Complete List Of Opeth Songs From A to Z

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Opeth’s catalog thrives on contrast: death-metal growls give way to acoustic hush, labyrinthine riffs dissolve into jazz-colored passages, and entire albums can pivot from ferocity to melancholy without losing the band’s identity. Mikael Åkerfeldt has made that unpredictability the center of Opeth’s appeal, guiding the group from the shadowed grandeur of “Blackwater Park” to the theatrical inheritance drama of The Last Will and Testament. This A-to-Z guide follows the songs that shaped one of progressive metal’s most adventurous bodies of work.

Complete List Of Opeth Songs From A to Z

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Opeth, formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1990, was the brainchild of vocalist David Isberg. The band’s name was inspired by “Opet,” a fictional city in the Wilbur Smith novel The Sunbird. Shortly after its inception, Isberg invited 16-year-old Mikael Åkerfeldt to join as bassist, leading to internal disputes that resulted in the departure of all original members except Isberg and Åkerfeldt. By 1992, Isberg had left the band, and Åkerfeldt assumed the roles of lead vocalist and primary songwriter, steering Opeth toward a unique fusion of death metal with progressive, folk, and jazz elements.

Opeth’s discography comprises fourteen studio albums, beginning with Orchid in 1995, which showcased the band’s blend of acoustic passages and death metal. Subsequent albums including Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse continued this trajectory. The release of Blackwater Park, produced by Steven Wilson, marked a significant milestone, garnering critical acclaim and expanding Opeth’s international audience.

This was followed by the contrasting albums Deliverance and Damnation, the latter emphasizing clean vocals and mellower tones. Ghost Reveries and Watershed further solidified the band’s reputation for blending heavy and melodic elements. Heritage marked a departure from Opeth’s death-metal roots, embracing a more vintage progressive-rock sound, a direction continued on Pale Communion, Sorceress, and In Cauda Venenum. The Last Will and Testament reintroduced death growls and became the band’s first fully realized concept album since Still Life.

Throughout its career, Opeth has undergone several lineup changes. The current lineup includes Martin Mendez on bass, Fredrik Åkesson on guitar, Joakim Svalberg on keyboards and vocals, and Waltteri Väyrynen on drums. Despite these changes, Åkerfeldt has remained the consistent driving force, ensuring that the band’s evolving sound retains its core identity.

Opeth’s innovative approach has earned the band significant recognition. The Last Will and Testament received the Swedish Grammis award for Hard Rock/Metal in 2025. Earlier, Watershed reached number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Finnish albums chart. By November 2009, Opeth had sold more than 1.5 million copies of its albums and DVDs worldwide.

Beyond its studio work, Opeth has remained active as a live band, embarking on world tours since the release of Blackwater Park. The group has issued four live albums and four concert-video releases, capturing the dramatic shifts between aggression, atmosphere, and restraint that define its stage performances. Collaborations with artists including Steven Wilson have further expanded Opeth’s musical horizons.

Complete List Of Opeth Songs From A to Z

“§I” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§II” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§III” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§IV” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§V” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§VI” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“§VII” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“A Fair Judgement” – Deliverance – 2002
“A Fleeting Glance” – Sorceress – 2016
“A Story Never Told” – The Last Will and Testament – 2024
“Advent” – Morningrise – 1996
“All Things Will Pass” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“April Ethereal” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Atonement” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“Beneath the Mire” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“Benighted” – Still Life – 1999
“Black Rose Immortal” – Morningrise – 1996
“Blackwater Park” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“Bleak” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“Bridge of Sighs” (Robin Trower cover) – Watershed (Special Edition) – 2008
“Burden” – Watershed – 2008
“By the Pain I See in Others” – Deliverance – 2002
“Charlatan” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Chrysalis” – Sorceress – 2016
“Circle of the Tyrants” (Celtic Frost cover) – My Arms, Your Hearse (2000 reissue) – 1998
“Cirkelns riktning” (Swedish version of “Width of a Circle”) – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“Closure” – Damnation – 2003
“Coil” – Watershed – 2008
“Continuum” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Credence” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Cusp of Eternity” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Cusp of Eternity” (live with The Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra) – Sorceress (Limited Edition) – 2016
“Death Whispered a Lullaby” – Damnation – 2003
“Deliverance” – Deliverance – 2002
“Demon of the Fall” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Den ständiga resan” (Marie Fredriksson cover) – Watershed (Special Edition) – 2008
“Derelict Herds” – Watershed (Special Edition) – 2008
“Dignity” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Dirge for November” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“Elysian Woes” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Ending Credits” – Damnation – 2003
“Epilogue” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Era” – Sorceress – 2016
“Eternal Rains Will Come” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Eternal Soul Torture” (Bonus Track) – Morningrise – 1996
“Face in the Snow” – Heritage (Bonus Track) – 2011
“Face of Melinda” – Still Life – 1999
“Faith in Others” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Famine” – Heritage – 2011
“Folklore” – Heritage – 2011
“For Absent Friends” – Deliverance – 2002
“Forest of October” – Orchid – 1995
“Freedom & Tyranny” – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“Frihet & Tyranni” (Swedish version of “Freedom & Tyranny”) – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“Garden of Earthly Delights” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Ghost of Perdition” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“Goblin” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Godhead’s Lament” – Still Life – 1999
“Harvest” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“Harvest” (multimedia track) – Blackwater Park (Reissue) – 2001
“Heart in Hand” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Heir Apparent” – Watershed – 2008
“Heritage” – Heritage – 2011
“Hessian Peel” – Watershed – 2008
“Hex Omega” – Watershed – 2008
“Hope Leaves” – Damnation – 2003
“Hours of Wealth” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“Häxprocess” – Heritage – 2011
“I Feel the Dark” – Heritage – 2011
“In Mist She Was Standing” – Orchid – 1995
“In My Time of Need” – Damnation – 2003
“Into the Frost of Winter” (Bonus Track) – Orchid – 1995
“Isolation Years” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“Karma” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Lovelorn Crime” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Madrigal” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Marrow of the Earth” – Heritage – 2011
“Master’s Apprentices” – Deliverance – 2002
“Mellotron Heart” (alternate version of “Porcelain Heart”) – Watershed bonus disc – 2008
“Moon Above, Sun Below” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Moonlapse Vertigo” – Still Life – 1999
“Nectar” – Morningrise – 1996
“Nepenthe” – Heritage – 2011
“Next of Kin” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Patterns in the Ivy” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“Patterns in the Ivy II” – Blackwater Park (Reissue) – 2001
“Persephone” – Sorceress – 2016
“Persephone (Slight Return)” – Sorceress – 2016
“Porcelain Heart” – Watershed – 2008
“Prologue” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“Pyre” – Heritage (Bonus Track) – 2011
“Pöbeln” (Swedish version of “The Mob”) – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“Remember Tomorrow” (Iron Maiden cover) – My Arms, Your Hearse (2000 reissue) – 1998
“Requiem” – Orchid – 1995
“Reverie/Harlequin Forest” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“River” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Serenity Painted Death” – Still Life – 1999
“Silhouette” – Orchid – 1995
“Slither” – Heritage – 2011
“Soldier of Fortune” (Deep Purple cover) – Ghost Reveries (Special Edition) – 2006
“Solitude” (Black Sabbath cover, live) – Pale Communion (Deluxe Edition) – 2014
“Sorceress” – Sorceress – 2016
“Sorceress 2” – Sorceress – 2016
“Spring MCMLXXIV” – Sorceress (Limited Edition) – 2016
“Still Day Beneath the Sun” – Blackwater Park (Reissue) – 2001
“Strange Brew” – Sorceress – 2016
“The Amen Corner” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“The Apostle in Triumph” – Orchid – 1995
“The Baying of the Hounds” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“The Devil’s Orchard” – Heritage – 2011
“The Drapery Falls” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“The Drapery Falls” (live with The Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra) – Sorceress (Limited Edition) – 2016
“The Funeral Portrait” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“The Garroter” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“The Grand Conjuration” – Ghost Reveries – 2005
“The Leper Affinity” – Blackwater Park – 2001
“The Lines in My Hand” – Heritage – 2011
“The Lotus Eater” – Watershed – 2008
“The Mob” – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“The Moor” – Still Life – 1999
“The Night and the Silent Water” – Morningrise – 1996
“The Seventh Sojourn” – Sorceress – 2016
“The Throat of Winter” – God of War: Blood & Metal – 2010
“The Twilight Is My Robe” – Orchid – 1995
“The Ward” – Sorceress (Limited Edition) – 2016
“The Wilde Flowers” – Sorceress – 2016
“To Bid You Farewell” – Morningrise – 1996
“To Rid the Disease” – Damnation – 2003
“Under the Weeping Moon” – Orchid – 1995
“Universal Truth” – In Cauda Venenum – 2019
“Var kommer barnen in” (Hoola Bandoola Band cover, live) – Pale Communion (Deluxe Edition) – 2014
“Voice of Treason” – Pale Communion – 2014
“Voice of Treason” (live with The Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra) – Sorceress (Limited Edition) – 2016
“Weakness” – Damnation – 2003
“When” – My Arms, Your Hearse – 1998
“White Cluster” – Still Life – 1999
“Width of a Circle” – In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition) – 2022
“Will o the Wisp” – Sorceress – 2016
“Windowpane” – Damnation – 2003
“Would?” (Alice in Chains cover) – Watershed (Special Edition) – 2008
“Wreath” – Deliverance – 2002