Opeth announce re-issue of ‘Blackwater Park’

OPETH have announced a special re-issue of Blackwater Park!

Considered to be the Swedish metal band’s magnum opus, in July this year via Music For Nations, the band will be re-issuing Blackwater Park to coincide with the album’s 20th anniversary.

The album will come lovingly pressed onto heavyweight, audiophile approved vinyl, with a variety of deluxe finishes, and housed in a gatefold artwork sleeve, with updated liner notes and acknowledgements. The deluxe variants, including a hardcase CD, come furnished with an updated artwork booklet complete with new liner notes, never seen before memories from the band, and exclusive content provided by the band’s fanbase.

Speaking about the re-issue, frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt says, “I know that Blackwater Park was the stepping stone into professionalism for us. Since then the band has taken up all our time, and we’ve never really looked back. Always forward. It’s well known that Steven Wilson came in to produce the album, and that set off a lifelong friendship. I like to think the songs were different from what most other bands were doing at the time, but the production definitely set us apart from the rest. Steven helped to highlight the true strength of the band which was, and still is, our diversity.”

Alongside the announcement of the special anniversary re-issue, you can view both the track list and artwork below:

Track List: 

1. The Leper Affinity
2. Bleak
3. Harvest
4. The Drapery Falls
5. Dirge For November
6. The Funeral Portrait
7. Patterns In The Ivy
8. Blackwater Park
9. The Leper Affinity (Live)

Blackwater Park (20th Anniversary Edition) is set for release on July 16th via Music For Nations. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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