Opeth – In Cauda Venenum 2LP Discount

Sweden s Opeth return with In Cauda Venenum, their most important record to date. Certainly, fans and critics will have their opinion, but few records in the Swedes oeuvre are as engaging, delicate, panoramic, intense, and musical as Opeth s lucky thirteenth. Sporting a clever Travis Smith cover – replete with inside jokes and a nod to King Diamond – a masterful Park Studios (The Hellacopters, Graveyard) production, and Opeth s usual five-star musicianship, In Cauda Venenum raises the bar markedly. The 10 songs on offer feel and sound completely natural. As if years of listening to and being a fan of Swedish rock and hard rock has paid off. In Cauda Venenum is tricky in its complicated simplicity and resourceful in its ability to charm with delightful if wistful melodies. Really, it s just Opeth being Opeth!