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Title: Opeth – Blackwater Park
Year/Genre/City: 2001, Metal / Progressive Death Metal, Stockholm, Sweden
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+

Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore: Co-produced with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), starting a long-running collaboration that expanded Opeth’s creative network outside metal circles.

2. Scene Ecology: Recorded at Fredman Studio in Gothenburg, a hub that defined much of Sweden’s late-’90s/early-’00s metal ecosystem.

3. Album Art: The cover was created by Travis Smith, whose work became visually tied to the band’s identity across multiple eras.