I saw Opeth on Friday night for the 5th time. Again, they were stunning and I can't wait for their return. Rather than write a full review (as I would normally in the concerts section of the site), here's a quick summary. It was interesting to see the new guitarist and drummer - I still don't think the drummer is as good as Lopez (the last drummer), but he was quite good nonetheless. The setlist was mindblowing - they pretty much played my favourite song from each album (with the exception of "The Grand Conjuration" from the "Ghost Reveries" album). The new songs sounded great live and Mikael's between song banter with the crowd was, as always, entertaining. A great gig all round. Here's the setlist (close to the order they played it);

• Heir Apparent (a great opener)
• Masters Apprentices
• The Baying of the Hounds (I was hanging out for this song, and it delivered)
• Bleak (my favourite Opeth song I think)
• Serenity Painted Death (never heard this live before - it was awesome)
• The Lotus Eater
• The Night and The Silent Water
• To Rid The Disease
• Deliverance
• Demon of the Fall (this song never fails to be a spectacular closer)
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• The Drapery Falls
  

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