Watershed - 2014 European Roadrunner label Limited Edition Coloured Double LP

Scarce 2014 European Roadrunner label Limited Edition Coloured Double LP, of Swedish progressive metal combos ninth studio album, originally released in 2008.

Metal Hammer's Critic's Choice Top 50 had Watershed as the second-best album of 2008 (behind only Metallica's Death Magnetic - later in the January/February 2009 issue of Metal Edge, Watershed was voted the number 1 album of 2008. The album is also, as of 2017, the band's last studio album to contain death growls or any death metal elements - the album comprises the bonus track "Derelict Herds".

2014 Record Store Day release limited to 2700 copies - black labels with light green print - pressed on light green marbled vinyl.

Vinyl is housed in album art inner sleeves, and ultimately in a gatefold cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels/VG++ (Inner Sleeves)/VG++ (Cover)

Vinyl has a light degree of sleeve inflicted wear only... nothing which resembles drop marks, nothing inflicting clicks - perfect labels.

Inner sleeves has hardly any signs of handling - cover has a few tiny pressure marks.... no wear to front or back, nor any to edges... a minor front panel opening corner dent though... graded near mint.  

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Coil 3:11
2. Heir Apparent 8:48

Side 2:
1. The Lotus Eater 8:48
2. Burden 7:41

Side 3:
1. Porcelain Heart" (Åkerfeldt, Fredrik Åkesson) 7:59
2. Hessian Peel 11:24

Side 4:
1. Hex Omega 6:57
2. Derelict Herds 6:29

Recorded February 2007 - January 10, 2008 at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

All lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt| all music composed by Åkerfeldt except where noted. All music arranged by Opeth.

Credits:

Opeth:
Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals, guitar
Fredrik Åkesson - guitar
Per Wiberg - keyboards, synthesizer
Martín Méndez - bass guitar
Martin Axenrot - drums

Additional musicians
Nathalie Lorichs - guest vocals on "Coil"
Lisa Almberg - English horn, oboe
Christoffer Wadensten - flute
Karin Svensson - violin
Andreas Tengberg - cello

Technical Credits:
Mikael Åkerfeldt - producer
Jens Bogren - engineer, mixer, mastering, producer
David Castillo, Johan Örnborg - engineer

Artwork:
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Travis Smith - sleeve design