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''Still Life'' is the fourth album by progressive metal band Music/{{Opeth}}, released on October 18, 1999. It is the band’s first album to include longtime bassist Martin Mendez, who joined the band late in the production of their previous album, 1998's ''My Arms, Your Hearse''. It is the band’s only studio album released on Peaceville Records, though the 2007 live album and DVD ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' was also released on that label despite the band having been on Creator/RoadrunnerRecords at the time.
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''Still Life'' is the fourth album by progressive metal band Music/{{Opeth}}, released on October 18, 1999. It is the band’s first album to include longtime bassist Martin Mendez, who joined the band late in the production of their previous album, 1998's ''My Arms, Your Hearse''. It is the band’s band's only studio album released on Peaceville Records, though the 2007 live album and DVD ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' was also released on that label despite the band having been on Creator/RoadrunnerRecords at the time.
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''Still Life'' is the fourth album by progressive metal band Music/{{Opeth}}, released on October 18, 1999. It is the band’s first album to include longtime bassist Martin Mendez, who joined the band late in the production of their previous album, 1998’s 1998's ''My Arms, Your Hearse''. It is the band’s only studio album released on Peaceville Records, though the 2007 live album and DVD ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' was also released on that label despite the band having been on Creator/RoadrunnerRecords at the time.
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* FranchiseCodifier: This album solidifies the progressive death metal sound that would define Opeth throughout the 2000s.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: "Serenity Painted Death" sees the main character flies into a vengeful frenzy towards those responsible for [[spoiler: killing Melinda.]]
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[[caption-width-right:319:Original album cover.]]
''Still Life'' is the fourth album by progressive metal band Music/{{Opeth}}, released on October 18, 1999. It is the band’s first album to include longtime bassist Martin Mendez, who joined the band late in the production of their previous album, 1998’s ''My Arms, Your Hearse''. It is the band’s only studio album released on Peaceville Records, though the 2007 live album and DVD ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' was also released on that label despite the band having been on Creator/RoadrunnerRecords at the time.
The album is a narrative-based ConceptAlbum about an unnamed protagonist who was banished from his town by a powerful religious council. The protagonist risks his life by returning to the town to find Melinda, the love of his life.
The album was remastered and reissued in 2008 with remade cover art and a bonus DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album plus the performance of "Face of Melinda" from ''The Roundhouse Tapes''.
!! Tracklist:
# "The Moor" (11:26)
# "Godhead’s Lament" (9:47)
# "Benighted" (5:00)
# "Moonlapse Vertigo" (9:00)
# "Face of Melinda" (7:58)
# "Serenity Painted Death" (9:13)
# "White Cluster" (10:02)
!! Musicians:
* Mikael Akerfeldt: Vocals, guitar
* Peter Lindgren: Guitar
* Martin Mendez: Bass
* Martin Lopez: Drums
!! If you’ll bear with me, you’ll trope of me:
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler: A crowd gathers in white to celebrate the execution of their town pariah.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Melinda is killed and the protagonist is executed, but they become TogetherInDeath]]
* BreatherEpisode:
** "Benighted" is a semi-acoustic ballad.
** Averted with "Face of Melinda", despite it also being a ballad with no HarshVocals. It’s one of the most plot-relevant songs on the album.
* ConceptAlbum: About an outcast returning to claim the love of his life.
* CorruptChurch: The Council of the Cross is implied to be one. They drive the protagonist out of his town based on his faith.
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "The Moor" takes more than three minutes for the vocals to come in. Most of the first two consist of a melodic guitar loop that fades in and gradually gets louder.
* EpicRocking: Dominates the album as it does with most other Opeth albums. The shortest track ("Benighted") is exactly five minutes long.
* LongestSongGoesFirst: "The Moor" (11:26) takes up the entire first side of the vinyl version.
* NoEnding: "Serenity Painted Death" ends abruptly [[spoiler: To signify that the protagonist has been captured]].
* NoNameGiven: The protagonist is unnamed.
* PeriodPiece: The exact period is unclear, but Mikael Akerfeldt set the album at a time in which Christianity had a stronger influence on society. The title of the first track implies that the protagonist is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors Moor]].
* [[ReligionRantSong Religion Rant Album]]: According to Mikael Akerfeldt, the album contains anti-Christianity themes, with the Council of the Cross declaring the protagonist an outcast based purely on his faith.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: The last lines of the album: "And the last sight I did see is still here, Beckoning right behind me."]]
[[caption-width-right:319:Original album cover.]]
''Still Life'' is the fourth album by progressive metal band Music/{{Opeth}}, released on October 18, 1999. It is the band’s first album to include longtime bassist Martin Mendez, who joined the band late in the production of their previous album, 1998’s ''My Arms, Your Hearse''. It is the band’s only studio album released on Peaceville Records, though the 2007 live album and DVD ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' was also released on that label despite the band having been on Creator/RoadrunnerRecords at the time.
The album is a narrative-based ConceptAlbum about an unnamed protagonist who was banished from his town by a powerful religious council. The protagonist risks his life by returning to the town to find Melinda, the love of his life.
The album was remastered and reissued in 2008 with remade cover art and a bonus DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album plus the performance of "Face of Melinda" from ''The Roundhouse Tapes''.
!! Tracklist:
# "The Moor" (11:26)
# "Godhead’s Lament" (9:47)
# "Benighted" (5:00)
# "Moonlapse Vertigo" (9:00)
# "Face of Melinda" (7:58)
# "Serenity Painted Death" (9:13)
# "White Cluster" (10:02)
!! Musicians:
* Mikael Akerfeldt: Vocals, guitar
* Peter Lindgren: Guitar
* Martin Mendez: Bass
* Martin Lopez: Drums
!! If you’ll bear with me, you’ll trope of me:
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler: A crowd gathers in white to celebrate the execution of their town pariah.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Melinda is killed and the protagonist is executed, but they become TogetherInDeath]]
* BreatherEpisode:
** "Benighted" is a semi-acoustic ballad.
** Averted with "Face of Melinda", despite it also being a ballad with no HarshVocals. It’s one of the most plot-relevant songs on the album.
* ConceptAlbum: About an outcast returning to claim the love of his life.
* CorruptChurch: The Council of the Cross is implied to be one. They drive the protagonist out of his town based on his faith.
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "The Moor" takes more than three minutes for the vocals to come in. Most of the first two consist of a melodic guitar loop that fades in and gradually gets louder.
* EpicRocking: Dominates the album as it does with most other Opeth albums. The shortest track ("Benighted") is exactly five minutes long.
* LongestSongGoesFirst: "The Moor" (11:26) takes up the entire first side of the vinyl version.
* NoEnding: "Serenity Painted Death" ends abruptly [[spoiler: To signify that the protagonist has been captured]].
* NoNameGiven: The protagonist is unnamed.
* PeriodPiece: The exact period is unclear, but Mikael Akerfeldt set the album at a time in which Christianity had a stronger influence on society. The title of the first track implies that the protagonist is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors Moor]].
* [[ReligionRantSong Religion Rant Album]]: According to Mikael Akerfeldt, the album contains anti-Christianity themes, with the Council of the Cross declaring the protagonist an outcast based purely on his faith.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: The last lines of the album: "And the last sight I did see is still here, Beckoning right behind me."]]
