Opeth

[Toaster]

It beats Damnation, in my opinion. Way more interesting.

[Txus]

I think my list would go something like this:
BWP
Damnation
Still Life
Deliverance
Morningrise
MAYH
Ghost Reveries
Orchid

[Kage]

I know there's not much love for Harlequin Forest 'round these parts, but I love that song. It's somewhere near being my favorite Opeth song. Not to mention Ghost of Perdition...Baying of the Hounds...Atonement. I think it's a great album, full of variety and excellent atmosphere.

[Killtacular]

It beats Damnation, in my opinion. Way more interesting.
Pfff. How do you figure that?

[Toaster]

I've said it before, but I think Damnation isn't even Opeth. The songwriting is simple, they don't balance light with heavy.. don't get me started. :p

[Mr. Ron]

ghost reveries is not nearly as bad as you are saying it is. better than orchid, thats for sure. i like the diversity in GR
Absolutely not.

[Txus]

I know there's not much love for Harlequin Forest 'round these parts, but I love that song. It's somewhere near being my favorite Opeth song. Not to mention Ghost of Perdition...Baying of the Hounds...Atonement. I think it's a great album, full of variety and excellent atmosphere.
Oh man i love that song, in fact is becoming my fav. opeth song....the vocals blend so perfect with the music...i love it man!:D

[Hells Bells]

Edit: Here's a segment of a song I recorded this morning. It's quality is garbage, but the song is really cool live. Check it out.

http://d20.yousendit.com/C/231PI4TFHD25Q1RNYIT4XCEK10/The%20Fall%20Of%20Osyrus%20(Complete).wav

I'm sure no one expects studio quality from something you recorded in your basement :p

Cool song though. It sounds like you took a page out of Opeth's book with that acoustic break, and the fact that you broke off into it right from the heavier section.

I'm trying to get into new bands.


I've heard the great conjuring and I was floored. What are some other good things to check out from them?

Ie, an awesome album to buy?

For bands, pay attention to the ones people around here whore, that's how I found most of the ones I've gotten into recently. For Opeth albums, I'd go with Blackwater Park or MAYH, both have a good balance of their soft/heavy styles. Or, if you really liked the Grand Conjuration, get Ghost Reveries...ignore the GR haters in this thread, it's a great album.

[Kage]

Oh man i love that song, in fact is becoming my fav. opeth song....the vocals blend so perfect with the music...i love it man!:D
The vocal melodies are amazing on that song. I love the guitar sound, too. And the outro is awesome. It's definately in my top five Opeth songs.

[Toaster]

It's just so.. droning. It goes on for soooo long, the intro seems like it's never going to end. There's also a lack of inventiveness. I mean one riff is just open harmonics. It's Opeth's songwriting at it's lowest, IMO.

I'm feeling angry.

[Killtacular]

I've said it before, but I think Damnation isn't even Opeth. The songwriting is simple, they don't balance light with heavy.. don't get me started. :p
GR seems to just chuck in heavy and light parts willy nilly without much thought behind them. Then there's those full on light songs that are no where near what I love from Damnation. It's just disappointment in disc form.

I've been disappointed a lot this year. Perhaps my standards are too high. Octavarium was crap, GR was alright, and Takk was barely above average.

Meh.

[Toaster]

At least we have This Godless Endeavour to put on. And BTBAM. And Nile.

Come on, it hasn't been such a bad year.

[Kage]

It's been a great year for me. GR, Pelican, Arcturus, Porcupine Tree, Dredg, Sigur Ros, Red Sparrowes...the list goes on.

[Hells Bells]

Annihlation of the Wicked and This Godless Endeavor, Hellfire Club, The System Has Failed, Majestic, and Sideshow Symphonies are all great reasons to be happy about this year, and GR is just another plus for me. Opeth's sound evolved with GR, and that's always hard to get used to when you really liked the band's older style.

[firemoth12]

... Or, if you really liked the Grand Conjuration, get Ghost Reveries...ignore the GR haters in this thread, it's a great album.


Yeah, seriously. Ghost Reveries is one of the most amazing albums I've ever listened to...opeth or not. I like their others too (I own BWP and Damnation...heard others). I like GR just as much though. I think some of you need to take another listen and set your standards a little lower.

There always seems to be this attitude about any band: one album is good (or "old stuff is good") and new album ("new stuff") sucks. Well...I don't understand. Opeth is one example...GR is just so amazing, I can listen to it over and over again and marvel at the soft parts and everything. Another example is In Flames...at first Soundtrack to your Escape sounded pretty bad...but after actually listening to it, it became one of my favorite albums.

sheesh

[Killtacular]

At least we have This Godless Endeavour to put on. And BTBAM. And Nile. Come on, it hasn't been such a bad year.
I didn't really like Alaska. Annihation is pretty good, though.

[Det_Nosnip]

I think some of you need to take another listen and set your standards a little lower.

For the love of God, NO!!!!!!!!! :eek:

[Darkness]

Such a shame D&D is so underrated 'round here.
:(
Those are some of my favorites. :upset:
Annihation is pretty good, though.
You finally heard the rest of it?


I'm not going to join in on the Ghost Reveries bashing, I still enjoy the album, buts nowhere near the others for me. I just don't get the same feeling from it...

[Kage]

I confess that I still have not heard all of Damnation. I really want to, though. Deliverance is a good album, but feels incomplete to me...maybe because I need to hear the second part of it. :)

[Darkness]

I can send you either, if you want. Or just the parts you don't have.

[Kage]

What I meant by the second part of Deliverance was Damnation. :p Deliverance was the first Opeth album I bought, and I was kind of turned off of them by it, honestly. Then I heard Blackwater Park and rushed out to the store to buy it, and was hooked.

But, yeah, if you could send me Damnation, that'd be awesome.

[Darkness]

You have Soulseek? Or should I bundle it up into winzip for you then upload to yousendit?

[Kage]

Yeah, I've got slsk.

[Darkness]

Contact me Lateralus509.

[Kage]

It says you're offline.

[Darkness]

Try again. I'm in the chatroom mxrockandmetal, if you still can't find me.

[Hells Bells]

For the love of God, NO!!!!!!!!!

Whoa...chill :lol:
If people want to lower their standards, that's their problem, but I personally don't think you need to lower your standards to appreciate GR...

[Darkness]

Try again. I'm in the chatroom mxrockandmetal, if you still can't find me.
Bumping this post, incase Kage didn't see..

Edit: Kage I'm actually leaveing now, but my soulseek will stay on (all night), so just take whatever you want.

[Kage]

Bumping this post, incase Kage didn't see..

Edit: Kage I'm actually leaveing now, but my soulseek will stay on (all night), so just take whatever you want.
Hmm..I still can't seem to find you. Hold on, let me try and restart my slsk.

[Darkness]

Just go to the room dude... Lateralus509

[Kage]

I went into the room and no one else was in there. Wtf.

[penelope_weird_hands]

i don't understand how anyone couldn't really get into ghost reveries.
it is a great album, very versatile and sonically balanced.
the riffs, acoustic parts and songwriting in general is fvucking fantastic and vocally he is supreme in comparison to the other albums..(IMO)

though it seems i've noticed i'm quite the opposite of some of the more oldschool (for lack of a better word) fans on the forum here..
i find the older albums harder to listen to than deliverance, ghost reveries, damnation and blackwater park.
for what it's worth i think i need to listen to orchid, morningrise and my arms, your hearse alot more.. i believe that for some bands/albums i don't hear the same thing as fans of the bands/albums hear.. if you know what i mean..?
it's hard to explain.
sometimes it just takes more listens to appreciate some music holistically.

but it shouldn't matter what era of opeth one likes better than another..to each their own as the cliche goes.. and the fact remains that opeth has been and is still unbelievably good since its existence and most importantly.. continues to develop and evolve.

definately a band with something for everyone to enjoy.
which is why we all lub teh opeth. ;)

[ElectricalStorm]

Wow, that was in-depth. Good work. I'd discuss, but anything I could say would seem inferior compared to that behemoth of a post.

Well therein lies the double-edged sword. If it weren't in depth then it wouldn't be worth discussing in the first place.

I'm not suggesting that everyone write the same amount I did, that would be asking too much and would in a way be futile. The groundwork has been laid out, everyone elses job should be a little bit easier now. If you guys don't have anything to say about April Ethereal, what about When? What is revealed in that song that gives us a greater understanding of the plot? Any size post would be appreciated.

And this isn't a contest btw, where one post can be deemed better than the other, every post adds something unique--a different spin on the same content that may add to the greater understanding of the whole.

To those interested the analysis is on pg 275 of this thread. I appreciate the compliments guys but I would also love to see some thought as well.

P.S. Good post Penelope. I used to play ST myself btw.

[ArcLite]

I don't have an era of preferance. I enjoy elements of everything, from Orchid to Ghost Reveries. I've loved hearing the progression they've made in recent albums, but I still enjoy the rawness of the earlier productions.

[epihasi]

MAYH being probably my favorite album, I aswell cannot understand this GR-bashing. I know, the first times I listened, I was like "WHAT"? But when later listening to the same songs, I realized I just hadn't paid enough attention to the tracks. For example, Ghost of Perdition, the part at 2.47, what he does with his voice and the instruments, is just plain incredible. When I heard that, I thought, "why didn't I pay attention before"? This is what makes Opeth so great, their ablility to make you find something new every time you listen to the same song. And on Ghost Reveries, this is very common. I love what they've done with their sound, they've evolved. Don't get me wrong, I'm A Die-Hard fan of their earlier material, as I am of the new. Ia mnot going to wirte here, that GR is the best album ever, or the worst of Opeth albums. I just cannot say that Opeth has a "worst of". Every album brings something new and fresh, which I enjoy. It's been said a million times, but just give Ghost Reveries another listen. It doesn't have to grow on you, you don't even have to like it very much, you all just have to realize, that this album is not bad.

[Purity]

Title speaks it all mates,
I need to find out Opeth's 'heaviest' cd, full of chaos in riffs and music, one right after another, each song. The fastest, and the heaviest! Any ideas?

[Jude]

Title speaks it all mates,
I need to find out Opeth's 'heaviest' cd, full of chaos in riffs and music, one right after another, each song. The fastest, and the heaviest! Any ideas?
Deliverance is generally considered the heaviest album, because it's got the highest heavy:soft ratio. It still has soft parts, but the majority is heavy.

[Lord of Sword]

another recommendation post....

i've got blackwater park and ghost reveries, both from neurotoxin's daily upload, but i've been meaning to buy an opeth album for a while. i'm thinking of getting still life, partly because it's only £6.99, and partly because white cluster and the moor, the only other songs i have by them, are my two favourite opeth tracks. out of the other two albums, i prefer ghost reveries and the baying of the hounds is probably my favourite song off that. so would still life be the best album for me to buy?

[Darkness]

I went into the room and no one else was in there. Wtf.
Whoa... sounds like you have some issues to work out.

[Toaster]

Heaviest cd? I'd say either MAYH, BWP or GR. I think GR is probably the most traditionally "metal", though. His growling is the best on it too.

What is soulseek, out of curiosity?

[Darkness]

Heaviest cd? I'd say either MAYH, BWP or GR. I think GR is probably the most traditionally "metal", though. His growling is the best on it too.

What is soulseek, out of curiosity?
... You forgot Deliverance.

Its a p2p program. And GR is their softest... I think anyway.

[Toaster]

Deliverance really isn't that heavy. There are a couple riffs that are heavier, yeah, but it's more or less like every other Opeth album, in terms of heaviness. I still love it, don't get me wrong.

[Darkness]

... Really? You'd argue that Wreath is equally as heavy as say, The Funeral Portrait?

Oh well, I guess our opinions differ on what heaviness is. I still think GR is their softest (save D-nation).

[Toaster]

Well by the numbers, Deliverance is heavier. It has a higher distortion-to-clean ratio, if you know what I mean. But I just find that although it tries to be really heavy with the simple riffs and stuff, it's not as heavy as the sum of it's parts. GR has lots of light parts, but when the heavy parts come it's just insane to me.

I revise my previous statement, Deliverance is the most traditionally metal.

[Darkness]

I find the riffs are much more aggressive then on GR, and Mikeals growls seem a lot more... gut renchingly heavy (Wreath, as an example again).

[BurningSky]

MAYH is the heaviest album, IMO...

Opeth's heaviest moment is in Demon of the Fall, after the first acoustic part, when Mikael kicks in with that scream. A mosh pit never fails to encompass an entire venue when they play that...

[Toaster]

It would be way heavier with some better production. It would be so cool if they redid their older albums, say from Orchid to My Arms.

[Darkness]

It would be way heavier with some better production. It would be so cool if they redid their older albums, say from Orchid to My Arms.
Now this, I agree with. Yes, the rawness add's some new effects and originallity to the older ones, but man, they would sound so much better with some nice BWP styled production.

[Jude]

another recommendation post....

i've got blackwater park and ghost reveries, both from neurotoxin's daily upload, but i've been meaning to buy an opeth album for a while. i'm thinking of getting still life, partly because it's only £6.99, and partly because white cluster and the moor, the only other songs i have by them, are my two favourite opeth tracks. out of the other two albums, i prefer ghost reveries and the baying of the hounds is probably my favourite song off that. so would still life be the best album for me to buy?
Holy crap, Still Life for that cheap? GO FOR IT. Of course I don't know how cheap that actually is, since I can't convert pounds to US dollars.

[Darkness]

It's still a good deal, and the album I'd recommened to get next.

[Cain]

Now this, I agree with. Yes, the rawness add's some new effects and originallity to the older ones, but man, they would sound so much better with some nice BWP styled production.

O Yeh.

That would seriously make my life. Too bad Mikael and Co. hate those two albums.

[Darkness]

O Yeh.

That would seriously make my life. Too bad Mikael and Co. hate those two albums.
Yeah, to bad. :upset:

Well Mikeal said one thing that really bugged him was the vocals on those albums... now he can redo them with his new kick arse vocals we see on the lastest albums...

[Cain]

Yeah, a remixed "Morningrise" would most likely become Opeth's best-selling album. Then they could release "To Bid you Farewell" as a single and own everything out there now. :D

[Stormrider]

Yeah, to bad. :upset:

Well Mikeal said one thing that really bugged him was the vocals on those albums... now he can redo them with his new kick arse vocals we see on the lastest albums...

Todays vocals by Mikael are awsome, no doubt about it but, the vocals back then go well with the music IMO.

[Cain]

Todays vocals by Mikael are awsome, no doubt about it but, the vocals back then go well with the music IMO.

He's probably referring to the horribly out-of-tune clean vocals.

[Darkness]

I'm not to big into his old scream, either. Its still alright, but I think sometimes it clashes with the music. That could all be perfectly fixed with Steven Wilson helping out...

[Stormrider]

I'm not to big into his old scream, either. Its still alright, but I think sometimes it clashes with the music. That could all be perfectly fixed with Steven Wilson helping out...

I like his old scream, but im still glad that it "evolved".

[Darkness]

I like his old scream, but im still glad that it "evolved".
I'm very glad it did. It just didn't have the power that his new one does, he couldn't of made the line "The lepers coiled neath the trees" as magical is it is if he used his old growl. But again, my opinion.

[Jude]

The old albums are fine the way they are. I don't think they would sound right with modern production and the new growling style, and especially not with Mendez as opposed to the old bassist. The bass on Morningrise is totally unlike anything Opeth has done afterward.

Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone; if it ain't broke, why fix it?

So I've been trying to do a Mikael-style death growl, not because I'd ever want to use it in a song, but just so I can. I can't figure out how he does it though.

[Shattered_Future]

It helps if you keep your mouth as closed as possible...makes it quite a bit lower.

[Toaster]

I find also that if you hold your tongue against the top of your mouth, only leaving a small hole, it takes on a Necrophagist vibe. You can't say anything with it, not that that matters. :p

[Jude]

It's not like I know anything about death vocals anyway. I'm not even sure how to do it without messing up your throat.

[Cain]

It's not like I know anything about death vocals anyway. I'm not even sure how to do it without messing up your throat.

There's actually an extensive thread on proper screaming in the Jam Session forum last time I checked. You might want to look there.

[Jude]

There's actually an extensive thread on proper screaming in the Jam Session forum last time I checked. You might want to look there.
I looked at the first few pages of it but it mostly seemed to be focused more on 'screaming' (as in screamo vocals or Slayer-type stuff) and I ran out of time to sift through it or something.

[Cain]

I looked at the first few pages of it but it mostly seemed to be focused more on 'screaming' (as in screamo vocals or Slayer-type stuff) and I ran out of time to sift through it or something.

Ah, yeah, I thought it might have to do with that kind of thing.

Oh well, it was worth a shot. Maybe you should go to another Opeth show so you can get a free lesson. :p

[Stormrider]

I heard somewhere that you dont use your throat, but your stomach for growling. that just makes it a lot harder.

[vashts80]

You shouldn't use your throat to move the air, you should move your stomach to otherwise if you use your throat, you'll eventually hurt your vocal chords. This is why most of the time growlers keep their jaw open more than if you were singing, so their throat doesn't close and you have to use it

[Toaster]

I think everything said about growling is just confusing. I do flex my stomache muscles, but I definitely feel it in my throat. It's not like you flex your abs and breathe out, and you're Mikael.

[Morningrise]

The old albums are fine the way they are. I don't think they would sound right with modern production and the new growling style, and especially not with Mendez as opposed to the old bassist. The bass on Morningrise is totally unlike anything Opeth has done afterward.

Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone; if it ain't broke, why fix it?
I agree with you there.

[Toaster]

It's not like the old albums would go out of print, but if they just redid them and maybe put them online only, it would be great IMO. I'd like to see a lot of bands do this, actually.

[Shattered_Future]

Yea, better production and better vocals would make those albums even better than they already are.

[Killtacular]

You shouldn't use your throat to move the air, you should move your stomach to otherwise if you use your throat, you'll eventually hurt your vocal chords.

I'll agree with this. During my unending free time at work, I've been practicing my Mikael growls. I've come to the conclusion that the best way is to take a big breath and just push as much air as possible out with your stomach while making a small hole in your mouth. This also results in many headaches on my part from lack of oxygen.

Good times.
I should record it later on, when I've practiced more.

[Darkness]

I can really floor it with my stomach, but it hurts my throat, but it sounds bad ***. All these tips people give me just confuse the hell out of me.

[Det_Nosnip]

O Yeh.

That would seriously make my life. Too bad Mikael and Co. hate those two albums.

Mikael wrote in the online diary that My Arms, Your Hearse is his favorite album.

[Darkness]

Mikael wrote in the online diary that My Arms, Your Hearse is his favorite album.
I've heard him say that Still Life is his favorite...

[Toaster]

I can really floor it with my stomach, but it hurts my throat, but it sounds bad ***. All these tips people give me just confuse the hell out of me.

My throat used to hurt, but one time I just went until the growl was totally raw and my throat felt about to burst. I couldn't talk for a couple minutes, but since then I've had this weird rough tissue in my throat (or something) that lets me growl without much effort or pain.

[Darkness]

My throat used to hurt, but one time I just went until the growl was totally raw and my throat felt about to burst. I couldn't talk for a couple minutes, but since then I've had this weird rough tissue in my throat (or something) that lets me growl without much effort or pain.
I'd like that.. I think my growl can sound good, but I don't want to go through that whole bursting thing. :lol:

[Cain]

I've heard him say that Still Life is his favorite...

'Tis my favorite. :D

Det- I was referring to Orchid and Morningrise...

MAYH is definitely underrated though. The songwriting on that album is top-notch. The metal sections are definitely on a peerless level of intensity.

[Moses]

It's not like I know anything about death vocals anyway. I'm not even sure how to do it without messing up your throat.
Death vocals are the easiest dirty vocals to me. Easy as talking once you get the technique down.:thumb:

His new dirty vocals own but I never really liked his clean vocals. To me they don't sound good unless it's layered up like on Still Day Beneath The Sun.

[Killtacular]

I can really floor it with my stomach, but it hurts my throat, but it sounds bad ***. All these tips people give me just confuse the hell out of me.
Sometimes it works well and sometimes it doesn't. I find when I have a nice layer of snot in my throat it works especially well. (it's really there, you have one, too, so stop being a nancy and wetting yourself)

I suppose you should have a nice swallow to lube up the food tube before you go shouting about like a yeti.

[Darkness]

Death vocals are the easiest dirty vocals to me. Easy as talking once you get the technique down.:thumb:
What's your technique? (I think you've told me before, but I've forgotten)

[Toaster]

Sometimes it works well and sometimes it doesn't. I find when I have a nice layer of snot in my throat it works especially well. (it's really there, you have one, too, so stop being a nancy and wetting yourself)

I suppose you should have a nice swallow to lube up the food tube before you go shouting about like a yeti.

I used to just use the snot in my throat, but I could only do that for a couple minutes or so because it would be too hard not to swallow. :p I try to practice with zero mucus (sp) now.

[Killtacular]

I used to just use the snot in my throat, but I could only do that for a couple minutes or so because it would be too hard not to swallow. :p I try to practice with zero mucus (sp) now.
That sounds... painful.

I pity you for that. Such self-mutilation is for emo-kids.

[Moses]

What's your technique? (I think you've told me before, but I've forgotten)
Hmmm.... I can't remember how I explained it before. I'll try again. Point your tongue and bring it back a little on the roof of your mouth past the teeth and where the bend starts and go "OOO!!!" or "EEE!!". Sorry but that's the best I can do :lol: .

[Toaster]

To Scruples: I think the fact that I growl takes me off the emo kid list. You, however, have a fairy in your avatar. :D

[ok lateralus]

Hmm, after listening to both lately, I've been maybe thinking MAYH is slightly superior to Still Life. Just the overall quality is amazing, whereas maybe some parts of Still Life could be better.

[Darkness]

Hmmm.... I can't remember how I explained it before. I'll try again. Point your tongue and bring it back a little on the roof of your mouth past the teeth and where the bend starts and go "OOO!!!" or "EEE!!". Sorry but that's the best I can do :lol: .
Where the bend starts? :confused:

Forget it. :lol:

[Toaster]

Hmmm.... I can't remember how I explained it before. I'll try again. Point your tongue and bring it back a little on the roof of your mouth past the teeth and where the bend starts and go "OOO!!!" or "EEE!!". Sorry but that's the best I can do :lol: .

Hey, I do that too!! Cool. The bend is the thing at the roof of your mouth right after your teeth. It isn't useful for pronunciation, but it's awesome when holding growls.

[Moses]

I don't know. Would dome be a better explanation?

To Scruples: I think the fact that I growl takes me off the emo kid list. You, however, have a fairy in your avatar. :D
Wow, new guy pwning. :lol:

/realizes he's not that old here either.

[Darkness]

I'm older then all of you. :D

[Killtacular]

To Scruples: I think the fact that I growl takes me off the emo kid list. You, however, have a fairy in your avatar.
It's an angel!! A vengeful angel!!
:mad:
Hmm, after listening to both lately, I've been maybe thinking MAYH is slightly superior to Still Life. Just the overall quality is amazing, whereas maybe some parts of Still Life could be better.
Quit that lyin' boy, or you ain't gon' get no suppa.
Wow, new guy pwning.
Two threads in a row. Tonight just isn't my night.
(except I'm winning in the other thread. Heh heh.)

[Moses]

Wrong. You aren't winning in the other thread. What makes you think that?

[Killtacular]

Cuz I'm fuggin' Scruples.

*dances*

[Moses]

That's just gay.

[Cain]

That's just gay.

What a fairy.

[Shattered_Future]

Looks like he's dingalingALING! HELLOOOOO!

*runs away prancing around in tutu*

Simpsons reference there, for those who don't know.

[the-smart-kid-34]

i saw opeth live 2 weeks ago. and it was life changing. I love opeth and they are at least second when it comes to best bands. Only maybe to be beaten by porcupine tree and its close. But if you consider yourself a metal head and a musician you need to listen to opeth. or actually even if you arent a metal head. or a musician. they are beyond amazing.

i have Mikael Åkerfeldt's signature. and i talked to him for a good time and he looks much skinnier in person. In my opinion he is one of the best guitarists of recent history and he is by far the best death metal vocalist ever.

[Kage]

i saw opeth live 2 weeks ago. and it was life changing. I love opeth and they are at least second when it comes to best bands. Only maybe to be beaten by porcupine tree and its close. But if you consider yourself a metal head and a musician you need to listen to opeth. or actually even if you arent a metal head. or a musician. they are beyond amazing.

i have Mikael Åkerfeldt's signature. and i talked to him for a good time and he looks much skinnier in person. In my opinion he is one of the best guitarists of recent history and he is by far the best death metal vocalist ever.
Nice post, always good to see a PT and Opeth fan. Mikeal is certainly one of my favorite vocalists, for his clean and growled vocals, and he's my favorite metal vocalist. Hell, Opeth is my favorite metal band.

[Killtacular]

Why can't I stop listening to Nile?

Why!!?

[Morningrise]

Why can't I stop listening to Nile?

Why!!?
I give Annihilation of the Wicked at least a couple of spins a week. That album just kicks you in the face from beginning to end! Definitely gets my vote as the #1 death metal release of the year :thumb:

[vashts80]

I can really floor it with my stomach, but it hurts my throat, but it sounds bad ***. All these tips people give me just confuse the hell out of me.

After a little while of doing growls using your throat for lowness and prununciation (SP? heh) and stomach for air movement, it won't hurt anymore. I did DM growls that way for a half-hour a day for like two weeks straight and my throat is fine now

[Mr. Ron]

Why can't I stop listening to Nile?

Why!!?
I have only heard Nile 2 times in my whole life. True story.

[Kage]

I have only heard Nile 2 times in my whole life. True story.
:eek: I've only heard them once and had no desire to do so again. =\

[Mr. Ron]

:eek: I've only heard them once and had no desire to do so again. =\
I don't even remember what they sound like.:lol:

[Cain]

:eek: I've only heard them once and had no desire to do so again. =\

Yeah, me either. They're too grumpy and low-pitched for me to discern any music within the blazing-fast riffage I heard. Intensity is good, but one of the things that makes Opeth so great is a keen sense of dynamics. This is something that I thought Nile lacked a bit.

[Kage]

Yeah, me either. They're too grumpy and low-pitched for me to discern any music within the blazing-fast riffage I heard. Intensity is good, but one of the things that makes Opeth so great is a keen sense of dynamics. This is something that I thought Nile lacked a bit.
You hit the nail on the head there.

[Cain]

You hit the nail on the head there.

Thanks...I left you a message but only got to "C" in the signature before pressing the ok button. It's from me, just FYI. :)

[Morningrise]

Yeah, me either. They're too grumpy and low-pitched for me to discern any music within the blazing-fast riffage I heard. Intensity is good, but one of the things that makes Opeth so great is a keen sense of dynamics. This is something that I thought Nile lacked a bit.
Heh, very true... you gotta be in the right mood to listen to Nile. Otherwise it just sounds like a wall of noise.

[Cain]

Heh, very true... you gotta be in the right mood to listen to Nile. Otherwise it just sounds like a wall of noise.

Yeah, exactly. Wall of noise just about sums it up. :)

[Kage]

Thanks...I left you a message but only got to "C" in the signature before pressing the ok button. It's from me, just FYI. :)
Thanks, man; I'm getting there in terms of stars. :)

That reminds me, I need to make up my list of top R&Mers.

NP: Baying of the Hounds...I don't know how anyone could not like this song. (or album, for that matter) :)

[Det_Nosnip]

I'm older then all of you. :D

Not me.

[Det_Nosnip]

I have only heard Nile 2 times in my whole life. True story.

I have never heard them. Also a true story. I really like the cover of their new album, though....snakes rule. :cool:

[Deth]

Annihilation Of The Wicked is a fantastic album. It may be making a push for my top 5 of the year.

Sometimes I just want brute aggression.

[Toaster]

I love how the album starts, right after the soft intro it just hammers into Cast Down The Heretic.. I love that song, even if it is impossible to discern any riffs. I think it's my album of the year.

Their new drummer kicks ***.

[firemoth12]

On the VH1 show "Kid star parents exposed" during the aaron carter scene, they played Windowpane by opeth. I was kind of surprised.

[Spinal Pap]

NP: Baying of the Hounds...I don't know how anyone could not like this song. (or album, for that matter) :)

I despised it when I first heard it, but it's grown on me a lot. GR is a great album, best of '05 IMO.

NP:Ghost of Perdition...my favorite GR song. :thumb:

[Kage]

Not me.
Or me.

[Flynn]

I don't have an era of preferance. I enjoy elements of everything, from Orchid to Ghost Reveries. I've loved hearing the progression they've made in recent albums, but I still enjoy the rawness of the earlier productions.


Yeah me too, rawness is so sweet.





N.P. Across The Rainbow Bridge ~ Amon Amarth

[Shattered_Future]

Mmmm...Amon Amarth. Soooo freaking viking. :lol:

Recently got a lot of their stuff today, thanks to Dancin' Man. :thumb:

I managed to figure out most of the first riff of The Grand Conjuration by ear today. I was proud of myself.

[Spinal Pap]

I managed to figure out most of the first riff of The Grand Conjuration by ear today. I was proud of myself.

Cool. I tried doing that with The Drapery Falls once, but I could never work it out right.

[Deth]

I got TGC by ear as well. Fun riff.

[The Cynic]

I learned so many songs by ear because I have wayyyy to much time on my hands. But it's awesome when you learn songs like The Drapery Falls and April Ethereal.

[Deth]

Can you do whole songs? If you can, I'm impressed.

If not, not so much :p.

[Hells Bells]

I learned so many songs by ear because I have wayyyy to much time on my hands. But it's awesome when you learn songs like The Drapery Falls and April Ethereal.

You do have too much time on your hands, those are like 10 minute songs each :p
If you can do that though, that's awesome...I couldn't learn a song like that by ear for my life.

[Killtacular]

Derp a derp a derpity derp.

[Deth]

Don't make me come over there Scruples.

[Shattered_Future]

I'd listen to him...

Only songs I've been able to figure out fully by ear were ones by Nirvana. :lol:

That was like 3 years ago though...

[Killtacular]

Don't make me come over there Scruples.
I think you should.

/narrows eyes

[scenesfromatheater]

Way hey, Opeth on Sunday....

The Eyyyeeeessssss. Of the Deeeevvviilllllll!!!!

[Toaster]

I have a good ear. I can pretty much learn any song by ear while hearing it. I took piano for 8 or so years, I think if you start music at a young age your ear is that much better.

[Stormrider]

I have a good ear. I can pretty much learn any song by ear while hearing it. I took piano for 8 or so years, I think if you start music at a young age your ear is that much better.

Lucky you. I only could figure out some riffs. Not very complicated ones though. Havnt realy tried though except for once or twice. And for tabbing out solos by ear, I suck.

[Killtacular]

Stop letting the uber 1337 ( )peth thread die.

[Werny]

*breathes life into the before-dead uber 1337 ()peth threadzorz*

BIIIIIG lovely Opeth poster for my wall. I love cheap magazines.

I don't really stay in the loop when it comes to Opeth so a question; have they said anything about touring Australia?

[Jude]

I figure out a lot of Opeth stuff by ear on bass, but usually it's like I just figure out the main riffs of a song on bass, not the actual bassline. Because I don't notice Mendez's playing that much, the bass parts don't really stick out to me. I usually play parts of The Moor, the metal part from Face of Melinda, this one bass part from some part of Black Rose Immortal, and the first crazy riff on Bleak. The end riff of Closure is fun too.

[pyroseraphin]

I bought the Blackwater park exactly. That is excellent. I first probably will die to become, voice left me, but when examining beforehand those, I was brought up those ways. I that could not look at that other every method is.

[Det_Nosnip]

*breathes life into the before-dead uber 1337 ()peth threadzorz*

BIIIIIG lovely Opeth poster for my wall. I love cheap magazines.

I don't really stay in the loop when it comes to Opeth so a question; have they said anything about touring Australia?

Grrr...I've been looking for Opeth posters to help eliminate evil whitespace on my walls, to no avail. Does anyone know of any decent places that would sell them? Most of the merchandise links on Opeth's homepage links to shirts.

[scenesfromatheater]

Anyone know what Opeth merch you can get at gigs?

[Killtacular]

I bought the Blackwater park exactly. That is excellent. I first probably will die to become, voice left me, but when examining beforehand those, I was brought up those ways. I that could not look at that other every method is.
What is your first (native) language?

[Deth]

Anyone know what Opeth merch you can get at gigs?
At the show I went to, it was just shirts, and all Ghost Reverie related ones at that.

*Rocking awesome 1337 usertitle*

[Kage]

What is your first (native) language?
That's exactly what I was wondering. That looks like it came out of some auto-online translator.

As for Opeth posters, I've never seen them. If I had, I'd have bought one already.

[scenesfromatheater]

At the show I went to, it was just shirts, and all Ghost Reverie related ones at that.

*Rocking awesome 1337 usertitle*
Hmmm... how much were they?

[Toaster]

Choose..

1. Akerfeldt loses his harsh voice
2. Akerfeldt loses his clean voice
3. Akerfeldt loses his head, Opeth goes on
4. " " Opeth breaks up

[Kage]

Number 4.

[Shattered_Future]

If it had to come down to something...4. All the above elements are needed for Opeth.

[the2stranger]

Anyone know what Opeth merch you can get at gigs?
shirts. long sleeves, hoodies, zipper hoodies, tong(!), cds, small posters, and I believe I even saw wristbands at the merch stand :eek:

[Flynn]

shirts. long sleeves, hoodies, zipper hoodies, tong(!), cds, small posters, and I believe I even saw wristbands at the merch stand :eek:


That's cool, I like your avatar. ;)



Choose..

1. Akerfeldt loses his harsh voice
2. Akerfeldt loses his clean voice
3. Akerfeldt loses his head, Opeth goes on
4. " " Opeth breaks up


Neither.



N.P. Grand Failure Anthem ~ Soilwork

[UpperDecker]

I have been wondering if Opeth have ever performed Black Rose Immortal live? anyone know?

[SilverSpoon]

Choose..

1. Akerfeldt loses his harsh voice
2. Akerfeldt loses his clean voice
3. Akerfeldt loses his head, Opeth goes on
4. " " Opeth breaks up

Hm, that's tough. His growling is the best I've ever heard, and his clean vocals are so soothing! Losing his head...that's just gross. You're talking about decapitation, right? Or...was it insanity?

Opeth breaking up would break my heart.

[Toaster]

Decapitation it was. :thumb:

[Moses]

Choose..

1. Akerfeldt loses his harsh voice
2. Akerfeldt loses his clean voice
3. Akerfeldt loses his head, Opeth goes on
4. " " Opeth breaks up
Meh, I don't care much for his clean voice, they could get someone with a similar voice to fill in and Mikael could still do growls. Maybe Steve Wilson.

/is brainwashed by powermetal, jazz and opera vocals

[Jude]

Hm, that's tough. His growling is the best I've ever heard, and his clean vocals are so soothing! Losing his head...that's just gross. You're talking about decapitation, right? Or...was it insanity?

Opeth breaking up would break my heart.
No, it's where his head just falls off for no reason. :eek: A very under-publicized medical condition.

His clean voice is awesome. Or maybe it's just the vocal melodies he writes.

[Toaster]

Hey, I just remembered this.

In Lamentations, there's this really long video section that shows Opeth recording Damnation/Deliverance. At the end part, where Mikael and Wilson are recording vocals, I think you can hear Wilson talking about "tuning". You hear Mikael laying down some clean vocal tracks, and they're noticeably uneven and off-key. He comes out of the recording room and when they play it back, Wilson says something like, "It'll be better with tuning". This "tuning" is remarked upon several times by both men. When Wilson goes in to record vocals, he also sounds off-key. But later, when the two tracks are mixed, they are perfectly on pitch.

:eek: Is Wilson helping Akerfeldt cheat with his clean vocals?? It would explain the huge improvement between the clean vox on Still Life and BWP, seeing as Wilson produced the vocals on BWP and not Still Life. Anyway, just thought I'd bring it up.

/Conspiracy theory

[whatduffhuck7]

i wouldnt mind opeth to keep the clean vocals, loose the growls, but keep the heavyness instuments. i like all the clean vox and heavy music songs they have. some songs the brutal vocals riuns them IMO.

one song were the brutal vocals improve it so much is the great coaglation (SP?) right when the brutal vocals come on that songs just gets so good.

[scenesfromatheater]

I love Mike's clean voice like in Isolation years, but the growling in The Grand Conjuration is just awsome...and in most other songs.

[nowitzki]

I'm seeing Opeth tomorrow, does anyone know who the support act will be?

[Cain]

Hey, I just remembered this.

In Lamentations, there's this really long video section that shows Opeth recording Damnation/Deliverance. At the end part, where Mikael and Wilson are recording vocals, I think you can hear Wilson talking about "tuning". You hear Mikael laying down some clean vocal tracks, and they're noticeably uneven and off-key. He comes out of the recording room and when they play it back, Wilson says something like, "It'll be better with tuning". This "tuning" is remarked upon several times by both men. When Wilson goes in to record vocals, he also sounds off-key. But later, when the two tracks are mixed, they are perfectly on pitch.

:eek: Is Wilson helping Akerfeldt cheat with his clean vocals?? It would explain the huge improvement between the clean vox on Still Life and BWP, seeing as Wilson produced the vocals on BWP and not Still Life. Anyway, just thought I'd bring it up.

/Conspiracy theory

Well, the vocals do sound better in tune, don't they? :p And in any case, the vocals on Still Life sound better IMO than the ones on Still Life, and personally I think "tuning" only really works when we're dealing with harmonized vocals, which is what Mikael was laying down on that spot on the DVD.

And it's not as if Mikael "cheats" on his vocals live.

[Spinal Pap]

the growling in The Grand Conjuration is just awsome.

Yes, second only to the growls in Black Rose Immortal.

[scenesfromatheater]

I was going to buy an Opeth zip-up hoody today, but they only had them in Medium :upset:. I got an AC/DC one instead...and I don't even like them.

[Spinal Pap]

Where did you see an Opeth hoody at?

[Moses]

Well, the vocals do sound better in tune, don't they? :p And in any case, the vocals on Still Life sound better IMO than the ones on Still Life, and personally I think "tuning" only really works when we're dealing with harmonized vocals, which is what Mikael was laying down on that spot on the DVD.

And it's not as if Mikael "cheats" on his vocals live.
Ahem.....

[Toaster]

Well, the vocals do sound better in tune, don't they? :p And in any case, the vocals on Still Life sound better IMO than the ones on Still Life, and personally I think "tuning" only really works when we're dealing with harmonized vocals, which is what Mikael was laying down on that spot on the DVD.

You meant BWP, yes?

I disagree. His vocals are off-key far more on Still Life. And let's be frank, he isn't as strong vocally as he is on the record (this is the case for most vocalists). And actually, Wilson was laying down harmonized vocals, on the "ahh" part in Master's Apprentices.

[SilverSpoon]

I'm seeing Opeth tomorrow, does anyone know who the support act will be?

I'm not sure, but maybe Nevermore is still touring with them? I saw them a month ago with Nevermore, not sure if they're still there.

[scenesfromatheater]

Where did you see an Opeth hoody at?

This small music shop called 'The Left legged Pineapple' in Loughborough. I was well annoyed it wasn't the right size :upset:.

[Spinal Pap]

This small music shop called 'The Left legged Pineapple' in Loughborough. I was well annoyed it wasn't the right size :upset:.

Oh, I've been looking everywhere for one. I can't even find an Opeth shirt.

[scenesfromatheater]

Oh, I've been looking everywhere for one. I can't even find an Opeth shirt.
Get one at a gig.:thumb:

[Cain]

Ahem.....

:lol: Oops. Today isn't my most quick-witted day, sorry.

[Spinal Pap]

Get one at a gig.:thumb:

I would but I doubt I'll be going to one anytime soon. No job/money. I'll check ebay.

[scenesfromatheater]

I would but I doubt I'll be going to one anytime soon. No job/money. I'll check ebay.
I'm still waiting for a Scenes From a Memory tee off ebay...I've been waiting for 3 months :upset:. I guess it will never come.

[Spinal Pap]

I'm still waiting for a Scenes From a Memory tee off ebay...I've been waiting for 3 months :upset:. I guess it will never come.

Wow, I'd be pissed. Didn't Shattered Future or someone post a link a while back to some site that sold apparel from a bunch of different bands? I think I'll go digging for it.

NP: A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras

[the2stranger]

I buy most of my merch at gigs.
good stuff :)

[Det_Nosnip]

Hey, I just remembered this.

In Lamentations, there's this really long video section that shows Opeth recording Damnation/Deliverance. At the end part, where Mikael and Wilson are recording vocals, I think you can hear Wilson talking about "tuning". You hear Mikael laying down some clean vocal tracks, and they're noticeably uneven and off-key. He comes out of the recording room and when they play it back, Wilson says something like, "It'll be better with tuning". This "tuning" is remarked upon several times by both men. When Wilson goes in to record vocals, he also sounds off-key. But later, when the two tracks are mixed, they are perfectly on pitch.

:eek: Is Wilson helping Akerfeldt cheat with his clean vocals?? It would explain the huge improvement between the clean vox on Still Life and BWP, seeing as Wilson produced the vocals on BWP and not Still Life. Anyway, just thought I'd bring it up.

/Conspiracy theory

My favorite Akerfeldt vocal performances were on Still Life, though. :upset:

[Deth]

As long as he can sing it live, I have no problems with tuning.

[Toaster]

My favorite Akerfeldt vocal performances were on Still Life, though. :upset:

Well obviously what you like is wrong.

[Flynn]

Well, the vocals do sound better in tune, don't they? :p And in any case, the vocals on Still Life sound better IMO than the ones on Still Life, and personally I think "tuning" only really works when we're dealing with harmonized vocals, which is what Mikael was laying down on that spot on the DVD.

And it's not as if Mikael "cheats" on his vocals live.

:lol:

[Jude]

the great coaglation (SP?)


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That's even better than "Large the Conspiracy!"

[Hammer_of_the_Gods]

I have been wondering if Opeth have ever performed Black Rose Immortal live? anyone know?

Yep, they did the last time I saw them back in October. Not the first time however as they only had a 5 song set on the Sounds of the Underground Tour. So I'm pretty sure that if you see a show when they are the headlining band then it a song that they play quite often.


Not saying that they play it at every show though.

[UpperDecker]

Yep, they did the last time I saw them back in October. Not the first time however as they only had a 5 song set on the Sounds of the Underground Tour. So I'm pretty sure that if you see a show when they are the headlining band then it a song that they play quite often.


Not saying that they play it at every show though.


Thanks for the info. Atleast you had the courtesy to answer my question.

[Oriah]

whats your favorite Opeth album?

I can't decide

[Spinal Pap]

Morningrise. It recently pulled ahead of BWP.

[vashts80]

Thanks for the info. Atleast you had the courtesy to answer my question.

Opeth rarely play BRI live, as far as I know.

[Det_Nosnip]

Well obviously what you like is wrong.

Easy, killer.

[pyroseraphin]

What is your first (native) language?

I the English person of speech so far was always. In spite even to that, normal method of speech started being bored to me, therefore we had decided to mix thing into the small part. This one form a phrase that it perforates differently on from the generic crap that before heard each one much of more interesting.

[JamJar]

I the English person of speech so far was always. In spite even to that, normal method of speech started being bored to me, therefore we had decided to mix thing into the small part. This one form a phrase that it perforates differently on from the generic crap that before heard each one much of more interesting.

*blinks stupidly*

Anway, my fave opeth album at the moment is probably BWP, it has recently just pulled ahead of SL.

[Toaster]

I the English person of speech so far was always. In spite even to that, normal method of speech started being bored to me, therefore we had decided to mix thing into the small part. This one form a phrase that it perforates differently on from the generic crap that before heard each one much of more interesting.

I cannot understand that you speak. Your posts while in this string had no sense that. It - the entertainment, trying to understand them, though.

[Txus]

whats your favorite Opeth album?

I can't decide
BWP for shure.

[Killtacular]

Still Life.

[Moses]

Bwp.

[scenesfromatheater]

Ahh, about to set off to see the Opeth lads in Nottingham...Tah tah.:wave:

[Mr. Squiggles]

Ahh, about to set off to see the Opeth lads in Nottingham...Tah tah.:wave:

Thats awsome, I wan't to see them really badly.

[Shattered_Future]

Fave album: BWP, probably. Mikael's voice is so goddamn evil on it.

[Oriah]

cool thanks guys...yeah I am really feeling BWP at the momment

[JamJar]

Ahh, about to set off to see the Opeth lads in Nottingham...Tah tah.:wave:

I wud be going to that gig right now but it's an 18+ :upset:

[Det_Nosnip]

really ****ed up avatar

What the hell is going on in your avatar, man?! :lol:

[Spinal Pap]

Isn't that from Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

[Txus]

Isn't that from Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
Yes it is.:D

[azbassman]

My favorite album would be Deliverance

Wreath
Masters Apprentices
By The Pain I See In Others
..........i just can get enough of those songs.

EDIT: Nice avatar by the way.

[Mother]

Favorite album - My arms your hearse

Second : Deliverance.

[Spinal Pap]

EDIT: Nice avatar by the way.

I think it's pretty sick personally. [insert puking smiley face]

[Kage]

I cannot understand that you speak. Your posts while in this string had no sense that. It - the entertainment, trying to understand them, though.
:lol:.

[Blanka Flip]

My favorite album would be Deliverance

Wreath
Masters Apprentices
By The Pain I See In Others
..........i just can get enough of those songs.

EDIT: Nice avatar by the way.

But not Deliverance?:confused:

[naboo]

My favorite is easily Morningrise followed by Still Life.

[Jude]

I the English person of speech so far was always. In spite even to that, normal method of speech started being bored to me, therefore we had decided to mix thing into the small part. This one form a phrase that it perforates differently on from the generic crap that before heard each one much of more interesting.
This post owns MX.

[Morningrise]

In order from favorite to least favorite:

Morningrise; My Arms, Your Hearse; Still Life; Blackwater Park; Orchid; Ghost Reveries; Damnation; Deliverance.

[penelope_weird_hands]

mine would have to be blackwater park, still life, ghost reveries, deliverance, my arms your hearse, damnation, morningrise, orchid.. for the moment.

the order changes as much as i change my undies..

[scenesfromatheater]

mine would have to be blackwater park, still life, ghost reveries, deliverance, my arms your hearse, damnation, morningrise, orchid.. for the moment.

the order changes as much as i change my undies..
Not very much then ...Ooohhhhh.

Saw Opeth last night, twas class.

[penelope_weird_hands]

Not very much then ...Ooohhhhh.

hey, c'mon.. once or twice a week.. :rolleyes:

Saw Opeth last night, twas class.

nice!
what was their setlist like?

i wonder when they'll come back down under... :confused:

[scenesfromatheater]

nice!
what was their setlist like?


Ermm.. can't remember. They did Bleak and the Grand Conjuration awsome though. I got myself a nice long sleeve tee :p .

[Adam Jones is GOD]

Ermm.. can't remember. They did Bleak and the Grand Conjuration awsome though. I got myself a nice long sleeve tee :p .

When, Baying Of The Hounds, White Cluster (:eek: ), Deliverance, and a track off first album that I havent heard before. I got right to the front, and the girl next to me got the tracklist. Which was annoying for 2 reasons, as I didnt get it, and I saw A Fair Judgement as the track they had to cut.

Good to know someone else on mx was there. :thumb:

[scenesfromatheater]

When, Baying Of The Hounds, White Cluster (:eek: ), Deliverance, and a track off first album that I havent heard before. I got right to the front, and the girl next to me got the tracklist. Which was annoying for 2 reasons, as I didnt get it, and I saw A Fair Judgement as the track they had to cut.

Good to know someone else on mx was there. :thumb:
What you look like? I may have seen you...:confused:

[Adam Jones is GOD]

The only guy there with shaved hair lol. I was on the far right of the barrier all gig, right next to the speakers.

[scenesfromatheater]

I was at the right hand side about 5-6 rows back. I was wearing a AC/DC zippy hoody and a Dream Theater shirt. I have a manly ponytail also.

[Adam Jones is GOD]

Funny, as the 2nd most discussed band that evening was DT. Every bunch of people we talked to were saying how great it would be if they made a Rock City stop

[scenesfromatheater]

Haha, cool. Twould be good I must say. It's not a big enough venue for DT I think though. I saw them at the Civic Hall in Wolves, that's an awsome venue for bands like DT.

[JamJar]

The only guy there with shaved hair lol. I was on the far right of the barrier all gig, right next to the speakers.

Stop making me feel jealous :upset:

Cool avatar anyway

[nowitzki]

When, Baying Of The Hounds, White Cluster (:eek: ), Deliverance, and a track off first album that I havent heard before. I got right to the front, and the girl next to me got the tracklist. Which was annoying for 2 reasons, as I didnt get it, and I saw A Fair Judgement as the track they had to cut.

Good to know someone else on mx was there. :thumb:

Yup, I was there, it was amazing. Mikael is such a funny guy, he kept cracking jokes in between songs.

The 2 girls we gave a lift home to were at the barrier on the right hand side, and one of them got a setlist, one had pink dreadlocks and one had black hair...

[Jude]

They played a song off Orchid? :eek:

[nowitzki]

Yeah, right before it Mikael was saying most people probably wont know it, and its really disjointed so people might not like it, but they'll play it anyway just so we can see what they were like in the early days. Hardly the best way of building a song up :lol: but it was really cool.

[Jude]

Yeah, right before it Mikael was saying most people probably wont know it, and its really disjointed so people might not like it, but they'll play it anyway just so we can see what they were like in the early days. Hardly the best way of building a song up :lol: but it was really cool.
What song was it? I must know!

[Adam Jones is GOD]

Yup, I was there, it was amazing. Mikael is such a funny guy, he kept cracking jokes in between songs.

The 2 girls we gave a lift home to were at the barrier on the right hand side, and one of them got a setlist, one had pink dreadlocks and one had black hair...

I was standing next to them all gig :cool:

I think I remember the Orchid track was Under The Weeping Moon, but being my first time of hearing it, im going on familiarity memory of what was said.

[Jude]

I was standing next to them all gig :cool:

I think I remember the Orchid track was Under The Weeping Moon, but being my first time of hearing it, im going on familiarity memory of what was said.
Do you have the album to compare the song you heard to the album tracks?

I'd really love to know what old-school tracks they're starting to play on tours. I would especially love it if they'd bring Advent and To Bid You Farewell back into the setlist.

[armthehomeless]

just got back from the gig in Glasgow. Totally awesome, best gig ever. I was a bit gutted they didn't play Baying of The Hounds but they did play Under The Weeping Moon ( i was really hoping this would be The Night And Silent Water when they were introducing it). I got myself a zip up hoody, which cost me the ridiculous price of £30. Guess thats what student loans are for

[nowitzki]

The song was Under the Weeping Moon.

Where are you from in Leicestershire AJIG?

just got back from the gig in Glasgow. Totally awesome, best gig ever. I was a bit gutted they didn't play Baying of The Hounds but they did play Under The Weeping Moon ( i was really hoping this would be The Night And Silent Water when they were introducing it). I got myself a zip up hoody, which cost me the ridiculous price of £30. Guess thats what student loans are for

That price isnt bad at all for official merch, I've seen things much more expensive. At Dream Theater you could buy shirts for £50.

And we got Baying of the Hounds :p

[Stoo]

So I just saw Opeth in Glasgow.(Which sold out)... I'll say this, I creamed myself on several occasions.

And if you havn't guessed it already, it was awesome. I didn't get a setlist or anything but they deff played...:

Ghost Of Perditon
When
Requiem
White Cluster
Bleak!!
The Grand Conjuration
Under The Weeping Moon
Deliverance
Demon Of The Fall

I think that's it. Not in order. (Except the 1st four).

Bought the mad Opeth flag thing and a nice longlseeve tee. :thumb:

I talked myself out of buying the official Opeth thong... :eek:

[nowitzki]

What did you think of the support band Burst?
I thought they were pretty good, much better than I expected them to be.

[Stoo]

Yeah, best suppert I've seen. But that's mainly because they usually suck.

Mikael is well funny.

Mikael: If you smell **** tonight, it's me. I'm not well.
Crowd: Semi-Aww.
Mikael: But don't worry, for Heavy Metal... I do anything.
Crowd: *Go wild* :p

Mikael: We have been around for 15 years... We, Are Legends. :smoke:

He kept sayin about how they are legends, and he is right!!

[Moses]

I'd say 20 years would make them legends.

[nowitzki]

Before Baying of the Hounds he went "This song is about Burt Reynolds and anal sex" :lol:

[Killtacular]

I talked myself out of buying the official Opeth thong... :eek:
My god, man. What were you thinking!?

You shoulda snapped that bitch up.

You woulda gotten all the ladies.

[Deth]

So I just saw Opeth in Glasgow.(Which sold out)... I'll say this, I creamed myself on several occasions.

And if you havn't guessed it already, it was awesome. I didn't get a setlist or anything but they deff played...:

Ghost Of Perditon
When
Requiem
White Cluster
Bleak!!
The Grand Conjuration
Under The Weeping Moon
Deliverance
Demon Of The Fall

I think that's it. Not in order. (Except the 1st four).

Bought the mad Opeth flag thing and a nice longlseeve tee. :thumb:

I talked myself out of buying the official Opeth thong... :eek:

The piano song?

[Killtacular]

Requiem is teh awesomez.

[Toaster]

The piano song?

Isn't that Silhouette?

[Deth]

Oops, my bad. Indeed.

[Toaster]

It's happened to everyone. :)

Did you guys know that the beginning of The Apostle In Triumph is supposed to be the end of Requiem, but whoever produced/recorded the album screwed it up? Kinda cool fact.

[Killtacular]

Isn't that Silhouette?
****!!

Okay, Silhouette is teh awesomez.

[Deth]

It's happened to everyone. :)

Did you guys know that the beginning of The Apostle In Triumph is supposed to be the end of Requiem, but whoever produced/recorded the album screwed it up? Kinda cool fact.
That's interesting. It always annoys me when I get to the 10 seconds of silence.

[BlindWriting]

These setlists keep getting better, I've got to see them live.


Before Baying of the Hounds he went "This song is about Burt Reynolds and anal sex" :lol:
:lol: :lol:

[TojesDolan]

One question: Did they play Bleak with only two guitars? I always wondered how they'd pull that song off live...

[Hells Bells]

Yeah, they did it with two guitars.
Speaking of Bleak, I threw on my Blackwater Park cd the other day and have been addicted to Bleak since...it has such an erie, unearthly atmosphere.

[Kage]

One question: Did they play Bleak with only two guitars? I always wondered how they'd pull that song off live...
The keyboards help on that one.

[TojesDolan]

mmm... Supercool. I still can't figure out the two electrics+acoustic stuff. But anyhow it should sound awesome.

Bleak has this... I don't know. The clean lyrics are amazing. "Devious movements in your eyes, moved me from relief..." I have a certain affection for the clean vocals... but the growl'd ones are good to relieve stress.

[Cain]

Bleak admittedly sounds a bit funny with just two guitars. It's mostly due to the fact that the leads aren't Ebowed and mixed low with reverb like they are on the recording. When Mikael plays them, it's with his loud saturated distortion sound. All things considered, though, the song really didn't suffer for it, except during the part where there's like a hundred guitars tracked on the recording.

The Drapery Falls suffers much more noticably from the lead mix change.

[Hells Bells]

The part when Mikael sings

Moving
I am moving closer to your side
Luring
You are luring me into the night


sends shivers down my spine whenever I hear it.

When I heard Bleak at the concert, I hadn't listened to it for a really long time, I completely forgot about all the layering. I thought it sounded fine live.

And they played The Drapery Falls when you saw them Cain? I'm so jealous...it's one of my favourite Opeth songs.

[nowitzki]

The clean lyrics are amazing. "Devious movements in your eyes, moved me from relief..." I have a certain affection for the clean vocals... but the growl'd ones are good to relieve stress.

I just love that part, it sends a shiver down my spine.

[Stoo]

Before Baying of the Hounds he went "This song is about Burt Reynolds and anal sex" :lol:

He said this right before Deliverance, when I was there last night...

Something like "This song was inspired by the film "Cannonball 2"... And the bum sex scene from..."Deliverance""...then they start playing...

[scenesfromatheater]

He's a funny lad that one.

[Stoo]

He's a funny lad that one.
Uh huh. I was surprised how much he spoke to the audience. I read earlier in this thread that he doesn't speak at all except for sayin "We are Opeth from Stockholm Sweden."

Don't know if the person was being sarcastic or not, but anyway, I was pleasantly surprised. :thumb:

[suspect]

Mikael has an enormous stage presence, and he's very good at talking to the audience.

[Hells Bells]

Uh huh. I was surprised how much he spoke to the audience. I read earlier in this thread that he doesn't speak at all except for sayin "We are Opeth from Stockholm Sweden."

Don't know if the person was being sarcastic or not, but anyway, I was pleasantly surprised. :thumb:

I heard that he was a bit more reserved when Opeth first started touring, and he didn't interact with the audience as much as he does now.

[Jude]

He said this right before Deliverance, when I was there last night...

Something like "This song was inspired by the film "Cannonball 2"... And the bum sex scene from..."Deliverance""...then they start playing...
That reminds me, the other day my movie was talking about some movie called Deliverance where some guys go boating in West Virginia and get butt raped.

[armthehomeless]

Mikael was really good with the audience. Someone yelled something in a thick scottish accent and he just said "Thanks, i guess". Was pretty funny at the time.

When they were introducing 'Under The Weeping Moon' he was saying this a song from an earlier album we dont usually play. I was really hoping it would be The Night And Silent Water. I dont think i'll ever see that live since they apparently hate the song. Its my favourite by them