences into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from death metal, especially in their early works. Many songs include acoustic guitar passages and strong dynamic shifts, as well as death growls. Opeth is also well known for their incorporation of Mellotrons in their work. The band rarely made live appearances supporting their first four albums, but since conducting their first world tour after the 2001 release of Blackwater Park, they have led several major world tours.

Opeth has released 13 studio albums, four live DVDs, four live albums (three that are in conjunction with DVDs), and two boxsets. The band released its debut album Orchid in 1995. Although their eighth studio album, Ghost Reveries, was quite popular in the United States, Opeth did not experience major American commercial success until the 2008 release of their ninth studio album, Watershed, which peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200, and topped the Finnish albums chart in its first week of release. As of November 2009, the band has sold over 1.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs worldwide,^[4] including 300,000 collective SoundScans of their albums Blackwater Park, Damnation, and Deliverance in the United States.^[5]

Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosion and No-Man. He is also a solo artist, having released 6 solo albums since his solo debut Insurgentes in 2008. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Wilson has made music prolifically and earned critical acclaim.^[4] His honours include four nominations for Grammy Awards: twice with Porcupine Tree, once with his collaborative band Storm Corrosion and once as a solo artist. In 2017 The Daily Telegraph described him as "a resolutely independent artist" and "probably the most successful British artist you've never heard of".^[5]

Damnation (2003) 1. Windowpane 0:00 2. In My Time Of Need 7:45 3. Death Whispered A Lullaby 13:35 4. Closure 19:25 5. Hope Leaves 24:41 6. To Rid The Disease 29:12 7. Ending Credits 35:34 8. Weakness 39:13 Mikael Åkerfeldt (Voz, Guitarras) Martín Méndez (Bajo Eléctrico) Martín López (Batería y percusiones) Peter Lindgren (Guitarras) Steven Wilson (Invitado) (Guitarras, Voces, Mellotron, Teclado) Producido por Steven Wilson y Opeth