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erre
12-02-2011, 05:54 PM
The video for The Devil's Orchard is great


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxvN_GxgpF8&feature=share

joplinpicasso
12-07-2011, 06:34 PM
I saw them on their latest tour. Can't really say I love, or have an emotional connection to, their older stuff, but Watershed and Heritage are spectacular and fun as hell. And yes, that video, yessss. It seems I prefer self-conscious Opeth.

westost
12-08-2011, 05:01 AM
Love Opeth! Seeing them tonight as a matter of fact, should be great! I have a hard time getting into their older stuff, maybe I'm drawn to Opeth because of their progressive elements rather than their death-metal elements. Anyway, I love everything from Blackwater Park and beyond. Heritage is one of their best, it's always amazing to see a band willing to try new stuff, and then the new stuff works as good as the old stuff.

think i'm a fire engine
12-08-2011, 11:27 AM
I seen them on the Heritage tour as well. It went over pretty well live. My favorite album is Ghost Reveries because of the super amounts of awesome keyboard work in it. Very dark.

westost
12-08-2011, 11:31 AM
Ghost Reveries is my fav too! ^^ It's so rich with great melodies and textures.

Patrick_Nicholas
12-13-2011, 06:41 AM
Massive Opeth fan here. Okay, they're my favorite band. I seriously love all of their albums, including the current one Heritage, though there are many Opeth fans that don't seem to like it very much. Saw them for the first time at the House Of Blues in Orlando on October 1st. Like pretty much all shows on the Heritage tour, not a single growl was made during the show, but it was still a fucking great show!

Wretchedest
01-21-2012, 04:09 PM
Tour with Mastodon just announced.

I believe in Miracles.

richardp
01-21-2012, 11:32 PM
Tour with Mastodon just announced.

I believe in Miracles.

Mastodon has been touring with ALL of my favorite metal bands lately and I'm beyond excited about it. REALLY hope that the tour comes to KC.

coolguy
01-23-2012, 03:11 AM
Mastodon? Jesus, give me a break. Oh well, I get to see Opeth minus Mastodon at Wacken, so at least there's that.

Carpathian Psychonaut
01-23-2012, 04:37 AM
Have seen them on the last three tours and loved them every time.

Heavy set, growl-less set - who cares! They're class either way.

[/fandom post]

Wretchedest
01-23-2012, 02:16 PM
To me the Opeth Mastodon combination is a dream. Two of the best acts out there. was not thrilled about the last Mastodon though. It lacked the technical awesomeness and timey rhythmness of their earlier work.

But I think both will be slightly past the album promotions stage of their tour and will be somewhat free to explore their respective discogs.

if Only Meshuggah and Volta could join them. I'd leave feeling dizzy...

onthewall2983
02-04-2012, 08:37 AM
Well this (http://www.moshcam.com/tv/googletv/opeth-enmore-theatre-1007.aspx) is awesome. A professionally shot and edited show from the recent tour up for free :)

coolguy
02-07-2012, 02:53 AM
The fat dude in the front row with the afro wearing a blazer really sums up Opeth's new direction. Oh well, only another year or so of this new sound and we can have the old Opeth back!


i hope

joplinpicasso
02-10-2012, 08:23 AM
As a big fan of Heritage and Watershed, I've been diving through Opeth's back catalog. Ghost Reveries has so many cool, slick ideas every which way (though it sounds like Tool and Porcupine Tree together in Opeth's style at times), Deliverance is the most badass, and Still Life was a little lackluster but picked up towards the end. I really do want to see them again with Mastodon.

Wretchedest
02-10-2012, 01:18 PM
It's all about the first 3 albums! I'm hoping they've gotten some of heritage out of their system by the time I see them. It's alright and all but I like their pre-watershed days so much more.

coolguy
02-10-2012, 07:04 PM
As a big fan of Heritage and Watershed, I've been diving through Opeth's back catalog. Ghost Reveries has so many cool, slick ideas every which way (though it sounds like Tool and Porcupine Tree together in Opeth's style at times), Deliverance is the most badass, and Still Life was a little lackluster but picked up towards the end. I really do want to see them again with Mastodon.

I agree with the Deliverance statement, at least the first two tracks. Got to see Wreath live and it was amazing. But Still Life is absolutely amazing, give it a few more spins. And I also, like Wretchedest, hope this Watershred/Heritage phase is over soon (by August when I see them again), because the Opeth of the past is way better.

think i'm a fire engine
02-23-2012, 03:44 PM
Speaking of Tool in Opeth......Martin Lopez's new band with Steve Digiorgio is kinda neat. I doubt it deserves it's own thread, so I'll throw it here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VEFORk1wYA

onthewall2983
10-31-2013, 03:27 PM
On the next album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeth#Eleventh_studio_album): "We've been looking at [tracking the next album at] Rockfield Studios in Wales where Queen recorded 'Bohemian Rhapsody', but we haven't made a decision yet, but it will be an expensive album. There's a lot going on, lots of string arrangements that we haven't had in the past." When asked if it will it be heavier or softer than Heritage, Åkerfeldt said, "Maybe a little bit heavier, not death metal heavy, but hard rock/heavy metal heavy. There's also lots of progressive elements and acoustic guitars, but also more sinister-sounding riffs."

pulse
12-27-2013, 11:27 PM
Speaking of Opeth and Sweden...


http://i1.wp.com/flowingdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Metal-bands-revised.png

onthewall2983
01-06-2014, 03:01 PM
Opeth Plan ‘Epic, Unusual’ Album (http://www.progrockmag.com/news/opeth-plan-epic-unusual-album/).

pulse
03-21-2014, 09:58 PM
Word...

Although the Swedish metal masters have not yet decided on a title for the disc, we can exclusively confirm that Opeth are aiming to unleash their newest opus in June 2014.

http://loudwire.com/opeth-hope-11th-studio-album-june/

It was during our interview that Akesson predicted a June release for Opeth’s next disc, while Akerfeldt spoke in depth about the band’s 11th full-length. “If it sounds like us, that’s good. And if it sounds like something we don’t know, that’s also good,” begins Akerfeldt. “This album has some parts that sound like us and some parts that sound kind of new too. It’s a bit heavier than ‘Heritage’ at times and it’s a bit more melodic. I think it should be a bit easier to get into this record because there’s a lot of focus on the melodies. We’re a progressive band. Sometimes we sound like a metal band and sometimes we don’t.”

pulse
03-21-2014, 11:08 PM
And an interview...

http://metalassault.com/Interviews/2014/03/20/opeth-mainman-mikael-akerfeldt-discusses-new-album-artwork-more/

pulse
03-23-2014, 04:27 PM
And another...

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-opeth-talk-new-album/10902424

onthewall2983
03-23-2014, 04:39 PM
Very much looking forward to this, if it's all it promises to be.

pulse
03-23-2014, 05:07 PM
Also, a new book...

Official Illustrated History of Opeth

To celebrate their 25th anniversary Opeth have teamed up with book publisher Rocket 88 to work on the official Opeth book. ... Rocket 88 Books are inviting fans to get in touch if they have any items of visual interest: photos/posters/ticket stubs/fliers/anything!

http://www.opeth.com/home/news/item/183-opeth-25th-anniversary-book-fan-request

onthewall2983
03-24-2014, 09:25 PM
http://noisey.vice.com/ja/blog/opeth-started-from-the-bottom-now-theyre-here

think i'm a fire engine
03-24-2014, 10:16 PM
I am beyond excited. Hopefully it's super progressive and also a tiny bit heavy.

pulse
03-27-2014, 05:59 PM
Well well well... I've been cautiously optimistic about this album for months. But after reading this preview/review, I'm now in full blown excited as fuck mode.

First Impressions of the New Untitled OPETH Album, A Track-By-Track Review


* The record has no name and the songs have no titles, so each song I'm going to title as the numbered track with the track length next to it. This way when the record comes out we'll at least know which songs I was referring to.
* The songs are also apparently not "sequenced" which is an industry term for them not being in the final order for the album so I'm going to leave the flow from song to song out of this review.
* I'm going to go track by track here and then make a statement at the end about the record overall. Think of that last part as a straightforward review.
* Oh, and there's no growls or death metal vocals on this record. So if you're going to skim this review for any mention of them, save your time and go read something else.


http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/first-impressions-of-the-new-untitled-opeth-album-a-track-by-track-review

onthewall2983
04-08-2014, 10:23 AM
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/opeth-pale-communion-20140408



Opeth has announced the release of their hugely anticipated eleventh studio album. Pale Communion arrives everywhere June 17.

Pale Communion, which was produced by bandleader Mikael Åkerfeldt and mixed by longtime collaborator and Porcupine Tree frontman/guitarist Steven Wilson, will be heralded by the lead single, “Cusp of Eternity,” and available for pre-order starting Tuesday, May 6. Pre-orders made via the iTunes Store will receive an instant download of “Cusp of Eternity,” with multiple configurations also available via both the Roadrunner Records Webstore and O Merch.


The new material finds Opeth once again challenging the boundaries of extreme music. In a recent interview with VICE’s Noisey, Åkerfeldt stated, “I wanted to do something more melodic with this album…there’s stronger vocal melodies and more melodies overall…I was pretty consistent with that frame of mind throughout the writing process.” Recently, Metal Injection’s Greg Kennelty broke down Pale Communion in a track-by-track review, exclaiming, “This record knows exactly what it's doing and nails it through and through…one of my favorite records of 2014. If not my favorite record of 2014.”


The track listing for Pale Communion is as follows:


1. Eternal Rains Will Come
2. Cusp of Eternity
3. Moon Above, Sun Below
4. Elysian Woes
5. Goblin
6. River
7. Voice of Treason
8. Faith in Others

Wretchedest
04-08-2014, 10:38 AM
I was expecting this announcement soon, but I wasnt expecting the album itself so soon.

They seem really serious about abandoning metal! Weird....

onthewall2983
04-08-2014, 12:52 PM
Steven Wilson on Pale Communion


The new Opeth album Pale Communion was mixed into stereo and 5.1 at my studio in February. I also sang harmony vocals. It’s by no stretch of the imagination a metal record but it’s still plenty heavy and a great piece of work - for me the epic orchestrated ballad “Faith in Others” that closes the album is Mikael Åkerfeldt's finest achievement to date. Pale Communion is released by Roadrunner Records on 19th June. It’s also the first Opeth album to be recorded and mixed in higher resolution 96/24. I hope Roadrunner will release a high res format, but I don't know their plans on that.https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/10175014_731520626868202_5304062344727268208_n.jpg

onthewall2983
04-10-2014, 10:34 AM
For Record Store day, the band is issuing a vinyl release of Watershed.


https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10003439_10152401006568410_1405345937429244385_n.p ng

Looks badass.

pulse
04-21-2014, 06:18 PM
New and detailed interview...

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/mikael_akerfeldt_this_record_is_more_melodic_sligh tly_heavier_and_a_bit_more_schizophrenic.html

onthewall2983
05-07-2014, 12:18 PM
So this has been the label's response to any further information on the new album...

http://i.imgur.com/8NQYUWd.png

pulse
05-07-2014, 02:33 PM
Yeah, a lot of pissed off folks are are taking to Roadrunner's facebook (https://www.facebook.com/roadrunnerrecords) page this morning. That whole ordeal has turned into a fiasco for the Roadrunner FB and PR people. No announcement or update is just unprofessional. A simple "release is delayed, more news to come" isn't so difficult to post. Sure, folks will be disappointed, but delays happen and needing extra time is not uncommon to resolve issues. But to let a scheduled date come and go without any information whatsoever just creates a shitstorm.

onthewall2983
05-07-2014, 10:38 PM
http://www.metalinjection.net/oh/where-is-the-new-opeth-single

Makes sense of this fiasco a bit. Hopefully it's still coming out next month, will be bummed if I have to wait until August for it.

armogi
05-08-2014, 01:00 PM
and it's delayed.... damn!!!

Wretchedest
05-22-2014, 11:47 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyo87ze10m4

Super good. really want more right now.

onthewall2983
05-22-2014, 12:52 PM
That is their 2008 cover of Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs".

think i'm a fire engine
05-23-2014, 10:11 PM
I'm so beyond excited for this album. I'm especially excited for the Damnation mixed with Ghost Reveries comparisons it got in that Metal Injection review. I was just so-so on the last album even while I defend the direction and agree with Mike's assertions that metal these days is boring. I really am expecting some the best material I've ever heard from them.

onthewall2983
05-27-2014, 01:55 PM
http://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/opethpalecommunioncover_638.jpg

Maximilian
05-27-2014, 08:24 PM
http://991.com/newgallery/Emerson-Lake--Palmer-Pictures-At-An-Ex-589411.jpg


Am I right?

aggroculture
05-27-2014, 08:46 PM
Ughpeth.

/sorry, couldn't resist.

ldeaf2
05-28-2014, 03:36 PM
If you check the Opeth reddit, Cusp of Eternity is there. Pretty awesome!

armogi
05-28-2014, 03:38 PM
yes!!!!!! its finally here, great track too.

seasonsinthesky
05-28-2014, 04:28 PM
the new song sounds great, but the actual musical content is pretty... eh. i suspect the rest of the record will make it make more sense to me. the intro is fantastic though, a nice Opethian turn on the delayed guitar groove.

and yeah, the cover art is an Opethian turn on ELP for sure. it's beautiful though. will look a lot nicer in 12x12 than Heritage's cover.

pulse
05-28-2014, 06:29 PM
Per the previews from the listening sessions, the second track and single Cusp of Eternity was said to be the most straightforward or "simplistic" rock song on the album. I must say it doesn't sound all that simple. I mean, sure, the guitar riffing in the main verses is pretty basic, but the change up towards the end and that beastly guitar solo is great. Also, holy hell can you hear the Ritchie Blackmore/Rainbow influence. The biggest suck here is the damnable two month wait for the rest of the album to drop. :mad:

Here's a higher resolution image of the album cover:

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2ik5tuc.jpg

onthewall2983
05-30-2014, 01:32 AM
I have to say I wasn't really engaged with the song, but it's very possible that I'm just looking forward to the album as a whole too much to just be engaged with one piece of it now.

think i'm a fire engine
05-30-2014, 05:36 PM
Per the previews from the listening sessions, the second track and single Cusp of Eternity was said to be the most straightforward or "simplistic" rock song on the album. I must say it doesn't sound all that simple. I mean, sure, the guitar riffing in the main verses is pretty basic, but the change up towards the end and that beastly guitar solo is great. Also, holy hell can you hear the Ritchie Blackmore/Rainbow influence. The biggest suck here is the damnable two month wait for the rest of the album to drop. :mad:

I despise how the guitar and drums intentionally don't fit together right in the verse. Otherwise I dig the song a lot.

onthewall2983
06-03-2014, 03:04 PM
Pre-order up (http://feature.atlrec.com/opeth/preorder/index.html?cc).

ldeaf2
06-04-2014, 01:15 AM
Whoops, Rhapsody put up Eternal Rains Will Come instead of Cusp of Eternity! This album is sounding great so far!

Maximilian
06-04-2014, 04:09 AM
Wow, how awesome is that shit?

armogi
06-04-2014, 02:16 PM
Whoops, Rhapsody put up Eternal Rains Will Come instead of Cusp of Eternity! This album is sounding great so far!

listening now, i like! not very metal though, some will complain...
we already have 1/4 of the record now.

SIR.LONDONCLEANLILY
06-04-2014, 06:00 PM
I have been a fan of Opeth since Blackwater Park and I love how they have evolved into this prog giant and left the metal behind for the most part. (Like Mastodon) I can still dig some old metal for nostalgia reasons but I'm glad to that bands like this have matured almost the same as my taste has.

Wretchedest
06-05-2014, 01:10 AM
Didn't care much for that first song but this other one is great! So much going on, and such a unique sound.

armogi
06-10-2014, 12:26 PM
full RaR show, Mikael seems to struggle on the growls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsZdjGzOpA

onthewall2983
06-24-2014, 08:32 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtWAssUlP7w

onthewall2983
07-17-2014, 10:18 AM
*drip drip*

armogi
07-17-2014, 05:24 PM
holy sh*t, already???

sorry mikael, I will totally buy it but I can't wait to hear this!

onthewall2983
07-17-2014, 07:39 PM
It's very good. Much better than Heritage, which I like very much.

pulse
07-18-2014, 08:52 PM
Yeah, awesome album. This is the meat and potatoes that was missing on Heritage. So glad I preordered the Blu-ray edition. :D

seasonsinthesky
07-19-2014, 06:27 AM
a resounding "meh" for this one. however, each successive listen is growing on me, and i was into "Cusp of Eternity" from the get-go. it will likely end up being half and half like Heritage.

pulse
07-20-2014, 12:55 PM
"meh"? Not for me. This album is way better than Heritage. I don't care if Mikael is currently not interested in growling on his albums right now or recording loud and distorted tuned down guitars. If he wants to live in the realm of the older great progressive bands from decades gone by, then so be it. I only care that he and the band perform on the level that is of the quality I have come to expect out of an Opeth album after all these years. Heritage was a disjointed mess. It had some excellent moments, but overall, it was not of the quality I am used too. Perhaps it was needed as an experiment for the direction they're currently going. Whatever it was, they've worked it out. Pale Communion is a masterpiece.

Wretchedest
07-20-2014, 08:49 PM
That's an interesting criticism... I like this album but I think it is far more of a disjointed mess than Heritage. When they're doing that new funky prog thing they do, it's top notch, when they're trying to appease older fans by sounding like Damnation, this album is horribly boring.

And sometimes those wacky scales get kind of tiresome, since they are never allowed to have an identity of their own by being so spastic as to be difficult to distinguish. Highlight tracks are Eternal Rains, Goblin, Moon Above... Elysian Woes might be one of the worst ever Opeth songs though... it is just super uninteresting.

onthewall2983
08-03-2014, 11:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqTkrijivII

onthewall2983
08-19-2014, 12:03 PM
http://pitchfork.com/advance/519-pale-communion/

pulse
08-30-2014, 02:19 PM
If you don't need or want the Blu-ray edition of Pale Communion, but you have über hearing or you just want to own the original 24 bit / 96 khz stereo mix, it's now up on HDTracks (http://www.hdtracks.com/pale-communion). Currently the #2 best seller.

pulse
08-31-2014, 09:44 PM
There is a problem with the 5.1 surround tracks on the Blu-ray disc. The LF and LFE channels are out of phase. I'm sure the mix didn't leave Steven Wilson like that. Probably occurred during authoring. Either way, it's a defective product and Roadrunner should replace it. The more people email, hopefully the quicker they make an official response about the issue.

http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?19199-Opeth-Pale-Communion-5-1-(Blu-ray)&p=221726&viewfull=1#post221726

onthewall2983
08-31-2014, 09:49 PM
I'm sure it'll get corrected. This must be their most difficult record to have worked on, and problems like this to pop up when it's out of the gate is just sad.

Listened to it again (purchased off iTunes, will get the Blu version much later when the problem is fixed). It'll take some more listening to individual tracks but I think it's great. I enjoyed Heritage and am glad they are going even more in this direction.

Maximilian
09-01-2014, 06:48 AM
Well, I didn't enjoy Heritage, but this album is really great from start to finish. Excellent playing all around. I'm a fan from the death metal days, but I never made a big deal about the direction they're going in. In fact, I expected it.

onthewall2983
09-05-2014, 03:03 PM
http://redemptions.warnermusic.com/opeth

cahernandez
09-11-2014, 11:18 AM
Just got this email. Started listening to the album this morning, I like it!

"We apologize for the recent error that was found in your Opeth Blu-Ray disc. We are taking action to replace this product for you as soon as possible. Since you previously purchased from us you do not have to take any further action to receive your replacement disc. The new blu-ray will be sent out on or before September 30th to the address that we shipped your order to originally."

onthewall2983
10-21-2014, 12:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGRDL_ZeCQc

Unfortunately it appears that the replacement Blu-ray disc sent out still has problem as before.

pulse
10-22-2014, 03:33 PM
Unfortunately it appears that the replacement Blu-ray disc sent out still has problem as before.

That is not necessarily the case. I wonder if some original versions may have accidentally been sent out as replacements. My replacement has corrected channels and I don't have an inverted problem with the LF or LFE signals as was the case on my original copy. I've got plenty of bass on my replacement and it sounds vastly superior to the original.

onthewall2983
10-22-2014, 10:30 PM
I'm guessing that's what has happened. It makes this all the more confusing because you're the first one I've come across that has said your disc didn't have the prior problems.

onthewall2983
07-23-2015, 10:21 AM
http://opethbook.com/

armogi
07-23-2015, 12:28 PM
hummmmm, looks good but I only care about the 2 unheard songs :) seems pricey therefore

seasonsinthesky
07-23-2015, 05:06 PM
hummmmm, looks good but I only care about the 2 unheard songs :) seems pricey therefore

Not even unheard. DOTF sounds horrible acoustic – or it did when I saw them, anyway – and I'm pretty sure most of the magic in "Atonement" comes from electric instruments, so I'm not seeing the bonus disc being worth anything.

Hopefully the Devin Townsend one will have an incredible bonus disc that isn't just another acoustic EP like he already made.

Jon
07-23-2015, 05:46 PM
Here's their acoustic performance from Record Store Day 2013 @ Newbury Comics:

1. Credence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thgPKUuE0po)
2. Hope Leaves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40V5aqp5jJQ&list=PLd7Q8vhdvjkMhbvaLpvRMpoxDDpkgvOey&index=2)
3. Atonement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6bAwWH078&index=3&list=PLd7Q8vhdvjkMhbvaLpvRMpoxDDpkgvOey)
4. Häxprocess (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HuKN0AKctI&list=PLd7Q8vhdvjkMhbvaLpvRMpoxDDpkgvOey&index=4)
5. Demon of the Fall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbA0GGb0YWc&index=5&list=PLd7Q8vhdvjkMhbvaLpvRMpoxDDpkgvOey)

halloween
08-17-2015, 04:08 PM
I listened to Orchid for the first time a couple weeks ago, I'm really digging this band. Absolutely awesome.

armogi
08-17-2015, 04:38 PM
good on you, don't stop there, it's only gonna get better as you move forward in their discography.

seasonsinthesky
08-17-2015, 04:54 PM
I listened to Orchid for the first time a couple weeks ago, I'm really digging this band. Absolutely awesome.

It's all about "Forest of October." Delicious.

Jon
08-18-2015, 12:02 AM
It's all about "Forest of October." Delicious.

Such a frustrating song live early on; it was either hit or miss. Mikael seemed to be extra self-conscious about that song in particular and would often restart after a minute or two in to the song, tell the audience not to clap/cheer until the end, skip playing the last section entirely, etc.

It was appropriate that they brought it back for the 20th Anniversary tour.

onthewall2983
09-10-2015, 07:14 AM
Deliverance and Damnation coming out in October with surround mixes, one newly created for Deliverance by Bruce Soord, and the one for Damnation was created in 2009 by Steven Wilson but has remained unreleased until now (https://www.facebook.com/swremixes/photos/a.1640727516159387.1073741828.1640579999507472/1692433347655470/?type=1&fref=nf).

pulse
09-10-2015, 10:09 AM
Hell yes! I have always wanted to hear Wilson's 5.1 mix of Damnation. That is one of my favorite albums of all time. And here we are getting new mixes of Deliverance too. Shut up and take my money!!

seasonsinthesky
09-10-2015, 10:47 AM
Glad to see Deliverance getting redone as well. It's easily the worst sounding post-Morningrise album, and didn't quite hold up after the perfection that is BWP. Soord does clinical mixes – the influence of Wilson showing! – but he's very good at nailing the warmth aspect that Deliverance totally bereft of (save much of the acoustic stuff).

I do like the near-black metal coldness of D1, as it works for some sections... But I also think it prevents songs like "Wreath" and BTPISIO from being consistently great to slog through.

pulse
09-10-2015, 12:37 PM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81rRHn10dpL._AA1500_.jpg

pulse
09-16-2015, 04:52 PM
Here are the details. No word on formats yet but I suspect the DVDs will be DVD-Vs and therefore without 24 bit resolution. Hopefully the 5.1 mixes will be at least be encoded in high bitrate DTS though.


'Deliverance & Damnation', a double album almost 15 years in the making. Originally released separately in 2002 and 2003 respectively, these sessions were written and recorded together and it’s time for Music for Nations (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Music-for-Nations/109427049076018) to present the album as a complete piece.

MFN will be releasing the double album in two beautifully reissued formats that includes new stereo and 5.1 mixes, with artwork redesigned by original designer Travis Smith. Liner notes by Mikael Åkerfeldt (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mikael-%C3%85kerfeldt/104092979625934) and Jerry Ewing of Prog in a lavish four disc bookset. As well as triple vinyl on classic 180 gram black vinyl.
Released on October 30th to coincide with Opeth (https://www.facebook.com/Opeth)’s 25 year anniversary, this is the perfect time for Music For Nations to re-issue one of the band’s most essential releases, allowing fans new and old to experience 'Deliverance & Damnation' the way it should have always been.
- Four disc Bookset
http://www.omerch.eu/shop/musicfornations/proddetail.php… (http://www.omerch.eu/shop/musicfornations/proddetail.php?prod=MFN_Opeth_ddCD)
Disc 1 Deliverance – new stereo mix by Bruce Soord (https://www.facebook.com/bsoord)
Disc 2 Deliverance – 5.1 mix by Bruce Soord
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Jon
09-22-2015, 08:45 PM
Review of Saturday's gig with the Plovdiv National Opera Orchestra & Choir (http://www.radiotangra.com/en/guide/read/26341.html)

SETLIST:

1
Eternal Rains Will Come
Cusp Of Eternity
The Drapery Falls
Demon Of The Fall
Voice Of Treason
The Devil's Orchard
Deliverance

2
Heir Apparent
Godhead's Lament
Advent
Elysian Woes
To Rid The Disease
The Lines In My Hand

Encore
The Lotus Eater

seasonsinthesky
09-23-2015, 07:10 AM
It was only set 1 with the orchestra and choir, though. Still. Y U NO BLURAY THAT?!

Patrick_Nicholas
09-23-2015, 07:26 AM
Review of Saturday's gig with the Plovdiv National Opera Orchestra & Choir (http://www.radiotangra.com/en/guide/read/26341.html)

SETLIST:

1
Eternal Rains Will Come
Cusp Of Eternity
The Drapery Falls
Demon Of The Fall
Voice Of Treason
The Devil's Orchard
Deliverance

2
Heir Apparent
Godhead's Lament
Advent
Elysian Woes
To Rid The Disease
The Lines In My Hand
The Leper Affinity (http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/opeth/2015/ancient-theater-plovdiv-bulgaria-2bf48c92.html)

Encore
The Lotus Eater


It was only set 1 with the orchestra and choir, though. Still. Y U NO BLURAY THAT?!

Orchestra or no orchestra, it's still cool to see that they're playing "Godhead's Lament" again!

onthewall2983
09-23-2015, 06:03 PM
I think they are planning on recording an upcoming gig where they are playing all of Ghost Reveries, for it's 10th anniversary.

Wretchedest
09-24-2015, 02:03 PM
Holy shit, they played Advent, that is amazing.

onthewall2983
01-07-2016, 10:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=linvzQv6DWI

onthewall2983
03-15-2016, 06:52 PM
Radio City Music Hall October 1st (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-to-play-at-nycs-radio-city-music-hall-blabbermouth-net-presale-announced/), and they'll play Wembley Arena in London the following month.

armogi
03-16-2016, 04:01 PM
wembley is confirmed already. what is up with these one off shows??? and NYC again, come on!!

armogi
03-17-2016, 05:27 PM
Interesting, the blabbermouth article about wembley states they are finishing the new album, didn't know they even started working on it.

pulse
03-17-2016, 06:39 PM
Wow, that's awesome news!

Patrick_Nicholas
03-19-2016, 09:21 AM
Interesting, the blabbermouth article about wembley states they are finishing the new album, didn't know they even started working on it.

This article, right?
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-to-play-biggest-headlining-u-k-show-at-londons-sse-wembley-arena/

I'm on theopethforum.com, and I didn't see any mention of it until now! (Though to be fair, there's not a whole lot of traffic over there.) Hopefully people will be ready for a third consecutive album without growls and actually judge it by its own merits. Given the circus following the revelation that Heritage was growl-free, I sometimes forget that I'm not the only one who actually liked that album.

armogi
03-19-2016, 06:06 PM
Yes, that was this article, I'm dubious tho, but wouldn't mind the surprise, with or without growl new opeth is a win

onthewall2983
06-04-2016, 07:28 PM
Mikael says the band will start recording the next album this month (https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/i_only_joined_opeth_because_they_had_a_cool_logo_-_mikael_kerfeldt_recalls_bands_early_days.html)

onthewall2983
06-15-2016, 10:46 AM
New album, Sorceress to be released on a new label by the end of the year (http://teamrock.com/news/2016-06-15/opeth-announce-new-album-sorceress)

bobbie solo
06-15-2016, 11:25 PM
doing some shows here in the U.S. with The Sword also. That's a helluva duo.

Wretchedest
06-15-2016, 11:35 PM
Interesting, nuclear blast is super metal oriented.

onthewall2983
06-21-2016, 09:07 AM
https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/s960x960/13497751_10154326957723410_7402706291080283380_o.j pg

onthewall2983
06-21-2016, 11:13 AM
https://sc-schemes.s3.amazonaws.com/14492/header_image.jpg

onthewall2983
07-18-2016, 10:02 AM
https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13707519_10154398504303410_4342726579656157634_n.j pg?oh=77ea107e7d3cd5b36bae58c73c8ef6b7&oe=5824E820

1. Persephone
2. Sorceress
3. The Wilde Flowers
4. Will O The Wisp
5. Chrysalis
6. Sorceress 2
7. The Seventh Sojourn
8. Strange Brew
9. A Fleeting Glance
10. Era
11. Persephone (Slight Return)

wight rabbit
07-18-2016, 04:43 PM
I'm really curious to know if this is the album Mikael feels warrants some growling vocals. I've missed hearing those after listening to previous albums. If not, no big deal. I like the newer Opeth, as well.

pulse
07-18-2016, 05:11 PM
I'm really curious to know if this is the album Mikael feels warrants some growling vocals. I've missed hearing those after listening to previous albums. If not, no big deal. I like the newer Opeth, as well.
I doubt this album will feature growls. I don't know if Mikael will ever record growling vocals again. However, based on recent comments by the band, this album will be heavier or perhaps more metal than the last two efforts.

Sent from my LG G4.

RocketScience
07-18-2016, 06:33 PM
Curious to know whether this too is mixed by Steven Wilson (I certainly hope so).

seasonsinthesky
07-18-2016, 07:36 PM
I doubt this album will feature growls. I don't know if Mikael will ever record growling vocals again. However, based on recent comments by the band, this album will be heavier or perhaps more metal than the last two efforts.

Sent from my LG G4.

He could never growl again, even on tour, and I'd be fine with that – but only if he made interesting music again.

Pale Communion was a great step forward but I'm so overdone with the '70s rehash thing. Opeth don't need growls if they write strangely-structured, surprising material. That's what made the old stuff strong, not the growls.

onthewall2983
07-18-2016, 08:00 PM
Plus, he has a great singing voice and I for one would hate to see it undone by growling.

pulse
07-18-2016, 08:09 PM
He could never growl again, even on tour, and I'd be fine with that – but only if he made interesting music again.

Pale Communion was a great step forward but I'm so overdone with the '70s rehash thing. Opeth don't need growls if they write strangely-structured, surprising material. That's what made the old stuff strong, not the growls.

I loved the classic direction that was hinted in Watershed and subsequently polished in Heritage and Pale Communion. But these albums all felt more a cohesive collection of songs about similar topics than a thoughtfully planned and hashed-out story. Mikael is awesome at making concept records as established by Ghost Reveries, Still Life, etc. If Sorceress is indeed a return to story-driven concept music, hopefully it captures my attention and ears the way those earlier albums did and still do to this day. That's not to say that Pale Communion and Heritage didn't have great music on them. "River" on Pale Communion is one of my favorite songs by any band ever. I also adored "I Feel the Dark" on Heritage. But it would be nice to hear Mikael explore his masterful concept album abilities again, regardless of the musical style implored.

Sent from my LG G4.

onthewall2983
07-25-2016, 10:14 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-F1XVNG7U0&feature=youtu.be

Wretchedest
07-25-2016, 07:51 PM
wow, it sounds fantastic! Mikael is such a relaxed dude, haha, its seemed like that when I've seen them live, too

pulse
07-25-2016, 09:53 PM
And there it goes.. The hype train has left the station.

Maximilian
07-26-2016, 12:03 AM
And there it goes.. The hype train has left the station.Yeah, but that riff at the end sounds like some classic Opeth.

seasonsinthesky
07-26-2016, 07:06 AM
Yeah, but that riff at the end sounds like some classic Opeth.

The writing, yes, definitely. The production is way different though, even from Pale Communion - guitars are super dark when distorted and super DI-ish when clean. It'll be interesting.

armogi
07-31-2016, 10:40 PM
new track sorceress out!
link below, listen at 1:27:30 mark.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m44p3

onthewall2983
08-01-2016, 10:15 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqijfqecvA

wight rabbit
08-01-2016, 05:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqijfqecvA

I won't lie, I was eagerly awaiting to hear some surprise growls, but I'm not bothered that they weren't there. This was a very cool track. I think the low-tuned guitars definitely add something new to what's becoming the new signature Opeth sound. It keeps things interesting, especially considering the guitars have never typically gone too far from standard tuning. I look forward to hearing more.

pulse
08-01-2016, 05:49 PM
Preorders are up. That gatefold looks gorgeous. Might as well bite on the box set to get the 5.1 disc since I was going to order the vinyl anyway.

http://store.moderbolagetrecords.com

Sent from my LG G4.

armogi
08-01-2016, 07:03 PM
[QUOTE=pulse;311437]Preorders are up. That gatefold looks gorgeous. Might as well bite on the box set to get the 5.1 disc since I was going to order the vinyl anyway.

http://store.moderbolagetrecords.com

Looks like we have 2 bonus tracks on the deluxe...

Wretchedest
08-01-2016, 09:56 PM
This album already feels like it has some of the issues as the last one: Opeth just does not want to metal anymore, and we. someone makes them do it, it sounds boring and effortless, and when they're allowed to that proggy funky thing they're trying to do, it's fucking awesome.

I'm down either way, but, as it turns out, I just am not really feeling every part of this song with distortion on it. except for maybe that mathy breakdown part from the behind the scenes video. That part is cool, where both elements get to truly overlap

seasonsinthesky
08-02-2016, 08:10 AM
This album already feels like it has some of the issues as the last one: Opeth just does not want to metal anymore, and we. someone makes them do it, it sounds boring and effortless, and when they're allowed to that proggy funky thing they're trying to do, it's fucking awesome.

"Dat riff" is as metal as they've ever been. It's just more Ghost BC-ish because of the production. I will take '70s throwback production when the riffs are there and Axe is going off, which he also does on this song.

The songwriting is vastly separate from Heritage and PC once the intro ends. That's where my optimism is sitting.

simonn
08-05-2016, 01:22 AM
Just gotta add - loving Sorceress. This is the first time that I'll be in a position to look forward to a new Opeth album - only got into them about 18 months ago. Liking the direction this is going in. Liking the mellower side of them, but want a bit of crunch back in there too. Happy with no growling scenario myself, never been into that, though Blackwater Park is an epic album despite it!

Jon
08-06-2016, 10:11 AM
Happy with no growling scenario myself, never been into that, though My Arms, Your Hearse, Still Life, and Blackwater Park are epic albums despite it!

fixed that one for you, sir.

Wretchedest
08-08-2016, 10:32 AM
I like all of Opeth's material, but I am very partial to those first 3 albums. Forest of October, Advent, Demon of the Fall... some of the best metal tracks ever.

onthewall2983
09-04-2016, 11:54 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfpnwk-DXrA

pulse
09-04-2016, 01:18 PM
...

That sounds like it could have been on Damnation. Good shit. I should have the vinyl/cd/dvd in hand in 28 more days. Can't wait.



Sent from my LG G4.

telee.kom
09-04-2016, 03:14 PM
Sounds like less depression-inducing Storm Corrosion. Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed this is Opeth from the first two minutes

Patrick_Nicholas
09-06-2016, 09:43 PM
Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed this is Opeth from the first two minutes

Aside from Mikael's distinctive voice, obviously. Has a bit of a Jethro Tull feel in the beginning. This and the title track are very different from any of their other stuff (and each other, of course). This is definitely going to be an interesting album.

pulse
09-20-2016, 06:31 PM
I'm sure some of you on here have it. According to posts on other sites, the source is from a web stream rip. Someone must have grabbed and re-encoded it. Apparantly the quality isn't all that great but it's getting a lot of positive feedback anyway. That's reassuring.

Ten days isn't long. I want to take it out of the wrapper and listen to the vinyl first and then the 5.1 mix.

armogi
09-21-2016, 01:22 AM
well, im weak so i caved in :) and this leak isn't so bad. very pleased so far.

RocketScience
09-21-2016, 10:06 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9vA6dJJX-8

onthewall2983
09-23-2016, 06:16 AM
Lengthy interview with Mikael about the record, and his and the band's evolution (http://thequietus.com/articles/20946-opeth-mikael-akerfeldt-interview)

Patrick_Nicholas
09-23-2016, 03:58 PM
I listened to the leak when it was put on YouTube. Should be taken down shortly if it wasn't already done so. Still no growls (which should come as no surprise now) but definitely an interesting one. Even though it's definitely heavier than the last two albums, there will still be accusations of it not being heavy because doesn't sound like Blackwater Park Part 2.

onthewall2983
09-29-2016, 12:45 PM
Hear the album now (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-opeths-progressive-lovelorn-new-album-sorceress-w442549)

onthewall2983
09-30-2016, 10:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVzu_R7ztc

pulse
10-01-2016, 09:23 AM
Still absorbing. This is definitely a grower. The vinyl sounds amazing.

I will say that I feel like I'm listening to a new album in 1973. Like a mix between Ten Years After, Blind Faith and some sinister and obscure 70s heavy progressive band. This isn't going to please many older Opeth fans, but the album will probably blow the socks off a lot of people regardless. It somehow sounds very old while sounding very new.

pulse
10-02-2016, 02:49 PM
My favorite song on Sorceress is A Fleeting Glance. The four song stretch of Seventh Sojourn, Strange Brew, A Fleeting Glance and Era is right up there among the best stuff the band has done. I think the front side of the album is overall weaker compared to the second. I also really enjoy the bonus track, The Ward.

The band still has it. I consider it a positive they're still relavant after all these years. There are too many bands I love that just simply aren't anymore. Opeth fans, myself admittedly, are just spoiled (and rightfully so).

Patrick_Nicholas
10-02-2016, 03:05 PM
"By The Pain I See In Others" from Deliverance made its live debut last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0C7JdMwcEo

onthewall2983
10-02-2016, 03:13 PM
The extra tracks are nothing to sneeze at. The live tracks are taken from the show they did with the orchestra last year. "Cusp of Eternity" in particular is a treat.

armogi
10-02-2016, 08:58 PM
The extra tracks are nothing to sneeze at. The live tracks are taken from the show they did with the orchestra last year. "Cusp of Eternity" in particular is a treat.

They should release the whole thing, I'd like to hear that.

onthewall2983
10-07-2016, 10:31 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjLdDXUPrbc

tony.parente
10-14-2016, 06:52 PM
Holy shit why did I take so long to listen to this new album? I've never done a drug in my life but if I did I would imagine this would be a required listen. So good.

pulse
01-23-2017, 12:20 PM
Official video for Era. I am impressed...

https://youtu.be/98wXIjkO4i0

onthewall2983
10-03-2017, 11:42 AM
Mikael wants their next record to be more "twisted" (http://teamrock.com/news/2017-10-03/opeth-want-next-album-to-be-more-twisted)

astfgyl
10-03-2017, 11:52 AM
Well whatever the next one comes out like, I hope they don't ever go back to how it was on Heritage or Pale Communion. There is a severe lack of good songs on both of those albums.

That said, I'm really glad he dropped the death metal vocals. I think that was imperative for them to progress, so the first 2 albums without that can be taken as them just finding their feet with the new style. Sorceress is one of my favourite albums in any style from last year.

onthewall2983
10-09-2017, 10:16 AM
Good news, they are releasing a new live album, from the show they played with an orchestra a few years ago. Bad news, it's only available with copies of the new Prog magazine. Maybe not too bad, they are an awesome publication and I would imagine that this is the band throwing them a bone as the company is still bouncing back from briefly being defunct.

Jon
10-19-2017, 05:40 PM
They should release the whole thing, I'd like to hear that.

The remaining 5 tracks from Set 1 with the orchestra are available on the Prog magazine live release.

Boots
10-19-2017, 09:32 PM
I love Opeth. I've seen them twice. It was a very dark time in my life.

pulse
11-07-2017, 08:25 PM
Opeth Live + orchestra in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 19, 2015: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChoVh-C2S0&list=PLj9NF_R1RhiK9_ksWCZGn-4s6AW6kVUmw

Boots
11-08-2017, 07:41 PM
Opeth was my user name at 2 other websites. They actually replied to a message I sent them at myspace in 2008.

Patrick_Nicholas
07-11-2018, 03:58 PM
"OPETH Is Currently Demoing "More Energetic, More Complex" New Album"
http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/opeth-is-currently-demoing-more-energetic-more-complex-new-album

Still not holding my breath for the growls to return. Even if they do, it's highly unlikely that a return to the Blackwater Park sound will ever happen. Mikael considers that a step backwards in the band's direction. I've been going for long periods of time without listening to Opeth (or metal in general) lately, despite Opeth once overtaking NIN as my favorite band, but I'll still be interested in new Opeth regardless, though I've so far only listened to Sorceress once.

onthewall2983
08-17-2018, 04:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fc0pbZxlo8

onthewall2983
04-30-2019, 06:53 AM
European dates this November to coincide with the release of their next album (https://www.loudersound.com/news/opeth-announce-european-tour-in-support-of-new-studio-album?fbclid=IwAR2xnEfKsIhRoniWTarmD-ofX3quMxUq1oXka6l6G34zwbWhKQPC6RufUQM)

october_midnight
05-22-2019, 10:38 AM
New album In Cauda Venenum to be released soon, recorded in English and Swedish versions. (https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/05/opeth-new-album-in-cauda-venenum)

Reznor2112
05-23-2019, 07:57 AM
Confession...I have never listened to these guys. Good place to start?

pulse
05-23-2019, 08:13 AM
Confession...I have never listened to these guys. Good place to start?Try the Watershed album. Though there are better albums in their discography, this album has elements from all of them and their many styles. It ranges from heavy as fuck at times, proggy, soft, orchestral, clean and guttural vocals. But pretty much any album is good. Some are especially bloody brilliant.

Jon
05-24-2019, 10:13 AM
Confession...I have never listened to these guys. Good place to start?


Try the Watershed album...But pretty much any album is good..

I feel like Blackwater Park, Watershed, and Ghost Reveries are all good starting points. Every Opeth album stands out from My Arms, Your Hearse and on. Orchid and Morningrise are solid, but even Mikael is upfront about how they were searching for their own sound.

buckaroo
05-24-2019, 10:41 AM
I feel like Blackwater Park, Watershed, and Ghost Reveries are all good starting points. Every Opeth album stands out from My Arms, Your Hearse and on. Orchid and Morningrise are solid, but even Mikael is upfront about how they were searching for their own sound.

I can agree with that comment as far as Orchid, but Morningrise is a masterpiece and I think, aside from maybe some technical aspects (e.g. mixing) it is probably my favorite. Morningrise, My Arms, Your Hearse and Still Life are their best albums by far. I like everything after (including the last 3), but those albums are on a different level. Orchid is a little bit of a mess, but worth a listen once you have listened the trilogy of albums that came after. Everything else is great, but a little "Americanized"?

pulse
07-11-2019, 03:00 PM
Preorders for Opeth's In Cauda Venenum are now available on both record label and fan merchandise sites. Omerch has some exclusive variants in vinyl on the EU/UK site. Nothing yet available on the US site.

Omerch - EU (https://www.omerch.eu/shop/opeth/shop/categories/vinylcdsdvds)
Nuclear Blast (https://shop.nuclearblast.com/en/shop/item/groups/51000.1.html?article_group_sort_type_handle=rank&custom_keywords=In%20Cauda%20Venenum)

pulse
07-11-2019, 03:21 PM
There does not appear to be a standalone digipack for the Blu-ray audio yet. It's only available for preorder in the Mail Order Box Set (https://shop.nuclearblast.com/en/products/sound/vinyl/vinyl-box-set/opeth-in-cauda-venenum-mailorder-edition-import-.html).

pulse
07-11-2019, 06:36 PM
New single, Heart in Hand from the new album. Availability is date sensitive on YouTube for July 12th for all time zones. No I haven't heard it yet.

https://youtu.be/yAh7XQ0whvg

pulse
07-11-2019, 06:40 PM
The single appears to be the same above for all streaming platforms so it should also be available on Spotify, Apple Music, etc., at midnight in your time zone.

pulse
07-12-2019, 01:09 AM
So I had been at work all evening and hadn't yet had a chance to listen.

It's uh... quite good. Wow!

Jon
07-12-2019, 09:37 AM
Vinyl Box #1 -- limited to 4000 (https://shop.nuclearblast.com/en/products/sound/vinyl/vinyl-box-set/opeth-in-cauda-venenum-lp-boxset-import-.html)

Vinyl Box #2 -- limited to 2000 (https://shop.nuclearblast.com/en/products/sound/vinyl/vinyl-box-set/opeth-in-cauda-venenum-mailorder-edition-import-.html)

pulse
08-12-2019, 04:24 PM
https://youtu.be/lBiLa5OersA

https://youtu.be/D0Sxlhr2xuM

https://youtu.be/Rm9DU0KIKd8

onthewall2983
08-14-2019, 09:50 PM
https://youtu.be/JT5VUcRYNAg

pulse
08-15-2019, 12:48 AM
I think if Mikael just released a spoken word album I would probably buy it and dig it.

bobbie solo
08-16-2019, 11:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=258&v=guXP2gbYqEM

I really like this.

pulse
08-16-2019, 12:58 PM
That mid section riff-fest is pure evil. Also, a growl? Yes, he did didn't he.. lol...

ldeaf2
09-12-2019, 10:59 AM
New songs here! Someone recorded a radio recording and these new songs are bad ass!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Opeth/comments/d37lve/4_new_songs/

Jon
09-18-2019, 08:32 AM
November's issue of Decibel, including a flexi-disc with "Cirkelns Riktning", can now be purchased without a subscription here (https://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/back-issues/products/november-2019-181).

Nuclear Blast and Omerch have literally 32 options for purchasing the new album; not too keen on "exclusives" after already dropping $120, but alas...

Jon
09-24-2019, 05:57 PM
The English version of In Cauda Venenum has leaked. Quality is 192 Kbps.

pulse
09-24-2019, 07:01 PM
The English version of In Cauda Venenum has leaked. Quality is 192 Kbps.Surprised the leak got so close to release date. I will have mine in a few days. Just going to hold out.

Jon
09-24-2019, 07:10 PM
Surprised the leak got so close to release date. I will have mine in a few days. Just going to hold out.

I ordered the Nuclear Blast Mailorder edition of ICV, which doesn't come out for another week (10/04). I'm more looking forward to the Swedish version; this is just something to help tie me over.

richardp
09-24-2019, 10:33 PM
I haven't really enjoyed any of Opeth's stuff since everything after Watershed, but I have to say, the two new songs are VERY good. I haven't been excited about an Opeth album in a while. I dig it.

armogi
09-25-2019, 07:45 PM
Got mah cd 2 days early!

onthewall2983
09-25-2019, 11:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xedYz1vZWsA

buckaroo
09-27-2019, 12:30 PM
So, the new album is pretty good. The singles had me pretty hyped, but in the end it seems basically on par with the last few albums... which is great, but I expected something a little different this time. The new Borknagar, on the other hand, blew me away.

armogi
09-27-2019, 07:59 PM
So, the new album is pretty good. The singles had me pretty hyped, but in the end it seems basically on par with the last few albums... which is great, but I expected something a little different this time. The new Borknagar, on the other hand, blew me away.

My thoughts exactly, not even asking for death metal but it would be nice to change things up a little more, that is now 4 similar albums in a row. I will try borknagar now...

Jon
09-28-2019, 11:29 AM
I've been enjoying both versions of the latest album on repeat. There is not a 10/10 song on this album, but the entire thing is the most solid they've put out in this style yet.

I would take an entire "jazz" album in the style of "The Garroter".

pulse
09-28-2019, 11:32 AM
I adore All Things Will Pass. I think In Cauda Venenum is on par with Pale Communion and a step up from Sorceress.

ZeroSum
09-28-2019, 02:23 PM
There was this one summer back home from college where I got super into Opeth. It was right before Heritage came out. I took a job mowing lawns and I would always choose to do my work during the hottest part of the day, and I would just blast Ghost Reveries, Blackwater Park and Watershed to no end. There was something really fitting about listening to that music over the roar of the lawnmower, all while sweating my ass off in this terrible sunlight. I felt like this stubborn ball of dark energy that just refused to acknowledge any sunlight whatsoever. Then once fall hit I got more into their back catalog and Still Life managed to take the title of favorite Opeth album away from Ghost Reveries, which I never thought would be possible. I hardly listened to any metal back then, other than Tool, and it just felt like this whole world opening up to me. I loved it. I felt like Opeth was about to be one of my all time favorites...

Then Heritage came out and I was so disappointed. It's no so much that I hated the stylistic change, but more just that the songs didn't do much of anything for me. I couldn't get any of it stuck in my head; I struggled to remember what any of the songs even sounded like. I've basically felt the same way about each of the albums to follow, and it's weird, because I absolutely love stuff like King Crimson and Steven Wilson's proggiest efforts... The idea of Folk-Prog Opeth is one that I love, but it's just something that's never translated into reality for whatever reason. I keep going back to Sorceress, Communion, and Heritage because there's just this vague feeling like it's really good music but I simply "don't get it" and as of yet there's been no real payoff. I think it's something about how the guitars just sound kind of like a generic hard rock to me.. the music is lacking some sort of edge that I look for in all the music. And yet I get that there's something pretty daring about such an established death metal band changing their sound like this. It's weird, because the music feels both adventurous and like, not adventurous at all at the same time. It's strange to listen to and winds up leaving me with a bland effect... If anyone who loves these albums could explain what it is that makes them special I'd really appreciate it. There might be some element or technical aspect I'm overlooking-lyrics... drumming... who knows. I just want to like these albums, dammit!

I listened to the new (albeit not super closely, since I was at work) the other day, and I found myself really enjoying bits of it, but it still didn't strike me as anything particularly special. The first single was awesome but I have this hunch it's the best track on here by a decent margin... I really want to love this band again, and that's basically the feeling I've had every time I've listened to any of their music these past couple years. I guess maybe I need to start mowing lawns again...?

onthewall2983
09-28-2019, 02:31 PM
I'll give this new record a chance soon since I am a big fan, but I was not as taken with Sorceress as I was with the earlier records, and even Heritage and Pale Communion.

I think Mikael should do a solo album, just to put his foot in the water and see what he comes up with. It's essentially what I hoped the Storm Corrosion record would be, but he didn't sing on as much of it as I would have liked. It's still a fantastic record, but I was slightly disappointed on that level.

Tumnayar
09-28-2019, 08:29 PM
This album is better than the previous 3, though I dislike them all, especially the abomination that is Heritage.

Wretchedest
09-28-2019, 11:59 PM
I love heritage, I think it's one of their absolute best, but for some reason I've been Luke warm on the following three, which feel almost interchangeable to me. A few highlights on each, none especially memorable.


I'm baffled because the style would seemingly excite and interest me, but unfortunately it feels like they have kind of a shallow bag of tricks here, and they blew them on heritage. None of it's bad... Per se. I altogether often forget the last two even exist.

Jon
09-29-2019, 10:32 AM
The first single was awesome but I have this hunch it's the best track on here by a decent margin... I really want to love this band again, and that's basically the feeling I've had every time I've listened to any of their music these past couple years. I guess maybe I need to start mowing lawns again...?

You don't have to force yourself to like "new" Opeth. I have always had a warm spot for 70's prog, so it's been an easy jump for me. There's no denying the first 7-9 Opeth albums had a brutal beauty to them.

As far as strength of the tracks from the latest album, I'd say the first half is the weakest. "Charlatan" through "All Things Will Pass" are where it's at.

Also, in response to others in the thread, I honestly don't understand the hate for Heritage. It's still my favorite from this era, although Pale Communion is a stronger album overall.

Maximilian
09-29-2019, 05:30 PM
Gotta say I've listened to it a few times but I can't let go of the death metal past. I like a few tunes but in those days I liked a larger majority of the tunes. It somehow seemed more unique than today's Opeth.

His death metal growls sound really awful live currently, so maybe it's for the best.

pulse
09-29-2019, 05:37 PM
Gotta say I've listened to it a few times but I can't let go of the death metal past. I like a few tunes but in those days I liked a larger majority of the tunes. It somehow seemed more unique than today's Opeth.

His death metal growls sound really awful live currently, so maybe it's for the best.Are you going to tell us this for the next album as well? May as well go ahead because that one won't have growls either. Neither will the follow-ups. What are we in now, the fourth album since growls? Sorry to be an ass but jesus h. fucking christ it never ends....

Maximilian
09-29-2019, 05:41 PM
Are you going to tell us this for the next album as well? May as well go ahead because that one won't have growls either. Neither will the follow-ups. What are we in now, the fourth album since growls? Sorry to be an ass but jesus h. fucking christ it never ends....

I know I'm being "that guy" but that's just how I feel. I've bought every CD first day out since Deliverance, but not this one. There are better pseudo prog bands out there.

Wretchedest
09-30-2019, 09:23 PM
I found myself listening to watershed yesterday thinking, "hey this is some pretty great metal, they can easily go back if they wanted"

And then I realized watershed is 11 years old and this is like the fourth prog album. Luke I said I love heritage but each album after that has a decreasing number of songs for me to patch onto. But the ones that stand out really stand out. Dignity, Chrysalis, Goblin...

pulse
10-10-2019, 03:01 AM
So after a week of good thorough listening, I must say that this new album is gripping and amazing. I fucking adore it. It is a masterpiece. That is all.

pulse
10-10-2019, 04:19 AM
Okay a bit more.. Continuum into All Things Will Pass is just fucking mindblowing.

Patrick_Nicholas
10-14-2019, 10:51 PM
New album is interesting, but definitely not the best post-Watershed album (that's definitely Pale Communion). Is it just my headset, or is the audio a bit muddy on this album? Because at least the drums sound like they've been pushed a bit further into the back of the mix compared to PC (and to a lesser extent, Heritage). Even the vocals aren't as clear as usual. It it is a bit muddy, it's probably supposed to be, but it works better in smaller doses (making this album feel about 10-20 minutes too long). Even though none of the songs are over ten minutes long (though most of them are over six minutes), they songs still tend to drag a bit because they're a bit faster and more complex for complexity's sake. The complexity of Opeth songs is part of what got me into the band in the first place, but on this album it feels like they're not as focused and even a bit anticlimactic at times (even compared to PC's "Moon Above, Sun Below", which is almost 11 minutes long and feels like a medley of several unfinished songs, but eventually reaches a powerful climax that makes it worth the trip). Again, I don't hate the new album, but feels like they've gotten lost in the prog territory.

Unrelated: I'm a little annoyed that they've announced a US tour (including two NYC shows) at the most inconvenient time for me (personal reasons). Though it's probably going to be mostly newer songs. Recent shows had them playing only a handful of growl songs, though it's probably justified by Mikael losing his growl a bit (compare "Demon of the Fall" from 2006 to "Demon" from 2017).
from 2006 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-sVOJTC9s) from 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOwmZwpQkrs)

pulse
11-18-2019, 02:42 PM
After a month or so of listening, this has become my favorite album of 2019. Pale Communion was the best of the post-Watershed records, but In Cauda Venenum has grown into my favorite. It has more satisfying moments than perhaps any other but the album is also very well-written. I keep coming back to it after a few-days reprieve. Seems to be on constant rotation the most right now along with Bad Religion's Age of Reason and Nick Cave's Ghosteen.

Edit: Anyone got tickets for the upcoming North American tour? I am fortunate enough to have scored tickets to see them at the famous Ryman Auditorium. Hoping they take advantage of the amazing sound quality and film or at least record it.

Jon
11-19-2019, 03:19 PM
After a month or so of listening, this has become my favorite album of 2019. Pale Communion was the best of the post-Watershed records, but In Cauda Venenum has grown into my favorite. It has more satisfying moments than perhaps any other but the album is also very well-written. I keep coming back to it after a few-days reprieve. Seems to be on constant rotation the most right now along with Bad Religion's Age of Reason and Nick Cave's Ghosteen.

Edit: Anyone got tickets for the upcoming North American tour? I am fortunate enough to have scored tickets to see them at the famous Ryman Auditorium. Hoping they take advantage of the amazing sound quality and film or at least record it.

I'm enjoying this one every few days as well.

My wife bought tickets to see Opeth on Valentine's Day in Chicago. But shhh, that's a surprise Christmas present I know nothing about.

wight rabbit
11-19-2019, 11:03 PM
Though it's probably going to be mostly newer songs. Recent shows had them playing only a handful of growl songs, though it's probably justified by Mikael losing his growl a bit (compare "Demon of the Fall" from 2006 to "Demon" from 2017).
from 2006 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-sVOJTC9s) from 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOwmZwpQkrs)

Of all the growly songs that have turned up in recent sets, I'd say Mikael still sounds pretty decent on "Ghost of Perdition". It's definitely nowhere near his prime growls, but they've sounded the best to me on that song than any others.

Jon
11-20-2019, 08:46 AM
The setlist has been identical night-to-night so far:

Svekets Prins
The Leper Affinity
Hjärtat Vet Vad Handen Gör
Reverie/Harlequin Forest
Nepenthe
Moon Above, Sun Below (!!)
Hope Leaves
The Lotus Eater
Allting Tar Slut

Sorceress
Deliverance

That looks pretty damn solid; I haven't listened to a full concert yet (just "Moon Above, Sun Below"). I'll be honest, I didn't particularly like Mikael's growls on the Red Rocks release.

Jon
11-26-2019, 09:33 AM
New video. Done by Owl House Studios, the same people who did stuff for Storm Corrosion:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLTyUBXuY4

Piko
11-26-2019, 12:29 PM
Not sure if I mentioned it here or not, but i'm seeing them in Feb. I know it's a stretch, but i'm crossing my fingers for Hessian Peel. God, I fucking love that song.

Jon
01-22-2020, 02:16 PM
My local record store called me today to let me know the independent splatter vinyl variants should be in next week. The release was yesterday (1/21), has anyone seen them in-person yet?

Jon
02-15-2020, 05:39 AM
The Opeth show was excellent! The setlist was exactly the same as the European leg, except "To Rid The Disease" replaced "Hope Leaves". Show was about 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The merch booth had no vinyl or posters. Some of the CD's for sale were autographed. They also had the Perpetual Journey picture book: $30 or standard, $45 for limited edition.

Piko
02-28-2020, 07:45 PM
Supposed to be on the balcony. Fuck it. Lets fucking go!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/49fb893722b06e0adb8f8f9db8ee6874.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/5d134d5d733e2743bd30094e393cd696.jpg

opal
02-29-2020, 05:40 AM
Graveyard and Opeth, what a great pairing for a line-up!!

Piko
02-29-2020, 08:28 AM
Hadn't heard Graveyard until yesterday. Pretty good. Opeth was, of course, fucking phenomenal. Mikael talking shit on Houston was priceless.

Jon
02-29-2020, 01:12 PM
Hadn't heard Graveyard until yesterday. Pretty good. Opeth was, of course, fucking phenomenal. Mikael talking shit on Houston was priceless.

Did they have any of the signed tour edition splatter vinyl when you got to the merch booth?

Piko
02-29-2020, 01:32 PM
Did they have any of the signed tour edition splatter vinyl when you got to the merch booth?Yup, I got one. Some chick found an lp on the floor, signed too. Can't wait to get home and listen to it.

onthewall2983
05-17-2020, 07:33 AM
Mikael to score a Swedish Netflix series (https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeths-mikael-akerfeldt-to-score-netflix-series-clark)

onthewall2983
06-11-2020, 03:44 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBu0sx2fwjo