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Deliverance [VINYL] | ![Deliverance [VINYL]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OclcgidfL._SL500_.jpg)
| Artist: Opeth
Label: Koch
Category: Music
List Price: £24.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 17136
Media: Vinyl
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 12.1 x 0.2
UPC: 099923457619
EAN: 0099923457619
ASIN: B001CW7MD8
Release Date: September 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Wreath | | • | Fair Judgment | | • | From Absent Friends | | • | Master's Apprentices |
Disc 2
| • | Deliverance | | • | Master's Apprentices | | • | By The Pain I See In Others |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Opeth's heaviest record, but not their best one March 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, let's do this track by track.
1) Wreath is maybe my least favorite Opeth song ever. I know that Mikael also doesn't like it. And it opens the album. It just shouldn't be here, it has nothing really to offer.
2) Deliverance. Things are getting much better now. This song is one of the heaviest Opeth tunes, and it rocks hard. It's a must hear I guess.
3) Fair Judgement is the album's "accoustic" song, and it's great. 10 minutes in total, and while nowhere near to their previous masterpiece "To bid you farewell", it's pretty good.
4) For absent friends, is a beautiful filler.
5) Master's apprentices, is again a long heavy tune and stands side by side with Deliverance as album's best songs.
6) By the pain I see in others, is a kind of experimental song I guess( Mikael also said that). The band tries some weird tempo changes at places, and different rhythms. It's interesting to hear, but not very good.
All in all, Deliverance has hits and misses. If you exclude the filler, there are 3 great songs in the record, and 2 very mediocre ones. Overall I believe is Opeth's heaviest record, but definetely not their best one.
I think I would rate it with 3.5 stars. Oh wait, I can't!
 Truly The New Gods August 20, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Its amazing that when you research Opeth, nothing stands out head and shoulders above the rest. Everyone likes something different, no one can agree which is their best CD or even their best tracks. Sure, I've got my own opinions and I'd give 5 stars to all their releases to date (apart from Orchid that I haven't heard yet - sorry). My favourite is Deliverance - It was the first Opeth CD I bought and maybe thats the reason. A lot is said about this being the "heavy" half of the Deliverance/Damnation releases but this isn't true. Its not as heavy as Morningrise or Blackwater Park and is more accessible than those releases. Its just that I can hum along to this one and enjoy the superior musicianship. My particular favourite that doesn't often get mentioned is "A Fair Judgement" particularly for its lyrics that had a personal meaning to me. All the 6 tracks here are special - There's no filler, nothing is too long or too ambitious. Their last CD, Ghost Reveries is the progression from this CD, but this one's better. Would be a fantastic introduction to the band if you're curious, and would prepare you for Blackwater Park, their other classic.
Opeth do it again with a great follow up to Blackwater Park! November 18, 2002
The other guy pretty much said with his review, in short this album rocks!!! After listening to the first track I was worried that there was not going to be any mellow acoustic movements on the album but I was wrong. The best track has to be "A Fair Judgement". It is a heavy song but with a dark mellowness to it and no roaring voices (although I enjoy these they would not suit this track). Not going to waffle on - buy it and be amazed!!!!
Progressive Swedish death metallers return to their roots November 7, 2002
Deliverance is an interesting listen for the long-time Opeth fan. Listeners who are new to the band will see this as masterful death metal with a touch of the progressive about it, in the form of occasional breakdowns containing clear voiced singing and acoustic guitars, not to mention the odd Doors-inspired solo. However, for those versed in Opeth's long and illustrious career Deliverance seems to be lacking something of the epic, depressive melancholy of such masterpieces as Blackwater Park and Morningrise (in my opinion their best work), and instead focuses on producing a collection of straight-up death metal songs, albeit long and intricate with the occasional acoustic flourishes (though not as much as on previous albums). At first listen this album seems to be Opeth by the numbers, but subsequent analysis will reveal that there IS something missing. Ackerfeldt's voice is, as usual superb, though his growl is far more prolific on Deliverance than his clear throat. With the possible exception of 'For Absent Friends' and 'Master's Apprentices', Deliverance, to me, lacks some of the emotion of their old work, and leaves the listener with sort of an empty neutrality since the music is neither depressive nor angry though it is still a good technical death metal album. Disappointing.
'Blackwater Park' Part Two ? As good but not better. November 4, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Opeth have once again managed to produce an exceptional album continuing the musical progression I thought must have reached it's creative pinnacle with 'Blackwater Park' (one of the albums of all time !). I say 'continuing' rather than 'improving' as I feel that this slightly less immediate than 'BP' and takes a little longer to absorb. Even so, the material here is streets ahead of the majority of other bands out there. How anyone is supposed to compete with these guys is beyond me as they keep raising the standards with every release.Opener 'Wreath' starts at breakneck speed (no blast beats though, thank god), the guitars and rhythm section truly crushing. Drops down a gear later on and you hear the sound of bongos, no less, then picks up and bolts off sounding ever so slightly like classic Dokken with a George Lynch-esque guitar sound. This doesn't mean they've mellowed out. Far from it, as the song segues into a classic Opeth like finale with recurring, driving doomy riff, very atmospheric and a great way to kick things off. The title track follows immediately with another driving, powerful intro. A minute or so in and we get our first true acoustic interlude, as beautiful and moving as anything Opeth have given us before. Slightly jazzy in feel, Mickaels vocals really are on top form both clean and rough. This track is going to be a true Opeth classic. All 13 minutes of it. 'A Fair Judgement' continues with the light and dark movements, interspersing quiet verses before launching into an almighty anthemic style hook. As intricate and varied as anything previous, it keeps the mood fully on the 'dark and doomy' side. After 'For Absent Friends' (an acoustic instrumental), we have 'Master's Apprentices' which begins with a riff that Candlemass would be kill for. This is heavy. And it rarely lets up throughout. Possibly the best track on the album. More of the same intricate time and mood changes but never ever sounds contrived or too calculated. That is the joy of Opeth. They write songs of inordinate length but it all feels so natural, knowing every section fits perfectly with the next. This track finishes with a rollocking final guitar fest, maintaining the recurring hook riff till fade out. Fantastic. Last track is 'By The Pain I See In Others'. Absolutely rocks out of the blocks. Best part of the song is the mid section, reminding me a little of Alice Cooper's 'Steven'. Ever so slightly 'disturbed'. In fact, keep the CD running for a while after you think it's all finished for some bizarre vocals, sounding like wails from a Middle Eastern mosque. This is Opeth doing what they do best so don't expect any Anathema style shifts in musical direction. 'Deliverance' offers more evidence to support the view that Opeth are one of the best metal bands, certainly the most creative, around. While I found 'Blackwater Park' to be more immediate, 'Deliverance' is more like the first four albums, in that I expect to be finding new things in each song over the months to come. What more can I say? Find out for yourself.
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