P.A. Guns Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Anyone here like Opeth? A lot of my friends worship Mikael Åkerfeldt, but it's hard for me to get into them. But I like a lot of other prog metal bands like Porcupine Tree and Gojira, and Heir Apparent is a cool song, so I should be able to get into them. What songs would you recommend to start off? Edited April 5, 2010 by P.A. Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I am not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A. Guns Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Hey, I thought I was exempt from your trolling. Edited April 5, 2010 by P.A. Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I'm not trolling! You asked, "fans?". I just answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axl_on_drums Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Only metal band I kinda dig, great live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A. Guns Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Alright BS, well, thank you for your useful input. Edited April 5, 2010 by P.A. Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I love them. If you want to try and get into them, try the album "Ghost Reveries". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 The song "Blackwater Park" is pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Sephiroth- Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Great band.If you like Porcupine tree you should check out Opeths mellower stuff. Their song 'Harvest' from Blackwater Park and the entire Damnation album is whats most like porcupine tree. Try them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Great band indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I've heard tons of great stuff about Opeth, but for whatever reason never got into checking them out. In a little while I'm going to listen to Damnation (because I love Porcupine Tree), then listen to Blackwater Park (since it seems to get its best reviews). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 (edited) Orchid's my favourite. There's something magic about really old Opeth, the Orchid/Advent era that they lost later on. Akerfeldt's a bit of a genius and my god, does he have a growl on him. Having said that, Their music can drag on a bit, they don't really know the meaning of "concise" too well. I love some of their shorter pieces, my favourite being Silhouette. probably my second favourite Swedish death metal band after the obvious...Akerfeldt's work with Porcupine Tree on the album Deadwing's also well worth checking out, he does a cool out of tune guitar solo on the title track, harmonies on the gorgeous Lazarus and a bunch of other stuff too! Edited April 6, 2010 by Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt88 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 My personal favorite is Ghost Reveries. Perfect blend of their styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A. Guns Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 they don't really know the meaning of "concise" too well.I once listened to a song of theirs that was 45 mins long, fell asleep during it, woke up, it was still playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 they don't really know the meaning of "concise" too well.I once listened to a song of theirs that was 45 mins long, fell asleep during it, woke up, it was still playing.Are you sure that wasn't Dream Theater? They're the only band I can think of with a song that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Yeah, according to Wikipedia, they don't have a song that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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