Opeth
 

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

has anyone else heard of them/saw them live?

I haven't but I went to iTunes and previewed a couple of the songs. They're pretty good but a lil harsh for my tastes. Where did you see them? I used to live in the Philly area and it so sounds like a show at the Troc.

Oh god, I was supposed to see them last night, but I had to finish a history term paper... blech. They're amazing. (And their stuff isn't completely harsh - their singer does the shift from clean guitar and good singing to harshness and growling very nicely).

ah yes, it was a show at the troc. very good.

i agree abakubub (very original name) :-p

Woot! I know my Philly venues!

Opeth=OK

The did Blackwater Park right? If so then I like them alot, even though their songs are epics...but its still good.

yea they did do blackwater park :-)

Opeth is a great band, IMO. My favorite album by them is Blackwater Park. Best song has to be Bleak.

i liek one of their songs... but its the only one ive ever heard.

Opeth
 

Any Opeth fans here at all?
I've just seen them for the 4th time and they never dissapoint!

Theyre just a bit too weird for my liking.

I'll be honest it took me a while to get into them. Then I saw them live and it was an amazing show...then Steven Wilson started working with then and I loved the results. Ever since then, I've been a huge fan. Technically, the music is complex and brilliant. But I certainly understand that they are an acquired taste for many.

I like them.

i've heard some of thier songs and i think thier ok, where did you see them live?? are they still on tour do you know??

true story.

i'll overlook the mispelling since i like Opeth so much

Opeth are awesome..

I saw them the last time in Worcester MA and yes they still are on tour. They dont have many US dates left & then the head to Eurpope. Mikael said they'd be back in the US in Feb/March and they will be doing more dates here.

So I'll be seeing them for my 5th time in a few months!!!

Thank you. I'm deeply honoured.

appreciated.

not a huge fan tbh but im going to see them in glasgow on the 27th i think

They are ok, can be a little long-winded for my liking sometimes. Still a good band no less.

I still need Still Life, I can't seem to find that album anywhere...

Orchid and My Arms, Your Hearse are my favorites out of all the others.

I haven't heard of them. What type of music are they?

I ordered my still life online.

Technically, the are considered a death/black metal band...slowly moving toward progressive metal. As Steven Wilson puts it: "moments of incredible beauty and moments of incredible brutality"

I think that sums it up.

They are quite different bandwise. I love the song Sillouhette (sp?), it's just a piano playing but it's so dark and eerie like them.

Opeth
 

Any Opeth fans here? Best talk about them than crappy limp bizkit on this forum anyway!

I prefer the mid sort of stuff, but the newer stuff is god too. Still Life and Blackwater Park are great, but prob Deliverance is the one I like most. Well they are all fairly interesting in their own ways...

Havent yet seen them live, sold out in Nov so I couldnt go >: (

Great band. Morningrise is probably my favorite album, mainly due to it have To Bid You Farewell and Black Rose Immortal.

What do you think about Ghost Reveries? I think it has it's moments. Ghost of Perdition is a great song.

I like Atonment cos it has sort of eastern style melodies, also Revirie/ is cool.
Its an ok album, just find it a bit lower in tempo than the older ones. Still has the atmosphere which is good.

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.

Opeth.
Is.
Amazing.

Still Life and Damnation are my favorites

i think ghost reveries has been their best album so far
it is so inspirational and i love it
best song is probably The Grand Conjuration

I could have sworn there was already a thread on these guys. Maybe I'm wrong? Good band, though.

Yay an Opeth thread. They're my favourite metal band besides Iron Maiden. The music is just so perfect. Akerfeldt is a god. Anyway, my fav album is probably Blackwater Park, but all of their stuff is good. And Ghost Reveries is a great album.

Damn straight they are awesome. Damnation = sex in ears.

Orchid and My Arms, Your Hearse are my favorites.

I still haven't gotten around to listening to the new one yet.

Anyone get that DVD?

good music, vocals turn me off though.

Opeth are great. One of the few bands that utilize the cookie monster style vocals that I can really stand at all, much less enjoy.