Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)

Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)
Video by Opeth
Released	24 November 2003
Recorded	25 September 2003 at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Genre	Progressive death metal, progressive rock
Length	188:00 (DVD)
Label	Koch
Opeth chronology
Damnation (2003) Lamentations (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire 2003) (2003) Ghost Reveries (2005)

Lamentations (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire 2003) is a DVD of Opeth's first live video, released under the Music For Nations label in 2003. It was recorded at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 25 September 2003.

Lamentations features Opeth playing the album Damnation in its entirety (with the song "Harvest" from Blackwater Park put in the running order before the last song), followed by some of the band's songs from Blackwater Park and Deliverance. The only song that was played from albums prior to Blackwater Park was "Demon of the Fall" (from the album My Arms, Your Hearse) as an encore song, but the song was not filmed for the DVD due to licensing issues with previous record labels prevented this from happening at the time of the disc's release.^[1]

The DVD also includes a documentary on the making of both Damnation and Deliverance because both albums were recorded at the same time.

This was the first Opeth release with Per Wiberg, although he did not become a permanent band member until Ghost Reveries.

A 2-disc CD version of the live recording was released in 2006 in a collector's edition slipcase.

A 3-disc vinyl version with new cover artwork was released in July, 2016. ^[2]

DVD

No.	Title	Release	Length
1.	"Windowpane"	Damnation	9:15
2.	"In My Time of Need"	Damnation	6:37
3.	"Death Whispered a Lullaby"	Damnation	7:11
4.	"Closure"	Damnation	9:44
5.	"Hope Leaves"	Damnation	6:11
6.	"To Rid the Disease"	Damnation	7:11
7.	"Ending Credits"	Damnation	4:22
8.	"Harvest"	Blackwater Park	6:15
9.	"Weakness"	Damnation	6:04
10.	"Master's Apprentices"	Deliverance	10:34
11.	"The Drapery Falls"	Blackwater Park	10:56
12.	"Deliverance"	Deliverance	12:38
13.	"The Leper Affinity"	Blackwater Park	11:01
14.	"A Fair Judgement"	Deliverance	13:51

Documentary
No.	Title	Release	Length
1.	"The Making of Deliverance and Damnation"	Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)	65:21

CD track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)	1:25
2.	"Windowpane"	Damnation	9:15
3.	"In My Time of Need"	Damnation	6:37
4.	"Death Whispered a Lullaby"	Damnation	7:11
5.	"Closure"	Damnation	9:44
6.	"Hope Leaves"	Damnation	6:11
7.	"To Rid the Disease"	Damnation	7:11
8.	"Ending Credits"	Damnation	4:22
9.	"Harvest"	Blackwater Park	6:15
10.	"Weakness"	Damnation	6:04

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Master's Apprentices"	11:20
2.	"The Drapery Falls"	10:56
3.	"Deliverance"	12:40
4.	"The Leper Affinity"	11:01
5.	"A Fair Judgement"	13:50

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork Media	8.9/10[4]

The recording is generally regarded as having exceptionally clear and beautiful sound and visual quality, although Allmusic reviewer John Serba complained of the ubiquity of shots from what he termed the "Åkerfeldt Orifice Cam", showing close-ups of the singer's mouth and nose in excruciating detail.^[3]

Personnel

Opeth Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitar, songwriting (1–3, 5–14), music (4) Peter Lindgren – guitar Martin Lopez – drums Martín Méndez – bass DVD & Album Production Paul McLoone - production Benje Noble - 5.1 & Dts audio post production Louise Cassidy - production assisting Andy Sneap - recording and mixing Fredrik Odefjärd - editing, filming and production on Documentary Imaging Rigel Lastrella - DVD package design US artwork Travis Smith - photography and artwork Other personnel Per Wiberg - session keyboard and backing vocals Steven Wilson - lyrics on "Death Whispered a Lullaby"

Show Production Matt West - live sound engineering Steve Taylor - vision engineering Benny Trickett - vision mixing Ben Gill - broadcast assisting Joe Dyer - director Liam Donoghue - project co-ordination Tech Drum Damon Dougherty Mole Guitar Coty Alinson Lights Mick Thornton - lighting design Tellson James - lighting operation Camera Crew Assistants Mark Cowley Tony Lewis

Operating Andy Pellet Ben Grewin Curtis Dunn John Clarke Martin Mathews Samantha Dewhurst

Management Guy Moore - contract management Gavin Bot - floor management Steve Waite - tour management Agency Tim Borror Tobbe Lorentz

Running Jane Costello Jonathan Nicholas Gripping Neil Grey Op Cable Rigging Nigel Clarke Zoran Trajkovic

References

1. DPRP Concert Reviews Archive
2. http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/tontraeger/vinyl/3lp/opeth-lemantations-live-at-shepherd-s-bush-london-.html
3. Serba, John. "Lamentations: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire - Opeth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
4. Raggett, Ned. "Opeth: Blackwater Park [Legacy Edition] / Deliverance [Reissue] / Damnation [Reissue] / Lamentations [Reissue] | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 20, 2012.