Any Opeth Fans?

[Dwellingers]

Weak sauce - the theme is kinda lame also.

 

[ezboarderz]

i gave it a listen but yeah i wish mikael would go back to the older cleans but this is better than anything in the last 10 years that ive heard from them. I wrote them off a long time ago when they stopped the prog death metal tunes, but i do respect mikael for just doing what he wants to do, even if its not my jam. I wish they kept up with the style of my arms your hearse/blackwater park/deliverance, but i just accept that opeth wont go back there. I did seen them live back in like 2006 and it was sick when they still played a ton of death metal songs.

 

[KailM]

It wasn’t bad. The growls are on point, no question. The song structure and riffs didn’t do much for me. I will remain cautiously excited that there might be a little more death metal on this record…I want RIFFS!

 

[Mprinsje]

This was a solid 6.5/10 for me. It's not the boring progrock of the last 10 years, curious to see how the entire record will turn out.

I don't love the guitar sound however. Sounds like single coils.

 

[Eviga]

The growls alone aren't enough for me either.
I need the dm riffs and beautiful leads

 

[ArtDecade]

Opeth blew their load before getting to third base. Its over now. She went home.

 

[Antiproduct]

Nice reminder that Mikael's growls are still one of the best in death metal imo
They sound gnarly as fuck

 

[nightsprinter]

Opeth then:

Opeth Now:

 

[TheDandy]

This was a solid 6.5/10 for me. It's not the boring progrock of the last 10 years, curious to see how the entire record will turn out.

I don't love the guitar sound however. Sounds like single coils.

I liked the song but I have to agree on the guitar tone, I think a beefier tone closer to Watershed would've done this a lot of good.

Extremely impressed with his growls. Enjoyed of Walt's drumming too.

 

[jwade]

It's pretty nice to feel optimism towards a new Opeth album again

 

[kamello]

Opeth then:

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OMG CHILE MENTIONED!!!11!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS SPANISH

 

[NoodleFace]

It's pretty nice to feel optimism towards a new Opeth album again

Agreed.

But I have heard rumors this is their final album? Not sure if true

 

[nightsprinter]

Agreed.

But I have heard rumors this is their final album? Not sure if true

 

[tedtan]

Hmmm…

Not their best, but I don’t hate it, either.

 

[Netherhound]

Well that was underwhelming.

 

[Musiscience]

I wish they would do another DM prog album collaborating with Steven Wilson before retiring. Wishful thinking, but one can dream.

 

[Bodes]

Anyone else think that if it were a King Diamond song, it'd be a much better suited singing performance?

Sorry Opeth. This album will not make it to my collection.

 

[Achilleion]

They're too settled down to do anything as good as what most feel is their best material. It's not boring either.

 

[Eviga]

They just played at Wacken a Community voted Setlist.
And Mikael said on stage the newest song on it is still 10 years old and it makes him a bit sad. ("He might have done nothing good the past 10 years")