Due out in October, first single just released. The harsh vocals are back which I was absolutely not expecting
Haven't really got much interest in the 70s prog Opeth, but I'm liking the sound of this so far
https://youtu.be/bwDrIelXirY
Track listing:
01. §1
02. §2
03. §3
04. §4
05. §5
06. §6
07. §7
08. A Story Never Tol
Surprising indeed, Maybe oul Mikael isn't ready for a mellow middle age just yet.
Sounds as dull as anything they've released post Ghost Reveries. Some of those "Prog" albums were awful Heritage etc
And not much of a surprise, it's an age old trick - when you run out of ideas return to your original template. There'll be some short lived euphoria from long term fans when a band provide them with something that reminds them of better material. Paradise Lost, MDB and tonnes of others have gone down this path.
I quite like that but my least favourite thing about it is the rough vocals. I'd be hoping it's more of a sprinkle through the album than full on because it's a bit weird against that general tone
Sounds alright, but nothing great. The big thing for me isn't that he ditched the dirty vocals, rather he ditched writing good songs.
Watershed was the last one I properly enjoyed (and even at that you could hear the dip in quality). Was Peter Lindgren the special sauce that held it together for them?
And this is what, album number fourteen? Most bands are long since creatively knackered by this stage.
Enjoyed that on first listen, will look forward to the rest.
And I'll once again stan the fuck out of their album In Cauda Venenum, especially the Swedish language version, which is absolutely cracking and reflects not a shred of creative exhaustion.
Ghost reveries for me was their best, not really into them apart from that.
I enjoyed that. Look forward to hearing the album.
Didn't think much of that TBH. Overall I prefer the clean vocal/proggy Opeth to the harsh vocal material - the exception being Blackwater Park, which is my favourite of theirs - and the mixture here is just jarring to my ears. Got a big Mastodon buzz off it, despite it not sounding much like them.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on August 02, 2024, 01:19:53 PMEnjoyed that on first listen, will look forward to the rest.
And I'll once again stan the fuck out of their album In Cauda Venenum, especially the Swedish language version, which is absolutely cracking and reflects not a shred of creative exhaustion.
I need to give that a go. Didn't think much of Heritage and Pale Communion, didn't bother with anything else after that. Heard a few people though say In Cauda Venenum is the best of Progpeth
It is the best of the later era for sure. Unreal album.
Thought the last two were great and the run from Blackwater Park to Ghost Reveries is flawless, but it's mostly poor otherwise bar the odd tune.
Everything up to and including Blackwater Park is class.
Sorceress is my favourite of the later albums.
That's a very fair point about Lindgren. I thought they lost a bit of their spark when Lopez left too.
Don't think this album is for me, didn't like that at all.
Liked it more with each listen. Got a bit of everything thrown in. Interested to hear the rest now. Must revisit the past few proggy albums, didn't really give them much time after Watershed came out.
The song is ok. I lost interest in Opeth after Ghost Reveries. What a run they had from their debut up to that album.
I went back not too long ago and listened to My Arms, Your Hearse after a long time and it just didn't do anything for me at all. Same with Still Life actually and I never really liked Orchid at all so for me it's Blackwater Park up to Ghost Reveries and then the last two
Quote from: astfgyl on August 04, 2024, 10:08:41 PMI went back not too long ago and listened to My Arms, Your Hearse after a long time and it just didn't do anything for me at all. Same with Still Life actually and I never really liked Orchid at all so for me it's Blackwater Park up to Ghost Reveries and then the last two
It takes a lot to shock me these days, but this is truly shocking :laugh:
I haven't listened to My Arms in years;had a copy on cassette.
I was a big Opeth fan in the early 2000s ,have fond memories of their gig with Katatonia back then.But lost interest with a long time now.
Quote from: astfgyl on August 04, 2024, 10:08:41 PMI went back not too long ago and listened to My Arms, Your Hearse after a long time and it just didn't do anything for me at all. Same with Still Life actually and I never really liked Orchid at all so for me it's Blackwater Park up to Ghost Reveries and then the last two
Ah yer messin.
Yeah I was surprised myself because I used to love MA,YH but I just wasn't enjoying it at all last time. I actually can't remember a note off Morningrise either now I think of it. Watershed is pretty bad as well bar a few bits and I'm not surprised there was a change of direction after that one even though Heritage is almost certainly the worst of the lot.
MAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Quote from: ochoill on August 05, 2024, 12:24:48 PMMAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Ah I dunno I used to love it but it sort of feels like one song just runs into the next
Quote from: ochoill on August 05, 2024, 12:24:48 PMMAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Their peak. With Still Life.
Quote from: astfgyl on August 05, 2024, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: ochoill on August 05, 2024, 12:24:48 PMMAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Ah I dunno I used to love it but it sort of feels like one song just runs into the next
:laugh:
That was kind of his plan wasn't it.
Could never understand the dislike for Watershed, think it's a really good album even if it doesn't hit the highs of the earlier stuff
Quote from: pete on August 05, 2024, 05:21:36 PMQuote from: astfgyl on August 05, 2024, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: ochoill on August 05, 2024, 12:24:48 PMMAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Ah I dunno I used to love it but it sort of feels like one song just runs into the next
:laugh:
That was kind of his plan wasn't it.
Thank god
somebody got it :laugh:
Quote from: astfgyl on August 05, 2024, 07:46:09 PMQuote from: pete on August 05, 2024, 05:21:36 PMQuote from: astfgyl on August 05, 2024, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: ochoill on August 05, 2024, 12:24:48 PMMAYH is lethal. You are just broken
Ah I dunno I used to love it but it sort of feels like one song just runs into the next
:laugh:
That was kind of his plan wasn't it.
Thank god somebody got it :laugh:
I was wondering 👏
I had to explain it to ochoill
Orchid to Damnation. What a run! Remember liking every song from those albums at the time including Into the Frost of Winter & Eternal Soul Torture.
Another new tune out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ph5o3xpJ_8
Daycent stuff. Reminiscent of One Night In Bangkok (whether the original or the Vai cover).
Someone has uploaded the full album on youtube, imagine it will be taken down in not too long but having a listen now. It's very theatrical, in a King Diamond sort of way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhI5ah9aH8
It's on Spotify tomorrow.
Akerfeldt back on the aul mires I see. He'll be gettin as bad as the boul Nemty with his gallows if he's not careful!
Mulling over this the last couple of days. Hasn't grabbed me as much as In Cauda Venenum, but it's def benefiting from how much I dig that album: if I'd heard this latest one a few years back I know I wouldn't have been giving it this much of a chance.
It's not bad but it's not grabbing me,drums are different but good.
Yes alot to unpack here, sounds good in first few listens
Hard to explain, since I think someone already made the comparison, why King Diamond can get away with singing about tea yet Akerfeldt growling "The last will and testament of faaather!" sounds... naff, is the first word that comes to mind :laugh:
:laugh: .
Ah I'm enjoying it, very dense, some of the songs could have actually done with being a bit longer actually, never thought I'd hear Ian Anderson and Joey Tempest dueting over Opeth riffs :abbath:.
My feelings on it so far
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