The discography of Opeth, a Stockholm, Sweden-based progressive metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, four live albums, three box sets, three video albums and seventeen singles.
Opeth was formed in 1990 by vocalist David Isberg. He later recruited bassist Mikael Åkerfeldt without the consent of the other band members he previously hired, which resulted in the departure of all members except Isberg and Åkerfeldt. Isberg soon left, but Åkerfeldt decided to remain in the band and keep it in activity. For this he contacted guitarist Peter Lindgren, bassist Johan De Farfalla, and drummer Anders Nordin. With this lineup, they recorded a demo, which led to the band's first record label contract. Candlelight Records signed the band. In 1995, Opeth released their first studio album, Orchid, and after more changes to the lineup, the band released Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse in 1996 and 1998 respectively.
Åkerfeldt and Lindgren, the two remaining members of the band, asked drummer Martin Lopez and bassist Martín Méndez to join the band, both of whom accepted. In 1999, they released the concept album Still Life. Steven Wilson joined Opeth in the studio for their fifth album, 2001's Blackwater Park, producing and providing extra backing vocals and instruments. The band supported the album with their first worldwide tour. After promoting the album, Opeth entered the studio again, recording two albums. The first album, Deliverance that was released in 2002, debuted at number 19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States. The second album, Damnation was released a year later, and peaked at number 192 on the Billboard 200. Per Wiberg joined the band as a keyboardist and recorded Ghost Reveries, which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200. Lopez and Lindgren both left Opeth and were replaced by Martin Axenrot and Fredrik Åkesson. In 2008, the band released their ninth studio album Watershed, which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at the top of the Finnish charts. Their tenth studio album Heritage which released in 2011, debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the US Hard Rock Albums and at number 6 on the Rock Albums charts, making it highest-charting record to date. The album also peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums chart.
Joakim Svalberg became the band's new keyboardist in 2011. Their 2014 album Pale Communion achieved some of the band's highest international chart placements, reaching number one in Finland and the top five in several other countries. Their 2016 album Sorceress reached number 1 in Germany and the top ten in several other countries. In 2019 they released their thirteenth album, In Cauda Venenum.
Soon after, in 2021, and just ahead of their North American tour, it was announced on official channels that Martin Axenrot would be leaving the band due to unspecified "conflict of interests". The upcoming tour was filled in by Therion'''s drummer Sami Karpinnen and, in 2022, Finnish drummer Waltteri Väyrynen joined the band permanently. Their latest album The Last Will and Testament'' was released in November 2024.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesCertificationsSWEAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Damnation: FINFRAGERJPNNLDNORSWIUKPeaks in the UK: All except noted: Damnation: US OrchidReleased: 15 May 1995 Label: Candlelight/Century Black — — — — — — — — — — — MorningriseReleased: 24 June 1996 Label: Candlelight/Century Black — — — — — — — — — — — My Arms, Your HearseReleased: 18 August 1998 Label: Candlelight/Century Black — — — — — — — — — — — Still LifeReleased: 19 October 1999 Label: Peaceville — — — — — — — — — — — Blackwater ParkReleased: 27 February 2001 Label: Music for Nations/Koch — — — — — — — — — — — US: 93,000+(as of 2008) BPI: Silver DeliveranceReleased: 12 November 2002 Label: Music for Nations/Koch — — — — — — — — — — — DamnationReleased: 22 April 2003 Label: Music for Nations/Koch — 54 37 112 — — 97 — — 181 192 US: 72,000+(as of 2008) Ghost ReveriesReleased: 30 August 2005 Label: Roadrunner 9 35 10 72 39 — 38 21 — 62 64 US: 94,000+(as of 2008) WatershedReleased: 3 June 2008 Label: Roadrunner 7 7 1 47 23 52 14 7 24 34 23 US: 19,000+(as of 2008) HeritageReleased: 20 September 2011 Label: Roadrunner 4 12 2 24 9 55 10 8 13 22 19 Pale CommunionReleased: 26 August 2014 Label: Roadrunner 3 17 1 45 3 48 23 5 24 14 19 Sorceress Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast 7 7 3 29 1 69 11 8 6 11 24 In Cauda Venenum Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast 12 20 2 46 5 97 16 9 10 13 59 The Last Will and Testament Released: 22 November 2024 Label: Moderbolaget, Reigning Phoenix 4 29 4 52 3 44 12 13 3 42 140 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesSWEFINFRAJPN Lamentations: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003Released: 23 November 2003 Label: Koch — — — — The Roundhouse TapesReleased: 5 November 2007 Label: Peaceville — — 176 159 US: 2,000+ In Live Concert at the Royal Albert HallReleased: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner 60 36 — — Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks AmphitheaterReleased: 2 November 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Video albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsSWEFIN NLD JPN FRA LamentationsReleased: 23 November 2003 Label: Koch 14 — — — — CAN: 10,000+ CAN: Platinum The Roundhouse Tapes Released: 10 November 2008 Label: Peaceville 4 1 — 159 — In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner — — 6 161 4 US: 3,200+ Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater Released: 2 November 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast — — — 107 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsBEL Deliverance & Damnation RemixedReleased: 30 October 2015 Label: Music for Nations 166
Box sets Title Box set details Content Collecter's Edition SlipcaseReleased: 17 October 2006 Label: Koch Blackwater Park Deliverance Damnation LamentationsThe Candlelight YearsReleased: 26 June 2008 Label: Candlelight Orchid Morningrise My Arms, Your Hearse The Wooden BoxReleased: 26 February 2009 Label: Viva Hate Orchid Morningrise My Arms, Your Hearse
Singles Year Title Album 2001 "The Drapery Falls" Blackwater Park 2002 "Deliverance" Deliverance "Still Day Beneath the Sun" 2003 "Windowpane" Damnation "In My Time of Need" 2004 "Master's Apprentices" Lamentations 2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Ghost Reveries 2006 "Ghost of Perdition" "Soldier of Fortune" 2008 "Porcelain Heart" Watershed "Mellotron Heart" "Burden" 2011 "The Throat of Winter" "The Devil's Orchard" Heritage "Slither" 2014 "Cusp of Eternity" Pale Communion 2016 "Sorceress" Sorceress"Will O the Wisp""The Wilde Flowers""Era" 2019 "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" / "Heart in Hand" In Cauda Venenum "Svekets prins" / "Dignity" "Cirkelns riktning" 2024 "§1" The Last Will and Testament "§3"
Music videos Year Title Director 2001 "Harvest" Fredrik Odefjärd 2003 "Windowpane" 2005 "The Grand Conjuration" Bill Yukich 2008 "Porcelain Heart" Lasse Hoile "Burden" 2011 "The Devil's Orchard" Phil Mucci 2017 "Era" Markus Hofko 2019 "Universal Truth" / "Ingen Sanning Är Allas" Jess Cope 2025 "§1" Ash Pears "§3" Absynthe Moon Media 2026 "§7"
References
External links
www.opeth.com — Opeth's official website