The Roundhouse Tapes

The Roundhouse Tapes
Live album by Opeth
Released	23 October 2007 (2007-10-23)
Recorded	9 November 2006
Venue	The Roundhouse in London, England, UK
Length	96:12
Label	Peaceville
Opeth chronology
Collecter's Edition Slipcase (2006) The Roundhouse Tapes (2007) Watershed (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Aquarian Weekly	A+ [4]
Metal Underground	[5]
Pitchfork	[6]

The Roundhouse Tapes is the second live album and video by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. The CD was recorded on 9 November 2006 and was released on 23 October 2007 in the US, ^[2] on 5 November in Europe, and on 20 November in the rest of the world. A two-disc DVD version was released on 10 November 2008, and includes exclusive menu music written by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Per Wiberg. ^[7] The title is a play on the name of Iron Maiden's first release The Soundhouse Tapes , as well as the venue where the record was recorded.^{[ citation needed ]} Åkerfeldt said, "The Roundhouse concert will always be a very memorable gig for us for many reasons, but most importantly it caught the band at the peak of the Ghost Reveries tour". This is the final Opeth release with Peter Lindgren.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Åkerfeldt; all music is composed by Mikael Åkerfeldt except where noted.

Disc One

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"When"		My Arms, Your Hearse	10:28
2.	"Ghost of Perdition"		Ghost Reveries	10:57
3.	"Under the Weeping Moon"	Åkerfeldt Peter Lindgren	Orchid	10:28
4.	"Bleak"		Blackwater Park	8:39
5.	"Face of Melinda"		Still Life	9:58
6.	"The Night and the Silent Water"	Åkerfeldt Lindgren	Morningrise	10:29

Disc Two

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Windowpane"		Damnation	8:01
2.	"Blackwater Park"	Åkerfeldt Lindgren	Blackwater Park	18:59
3.	"Demon of the Fall"	Åkerfeldt Lindgren	My Arms, Your Hearse	8:14

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When"	10:28
2.	"Ghost of Perdition"	10:57
3.	"Under the Weeping Moon"	10:28
4.	"Bleak"	8:39
5.	"Face of Melinda"	9:58
6.	"The Night and the Silent Water"	10:29
7.	"Windowpane"	8:01
8.	"Blackwater Park"	19:00
9.	"Demon of the Fall"	8:14

The DVD also features fan and band interviews, sound-check footage and a photo gallery of the concert.

Personnel

Opeth

• Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitar, vocals, mixing, direction
• Peter Lindgren ^[8] – guitar
• Martín Méndez – bass guitar
• Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals
• Martin "Axe" Axenrot – drums

Additional personnel

• Jens Bogren – mixing
• Travis Smith – cover artwork, album design, model, photography
• Heather Elizabeth – photography
• Daniel Falk – photography

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [9]	176
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10]	11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11]	14

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "About.com review" . Retrieved October 29, 2013.
2. Jurek, Thom. "The Roundhouse Tapes". AllMusic . Retrieved January 7, 2012.
3. "Alternative Press | Reviews". Altpress.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
4. "Opeth: The Roundhouse Tapes | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
5. "Metal Underground review". December 13, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
6. Klein, Joshua (February 4, 2008). "Pitchfork review" . Retrieved October 29, 2013.
7. Diamond, Oz (August 30, 2007). "Opeth Leader Mikael Åkerfeldt Checks In". MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
8. "The Roundhouse Tapes Credits at Allmusic". Allmusic . Retrieved January 8, 2008.
9. "Lescharts.com – Opeth – The Roundhouse Tapes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart on 11/11/2007 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 11/11/2007 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2025.