The End Records are reissuing four albums from Opeth on April 10th, as part of their acquisition of rights to the Music For Nations catalog. They sent over these details:With collective Soundscans of over 300,000 sold, these three albums + one live DVD/CD recording present the very best of Opeth from their black metal era to their progressive rock transformation.
The albums, produced by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, along with the magnificent live DVD and documentary Lamentations, are necessary reissues for any Opeth enthusiast.
Opeth on the 2012 North American Heritage Hunter Tour with Mastodon, beginning April 4th.
LAMENTATIONS - Special Edition:
Live DVD and 2-disc CD live recording (first time ever that the audio and video components will be in one package)
Includes documentary on the making of sister albums Deliverance & Damnation (available below)
BLACKWATER PARK - Casebound Legacy Edition:
Blackwater Park package includes bonus DVD, and 28 page full-color casebound booklet / digipak
The band's first collaboration with Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson
First Opeth album ever released in North America
DAMNATION - Reissue:
Departure from the band's death metal sound and entrance into progressive rock genre
Only Opeth album to chart the Billboard 200
DELIVERANCE - Reissue:
Album won Swedish Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
Appeared in the Top 20 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Top Independent Albums charts
Considered one of the band's heaviest albums
US Tour Dates with Mastodon + Ghost
April 4 State Theater Portland, ME
April 5 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA *
April 6 Metropolis Montreal, QC *
April 7 Sony Centre Toronto, ON *
April 9 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
April 10 The Dome Wallingford, CT
April 11 Roseland New York, NY
April 13 Riviera Theater Chicago
April 14 Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
April 15 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
April 16 TN Theater Knoxville, TN *
April 18 Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
April 19 Palladium Dallas, TX *
April 20 Backstage Live San Antonio, TX *
April 21 Concrete Street Corpus Christi, TX *
April 23 Fillmore Denver, CO *
April 25 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
April 26 Gibson Hollywood, CA *
April 27 Fox Theatre Oakland, CA *
April 28 Grand Sierra Resort Reno, NV
April 30 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA *
May 1 Orpheum Vancouver, BC *
May 3 Edmonton Events Centre Edmonton,AB *
May 4 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB
May 5 The Odeon Saskatoon, SK
May 6 Burton Cummings Winnipeg, MB *
May 9 The Fillmore Washington, DC *
May 10 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
May 11 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC *
May 12 Masquerade Music Park Atlanta, GA
*Denotes Opeth closes the show