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Opeth To Re-Release "Blackwater Park"

posted Feb 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM by Diamond Oz.  (7 Comments)

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Swedish progressive death metal legends Opeth has revealed that they will be re-releasing their classic album, "Blackwater Park" on March 29th through Sony Music/Music For Nations. the new edition of the record will feature a bonus DVD that contains a thirty minute documentary. The re-issue coincides with the band's decision to perform the album in full on their forthcoming Evolution XX tour.

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7 Comments on "Opeth To Re-Release 'Blackwater Park'"

Jaowel's avatar

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1. Jaowel writes:

How long does something need to be around to be considered a classic? This album has only been out for 9 years.

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2. me,dude. writes:

classic.

# Feb 6, 2010 @ 12:05 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. metal2death writes:

yes its classic but does it really deserve a re-release? its probably the same recording quality. theyre pretty much seelling you that bs dvd that couldve been posted online. whatever, opeths the sh**

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xDecapitation's avatar

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4. xDecapitation writes:

Opeth f***ing rules.

# Feb 6, 2010 @ 2:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. livingDeaDbeat00 writes:

It might be worth it to check out the documentary.

# Feb 6, 2010 @ 2:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Dagger writes:

yep, really looking forward to the doc.
all hail opeth. \m/

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RememberMetal?'s avatar

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7. RememberMetal? writes:

But no mention of it's remixed/remastered...No, it doesn't really need it but listening to the difference between the original Still Life and the re-release still turns me on my head.

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