Opeth

Mystic Fibrosis · 27-06-2004 12:37am #1

Hell, people asked for one

Personally, I think they are one of the best bands around. That's my 2cents.

hostyle · 27-06-2004 12:54am

Best thing about Opeth is that they are mostly an anagram of Otep

Karl Hungus · 27-06-2004 1:05am

Originally posted by hostyle
Best thing about Opeth is that they are mostly an anagram of Otep

Now that's just the most downright disrespectfull thing I've seen on this board.
Hang your head in shame, tbh.

hostyle · 27-06-2004 1:32am

You're right. I take it back.

dabhoys · 27-06-2004 2:23pm

Opeth are defo a good ass kicking band.

I really enjoyed the gig and some of the best album for me to listen to. Hope they keep it up.

evad_lhorg · 27-06-2004 3:03pm

they are amazing. so creative. there is just so many kick ass riffs going on and everything just blends in so well together.

Karl Hungus · 27-06-2004 3:33pm

So, has everyone seen the DVD?
What did you think of it?

Personally, I thought they really skimped on the older material, but what they did play was impecible. Still though, would anyone else have loved to have seen 'To Bid You Farewell' being played live?

Töpher · 27-06-2004 4:35pm

Unbelievable band. All that can be said.

The lack of Demon of the Fall on the DVD peeved me off some!

evad_lhorg · 27-06-2004 4:35pm

I loved the dvd but im not mad on some of the damntion stuff. its good just not amazing.

about the lack of old material. they played demon of the fall as an encore at the gig but it wasnt included on the dvd. my friends theory was that blackwater park onwards, the band are on the music for nations label and thats why they didnt play any older stuff, becuase the record company would have had to pay royalties to the old record label.

Mystic Fibrosis · 27-06-2004 5:38pm

To be honest, I really like Damnation so having the whole album on a DVD is pretty sweet. But yeah, they could have played some better stuff in the second set...like, wtf was White Cluster??

derrylahan · 27-06-2004 5:39pm

never heard of opeth
what are some good songs and albums,
what type of music is it?

Mystic Fibrosis · 27-06-2004 5:41pm

They're kind of hard to pin down. Think progressive death metal with soft bits.

derrylahan · 27-06-2004 5:52pm

i like decapitated are they like them?
also is cradle of filth consider death metal, because there albums are like a soundtrack to a epic horror film?

evad_lhorg · 27-06-2004 5:59pm

heres a few songs to start with.

the drapery falls
deliverance
a fair judgement
the leper affinity
demon of the fall

then if youre going for an album I suggest 'blackwater park' first.

Dathai · 27-06-2004 6:33pm

Yeah To Bid You Farewell would have been excellent to see.To Rid The Disease would have been good also for the acoustic side.

Check out Masters Apprentices also evad_lhorg

Pugsley · 27-06-2004 6:49pm

Originally posted by derrylahan
i like decapitated are they like them?
also is cradle of filth consider death metal, because there albums are like a soundtrack to a epic horror film?

Nothing like either band there, and Cradle of Filth would be closer to Black Metal than death metal IMO

Opeth are also more of an epic band than either there, with many, MANY songs spanning 10 minutes or more, and some of theirs songs have intro's up to about 7 minutes long (just the intro, listen to 'to bid you farewell' for that one). As for songs to get, my favourites would probably be:

Serenity Painted Death
Advent
Demon of the Fall
Bleak
To Bid you Farewell
A Fair Judgement
The Leper Affinity

The shortest song there is 9:13 mins long, the longest is over 13minutes.

Karl Hungus · 27-06-2004 7:09pm

Originally posted by evad_lhorg
I loved the dvd but im not mad on some of the damntion stuff. its good just not amazing.

I loved Damnation, it was Deliverance I wasn't mad on. I'd say that stuff let the side down on the DVD.

Originally posted by derrylahan
i like decapitated are they like them?
also is cradle of filth consider death metal, because there albums are like a soundtrack to a epic horror film?

Absolutely nothing like Decapitated. I think calling them Death Metal at all is just a bad comparison, because while they're certainly very heavy at times, there's no band in Death Metal that's even remotely like them, the style of playing and song structure is so far removed from any DM band you could mention.

A better comparison would nearly be bands like Rush or Blue Oyster Cult.

But they really are nearly impossible to compare to mostly anyone.

Buck Owens · 27-06-2004 10:31pm

I got blackwater park and it's class but I don't know which album to check out next what do you's recommend

Dathai · 27-06-2004 11:36pm

The older stuff is more heavier but the new stuff has alot of acoustic stuff so it all depends on what your looking for.Give 'My arms your hearse' a try, it was my first Opeth album and it got me hooked.

Karl Hungus · 28-06-2004 12:08am

Originally posted by Buck Owens
I got blackwater park and it's class but I don't know which album to check out next what do you's recommend

All the other albums, bar Deliverance.

Try Morningrise, it's defintely a favorite of mine.

evad_lhorg · 28-06-2004 2:14pm

I dont see what people have against deliverance. the last song isnt great but thats it really. id cheack out my arms your hearse after blackwater park. and then once you get used to the resal heavyness then move onto still life

Karl Hungus · 30-06-2004 6:09pm

I'm not mad on Deliverance because it was just a stale album, it lacked something that was 'Opeth' altogether... It fell into formuliac at best, and that's not a good thing for such an outstandingly original band.

Pugsley · 01-07-2004 1:47am

A good album regardless tho karl IMO

Mystic Fibrosis · 01-07-2004 2:39am

Master's Apprentices certainly does the trick if I'm game for some headbanging tbh

Pugsley · 01-07-2004 2:20pm

If your up for head banging, cant beat Serenity Painted Death

evad_lhorg · 02-07-2004 2:38pm

im really lovin white cluster at the moment. the solo is amazing in it. the way they just swap over sounds really cool. and the riff thatgoes with the second and 4th part of the solo is deadly

nosmo · 02-07-2004 4:13pm

Originally posted by evad_lhorg
im really lovin white cluster at the moment. the solo is amazing in it. the way they just swap over sounds really cool. and the riff thatgoes with the second and 4th part of the solo is deadly

Damn right

That's still my favorite Opeth solo.

Dathai · 02-07-2004 7:34pm

To bid you farewell has to be my favourite solo mainly because of the way its executed by easing in and then creating a build up and then releasing it alongside smooth vocals.The funeral portrait has a good riff at the beginning but best solo has to be to bid you farewell purely for its execution,imo.

Carlitos · 05-07-2004 4:47pm

masters app is godlike,shame ya can never get it played by DJ's 10mins long aint so DJ friendly lol but its amazing,who needs an intro>?? straight into it so goood

cournioni · 05-07-2004 9:55pm

My two favourite songs would have to be Bleak and The Drapery Falls. There is just something about those two songs that stick out so much.

But their other stuff is fantastic, you really have to say.

nesthead · 06-07-2004 10:05am

the DVD is a bit arse with its total lack of Peaceville era recording. im sure so many of the crowd were pissed off too.

on a side note, if you listen closely during the Damnation set, in between one of the songs, Mikael asks if the crowd if they think that just because the next song isnt heavy, does it make it any less evil? he gets a very funny response; (which you should hear before reading)

HAIL SATAN NO IT DOESN'T!!

tbh he should just keep his mouth shut, almost every time he opens it in between the songs he makes an arse of himself and his jokes fall completely flat.

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