one that stuck out was, "Congratulations Mikael; you can write phrases with clichéd, pretty sounding metaphors, that’s not how you write an album that stacks up to the rest of your discography."

i mean, i see and agree with your point, but you have to respect the artist.

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I changed that line around just now so that it implicates the whole band, and doesn't seem so much like a personal jab at the vocalist.

well no even the sarcastic "congrats" could be omitted

@Pleb
I guess you have no choice but to wait for it to come out in vinyl

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All this discussion has inspired me to write a review of my own, about time I gave my own two cents about my fave band in review form.

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Congratulations Opeth; you can write phrases with clichéd, pretty sounding metaphors

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Yeeeah a Pleb review.



Snide you're really improving as a writer immensely.

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Removed the congratulations with something that's still slightly aggressive, but something a little more neutral.

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Yeah this is a well written review Snide, nice work.

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i feel like that sentence can benefit from a "but" after the pretty sounding metaphors part. I dunno.

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@Full and Pleb: Thank you! I'm glad it seems like I'm making progress.

"Snide you're really improving as a writer immensely."

I wouldn't call it 'improving' considering Snide's reviews have always been top-notch. While he may not be a great user per se, his reviews have always been on point

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BLINDING LIIIGHT



AS THE FLAAAAMES GROOOW HIGHERRRR



SEARRRIING SKIN



ON A FUNERAL PYREEEE



Love that chorus.

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@Lotus: Fixed

@Shark: Thank you for the writing praise!

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pretty sure you wrote this in 10 minutes lol

"experienced, talented, and respected musicians not only go through the motions, but also experiment with new ways to try and go through the motion"
hahahaha nice one m8

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Yeah Mikael sounds great on Wilde's chorus

Should I jam just for the sake of torture?

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Goddamit

why jam this for torture when you could be jamming The Shaggs?