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The Roundhouse Tapes is the second live album and video by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. The CD was recorded on 9 November 2006 and was released on 23 October 2007 in the US, on 5 November in Europe, and on 20 November in the rest of the world. A two-disc DVD version was released on 10 November 2008, and includes exclusive menu music written by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Per Wiberg. The title is a play on the name of Iron Maiden's first release The Soundhouse Tapes, as well as the venue where the record was recorded.[citation needed] Åkerfeldt said, "The Roundhouse concert will always be a very memorable gig for us for many reasons, but most importantly it caught the band at the peak of the Ghost Reveries tour". This is the final Opeth release with Peter Lindgren.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Åkerfeldt; all music is composed by Mikael Åkerfeldt except where noted.

Disc One
No.TitleMusicAlbumLength
1."When"My Arms, Your Hearse10:28
2."Ghost of Perdition"Ghost Reveries10:57
3."Under the Weeping Moon"ÅkerfeldtPeter LindgrenOrchid10:28
4."Bleak"Blackwater Park8:39
5."Face of Melinda"Still Life9:58
6."The Night and the Silent Water"ÅkerfeldtLindgrenMorningrise10:29
Disc Two
No.TitleMusicAlbumLength
1."Windowpane"Damnation8:01
2."Blackwater Park"ÅkerfeldtLindgrenBlackwater Park18:59
3."Demon of the Fall"ÅkerfeldtLindgrenMy Arms, Your Hearse8:14
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."When"10:28
2."Ghost of Perdition"10:57
3."Under the Weeping Moon"10:28
4."Bleak"8:39
5."Face of Melinda"9:58
6."The Night and the Silent Water"10:29
7."Windowpane"8:01
8."Blackwater Park"19:00
9."Demon of the Fall"8:14

The DVD also features fan and band interviews, sound-check footage and a photo gallery of the concert.

Personnel

Opeth

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)176
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)14