description Opeth - Pale Communion Overview
Pale Communion is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish progressive rock band Opeth, released in 2014. Produced by frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and mixed by Steven Wilson, the record continues the band's departure from death metal, focusing entirely on 1970s-inspired progressive rock. It features dynamic acoustic guitars, vintage Hammond organs, and orchestral string arrangements woven throughout its compositions. The album caters specifically to fans of classic, retro-oriented progressive rock music.
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Does Pale Communion use Opeth's death-metal growls?
No, Pale Communion is one of Opeth's albums built around clean singing rather than death-metal growls. It arrived in 2014 as the band's eleventh studio album and continues Mikael Åkerfeldt's move toward 1970s-inspired progressive rock.
Who produced and mixed Pale Communion?
Mikael Åkerfeldt wrote and produced the album, with co-production credited to Opeth and Tom Dalgety. Steven Wilson mixed it in stereo and 5.1 surround.
Why is there an Opeth song called Goblin?
Goblin is the fifth track on Pale Communion and is a tribute to Goblin, the Italian progressive-rock band known for horror-film soundtracks. The title refers to that real band rather than to a fictional creature in the lyrics.
What song closes Pale Communion?
Faith in Others closes the standard seven-track album. Eternal Rains Will Come opens the record, so the sequence moves from a dramatic opening piece to Åkerfeldt's reflective closing song.
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