I just picked up the deluxe edition of Blackwater Park (July 23rd US release). This is the first copy of the album that Ive owned, and I have to say that the album is excellent. Ive have recently become an Opeth fan, as I have only been listening to them for only about five or six months. Even though Ive heard plenty of buzz about Opeth around the metal community, I never was compelled to listen until I downloaded a few songs off of each album on the Internet a few months ago. As soon as the songs hit my eardrums, I was hooked. I ended up buying Orchid & Morningrise and listened to them endlessly. One of my friends suggested that I ought to buy Blackwater Park when it was released, but for some reason I never did. Its probably good that I didnt, because now I have the deluxe edition with the two bonus acoustic tracks (which are very good) and the harvest video (interesting video and a good bonus disc layout). Anyway, as most of you know, BWP is a brilliant crafted album. Why? Mikaels singing and growling performance is unmatched on any other album, the guitar work by Mikael & Peter is beautifully intertwined with acoustic passages and menacing electric work, the bass lines by Martin Mendez rumble along loud & clear and finally the Martin Lopezs drum kit is used efficiently with well-executed cymbal work. With this said, I have to ask myself how could I miss an album like this in my collection? Well I dont know the answer, but Im glad I have this masterpiece in my collection for my enjoyment. My Opeth discography is almost complete, and Im looking forward to the new releases. Thats it, thanks for reading.