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''Morningrise'' is the second studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. It was released on June 24, 1996 in Europe by Candlelight Records and on June 24, 1997 in the United States by Century Black. The recording sessions took place at Unisound studio, in Örebro, between March and April 1996, and once more the band produced alongside Dan Swanö. ''Morningrise'' was the last Opeth album produced by Swanö. It was also the last Opeth release with drummer Anders Nordin and bassist Johan De Farfalla. ''Morningrise'' showcases Opeth's signature style, exploring the dynamics between the combination of black metal and death metal vocals, and guitar parts with lighter progressive and acoustic elements. The album was very well received by critics, with some calling it "epic" and "perfect". ==Recording and production== After touring, Opeth returned home to rehearse frequently, and booked Unisound studios again to record the album.〔(Opeth Biography: Chapter III ). Opeth.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.〕 ''Morningrise'' was recorded during March and April 1996 at Unisound in Örebro. They stayed at the residence of the family of Peter Lindgren's girlfriend. Opeth again produced and mixed along with Dan Swanö, similar to how the previous album, ''Orchid'', was recorded. Swanö also engineered the album. This was the last album that Swanö worked on with Opeth.〔(Morningrise Session Diary ). Opeth.com. Retrieved July 5, 2011.〕〔(Morningrise ). Opeth.com. Retrieved July 5, 2011.〕 It was also the last album that was recorded with Johan DeFarfalla and Anders Nordin.〔(Opeth Biography: Chapter IV ). Opeth.com. Retrieved July 5, 2011.〕 As the release of the first album was delayed, they had already written most of ''Morningrise'' when ''Orchid'' was released.〔Mudrian, Albert. ''Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces'' p. 248. Da Capo Press, 2009. ISBN 0-306-81806-X〕 Although some parts of the material recorded date back to 1991, Mikael Åkerfeldt said, "the material we had been writing felt really fresh and new." According to Åkerfeldt, recording ''Morningrise'' was "quite boring" because of "the endless drum takes, click track and shit like that." The band spent most of the time in the studio smoking. Despite the downtime, Åkerfeldt and Lindgren wrote an instrumental piece that was meant to appear on the album, but they did not have enough time to finish it.〔 ''Morningrise'' includes Opeth's longest song ever recorded, "Black Rose Immortal", with a length of 20:15. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morningrise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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