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Is Opeth prog or death metal? The CD/DVD package Ghost Reveries doesn't deliver any closer knowledge, but that's not for trying: included on the CD is a darkly seductive bonus track, "Soldier of Fortune," and the DVD trots out the entire album, plus a 40-minute making-of documentary and a director's cut of the video to the sprawling "The Grand Conjuration." While the video component makes this a must-have for Opeth true believers -- especially the making-of video, which reinforces why this still-creative 14-year-old band is at the top of its game -- it's the straightforward CD that will linger in listeners' thoughts longest. Production-wise, Ghost Reveries, the CD, retains a smoothness previous discs lacked -- opener "Ghost of Perdition" serves as the on-ramp to a thoughtfully assembled, intricate web of songs that ought to elevate the band to statesmanship within their unhinged league. And vocally, Mikael Åkerfeldt wanders places he's never been before and finds he feels right at home: "The Baying of the Hounds" envelopes the listener in his rich, throaty gloom, while "Reverie/Harlequin Forest" dabbles in a newfound even-keeled pleasantness.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Ghost of Perdition 10:29
2 The Baying of the Hounds 10:41
3 Beneath the Mire 7:57
4 Atonement 6:28
5 Reverie/Harlequin Forest 11:39
6 Hours of Wealth 5:20
7 The Grand Conjuration 10:21
8 Isolation Years 3:51
9 Soldier of Fortune Bonus Track 3:28
Disc 2
1 Ghost of Perdition DVD
2 The Baying of the Hounds DVD
3 Beneath the Mire DVD
4 Atonement DVD
5 Reverie/Harlequin Forest DVD
6 Hours of Wealth DVD
7 The Grand Conjuration DVD
8 Isolation Years DVD
9 Soldier of Fortune Bonus Track / DVD
10 The Grand Conjuration DVD
11 Bonus Material DVD
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