The official new thread about Opeth

[Mojopin]

The single leaked. It's... different!

I want to hear it in its proper form, in proper quality before I judge it properly. But.. BUT... I think that I like it.

I like the eastern slant, for sure...

[Mojopin]

[Leatherhead]

I listen to Ghost Reveries a lot. Haven't given other albums many listens for some reason. Really like Ghost Reveries though. Listening to the new single now.

[Bob Loblaw]

The single leaked. It's... different!

I want to hear it in its proper form, in proper quality before I judge it properly. But.. BUT... I think that I like it.

I like the eastern slant, for sure...

Goddamn I love this band.

[Mojopin]

Looking forward to this:

[mf]

fuck, i didn't see that until now. looks like it's sold out

[Mojopin]

Might be their best since Deliverance/Damnation. I'm a little floored after my 5th listen.

That ending, especially how the last three songs end the album is drop-dead magnificent stuff!

[RussellManiac12]

Might be their best since Deliverance/Damnation. I'm a little floored after my 5th listen.

That ending, especially how the last three songs end the album is drop-dead magnificent stuff!

Wow. Better than Ghost Reveries?

[Mojopin]

Very glad I ordered the 5.1!

[Mojopin]

Might be their best since Deliverance/Damnation. I'm a little floored after my 5th listen.

That ending, especially how the last three songs end the album is drop-dead magnificent stuff!

Wow. Better than Ghost Reveries?

It's still early, but it's on that level... GR is pretty damned excellent though. The real difference between this and GR though, is that this is not a great Metal album, per se. But, whilst very early in the listening process, this one sounds to me like it could very well just be a great album. And very possibly one of their best overall. I'm calling it their great 'Mature' album.

Of course that may not sit particularly well with the puritans, who would like them to do BWP II...

This is a strong album for sure, and it is definitely better than Heritage and Watershed by a good wide margin.

[mf]

On my 3rd listen and i'm comfortable saying that this is a phenomenal album. I had tried to hold off until a better rip shows up on what but I caved this morning. Definitely feels more focused than Heritage (which i loved), though i don't think it makes much sense to draw comparisons to Ghost Reveries or any previous work for that matter. Evolution works for Opeth, more so than a lot of other bands which says a lot about Akerfeldt's songwriting. Anyone who expects them to make another metal album is delusional. However quite a few of these songs sound like they could be quite heavy live. For example, if you strip the orchestral elements from Voice of Treason and replace it with guitars...I suspect that could make for a heavy song in the right setting.

[Bob Loblaw]

On my 3rd listen and i'm comfortable saying that this is a phenomenal album. I had tried to hold off until a better rip shows up on what but I caved this morning. Definitely feels more focused than Heritage (which i loved), though i don't think it makes much sense to draw comparisons to Ghost Reveries or any previous work for that matter. Evolution works for Opeth, more so than a lot of other bands which says a lot about Akerfeldt's songwriting. Anyone who expects them to make another metal album is delusional. However quite a few of these songs sound like they could be quite heavy live. For example, if you strip the orchestral elements from Voice of Treason and replace it with guitars...I suspect that could make for a heavy song in the right setting.

I agree with pretty much all of this. I listen to it and I can tell it's accomplished and beautiful, but I can't connect with it viscerally they way I can with pre-Heritage stuff. Wish I could say otherwise.

[surfndestroy]

On my 3rd listen and i'm comfortable saying that this is a phenomenal album. I had tried to hold off until a better rip shows up on what but I caved this morning. Definitely feels more focused than Heritage (which i loved), though i don't think it makes much sense to draw comparisons to Ghost Reveries or any previous work for that matter. Evolution works for Opeth, more so than a lot of other bands which says a lot about Akerfeldt's songwriting. Anyone who expects them to make another metal album is delusional. However quite a few of these songs sound like they could be quite heavy live. For example, if you strip the orchestral elements from Voice of Treason and replace it with guitars...I suspect that could make for a heavy song in the right setting.

I agree with pretty much all of this. I listen to it and I can tell it's accomplished and beautiful, but I can't connect with it viscerally they way I can with pre-Heritage stuff. Wish I could say otherwise.

I am loving this album. It seems more in line with Deadwing era Porcupine Tree than early Opeth, especially the guitar tones.

I have Heritage. What should the next Opeth recod be? Was thinking Blackwater Park or Watershed.

So far my favorite track is River.

[Bob Loblaw]

I've come to appreciate this one a lot since my first listen. I would still rank Watershed and Blackwater Park above it, maybe even Deliverance, but it's creeping upwards.

[LetMeSleep]

Stll Life is still my favourite followed by Morningrise then Blackwater Park. Post BP hasn't really grabbed me.

[Mojopin]

Yeah I have a soft spot for Morningrise for sure!

I like all of their albums at least somewhat though. And i'm really enjoying this one as well. I'm glad it's different...