Editing Opeth (section)

===''Ghost Reveries'' (2005–2007)===
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[[File:OpethPeterLindgren1.jpg|upright|thumb|Peter Lindgren left Opeth in 2007 after sixteen years with the band.]]
Opeth returned home in 2004 to start writing new material for its eighth album; by the end of the year, they had finished writing it.<ref name="Chapter 8"/> European label, Music For Nations, closed its doors in 2005, and after negotiations with various labels, the band signed with [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="OPETH Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS">{{cite news|title=Opeth Sign With Roadrunner Records|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=10 March 2005|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/it-s-official-opeth-sign-with-roadrunner-records/|access-date=12 March 2008|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203080558/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/it-s-official-opeth-sign-with-roadrunner-records/|url-status=live}}</ref> Åkerfeldt said the primary reason for signing with Roadrunner was the label's wide distribution, ensuring the album would be available at larger-chain retailers.<ref name="Chapter 10"/> When news leaked that the band was signed to Roadrunner, who predominantly worked with trend-oriented rock and metal, some fans accused the band of selling out. "To be honest," Åkerfeldt said, "that's such an insult after 15&nbsp;years as a band and 8&nbsp;records. I can't believe we haven't earned each and every Opeth fan's credibility after all these years. I mean, our songs are 10&nbsp;minutes long!"<ref name="Chapter 10"/> The band rehearsed for three weeks before entering the studio, the first time the band rehearsed since the 1998 album, ''My Arms, Your Hearse''.<ref name="Chapter 10">{{cite web| author=Mikael Åkerfeldt |url=http://www.opeth.com/biography/chapter10.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120003030/http://www.opeth.com/biography/chapter10.html |archive-date=20 January 2008 |title=Opeth Chapter 10 |publisher=Opeth.com |access-date=12 January 2008}}</ref> During rehearsal, keyboardist Wiberg joined Opeth as a full-time member after touring with the band on keyboards for more than a year.<ref name=Wiberg>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-keyboardist-per-wiberg-officially-joins-the-band/ |title=Opeth: Keyboardist Per Wiberg officially joins the band |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=4 May 2004 |access-date=8 February 2008 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203080548/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-keyboardist-per-wiberg-officially-joins-the-band/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Opeth recorded at Fascination Street Studios in [[Örebro, Sweden]], from 18 March to 1 June 2005, and released the resulting ''[[Ghost Reveries]]'' on 30 August 2005, to critical acclaim and commercial success. The album debuted at number&nbsp;64 in the US, and number nine in Sweden, higher than any previous Opeth release.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Opeth |title=Swedish charts – Opeth |publisher=Swedishcharts.com |access-date=25 January 2008 |archive-date=11 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211165647/http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Opeth |url-status=live }}</ref> Keith Bergman of [[Blabbermouth.net]] gave the album ten out of ten, one of only 21&nbsp;albums to achieve a perfect rating from the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/ghost-reveries/ |title=CD reviews |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203080543/http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/ghost-reveries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rod Smith of [[Decibel (magazine) |''Decibel'']] magazine called ''Ghost Reveries'' "achingly beautiful, sometimes unabashedly brutal, often a combination of both".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Rod Smith|date=September 2005 |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/sep2005/opeth.aspx?terms=Ghost+Reveries&searchtype=2&fragment=True |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118152152/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/sep2005/opeth.aspx?terms=Ghost+Reveries&searchtype=2&fragment=True |archive-date=18 January 2008 |title=Opeth Ghost Reveries – Wargasm of the Worlds |magazine=[[Decibel Magazine|Decibel magazine]] |access-date=13 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 12 May 2006, Martin Lopez announced that he had officially parted ways with Opeth due to health problems, and was replaced by [[Martin Axenrot]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Donald Morrone |url=http://www.mooropeth.com/interviewJan06.php |title=Interview with Peter Lindgren |publisher=The Moor |date=January 2006 |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-date=14 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214042637/http://www.mooropeth.com/interviewJan06.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Opeth toured on the main stage of [[Gigantour]] in 2006, alongside [[Megadeth]].<!-- Do not add other bands that were on Gigantour. --> ''Ghost Reveries'' was re-released on 31 October 2006, with a bonus [[cover version|cover song]] ([[Deep Purple]]'s "Soldier of Fortune"), a DVD featuring a [[5.1 surround sound]] mix of the album and a documentary on the making of the record. A recording of Opeth's live performance at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Camden Roundhouse]], in London, on 9 November 2006, was released as the double [[live album]] ''[[The Roundhouse Tapes]]'', which topped the Finnish DVD chart.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-s-the-roundhouse-tapes-tops-finnish-dvd-chart/ |title=Opeth's ''The Roundhouse Tapes'' Tops Finnish DVD Chart |work=Blabbermouth |date=6 November 2008 |access-date=17 May 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223650/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-s-the-roundhouse-tapes-tops-finnish-dvd-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 17 May 2007, Peter Lindgren announced he would be leaving Opeth after 16&nbsp;years. "The decision has been the toughest I've ever made but it is the right one to make at this point in my life," Lindgren said. "I feel that I simply have lost some of the enthusiasm and inspiration needed to participate in a band that has grown from a few guys playing the music we love to a worldwide industry."<ref name="Lindgren quits">{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guitarist-peter-lindgren-quits-opeth-replacement-announced/ |title=Guitarist Peter Lindgren Quits Opeth; Replacement Announced |date=17 June 2007 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216070941/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guitarist-peter-lindgren-quits-opeth-replacement-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ex-[[Arch Enemy]] guitarist [[Fredrik Åkesson]] replaced Lindgren, as Åkerfeldt explained "Fredrik was the only name that popped up thinking about a replacement for Peter. In my opinion he's one of the top three guitar players out of Sweden. We all get along great as we've known each other for maybe four years and he already has the experience to take on the circus-like lifestyle we lead as members of Opeth."<ref name="Lindgren quits"/>