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Ghost Reveries is the eighth studio album by the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth, released in 2005 on Roadrunner Records. It was their first release on a major label and the first to feature Per Wiberg as a full-time keyboardist. The album blends death metal growls and distorted guitar work with acoustic passages, clean vocals, and 1970s-inspired progressive rock sections. It was produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.
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Ghost Reveries ranks #25 of 155 in the Progressive Rock Album ranking, behind Permanent Waves, ahead of A Trick of the Tail.
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When was Opeth's album Ghost Reveries released?
Ghost Reveries was released in 2005 as the eighth studio album by the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. It was notably their first release on a major record label.
What record label released Ghost Reveries?
The album was released by Roadrunner Records, marking Opeth's major label debut after years of releasing music on independent labels. This move helped bring their complex sound to a much wider global audience.
Who played keyboards on Ghost Reveries?
Ghost Reveries was the first Opeth album to feature Per Wiberg as a full-time, official band member. His haunting Hammond organ and synthesizer melodies became a defining characteristic of the album's atmosphere.
Does Ghost Reveries feature clean singing or only death metal growls?
The album famously blends both styles, frequently switching between brutal death metal growls and beautiful, melodic clean vocals. This dynamic juxtaposition of aggressive instrumentation and progressive rock passages is a hallmark of Opeth's music.
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