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Opeth pays artwork tribute to the Concerto
Swedish prog-metal band Opeth is releasing live footage and audio from the band’s recent performance at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. The front cover artwork concept pays tribute to the original Concerto for Group and Orchestra album, underlining the band’s longstanding love for their roots. As recently as this May Opeth’s rhythm section of Martin Axenrot on drums and Martin Mendez on bass performed with Jon Lord at the Nidaros cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. You can see video of the rehearsals on JonLord.org.
Opeth In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall is due out on September 21 on Roadrunner Records.
Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson for the info.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Another reason to love that band! Can’t wait to hear that new live album!
July 22nd, 2010 at 09:56I have seen Opeth on stage 3 times,lovely.
I was great follower of them until the release “The grand Conjuration” 2005.
The best studiowork for me is “Blackwater Park” 2001.
ciao purplefriends!
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:41Very cool! 🙂
July 22nd, 2010 at 12:16Nicee pics of the Trondheim gig at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trondjs/tags/jonlord/
It was both emotional and exciting to see that small transparency over which I had so anguished some 40 plus years ago now adapted by Opeth in this way.
July 23rd, 2010 at 05:18I remember that I felt that it brought out the very intimidating nature of the evening then yet to come
To those who felt Blackmore “ripped off” his riffs from other people, is it okay for Opeth to use this cover? Or is it an example of taking something and making something new with it?
July 24th, 2010 at 22:52@ 4
Tony thank so much for your input here…what a day it must have been:)
@5 this is a tribite surely…not a ripp off?
July 26th, 2010 at 11:09