Description
Damnation is Opeth’s bold left turn — a record entirely devoid of distortion or growled vocals, leaving only ethereal clean melodies and Mikael Åkerfeldt’s most vulnerable singing. Released in 2003 as the companion piece to the heavier Deliverance, it draws on 1970s progressive rock to create something hushed, melancholic, and deeply affecting. It remains one of the most quietly devastating albums in the band’s catalogue.
