Watershed and In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (2008–2010) Opeth

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mikael Åkerfeldt , martín méndez live in 2008.


opeth entered fascination street studios in november 2007 record ninth studio album, Åkerfeldt producing. january 2008, opeth had recorded 13 songs, including 3 cover songs. finished album, watershed, features 7 tracks, cover songs used bonus tracks on different versions of album. watershed released on june 3, 2008. Åkerfeldt described songs on album bit more energetic . opeth toured in support of watershed, including headlining uk defenders of faith tour arch enemy, appearance @ wacken open air, , progressive nation tour headliner dream theater. watershed opeth s highest-charting album date, debuting @ number 23 on billboard 200, on australian aria album charts @ number 7 , @ number 1 on finland s official album chart. opeth went on worldwide tour in support of watershed. september october, band toured north america backed high on fire, baroness, , nachtmystium. returned tour europe rest of year cynic , ocean.


in 2010, opeth wrote , recorded new track, throat of winter , appeared on digital ep soundtrack of video game, god of war iii. Åkerfeldt described song odd , not metal. celebrate 20th anniversary, opeth performed six-show, worldwide tour called evolution xx: opeth anthology, march 30 through april 9, 2010. blackwater park performed in entirety, along several songs never before performed. concert of april 5, 2010, @ royal albert hall in london, england filmed dvd , live album package titled in live concert @ royal albert hall. set released on september 21, 2010, in 2-dvd , 2-dvd/3-cd configurations. dvd concert split 2 sets. first set consists of entire blackwater park album, while second set contains 1 song every album excluding blackwater park, in chronological order representing twenty years of evolution in music. Åkerfeldt stated, can t believe it, but, fuck, re celebrating 20 years. ve been in band ever since 16. s insane. special edition of blackwater park released in march 2010 coincide tour.








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