Deliverance

The Swedish band, which mixes psychedelia, prog, and extreme metal, reissues three ambitious studio albums and a live DVD from the early years of the millennium, records that found it transitioning from death growls to cleanly sung acoustic compositions.

Following up a nearly ubiquitous critical smash such as 2000's Blackwater Park might seem like a daunting proposition for most bands, but Sweden's Opeth has made a career out of proving it is not just any other band, wowing observers with its boundless creativity and seemingly effortless brilliance.