Opeth - Ghost of Perdition (Audio)

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  • čas přidán 27. 03. 2014
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    LYRICS
    Ghost of Mother
    Lingering death
    Ghost on Mother's bed
    Black strands on the pillow
    Contour of her health
    Twisted face upon the head
    Ghost of perdition
    Stuck in her chest
    A warning no one read
    Tragic friendship
    Called inside the fog
    Pouring venom brew deceiving
    Devil cracked the earthly shell
    Foretold she was the one
    Blew hope into the room and said
    "You have to live before you die young"
    Devil cracked the earthly shell
    Foretold she was the one
    Blew hope into the room and said
    "You have to live before you die young"
    Holding her down
    Channeling darkness
    Hemlock for the Gods
    Fading resistance
    Draining the weakness
    Penetrating inner light
    Road into the dark unaware
    Winding ever higher
    Darkness by her side
    Spoke and passed her by
    Dedicated hunter
    Waits to pull us under
    Rose up to it's call
    In his arms she'd fall
    Mother light received
    A faithful servant's free
    In time the hissing of her sanity
    Faded out her voice and soiled her name
    And like marked pages in a diary
    Everything seemed clean that is unstained
    The incoherent talk of ordinary days
    Why would we really need to live?
    Decide what is clear and what's within a haze
    What you should take and what to give?
    Ghost of perdition
    A saint's premotion's unclear
    Keeper of holy hordes
    Keeper of holy whores
    To see a beloved son
    In despair of what's to come
    If one cut the source of the flow
    And everything would change
    Would conviction fall
    In the shadow of the righteous
    The phantasm of your mind
    Might be calling you to go
    Defying the forgotten morals
    Where the victim is the prey
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  • @dakotaseefeldt3978
    @dakotaseefeldt3978 Před 10 lety +2151

    There is something about acoustic guitars in metal songs that just makes it evil and badass.

  • @lukedoyle4042
    @lukedoyle4042 Před 9 lety +2909

    The way that Opeth can mix beautiful, mournful melodies, weeping progressions, death-summoning riffs, soulful vocals, vengeful growls, all with hints of jazz, classical, and metal just makes me realise how much can actually be done with music. These guys truly push the boundaries, and leave a damn rewarding masterpiece with every album they release. Opeth, what artists!

    • @athenassigil5820
      @athenassigil5820 Před 8 lety +85

      You crystalised what Opeth is, perfectly! Their music is a safe harbor from the simple pop pablum that currently rules the charts....

    • @tymongoji
      @tymongoji Před 8 lety +18

      Yep, it's just brilliant and timeless.

    • @michaeledwards6683
      @michaeledwards6683 Před 7 lety +25

      And then, you look at all their association with Steven Wilson, and listen to any of his music and get your mind blown.

    • @comradefreedom8275
      @comradefreedom8275 Před 7 lety

      TheBigLucius That's amazing.

    • @grizzlymanverneteil4443
      @grizzlymanverneteil4443 Před 6 lety +30

      Pretty sure they are hip hop.

  • @BritishArmyTributes
    @BritishArmyTributes Před 7 lety +3196

    *One of* the most complete metal songs ever written?

  • @howardsharpe2104
    @howardsharpe2104 Před rokem +250

    I genuinely think this is possiblely one of the best songs of all time

    • @aggelosmanolis5689
      @aggelosmanolis5689 Před rokem +15

      A lot of Opeth songs have that honour

    • @kevmccormick1767
      @kevmccormick1767 Před rokem +4

      its a great song, however its wayyyyy too niche to even be considered the greatest song ever. thats not a dig just stating facts my friend.

    • @godfather53
      @godfather53 Před 11 měsíci +27

      @@kevmccormick1767 Popularity is 100% irrelevant regarding the quality of a song

    • @kevmccormick1767
      @kevmccormick1767 Před 11 měsíci +7

      @@godfather53 when your talking about greatest song ever, how big a hit or how it's for everyone, instead of being very niche and only for a very small specific group, is relevant.
      Its popularity or its relevance in the main stream has to be 1 of the main factors, otherwise we are just giving our singular personal opinion.
      I will say this before I put my last little bit incase people get offended, I like this song, I'm not saying it's not good.
      However if this is one of best songs ever, why is it still niche, why doesnt the majority of random people know the band and the song, infact I would even bet money on that if you showed this song to randoms on the street (not specifically a metal crowd) the majority would dislike it.

    • @godfather53
      @godfather53 Před 11 měsíci

      @@kevmccormick1767 You're a part of the problem why modern mainstream pop and hiphops garbage music will never change, why the music business will never change
      The trendy listeners opinion is 100% irrelevant because they are not music fans. They just want a 3-4 minute song, no instruments, no musicality and just a simple catchy beat over and over again. The music business target 13-14 year olds to listen to mainstream music and are manipulating them to thinking that the most popular song is the best one
      They know 13-14 year olds are usually the most insecure and that they do what everyone else in their age do, because they think it brings them status when in fact it's just insecurity/fear. The music business literally have psychologists helping them with this. This is why modern mainstream pop and hiphop songs all sound the same and a large majority of them are terrible
      They do this because mainstream pop and hip hop songs are easy af to create, technology does almost all work for them. It's the fastest and easiest way for the music business to earn as much money as possible at a rapid speed. The business have to make their investors happy and mainstream pop/hiphop is the safest option, even though they make by far the worst music. As you can see, it's all about money
      Metal requires much better musicians, superior songwriters, lyrical quality, much more complex songs, longer songs and album quality because they have to please metal fans and music fans in general that unlike the trend listeners actually know stuff about music
      Again, the popularity of a song is 100% irrelevant. Pop and hiphop are just cash grab genres and just there to sell, not making as good music as possible like other genres do
      If this song had to get mainstream, Opeth would've had to make this song a lot worse. They would have to cut the song short, drop the instrumental/music quality a ton, delete all complexity in the song and make it easier, a catchy beat wich doesn't require anywhere near the skill of what they do and destroy the lyrical quality. It's the only way to please the trend listeners, they would have to change from art to a cash grab song, wich would destroy all the quality of the music

  • @mattman1127
    @mattman1127 Před 10 lety +579

    Tightest production I've ever heard on a metal record. Everything is fucking flawless

    • @KaraethonOfficial
      @KaraethonOfficial Před 10 lety +48

      Jens Bogren is a genius, I love his production as much as Steven Wilson's.

    • @dio52
      @dio52 Před 10 lety +31

      Arran Cook The drums are especially well recorded on this album. Never heard anything so intense.

    • @wicksinn
      @wicksinn Před 10 lety +15

      dio52 The drums my favourite bit of this album.

    • @mattman1127
      @mattman1127 Před 9 lety +3

      Over production is a flaw though ;) lisa lisa

    • @elissabethdyanna2360
      @elissabethdyanna2360 Před 9 lety

      Its just me under an alias ,escaping from gpls#epicfail

  • @hugoslavinski2359
    @hugoslavinski2359 Před 8 lety +344

    Okay... Opeth is fucking amazing...

    • @slipknota7xeg
      @slipknota7xeg Před 8 lety +15

      Yeah, I've come to realize that as well.

    • @liorlior1998
      @liorlior1998 Před 7 lety +6

      Was..

    • @AwesomeLemur
      @AwesomeLemur Před 7 lety +8

      still is, pale communion was a masterpiece

    • @AwesomeLemur
      @AwesomeLemur Před 7 lety +1

      yeah, sorceress is somehow meh... :/

    • @LexingtonDeville984
      @LexingtonDeville984 Před 7 lety +1

      JizzDéche Krachamerdier Used to be amazing. Now they're just a boring-arse pseudo Jethro Tull cover band. From Orchid up to Ghost Reveries they were ace, now this straight up prog rock direction leaves me cold.

  • @eternalcogn1to595
    @eternalcogn1to595 Před 4 lety +2204

    1:12 this is the best part!
    2:45 wait no that is the best part!
    4:23 No THIS is the greatest part, surely!
    5:55 I stand corrected.
    7:37 holy crap! this is incredible!
    9:29 Ok, that's just unfair to the rest of the song.

    • @syzore2
      @syzore2 Před 4 lety +129

      8:20

    • @philmichael143
      @philmichael143 Před 4 lety +47

      Mad respect for Opeth

    • @attitudes745
      @attitudes745 Před 4 lety +81

      Describing my sentiment with Opeth in general. Though if I had to choose. 4:23 just fucking blows me away, especially how it's embedded within the song. It just comes at the right fucking time

    • @ToothlessWizard
      @ToothlessWizard Před 4 lety +12

      @@attitudes745 I second that.

    • @mrgreenfr6216
      @mrgreenfr6216 Před 4 lety +7

      Bro...

  • @dougmcauliffe2253
    @dougmcauliffe2253 Před 4 lety +130

    The "DARK-NESS-BY-HER-SIDE" section is seriously the most hype thing i've ever heard in music. I like every Opeth album, but this one takes the gold for me.

    • @rusty844
      @rusty844 Před měsícem

      SPOKE-AND-PASSED-HER-BYYYYYYYYYYYY
      DEDICATED-HUN-TER
      WAITS TO PULL US UNDERRERRRRR

  • @PredatorSoulfly
    @PredatorSoulfly Před 9 měsíci +121

    Opeth, Tool, Mastodon, Gojira, Meshuggah, Porcupine Tree, Between the Buried and Me, The Ocean...what a time to be alive and experience these bands creative careers. These are the modern "classical music" geniuses.

    • @bryanfranco9597
      @bryanfranco9597 Před 8 měsíci +8

      Imagine living during the age of exploration and miss this masterpieces.

    • @auriculus3058
      @auriculus3058 Před 7 měsíci +14

      Also Haken, Dream Theater, Karnivool, Katatonia, Leprous, Caligula‘s Horse, The Mars Volta, King Gizzard, Faith No More, Mother’s Cake, Pineapple Thief, Riverside, Black Midi, Bent Knee, Snarky Puppy, Animals as Leaders, De Staat, Heilung, System of A Down, Muse, Ghost…

    • @4545456464645646
      @4545456464645646 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@auriculus3058maybe neal morse

    • @RavensWings11
      @RavensWings11 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Amazed no one in this thread has mentioned Ne Obliviscaris! I think Opeth's genius truly stands out but so does Ne O

    • @taffysaur
      @taffysaur Před 2 měsíci

      Also let’s not forget Taylor Swift! What a musical genius! Imagine never getting to hear her manual opuses!

  • @katherinelayden2910
    @katherinelayden2910 Před 5 lety +213

    A perfect metal song. My life is literally falling apart but has been salvaged by the sheer audacity of artistic and mathematical perfection of this song.

  • @victorramoslopez
    @victorramoslopez Před 3 lety +120

    This song has everything omg. Ghost of Perfection

  • @rocketthink2162
    @rocketthink2162 Před 2 lety +94

    6:26 that fading growl is so damn perfect

    • @jojogpt
      @jojogpt Před 2 lety +7

      The first time I listened to this song was the first time a song gave me chills and goosebumps. Literally. I had and since have heard some pretty sick and haunting growls but this tops everything else for me. The way Opeth have set the tone for this song makes the difference. Nothing feels forced.

    • @jay_pa24
      @jay_pa24 Před 2 lety +2

      I fucking love that part, it's like preceding the amazing growling vocals

    • @OgSleep
      @OgSleep Před rokem +1

      6:28 to 7:00 is top 5 riffs ever

  • @MatthaiosVaf
    @MatthaiosVaf Před 7 lety +3758

    Don't use this as an alarm, unless you wanna jump out of bed screaming because those opening growls are horrifically frightening. Good song though.

  • @TheBushwooky
    @TheBushwooky Před 9 lety +420

    The way they can mold these acoustic lines with the heavy growling and guitar riffs into the same song is what really impresses me about Opeth.

    • @andream5310
      @andream5310 Před 8 lety +32

      And the way they change melodic lines and riffs in just one song...

    • @totc6196
      @totc6196 Před 5 lety +5

      Its what got me into them all those years ago.

    • @marcusking8507
      @marcusking8507 Před 3 lety +5

      That's progressive metal for you!

  • @ianquiros2102
    @ianquiros2102 Před 5 lety +59

    6:25 that breakdown is just beautiful

  • @lmSource
    @lmSource Před 6 lety +262

    To my ears, 7:37 through 8:58 is simply perfect. Doesn't get any better than that.

    • @hugocatt867
      @hugocatt867 Před 5 lety +9

      It’s absolutely my favourite part by far!

    • @alpha_waves
      @alpha_waves Před 4 lety +2

      Absolute perfection

    • @RoyMach1ne
      @RoyMach1ne Před 4 lety +2

      Agreed.
      Those triplets on the ride symbal during the heavy part could be the only musical sound I hear for the rest of my life and I would be satisfied

    • @solarwinds5114
      @solarwinds5114 Před 3 lety +2

      One of the coolest chord progressions I've heard

    • @michelegrassi4385
      @michelegrassi4385 Před 3 lety

      @@hugocatt867 same

  • @jabeowaho7343
    @jabeowaho7343 Před 8 lety +718

    Its a shame this is a song most people would overlook because of the initial growling, and dark heavy riffs. If only people could see this song and the band for what they really are. This song is unlike any Prog death metal song i have ever heard, the melodys do so well in complimenting the darker side of the song. A near master piece in its genre, Opeth is truly one of those names i will remember when no one else wanted to

    • @CerealKiller600
      @CerealKiller600 Před 5 lety +48

      I was initally put off by the growling in general but I somehow stuck with listening to this band cause the music made up for all of it and I'm so glad i stayed cause now I love growling and can equally enjoy their brutal and softer side

    • @zareskaralis747
      @zareskaralis747 Před 4 lety +35

      Growling is the best part of it in my opinion

    • @jmcsquared18
      @jmcsquared18 Před 4 lety +24

      You're spot on. I am a huge prog metal fan. And when I first stumbled upon Opeth, this was the first song I heard. I literally didn't even know what I was hearing. It was like I didn't know what to call it at first. Of course, 1000 plays later, Opeth is life. They create an atmosphere that goes beyond their music. I only know a few other prog metal artists that actually do this (Gojira, Between The Buried & Me), but Mikael seems to have figured out how to do that while smoothly blending practically every musical genre into each other, including different metal subgenres. Blows my brains away.

    • @Jablan11
      @Jablan11 Před 4 lety +9

      @@jmcsquared18 Mikael is a genius, there are a few clips here on CZcams where he talks music. His taste is literally so diverse its crazy

    • @mycubiclepenguin868
      @mycubiclepenguin868 Před 4 lety +5

      Listening to it for the first time, I enjoy the song itself, but am highly put off by the growls. An acquired taste I suppose?

  • @jojogpt
    @jojogpt Před 8 lety +389

    When I introduce or speak about growling to anybody, I tell them to listen to Mikael, as a benchmark. His growls are unparalleled, as is Opeth's music and its variety.

    • @alexsharp3481
      @alexsharp3481 Před 7 lety +8

      It is all opinion based, for growls, I prefer Tomas from Wolfheart. They go a little lower then Mikael. Like i said, all personal preference

    • @BossDrSample
      @BossDrSample Před 7 lety +8

      I'm looking forward to you, at SL1.

    • @newagepeople
      @newagepeople Před 7 lety +2

      Jyotirmay Gupta preach

    • @Jason-to5cs
      @Jason-to5cs Před 7 lety

      Jyotirmay Gupta unparalleled eh..i don't know. he enunciates really well.

    • @AshKetchum442
      @AshKetchum442 Před 6 lety +3

      Love Bloodbath

  • @steve66em1
    @steve66em1 Před 5 lety +162

    Opeth have produced some truly incredible stuff over the years but, for me, nothing has ever topped this song. This is the pinnacle of their musical achievements. The first time I played this album, I couldn't actually go beyond this track for about two days, I was so blown away by it. Just beautifully, intricately woven pieces of soft and brutal sections, so expertly arranged. An extraordinary piece of work.

    • @luisfelipenicodemus2055
      @luisfelipenicodemus2055 Před 3 lety +4

      same thing with me. I've listened to their latest dvd garden of titans, i've NEVER HEARD them before. The first tracks were pretty much classic prog, but they hooked me. Then THIS BANGER CAME OUT, I love mikael's growls, I just cant get over how perfect this song is! Everything is so well placed in this masterpiece that I can literally listen 4 times straight! This band made this shitty year worth it

    • @ArunPuram
      @ArunPuram Před 3 lety

      I feel the same with their morningrise album

    • @HexOmega3113
      @HexOmega3113 Před 2 lety

      @Raul Ramirez no still life? Moonlapse vertigo is my all time favorite opeth song. Otherwise I agree with you

    • @gurrenmed5319
      @gurrenmed5319 Před rokem

      Listen to older Opeth songs bro and you'll change your mind easily

    • @gurrenmed5319
      @gurrenmed5319 Před rokem

      Bro need to listen to Orchid

  • @ShiverMeTimbers93
    @ShiverMeTimbers93 Před 3 lety +231

    "What genre is this?"
    "Yes."

    • @yo-kt6ng
      @yo-kt6ng Před 3 lety +34

      Prog death metal

    • @lj95890
      @lj95890 Před 3 lety +3

      good stuff

    • @greatcoldemptiness
      @greatcoldemptiness Před 3 lety +10

      It's literally just Progressive Death Metal, nothing weird or out of the ordinary

    • @greatcoldemptiness
      @greatcoldemptiness Před 3 lety +4

      @@jeagerist4072 There's literally nothing Alternative about this..

    • @asloii_1749
      @asloii_1749 Před 2 lety +7

      @@greatcoldemptiness I think it was a joke?

  • @blopenshtop
    @blopenshtop Před 7 lety +199

    I like to lay in bed with all of the lights off, volume all the way up in my headphones and just feel the music

    • @blopenshtop
      @blopenshtop Před 7 lety +26

      Mikaels growls haunt me in the darkness, but in a beautiful way.

    • @AngryChristian1
      @AngryChristian1 Před 7 lety +30

      the proper way to experiance Opeth

    • @renji766
      @renji766 Před 6 lety +1

      same way i do bro

    • @el0j
      @el0j Před 6 lety +5

      dont forget while smoking, I literally can then listen to it in a completely different way, amazing way

    • @Dm3qXY
      @Dm3qXY Před 6 lety +4

      just take care about the volume, so you can do that for as long as you'd like...
      "for as long as you'd like" i said...
      the VOLUME!
      BEN! I SAID TAKE CARE ABOUT THE VOOLUUME!...
      oh, Ben..

  • @amccall3066
    @amccall3066 Před 4 lety +114

    I wish I could experience this song for the first time again...

  • @gub4941
    @gub4941 Před 4 lety +208

    As cool as the heavy parts are, I adore the calmer, more eerie parts with the acoustic guitar. Super haunting.

    • @Jablan11
      @Jablan11 Před 4 lety +6

      Hard to compete with 6:25 though

    • @Celatra
      @Celatra Před 3 lety +4

      Then listen to their Damnation album. fully acoustic

    • @ericcotter1984
      @ericcotter1984 Před 2 lety +2

      you are not to blame as these acoustic sections are easily some of the best moments in the history of music and definitely have more personality than most of the song

    • @Arcalis
      @Arcalis Před rokem +5

      The acoustic parts wouldn't be so haunting without the heavy ones. That's why I trust Opeth. Do whatever you want, I'll listen

  • @TimiVision1
    @TimiVision1 Před 4 lety +68

    I can not describe the satisfaction my ears get when the bass kicks in at 3:48
    Beautiful overall sound, excellent production

    • @rwilt8
      @rwilt8 Před 2 lety

      Production is on point!

    • @jericosha2842
      @jericosha2842 Před 8 měsíci

      Absolutely. My ears crave it and I can't help but just choose my eyes in deep satisfaction every time.

  • @xGameGuideGuyx
    @xGameGuideGuyx Před 10 lety +287

    I haven't listened to Opeth a whole lot before. But holy shit this album is a masterpiece. Very glad I stumbled upon them.

    • @fuddinblackmetal
      @fuddinblackmetal Před 10 lety +1

      ***** still life is my favorite. Serenity Painted death is just... fuckin' groovy, man..

    • @Cradlecent
      @Cradlecent Před 10 lety +4

      Indeed they are one of the best.

    • @DocLove0482
      @DocLove0482 Před 10 lety +12

      Still Life and Blackwater Park are in the same vein (I can't use the term "similar") and will rock your face accordingly.

    • @putridabomination
      @putridabomination Před 4 lety +1

      Same I always knew about them but they were never at the top of my priorities.

    • @Mauro-ot2ux
      @Mauro-ot2ux Před 3 lety

      Continue. By now you already must have.

  • @sint666
    @sint666 Před 8 lety +542

    6:48 KEEPER OF OREOOOOO

    • @mximumzucc6275
      @mximumzucc6275 Před 8 lety +13

      +sint666 Peter Romollio ♫

    • @theartofdying587
      @theartofdying587 Před 6 lety

      sint666 hahahahahaha

    • @95yazid
      @95yazid Před 5 lety +13

      I saw the comment and was like "WTF you talking about?" but then it came and I knew what to sing

    • @jsviktor5
      @jsviktor5 Před 5 lety

      haha true

    • @jerretgreen2014
      @jerretgreen2014 Před 5 lety +3

      Fuck! I choked on my spit anticipating that😁

  • @trexpeliahelvetios2302
    @trexpeliahelvetios2302 Před 5 lety +203

    Can anyone make a 10 hours version of that "winding ever higheeeer aaaa haaaa haaaa aaa haaa ya ya de de du" part ?

    • @WoobyZooby
      @WoobyZooby Před 4 lety +20

      with increasingly higher octaves plz

    • @jmcsquared18
      @jmcsquared18 Před 4 lety +8

      Goddamn I hate those 10 hour videos and for this song, I'd actually listen to it. Because that section might be the greatest thing Mikael has ever written.

    • @gaborkrausz5402
      @gaborkrausz5402 Před 2 lety

      I thought it was incoherent mumbling, oh well...

    • @heclxpse
      @heclxpse Před 2 lety +1

      i always thought he was singing "and higher"

    • @trexpeliahelvetios2302
      @trexpeliahelvetios2302 Před 2 lety

      @@heclxpse It is. HAAAAIYAAAA YAAAA AHHHHHH HIGHEEEEERR ERRRR DU DU DE

  • @Himmelslaub
    @Himmelslaub Před 7 lety +535

    01:12 wear the grudge like a cr- oh wait...

    • @jonnlewis1819
      @jonnlewis1819 Před 7 lety +21

      Himmelslaub I thought the exact same thing when I first heard that lol

    • @guillimaki
      @guillimaki Před 7 lety +5

      HAAHJAHJAHAHAH +1

    • @radical_tempo7864
      @radical_tempo7864 Před 7 lety +6

      Himmelslaub I swear i heard the same thing as you

    • @guiidrtt
      @guiidrtt Před 7 lety +2

      Hhhan you're so right !

    • @torajbakhtevari9292
      @torajbakhtevari9292 Před 7 lety +57

      tool and opeth need to do a project together

  • @jagadan1
    @jagadan1 Před 8 lety +103

    What a legendary heaven voice.

    • @rockfrolic6249
      @rockfrolic6249 Před 8 lety +31

      And hell. Mikael can sing both like an angel and demon. Of course, he sounds perfect doing both.

    • @jagadan1
      @jagadan1 Před 8 lety +2

      His voice made me love progressive that can mix angel and demon.

    • @coldschooI
      @coldschooI Před 8 lety +1

      +Jihad Medaini there's more like them?? Tell me! :o

    • @jagadan1
      @jagadan1 Před 8 lety +4

      oh yeah, there is Dream theater and opeth. Both are amazingly awesome

    • @blasphemytard
      @blasphemytard Před 8 lety +1

      +Jihad Medaini DT are amazingly awesome, but they in no way master the demonic voices. Portnoy's attempts were embarassing. Good riddance!

  • @lospollosh
    @lospollosh Před 3 lety +163

    I’m saying it:
    Mikael has my favorite growls to any band I have ever listened to. It’s hard for me to listen to anyone else do it because:
    1. How good they sound.
    2. How it fits the themes of the song.
    3. You can understand what he is saying.
    Plus it just sounds a whole lot cooler when you mix the clean vocals in with them. There really isn’t any other band with growls I enjoy nearly as much as Mr. Åkerfeldt.

    • @Veronica-zg7lg
      @Veronica-zg7lg Před 3 lety +4

      Fully agree with you

    • @HexOmega3113
      @HexOmega3113 Před 2 lety +3

      Hell yeah

    • @paulothiebautjr886
      @paulothiebautjr886 Před 2 lety +7

      Truth said. It doesn't sound like he's putting effort on it. It's like his voice is just like that.

    • @kiyanharchegani2588
      @kiyanharchegani2588 Před 2 lety +6

      its really hard to describe. its rhythmically ominous if that makes any sense.. his timing on entering the melody is so chilling. i love it

    • @granthologist
      @granthologist Před rokem

      Amen

  • @schramcole145
    @schramcole145 Před 7 lety +52

    One of the most beautiful songs ever crafted into existence. One of top 5 for me

  • @AndrewNames
    @AndrewNames Před 3 lety +35

    09:01 till 09:07 - everything that needs to be ever written in metal for two next decades

  • @WybjornVR
    @WybjornVR Před 10 lety +96

    This album is a MASTERPIECE. Go buy it!

    • @carloscarranza5987
      @carloscarranza5987 Před 10 lety +7

      Absolute masterpiece! Opeth's entire discography is superb. Can't wait for new album

    • @RussellSchaare
      @RussellSchaare Před 10 lety +4

      Already have! :D My favourite album from them.

    • @jwcorcoran9838
      @jwcorcoran9838 Před 9 lety +4

      Just bought it today!!! Loving it

  • @carlozamora8541
    @carlozamora8541 Před 9 lety +59

    I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 2:50. That shit is just way too beautiful.

    • @MrKonstitios
      @MrKonstitios Před 9 lety +21

      I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 0:00. Fom my penis

    • @TheBushwooky
      @TheBushwooky Před 9 lety +2

      konstitios Marjakangas LMFAO....I'm dying

    • @mamaldonado22
      @mamaldonado22 Před 6 lety +1

      Carlo Zamora this part is beatiful, i feel that fly and the energy grow into me

    • @Heatwave9000
      @Heatwave9000 Před rokem +1

      Feels a bit random though

  • @gay-ass
    @gay-ass Před 5 lety +16

    Mikael in one of my biggest inspirations, he's one of the reasons I bought a prs and is the main reason I'm learning to scream, he has such a powerful roar and yet can sing so beautifully

  • @aceheller11
    @aceheller11 Před 3 lety +42

    This was the first song that turned me into an Opeth lover

    • @yo-kt6ng
      @yo-kt6ng Před 3 lety +3

      Same. This was the first heavy song that turned me into an Opeth lover, the first soft song was Windowpane.

    • @loyaluwang4228
      @loyaluwang4228 Před 2 lety +4

      @@yo-kt6ng Will O the Wisp is great too

    • @yo-kt6ng
      @yo-kt6ng Před 2 lety +1

      @@loyaluwang4228 yeah

  • @mcgibs
    @mcgibs Před 7 lety +276

    It's like really dark chocolate, with just the right amount of sugar.
    Also, 8:19 my hips are moving on their own!

    • @PatBirdSk8
      @PatBirdSk8 Před 7 lety +33

      Lol I never knew Shakira liked Opeth!

    • @teycanela
      @teycanela Před 7 lety +1

      mcgibs That describes the song so perfectly!! You read my feelings! haha

    • @positionthepositron
      @positionthepositron Před 7 lety

      lol yeah

    • @mcgibs
      @mcgibs Před 7 lety +15

      Seriously, that groove from 8:19 to 8:59 is fucking lethal.

    • @tarkozgen8582
      @tarkozgen8582 Před 4 lety

      You described Opeth with one sentence

  • @sportspallunkerhunter1204
    @sportspallunkerhunter1204 Před 8 měsíci +14

    This has to be one of the best songs ever made.

  • @TundraCH
    @TundraCH Před 6 lety +191

    One of the best transitions ever 4:22

    • @lovemetal4884
      @lovemetal4884 Před 6 lety +2

      TundraL5Z
      You are everywhere
      You got taste man

    • @TundraCH
      @TundraCH Před 6 lety +5

      Love Metal Yea, i know

    • @jimmyjam1885
      @jimmyjam1885 Před 6 lety +7

      My favorite is the 6:25ish mark. Those growls that come in are subtle, but gnarly.

    • @peterdubinsky5389
      @peterdubinsky5389 Před 6 lety +3

      I haven't looked too much into Opeth yet but at that point in the song I feel like they perfected what Metallica was doing or were rather trying to show them up possibly, but I'm pretty sure they love Metallica and just wanted to carry the torch and be worthy to. These guys and Dream Theater are fucking dope though

    • @acidrain812
      @acidrain812 Před 6 lety +4

      Peter Dubinsky dude this sounds nothing like Metallica lmao

  • @nuhadyusuf
    @nuhadyusuf Před rokem +61

    Lyrics
    Ghost of mother
    Lingering death
    Ghost on mother's bed
    Black strands on the pillow
    Contour of her health
    Twisted face upon the head
    Ghost of perdition
    Stuck in her chest
    A warning no one read
    Tragic friendship
    Called inside the fog
    Pouring venom brew deceiving
    Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one
    Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young"
    Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one
    Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young"
    Holding her down
    Channeling darkness
    Hemlock for the Gods
    Fading resistance
    Draining the weakness
    Penetrating inner light
    Road into the dark unaware
    Winding ever higher
    Darkness by her side
    Spoke and passed her by
    Dedicated hunter
    Waits to pull us under
    Rose up to its call
    In his arms she'd fall
    Mother light received
    Her faithful servant's fee
    In time the hissing of her sanity
    Faded out her voice and soiled her name
    And like marked pages in a diary
    Everything seemed clean that is unstained
    The incoherent talk of ordinary days
    Why would we really need to live?
    Decide what's clear and what's within a haze
    What you should take and what to give
    Ghost of perdition
    A saint's premonition's unclear
    Keeper of holy hordes
    Keeper of holy whores
    To see a beloved son
    In despair of what's to come
    If one cut the source of the flow
    And everything would change
    Would conviction fall
    In the shadow of the righteous?
    The phantasm of your mind
    Might be calling you to go
    Defying the forgotten morals
    Where the victim is the prey

  • @LexingtonDeville984
    @LexingtonDeville984 Před 9 lety +22

    Ghost Reveries was the first Opeth album i listened to, and the moment Ghost of Perdition kicked in, i was hooked. Such a flawless album.

    • @0Concept14
      @0Concept14 Před 8 lety +3

      you might want to take a listen to their watershed album .

    • @LexingtonDeville984
      @LexingtonDeville984 Před 8 lety +2

      Tyron Smith, I do like Watershed, but that was their last great album. Helped me through a lot during 2008 when I dealt with a personal loss.

  • @GetScaredGaming
    @GetScaredGaming Před 9 lety +305

    Every song i had heard from opeth before was so quiet so when the screaming/growls came in i nearly shit my pants!

    • @mourningrise3756
      @mourningrise3756 Před 9 lety +2

      So what do you think of opeth so far?

    • @GetScaredGaming
      @GetScaredGaming Před 9 lety +27

      Mourningrise375
      Fucking awesome man!
      This song is by far my favorite so far, also heard another good heavy song, I beleive it was called "the great conjuration" if im not mistaken. Only heard it once though.
      Got any good heavy song recommendations?
      Its not that I dont like the softer ones, like "burden" is great, but nothing beats a song like this!

    • @mourningrise3756
      @mourningrise3756 Před 9 lety +8

      Yeah this happens to be my favorite song as well. Some other great songs by them are deliverance, the leper affinity, masters apprentices, the moor, serenity painted death, bleak, demon of the fall and reverie/harlequin forest. You should also check out in my time of need. It is a soft song and I know you asked for heavy ones but it's just amazing. It's even better than burden and it easily ranks into my top 5 favorite songs by them.

    • @scottmckinstry1698
      @scottmckinstry1698 Před 9 lety +2

      Mourningrise375 Porcelain Heart is probably my favorite. Mainly bc its the first I ever heard from Opeth, but that, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhah Ahhhhhh!" gives me fucking goosebumps every time lol. Fucking love Opeth! They are coming to my town on Dec. 5. Definitely going!

    • @mourningrise3756
      @mourningrise3756 Před 9 lety +2

      Their new album comes out today! =O

  • @grabber_blu_angel
    @grabber_blu_angel Před 6 lety +40

    This song is freaking incredible, glad I found this band.

  • @N0HOP3_
    @N0HOP3_ Před 7 lety +151

    1:06 ....tool?

    • @lateralusgt7430
      @lateralusgt7430 Před 7 lety +5

      HAHAHAHAHA....yes!

    • @dasrockness
      @dasrockness Před 6 lety +8

      Definitely but I am betting they thought the same thing and then continued to write it. Both bands are bamf's.

    • @M4N14CFEED
      @M4N14CFEED Před 5 lety +9

      probably "the grudge"

    • @sergiovelasquez5138
      @sergiovelasquez5138 Před 4 lety +8

      Wear the grudge like a crown of nega- oh, sorry

    • @FabulousKilljoy
      @FabulousKilljoy Před 3 lety

      Ok you’re not wrong

  • @RetroBerner
    @RetroBerner Před 4 lety +36

    It's like a whole album compressed down into one song, good shit!

    • @markpalavosvrahotes5575
      @markpalavosvrahotes5575 Před 2 lety +1

      No there is a lot of variety on this album.

    • @mymom5213
      @mymom5213 Před 2 lety +9

      @@markpalavosvrahotes5575 He's saying this song has enough material in it to become an entire album by itself

  • @Howie262
    @Howie262 Před 9 lety +238

    I fucking love the progressions on this song....
    this piece is dam near classical music in all honesty.
    Beautiful themes and Brutish riffs always contrasting each other. love it.

    • @hanoverkid
      @hanoverkid Před 9 lety

      totally agree with you , i had thought just that whilst playing all their stuff over a six week drive around Europe ( on tour with Katy Perry ffs)

    • @brandonshukuri6487
      @brandonshukuri6487 Před 5 lety +5

      Yes, that is the very definition of progressive rock. Rock elevated to the point of near classical complexity. It seems almost insulting to call this a song, it's a composition.

    • @steffenw.brandenstein9656
      @steffenw.brandenstein9656 Před 5 lety +1

      Brandon Shukuri So true my man, it's almost like the same complexity of Bohemian Rhapsody or other Queen songs.

    • @thosko98
      @thosko98 Před 3 lety

      Someone actually made an orchestral cover of this masterpiece, you should search for it on youtube, it's really cool

  • @fourseasons4105
    @fourseasons4105 Před 3 lety +27

    8:18 I always found his growl in this specific section to be very melodic which is not the way you usually describe harsh vocals but yeah, love it

    • @monikaparmar2061
      @monikaparmar2061 Před 3 lety +3

      I look forward to this part whenever I listen this.

  • @moaazkhalil1028
    @moaazkhalil1028 Před 5 lety +44

    Opeth must only have concerts at the opera and the audience should attend in a fancy formal clothes . No ones work can match this craft

  • @lemmykilmister5293
    @lemmykilmister5293 Před 5 lety +20

    My "before going to sleep" song

  • @thalassophobia570
    @thalassophobia570 Před rokem +51

    Im 13 and I discovered metal with stranger things (hehe) and I'm really glad I got into great bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, Gojira. Such amazing music!

    • @joan3338
      @joan3338 Před rokem +7

      Give Tool a listen.

    • @thalassophobia570
      @thalassophobia570 Před rokem +6

      @Joan Already have, they're pretty good. Danny Careys drumming is amazing

    • @detrockcity3
      @detrockcity3 Před rokem +4

      I assume you’ve indulged the genius of Megadeth by now.

    • @John34bruh
      @John34bruh Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@thalassophobia570Lateralus is an amazing song

    • @user-cp1kk1rv4h
      @user-cp1kk1rv4h Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@detrockcity3Yeah, Megadeath rules!

  • @nayanjyotimoran8296
    @nayanjyotimoran8296 Před 3 lety +21

    The song is like a journey from start to finish !!

  • @GrinningMonk
    @GrinningMonk Před 2 měsíci +3

    You can air-justabouteverything to this track. Air drumming makes my neck and knees hurt tho...I'm getting too old...

  • @mourningrise3756
    @mourningrise3756 Před 10 lety +341

    I always heard 6:11 as "even when I'm drunk on morning early days, white women really need to live."

  • @user-kl4qs1ip3d
    @user-kl4qs1ip3d Před 8 lety +16

    4:58 is pure genius.

  • @GwannTwitch
    @GwannTwitch Před 9 měsíci +13

    What an absolute masterpiece.

  • @exhaustnotemusic5835
    @exhaustnotemusic5835 Před 2 lety +10

    Its just mind blowing to even imagine writing such a long, complex yet an amazing song, and they even play it live. Opeth is on an another level. Geniuses.......

  • @ziad491
    @ziad491 Před 8 lety +202

    This song is beyond a masterpiece, way ahead of its time structurally, complex af yet melodically clear and the phrases tell a coherent story
    Mikael mikael mikael you fucking beast

    • @paul1720
      @paul1720 Před 7 lety +14

      How on earth is this ahead of its time? King Crimson were producing more complex stuff 30 years ago.

    • @AngryChristian1
      @AngryChristian1 Před 7 lety +1

      ^

    • @ziad491
      @ziad491 Před 7 lety +18

      It's just my opinion fellows, I am 22 and so opeth represent a much needed modern wave of music that is missed in this seemingly generic age of music. I know they've done nothing extravagant (I believe they actually have), but even them restating classical formulas in musically refreshing terms is an achievement. So yeah justmy opinion fellows 🙌🏼

    • @ravnic99
      @ravnic99 Před 7 lety +6

      Ziad Gadou Your words are 100% true, bro. Since I'm the same age, I feel like you, most young people don't even seem to know there's complex and food music out there :(

    • @michaeledwards6683
      @michaeledwards6683 Před 7 lety

      This only came out 12 years ago, the same year Porcupine Tree came out with the masterpiece that is Deadwing. Why do people always use the term "ahead of their time" to describe a unique band?

  • @RossWilliamson-rh8cl
    @RossWilliamson-rh8cl Před rokem +5

    This band has more great-quality riffs written into one song than a lot of bands have in their entire discography.

  • @alejandrom.4680
    @alejandrom.4680 Před 4 lety +10

    The endless amount of modulations, time signatures, and with an actual coherent result really amazes me as a classical composer. Damn, this shit is good shit.

  • @geekymetalhead5112
    @geekymetalhead5112 Před 5 lety +22

    Listening to Opeth won't just blow your mind... it'll blow your soul

  • @arsonne
    @arsonne Před rokem +9

    This song and album are just the absolute best. Mike's voice was at it's peak for both growls and cleans, the guitar tone is insane and the songwriting was the perfect mix of all the Opeth ingredients.

  • @juanpablorecinos4096
    @juanpablorecinos4096 Před 8 lety +48

    Good to know there is people who appreciates this as muchos as I do.... This song is fucking amazing.. min 2:35 is so haunting.. Love Opeth

    • @VVB1tcj
      @VVB1tcj Před 8 lety

      Fuck yes!!! that's my favourite part of the entire song, and in the Live version sounds even more beautiful!

    • @sarahmoonnn
      @sarahmoonnn Před 7 lety

      I genuinely felt like I was in a trance at that point in the song when I first listened.

  • @leopethakc11
    @leopethakc11 Před 5 lety +17

    "Ghost of Perfection"

  • @Sipulih
    @Sipulih Před měsícem +2

    One of my favourite guitar solos of all time.

  • @dylans4626
    @dylans4626 Před 8 lety +329

    49 pple were scared of Mikael's death growls

    • @JohnDoe-po3ku
      @JohnDoe-po3ku Před 8 lety +22

      +Dylan Suriyaarachchi can you blame them? Theyre the most fucking evilest deepest thunderous growls ive ever heard

    • @dylans4626
      @dylans4626 Před 8 lety +21

      +John Doe
      You see
      Mikael Äkerfeldt is one of those singers who can sing you to sleep but scare you to death.

    • @dylans4626
      @dylans4626 Před 8 lety +1

      John Doe
      Ghost Reveries is probably my favourite album from Opeth. What's yours

    • @nenissaK
      @nenissaK Před 8 lety +5

      +Dylan Suriyaarachchi No, only 49 were bold enough to dislike after having been scared by Mikael's death growls, others just ran.

    • @BossDrSample
      @BossDrSample Před 8 lety

      That is quite the hard question, I've only heard a few albums in full, (Each album takes pretty much a whole day to listen to for me.) I started with Deliverance, but the first ever song I heard was this one. Then I listened to Advent on Morningrise. Deliverance has just so many masterpieces. In this album, the only songs that stand out to me are this one and Reveries/Harlequin Forest and Ghost of Perdition. (The namesakes of the album) Damnation is sweet but I can't make it all the way through without crying and has some really great songs in it. Morningrise is awesome, but none of the songs really stand out, it just sounds like one really long song to me. I love Blackwater Park, Harvest is my baby. Some of their newer stuff isn't bad, its just different, but I like some. I'm working on Watershed now.

  • @Sk1pperCS
    @Sk1pperCS Před 7 měsíci +5

    One of the most complete pieces of music I have heard.
    It is really dynamic, moving through different ideas perfectly, all building in a way that is "I cant believe it keeps getting better then this"

  • @scottcameron3341
    @scottcameron3341 Před 8 měsíci +5

    I May single handedly push this over 4 million views this week.

  • @UncleAnaesthesia
    @UncleAnaesthesia Před 3 měsíci +7

    I feel genuinely bad for the people who've never heard or loved Opeth.

  • @diegosalamanco348
    @diegosalamanco348 Před 3 lety +18

    Why this song doesn't have more views? I mean, it's a masterpiece.

  • @TelecastPropellor96
    @TelecastPropellor96 Před 8 lety +390

    3progressive5me

  • @joshuaschwartfigure9342
    @joshuaschwartfigure9342 Před 5 lety +41

    1:08 gives off a TOOL (Lateralus) feel to me.

    • @calebtheshamen7033
      @calebtheshamen7033 Před 5 lety +12

      The whole song was giving me a tool vibe tbh

    • @patchoulicyanide
      @patchoulicyanide Před 4 lety +3

      The grudge anyone?

    • @patchoulicyanide
      @patchoulicyanide Před 4 lety

      Psilo Cybin although Maynard’s screams are always false chord and a lot higher than mikael’s fry screams

  • @longlegify
    @longlegify Před 7 lety +75

    Opeth, tool and porcupine tree are my favourite bands.

  • @RetroSparkles
    @RetroSparkles Před 8 lety +6

    The first song that got me into Opeth. I fucking can't get enough of the bass/guitar interplay in the 'higher' section. It's like a melodic rollercoaster.

  • @kvarnos
    @kvarnos Před 3 lety +3

    I often struggle to answer "what's your favorite" question; but for songs, the answer comes easily to my lips.

  • @timg2727
    @timg2727 Před 4 lety +12

    I still think this is one of the most well-composed songs ever recorded.

  • @yzwme586
    @yzwme586 Před 8 měsíci +5

    1:52 - 2:03 Opeth just has the most intricate, medieval sounding riffs I have ever heard

  • @Musicmanohio247
    @Musicmanohio247 Před 8 lety +14

    The best 10 minute song ever....From start to finish...

    • @robbyovalle1928
      @robbyovalle1928 Před 4 lety

      Kevin Baker tool does that too!

    • @Musicmanohio247
      @Musicmanohio247 Před 4 lety

      @@robbyovalle1928 I don't see a need to compare bands really but even though Tool and Maynard are amazing, I hear MORE melody with the Opeth catalog.I would give just the slightest edge to Opeth. That's just my opinion. i enjoy both bands.

  • @sawwwru
    @sawwwru Před 3 lety +30

    One Word:
    Opeth

  • @TejasNandanikar
    @TejasNandanikar Před 7 měsíci +2

    When the drummer switches from the ride cymbal to open hi-hat at around 8:48, the song peaks for me and my mind just enters a different world. It's such a small detail in the song, but it just completely changes the song for me!

  • @slipperyjackreviewsit1548
    @slipperyjackreviewsit1548 Před 4 lety +13

    Opeth, Porcupine Tree, and Riverside in my opinion are the three artists who best define the modern era of progressive rock/metal.

  • @TheAtreiden
    @TheAtreiden Před 10 lety +22

    Opeth is still one of the best metal bands ever.

    • @faceripper77
      @faceripper77 Před 6 lety +1

      Atreiden so groovy and sad. I love it too... (im late as fuck!)

  • @jasonbistarkey3992
    @jasonbistarkey3992 Před 5 lety +8

    6:27 is pure ear ecstasy. Best metal scream ever, just couldn't be anymore fitting for the part.

  • @Snotlingfondler
    @Snotlingfondler Před rokem +22

    This is the song that weaned me off of pure growling heavy metal and onto softer vocals and progressive music. This song means a lot to me, it changed my very childish views of what music I should enjoy.

    • @foolishball9155
      @foolishball9155 Před 8 měsíci +3

      It is the opposite for me. It got me into growling. Never liked growling untill opeth happened to me.

    • @WFly101
      @WFly101 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@foolishball9155same

  • @JoaoPauloGQ
    @JoaoPauloGQ Před 6 měsíci +4

    Perfection

  • @ireallyambiggiesmallsinatr8661

    That infectious groove at 4:50 oh man.

  • @giampaolomannucci8281
    @giampaolomannucci8281 Před 8 lety +21

    6:28 > 6:58 It's been my phone ring tone since forever, can't simply change it, the face people do when someone is calling... well it's priceless :)

  • @Olecranon89
    @Olecranon89 Před rokem +6

    Genuinely one of the best songs ever written. Blows me away every time I hear it.

  • @hari-xo2fm
    @hari-xo2fm Před 3 lety +7

    The first time I heard the outros of ghost of perdition and pantera's floods my eyes welled up with tears. It meant a lot to me since I can count on one hand the times I have cried in my whole 28 years of existence.

  • @PFalcon94
    @PFalcon94 Před 8 lety +751

    This is hands down my favorite anime, even before Corey in the House.

    • @urstupidm8
      @urstupidm8 Před 8 lety +8

      +A slightly disgruntled sniper fucking hell stop

    • @PFalcon94
      @PFalcon94 Před 8 lety +98

      urstupidm8 Quit hating on my favorite anime Opeth pls

    • @SadisticKillerXx
      @SadisticKillerXx Před 8 lety +35

      +A slightly disgruntled sniper This is my favorite TV series, even before Game of thrones

    • @marchaelbarras200
      @marchaelbarras200 Před 8 lety +16

      totally, dude.

    • @metabolic2057
      @metabolic2057 Před 8 lety +1

      +A slightly disgruntled sniper franku

  • @vegalyrah8576
    @vegalyrah8576 Před 9 lety +15

    My friend shared this with me. I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that this band exists. The whole album is an journey, and one I'm better for having taken. Yeah, that fucking poetic.

  • @tommyjoekavanagh6590
    @tommyjoekavanagh6590 Před rokem +3

    Not even 10 seconds in and you have a complete musical whiplash. Love it.

  • @ronnywilson2112
    @ronnywilson2112 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Learning this song part by part is where you really can see the masterminds this guys are. Love Opeth. Love this song...

  • @hasanbinnaseem5447
    @hasanbinnaseem5447 Před 4 lety +5

    10 minute song, not a single second where i wasnt emotionally feeling it. WHY SO UNDERRATED OPETH

  • @88omair
    @88omair Před 3 lety +4

    Lopez is a straight up gangster. Never get tired of his performance on this album especially

  • @omega568
    @omega568 Před 4 lety +10

    What an absolute monster of a track. I could listen to this forever. Quite easily Opeth's most complete song, and certainly the best from their death metal days, imho.

  • @reisasilviana6655
    @reisasilviana6655 Před 2 lety +5

    The best 10 minutes and 30 seconds in my life

  • @frook7130
    @frook7130 Před 8 lety +2323

    This is what pink floyd would sound like if it was made by vikings.

  • @othmanech9828
    @othmanech9828 Před 3 lety +5

    5:55 the greatest 5/8 riff knwown to man, and then 6:30 that 2/3 riff or whatever starts again daamn boy how did they come up with all that amount of great riffs at once.

  • @danpower7416
    @danpower7416 Před 4 lety +18

    I like their new stuff but boy, I really miss old Opeth. This was unique.

  • @cuddleslapine
    @cuddleslapine Před 4 měsíci +2

    this is the beginning of a legendary journey