Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.

2003 reissue of 1995 album includes the bonus track 'Into The Frost Of Winter'. The band's blending of both acoustic and electric guitar with the dual personality of Akerfeldt's vocal outpouring made Orchid immediately a genre-setting release. 8 tracks. Guitar World call them 'Metal's most brilliant band'. Candlelight.

All Music Guide calls it: "A striking collection of hushed and autumnal indie pop bedroom songs that reside on the hi-fi end of the lo-fi spectrum." Veneer is the debut album by Swedish-born minstrel José González…already a certified quiet-is-the-new-loud legend in his native Sweden. Who needs bells and whistles (outside of a forlorn trumpet and some subliminal percussion) when songs are this strong and the voice is this perfect? When all that you need to hold an audience in blissful rapture is what you can balance on a barstool? Jose’s sensual, sensitive, powerful vocals and supernaturally gifted guitar playing truly recalls artists like Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Hayden, and Mark Kozelek. He’s earned the accolades by writing incredible songs and staying true to his heart, keeping the songs barebones simple.

The José González song "Crosses" was featured on the season finale of The OC.

"The Last Will and Testament is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own relationship with music as a consumer of it," narrates band leader Mikael Akerfeldt. "I pick up something here, dismiss something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the "powers that be" in terms of the industry. Good enough for "you"?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I'm proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it's not much of a shocker if it's going to sound like "us". I'm a bit in awe of what we did with The Last Will and Testament. It feels like a dream. There is some "coherence" and " songwriting skills" I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the "strange" over the "obvious", but I feel like I'm in the minority, and that's fine. So...fair warning! Don't expect an instant rush (as per usual), but if you do "get it" (have you got it yet?) right away, that's ok too!"

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这是OPETH在1996年推出的作品，此前乐队在1994年发行了首张专辑《ORCHID》，不过我们没有机会听到，但这张《MORNINGRISE》被很多资深的金属迷和媒体认为是乐队最优秀的专辑，我们欣赏以后也非常同意这种看法。整张专辑的歌曲都很长，最短的也有十分钟，最长的有二十分钟，每首歌都象是一曲完美的乐章，强悍粗暴的主唱、节奏力度十足的演奏，配合起伏跌宕的编曲营造出一种阴沉忧郁的气氛，而当你正沉浸在这种气氛中无法自拔时，精巧优美的原音吉他如黑夜中的一盏明灯般出现了，那种醒神的感觉真是难以用语言表达。值得一提的是这张专辑的监制是著名的DAN SWANO，相信其无所不在的音乐灵感也为唱片增色不少。最后，我们强烈的建议极端金属迷们一定要拥有这张优秀的作品，尤其提醒那些接触极端金属音乐时间不长的朋友，虽然你可能还不能体会这张专辑的全部优点，但如果最终你发现错过了如此经典的作品，肯定会感到非常遗憾的。

Deluxe issues of the album have two bonus songs, "Still Day The Sun" & "Patterns In The Ivy II."