Orchid (album)
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Orchid
Studio album by Opeth
Released	May 15, 1995 (EU) 1997 (US)
Recorded	March, 1994
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	65:31
Label	Candlelight Records Century Media Records
Producer	Opeth, Dan Swanö
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Opeth chronology
Apostle in Triumph (1994) Orchid (1995) Morningrise (1996)

Orchid is the debut album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. Four of its seven songs are at least ten minutes long whereas "Under the Weeping Moon" clocks in at just under ten, piano interlude "Silhouette" (played by drummer Anders Nordin) is about three, and "Requiem" serves as a short acoustic transition. Due to a mix-up in Orchid's mastering process, the end of "Requiem" was placed at the beginning of "The Apostle in Triumph". The band has expressed regret for this, and says it was of no fault of their own.^{citation needed}

Orchid was released in Europe on Candlelight Records in 1995 and in the United States on Century Media Records in 1997. It was reissued by Candlelight in 2000 with "Into the Frost of Winter", an early recording of the band during a 1992 rehearsal. It was reissued again in 2003 with the same bonus track in a limited edition tin box.

Track listing

1. "In Mist She Was Standing" (Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Lindgren) – 14:09
2. "Under the Weeping Moon" (Åkerfeldt) – 9:52
3. "Silhouette" (Anders Nordin) – 3:07
4. "Forest of October" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 13:04
5. "The Twilight Is My Robe" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 11:03
6. "Requiem" (Åkerfeldt, Nordin) – 1:11
7. "The Apostle in Triumph" (Åkerfeldt, Lindgren) – 13:01

2000 and 2003 reissues

The Orchid reissues contain "Into the Frost of Winter". Parts of this track were later incorporated into the song "Advent", which appears on Opeth's second album Morningrise.

1. "Into the Frost of Winter" – 6:20

Credits

• Mikael Åkerfeldt – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
• Peter Lindgren – guitar, acoustic guitar
• Johan DeFarfalla – bass, backing vocals
• Anders Nordin – drums, percussion, piano