The Roundhouse Tapes
Cover art by Travis Smith
Live album by
Opeth
Released5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
Recorded9 November 2006
VenueThe Roundhouse in London, England, United Kingdom
Length96:12
LabelPeaceville
Opeth chronology
Collecter's Edition Slipcase
(2006) 		The Roundhouse Tapes
(2007) 		Watershed
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Aquarian WeeklyA+[4]
Metal Underground[5]
Pitchfork Media[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

The Roundhouse Tapes is the second live album and video by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. The CD was recorded on 9 November 2006 and was released on 23 October 2007 in the US,[2] on 5 November in Europe, and on 20 November in the rest of the world. A two-disc DVD version was released on 10 November 2008, and includes exclusive menu music written by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Per Wiberg.[8] The title is a play on the name of Iron Maiden's first release The Soundhouse Tapes, as well as the venue where the record was recorded.[citation needed] Åkerfeldt said, "The Roundhouse concert will always be a very memorable gig for us for many reasons, but most importantly it caught the band at the peak of the Ghost Reveries tour". This is the final Opeth release with Peter Lindgren.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Åkerfeldt; all music is composed by Mikael Åkerfeldt except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleMusicAlbumLength
1."When" My Arms, Your Hearse10:28
2."Ghost of Perdition" Ghost Reveries10:57
3."Under the Weeping Moon"
Orchid10:28
4."Bleak" Blackwater Park8:39
5."Face of Melinda" Still Life9:58
6."The Night and the Silent Water"
  • Åkerfeldt
  • Lindgren
Morningrise10:29
Disc Two
No.TitleMusicAlbumLength
1."Windowpane" Damnation8:01
2."Blackwater Park"
  • Åkerfeldt
  • Lindgren
Blackwater Park18:59
3."Demon of the Fall"
  • Åkerfeldt
  • Lindgren
My Arms, Your Hearse8:14
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."When"10:28
2."Ghost of Perdition"10:57
3."Under the Weeping Moon"10:28
4."Bleak"8:39
5."Face of Melinda"9:58
6."The Night and the Silent Water"10:29
7."Windowpane"8:01
8."Blackwater Park"19:00
9."Demon of the Fall"8:14

The DVD also features fan and band interviews, sound-check footage and a photo gallery of the concert.

Personnel

Opeth

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 176

References

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "About.com review". Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "The Roundhouse Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alternative Press | Reviews". Altpress.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "Opeth: The Roundhouse Tapes | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Metal Underground review". December 13, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  6. ^ Klein, Joshua (February 4, 2008). "Pitchfork review". Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Butler, Nick (November 6, 2007). "Sputnik review". Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Diamond, Oz (August 30, 2007). "Opeth Leader Mikael Åkerfeldt Checks In". MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
  9. ^ "The Roundhouse Tapes Credits at Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Opeth – The Roundhouse Tapes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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