Opeth

[The Joker]

as i suspected. As soon as something other than praise enters this thread, all we get is accusations. I'm not a close-minded metalhead. I love metal. I enjoy all genres of metal, except maybe power metal where i only love a few. Death metal happens to be my favorite subgenre of metal. Overall, Opeth is just boring.
Mixing genres of metal, or music for that matter, can be disastrous. Opeth decided to take a high dosage of progression and mix it in with death metal. What comes out is obviously progressive, and has death metal in it, but that death metal isn't necessarily too good. Opeth is obviously a talented band. Mikael's clean vocals can be seamlessly transformed into thunderous growls. I really just don't connect with any of it. It seems almost uninspired or way too calculated. Like all music, its just a matter of opinion. Liking Opeth isn't a problem, I just don't see them as anything special, and a lot of metalheaRAB would agree with me. Listen to Aker****e or Lykathea Aflame, there's some progressive death metal

Edit: haha A k e r c o c k e i mean

[Daisey]

Yeah Atonement is good. Reverie/Harlequin Forest is good musically but the lyrics just kill it for me. I don't think the riffage on GR is as good as on previous albums.

[gamerdude987]

Oh then you'll enjoy some bits of Opeth. I thoroughly enjoy the bits where he actually sings, and then rather ignorantly try and switch off at the growly vocals.

Haha I should edit my post at the top of the page to incorporate this.

[kimmayyxo]

Opeth.
Is.
Amazing.

[Um1dj0n]

My point is that when you say "that death metal isn't necessarily too good", you are probably judging it by metal standarRAB instead of judging it for the sake of music - that's a completely different set of ideals because death metal fans praise brutality/aggression whereas that might not even be the aim of their 'death metal' parts... but most metal fans will still always judge them by those criteria due to the genre-tag.

And Lykathea Aflame is wicked.

[Ms. Sutton]

I just found out there will be an Opeth, Devildriver, and Dark Tranquility concert near me in March... I will kill to go o.o

[coloradobrittany]

thursday i went to see Opeth in Philly and they were sooooo amazing.. :yeah:

has anyone else heard of them/saw them live?

[Bindibabe]

You want to buy or you want to listen? I can upload tomorrow if you want.

[Manny 2 Fanny]

I envy you guys. they never come around here. Ive loved opeth for quite a long time. ENJOY! and do tell about your experience.

[chillax]

Buy this one actually. Thanks anyways.