Watershed (Opeth album)

For other uses, see Watershed (disambiguation).
Watershed
Cover art by Travis Smith
Studio album by
Opeth
Released19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)
Recorded1 November 2007[1]–10 January 2008
Studio
  • Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden
  • Junkmail facilities (additional)
Genre
Length54:56
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Opeth chronology
The Roundhouse Tapes
(2007) 		Watershed
(2008) 		The Candlelight Years
(2008)
Alternative cover
Special edition
Singles from Watershed
  1. "Porcelain Heart"
    Released: 19 April 2008
  2. "Burden"
    Released: 9 December 2008

Watershed is the ninth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. Released by Roadrunner Records, Watershed is the first studio album by Opeth to feature guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and drummer Martin Axenrot, who replaced longtime guitarist Peter Lindgren and drummer Martin Lopez. The artwork for the album was made by Travis Smith (who has created the artwork for eight previous Opeth releases) in collaboration with Mikael Åkerfeldt.[3] It was the band's last studio album to contain death growls or any death metal elements until 2024's The Last Will and Testament.

  1. ^ "Opeth: To Begin Recording New Album Tomorrow". Blabbermouth.net. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Watershed Artwork Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 31 March 2008.