In Cauda Venenum | ||||
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Travis Smith | ||||
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Released | 27 September 2019 | |||
Recorded | 18 November 2018 – 6 March 2019 | |||
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Length | 67:57 | |||
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Singles from In Cauda Venenum | ||||
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In Cauda Venenum ( Latin for "Poison in the tail") is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, released on 27 September 2019 through Moderbolaget and Nuclear Blast. [4] It was released in two versions: a Swedish-language version and an English-language version. [5] The band toured in support of the album throughout 2019 and into 2020. [6] At 67 minutes and 57 seconds, it is the band's longest studio album. It is also the band's last album to feature drummer Martin Axenrot before his departure in 2021.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100 [7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [8] |
Exclaim! | favorable [9] |
Consequence of Sound | A [10] |
Kerrang! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Metal Storm | 7.8/10 [12] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 9/10 [14] |
The Quietus | favourable [3] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5 [15] |
The album received a score of 10 out of 10 from Wall of Sound, who stated it was "the best album the band has ever created in their prog era". [16] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [17]
All tracks are written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Garden of Earthly Delights" | 3:28 |
2. | "Dignity" | 6:36 |
3. | "Heart in Hand" | 8:30 |
4. | "Next of Kin" | 7:10 |
5. | "Lovelorn Crime" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Universal Truth" | 7:30 |
8. | "The Garroter" | 6:45 |
9. | "Continuum" | 7:22 |
10. | "All Things Will Pass" | 8:33 |
Total length: | 67:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Livets trädgård" | 3:28 |
2. | "Svekets prins" | 6:36 |
3. | "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" | 8:29 |
4. | "De närmast sörjande" | 7:10 |
5. | "Minnets yta" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Ingen sanning är allas" | 7:21 |
8. | "Banemannen" | 6:43 |
9. | "Kontinuerlig drift" | 7:23 |
10. | "Allting tar slut" | 8:31 |
Total length: | 67:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Garden of Earthly Delights" | 3:28 |
2. | "Dignity" | 6:36 |
3. | "Heart in Hand" | 8:30 |
4. | "Next of Kin" | 7:10 |
5. | "Lovelorn Crime" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Universal Truth" | 7:30 |
8. | "The Garroter" | 6:45 |
9. | "Continuum" | 7:22 |
10. | "All Things Will Pass" | 8:33 |
11. | "The Mob" | 4:36 |
12. | "Width of a Circle" | 5:31 |
13. | "Freedom & Tyranny" | 4:35 |
14. | "Livets trädgård" | 3:28 |
15. | "Svekets prins" | 6:36 |
16. | "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" | 8:29 |
17. | "De närmast sörjande" | 7:10 |
18. | "Minnets yta" | 6:34 |
19. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
20. | "Ingen sanning är allas" | 7:21 |
21. | "Banemannen" | 6:43 |
22. | "Kontinuerlig drift" | 7:23 |
23. | "Allting tar slut" | 8:31 |
24. | "Pöbeln" | 4:36 |
25. | "Cirkelns Riktning" | 5:31 |
26. | "Frihet & Tyranni" | 4:35 |
Technical personnel
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 20 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 15 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 17 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 13 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [22] | 49 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [23] | 16 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [24] | 2 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [25] | 5 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [26] | 29 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [27] | 65 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [28] | 24 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [29] | 97 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [30] | 9 |
Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [31] | 19 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [32] | 4 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [33] | 26 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [34] | 12 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [35] | 10 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [36] | 13 |
US Billboard 200 [37] | 59 |
In Cauda Venenum | ||||
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![]() Cover art by
Travis Smith | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 27 September 2019 | |||
Recorded | 18 November 2018 – 6 March 2019 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | ||||
Length | 67:57 | |||
Language |
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Label | ||||
Producer |
| |||
Opeth chronology | ||||
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Singles from In Cauda Venenum | ||||
|
In Cauda Venenum ( Latin for "Poison in the tail") is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, released on 27 September 2019 through Moderbolaget and Nuclear Blast. [4] It was released in two versions: a Swedish-language version and an English-language version. [5] The band toured in support of the album throughout 2019 and into 2020. [6] At 67 minutes and 57 seconds, it is the band's longest studio album. It is also the band's last album to feature drummer Martin Axenrot before his departure in 2021.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100 [7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [8] |
Exclaim! | favorable [9] |
Consequence of Sound | A [10] |
Kerrang! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Metal Storm | 7.8/10 [12] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 9/10 [14] |
The Quietus | favourable [3] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5 [15] |
The album received a score of 10 out of 10 from Wall of Sound, who stated it was "the best album the band has ever created in their prog era". [16] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [17]
All tracks are written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Garden of Earthly Delights" | 3:28 |
2. | "Dignity" | 6:36 |
3. | "Heart in Hand" | 8:30 |
4. | "Next of Kin" | 7:10 |
5. | "Lovelorn Crime" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Universal Truth" | 7:30 |
8. | "The Garroter" | 6:45 |
9. | "Continuum" | 7:22 |
10. | "All Things Will Pass" | 8:33 |
Total length: | 67:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Livets trädgård" | 3:28 |
2. | "Svekets prins" | 6:36 |
3. | "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" | 8:29 |
4. | "De närmast sörjande" | 7:10 |
5. | "Minnets yta" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Ingen sanning är allas" | 7:21 |
8. | "Banemannen" | 6:43 |
9. | "Kontinuerlig drift" | 7:23 |
10. | "Allting tar slut" | 8:31 |
Total length: | 67:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Garden of Earthly Delights" | 3:28 |
2. | "Dignity" | 6:36 |
3. | "Heart in Hand" | 8:30 |
4. | "Next of Kin" | 7:10 |
5. | "Lovelorn Crime" | 6:34 |
6. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
7. | "Universal Truth" | 7:30 |
8. | "The Garroter" | 6:45 |
9. | "Continuum" | 7:22 |
10. | "All Things Will Pass" | 8:33 |
11. | "The Mob" | 4:36 |
12. | "Width of a Circle" | 5:31 |
13. | "Freedom & Tyranny" | 4:35 |
14. | "Livets trädgård" | 3:28 |
15. | "Svekets prins" | 6:36 |
16. | "Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" | 8:29 |
17. | "De närmast sörjande" | 7:10 |
18. | "Minnets yta" | 6:34 |
19. | "Charlatan" | 5:29 |
20. | "Ingen sanning är allas" | 7:21 |
21. | "Banemannen" | 6:43 |
22. | "Kontinuerlig drift" | 7:23 |
23. | "Allting tar slut" | 8:31 |
24. | "Pöbeln" | 4:36 |
25. | "Cirkelns Riktning" | 5:31 |
26. | "Frihet & Tyranni" | 4:35 |
Technical personnel
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 20 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 15 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 17 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 13 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [22] | 49 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [23] | 16 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [24] | 2 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [25] | 5 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [26] | 29 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [27] | 65 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [28] | 24 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [29] | 97 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [30] | 9 |
Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [31] | 19 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [32] | 4 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [33] | 26 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [34] | 12 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [35] | 10 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [36] | 13 |
US Billboard 200 [37] | 59 |