{"product_id":"opeth-still-life-2lp","title":"Opeth - Still Life [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpeth's Still Life is the 1999 concept album where the Swedish band's two halves, crushing death metal and haunting progressive folk, finally fused into something entirely their own. Here it is spread across a double LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a turning point in more ways than one. This was the band's first record for Peaceville and the first with bassist Martin Mendez, and Mikael Akerfeldt used it to tell a full story: an outcast returning to the village that banished him, searching for his lost love Melinda. That narrative ambition, paired with ever more intricate songwriting, set the template for the classic run of albums that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Moor opens with an eerie acoustic prelude before erupting into some of the most powerful riffing in their catalogue, shifting between growls and clean vocals with uncanny ease. Face of Melinda is the emotional centre, a gentle, jazz-tinged ballad that shows off Akerfeldt's warm singing voice. Benighted is a hushed, mostly acoustic reverie, and Serenity Painted Death brings the darkness crashing back in. The production is rich and detailed, giving every shift in mood room to land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor progressive metal fans, this is essential listening, the moment Opeth became Opeth. Played start to finish, the story pulls you in completely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439074943281,"sku":"801056807816","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Opeth-Still_Life_2LP.jpg?v=1794152204","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/opeth-still-life-2lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}