The Lotus Eater

~ Recording by Opeth

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • JP2008-05-28
Roadrunner RecordsRRCY-21303
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • AU2008-05-30
Roadrunner RecordsRR79622
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershed (limited edition)OpethAlbum
  • DE2008-05-30
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-8
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • XE2008-06-02
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-2
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • XE2008-06-02
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-2
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • XE2008-06-02
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-8
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • AU2008-06-03
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-8
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershed (special edition)OpethAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Roadrunner Records1686-179365
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Roadrunner Records1686-179621
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Roadrunner Records1686-179362
3.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Roadrunner Records1686-179621
1.2The Lotus Eater8:50OpethHard Rock Sampler #12Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Hard Rock (French magazine)
1.3The Lotus Eater8:50OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • JP2008-08-27
Roadrunner RecordsRRCY-29159/60
1.3The Lotus Eater8:48OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
Roadrunner RecordsRR 7962-1
1.3The Lotus Eater8:50OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
  • GB2009-01-24
Roadrunner Records
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershed (Record Store Day exclusive reissue)OpethAlbum
  • US2014-04-19
Roadrunner Records1686-179624
1.3The Lotus Eater8:51OpethWatershedOpethAlbum
Roadrunner Records
Promotion
1.4The Lotus Eater8:47OpethRock Hard: Dynamit, Volume 61Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-06-18
Rock Hard (German magazine)[none]
1.1The Lotus Eater8:47OpethThe Art of Sysyphus, Vol. 45Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sysyphus Records (releases included with the German magazine Eclipsed)102 - Jun 2008
1.4The Lotus Eater8:49OpethWatershed Radio SamplerOpethAlbum
Roadrunner RecordsRDRR 10218-2

Relationships

additional recording engineer:David Castillo (studio engineer from Sweden)
Mikhail Korge (engineer)
Johan Örnborg (producer, engineer, mixer for metal releases)
recording engineer and mixer:Jens Bogren
co-producer:Mikael Åkerfeldt
Jens Bogren
bass guitar:Martín Méndez (Opeth’s bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Martin Axenrot
guest cello:Andreas Tengberg (violin)
guest cor anglais [english horn] and guest oboe:Lisa Almberg
guest flute:Christoffer Wadensten (Christoffer Wadensten)
guest violin:Karin Svensson (violin)
guitar:Mikael Åkerfeldt
Fredrik Åkesson
keyboard:Per Wiberg
lead vocals:Mikael Åkerfeldt
arranger:Opeth (Swedish progressive metal/rock)
publisher:Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem)
additionally recorded at:Junkmail Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recorded at:Fascination Street Studios, Studio 2 (recording studio in Stockholm also known as Studio Gröndahl) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 2007-11 until 2007-12)
mixed at:Fascination Street Studios, Studio 1 (mixing & mastering studio in Örebro) in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden
recording of:The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

lyricist and composer:Mikael Åkerfeldt
publisher:Imagem London Ltd.