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| 3.5 great | MetalMarcJK | May 26th 19 |
Based on the cover, I believe it's going to be a concept album based on the classic board game "Clue".
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| 0.0 | Pikazilla | June 11th 19 |
Looking forward to the next release of King Crimson Z sides.
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| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | June 11th 19 |
Doesnt sound like Still Life? Wow. Automatically bad. Band should stop making music.
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| 4.0 excellent | Necrotica | July 6th 19 |
insult insult insult insult insult insult *Opeth* insult insult insult insult insult insult negative criticism
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| 0.0 | Get Low | May 23rd 19 |
This is going to be the next Still Life, I know it.
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| 1.5 very poor | JOK | September 27th 19 |
Opeth continues with another embarrassing album. Is this band playing county fairs yet? Because that's what this sounds like.
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| 0.0 | Skoj | May 24th 19 |
heritage fucking sucks and this album is gonna be as pleasurable as a pile of desiccated rice.
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| 2.5 average | ElHombreChino | September 30th 19 |
I understand different tastes and all. But really who's giving this a five either never heard a good opeth album or never heard a good prog rock album. Probably both things.
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| 3.5 great | Robert Garland STAFF | September 9th 19 |
Probably one of Opeth's easier to digest albums post-Heritage era and to the same resolve their heaviest as far as their dad-meets-prog-rock journey goes. Opeth are now comfortable, completely.
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| 3.7 great | Benjamin Kuettel EMERITUS | September 8th 19 |
In Cauda Venenum boasts better production and is packed with more ideas and genre-bending goodness than the previous two records, but some uninspired moments and weird vocal quirks from Akerfeldt hold it back from true greatness. Still, it has some of their best tracks of their 2010s albums and the songwriting sounds more streamlined and satisfying overall.
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| 5.0 classic | MikeAkerfeldt89 | June 26th 19 |
Who tf votes an album before even release of the first single?
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| 3.5 great | Panzerchrist | May 24th 19 |
Opeth have gotten comfortably mediocre over the course of the past three albums and nothing that's been mentioned thus far leads me to believe this will be anything other than another 3.4/5 dadcore album. I love these guys but this is not their finest hour
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| 2.5 average | zaruyache | September 27th 19 |
I'm a proggy girl in a proggy woo-ooo-ooorld. Wrapped I'm theatrics, I feel fantastic
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| 3.5 great | qwenta | September 27th 19 |
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| 3.0 good | TheMoonchild | July 28th 19 |
People 4ing it before they've even heard it are exactly the reason Heritage and Sorceress ended up the way they did.
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| 0.0 | BerryGarlicia | May 27th 19 |
oh boy... new opeth? let's hope it's not more boring prog metal and that it actually sounds like an opeth album
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| 4.0 excellent | Morningrise767 | October 2nd 19 |
In Cauda Venenum is a big improvement from Sorceress. While many fans still miss the old Prog-Death Metal days, Opeth showcase here that they can still craft a gorgeous & genuine record without the need for growls/screams (although Dignity does contain a sneaky growl) This is Opeths best album since Heritage. Recommended Tracks: Dignity, Heart In Hand, Next of Kin, Universal Truth, The Garroter, Continuum, All Things Will Pass.
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| 3.5 great | pornogrindtheater | September 20th 19 |
In Cauda Venenum, Baby, don't you know that I love you? In Cauda Venenum, Honey, Don't you know that I'll always be true?
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | September 9th 19 |
When scholars look back on the 2010s they will mark it as a period of political unrest, technological advancement, and Eli screaming ?Is Opeth death metal again??? into the void.
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| 0.0 | Maco097 | August 16th 19 |
Cannot wait to shit on this.
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| 0.0 | WretchedCacophony | June 11th 19 |
They're hoping to create an album as good as the Venenum debut, clearly, based on the album title. Good source of inspiration at least.
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| 4.0 excellent | PTRKoulou | January 2nd 24 |
While having a real hit or miss factor in overall, to this day I find this album
mesmerizing for the most part. Their signature eerie, dark sound is fully preserved,
masked with the appeal of prog rock mannerisms, the moods mixed almost seamlessly. The way
they manage to sound evil without being heavy in the metal sense in moments like the outro
of Next of Kin or Dignity is completely hypnotic and fiery. I don't care much for
Charlatan, but the rest is prog rock era Opeth at their finest
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| 1.5 very poor | Ossacip Olbap | May 2nd 22 |
another album that just saves itself from total annihilation with some decent jams at the end
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| 2.5 average | GamamJ | July 8th 20 |
The best new-Opeth album. Sounds less focused on trying to please old fans with prog-meral elements and more focused on Mikael?s new vision. However that vision is still just a sterile sounding attwmpt at old-school prog with a lot of jazzy and folky overtones.
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| 2.5 average | davezillaMP3 | May 17th 20 |
Honestly, this album is rather forgettable, and i really wanted to like it.
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| 3.5 great | VacantTool | February 19th 20 |
The 2nd half of the album was a little weak, but man ?Heart In Hand? was pretty epic!
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| 4.0 excellent | LePsych | December 29th 19 |
After a decade of prog exploration, Opeth remembers they were a metal band and not a folksy prog tribute band. Much better produced than Sorceress and much more cohesive than anything they've made since Ghost Reveries, this album plays to Opeth's strengths without seeming like a step backwards and without sounding like a pale recreation of the past, as their past 3 albums did. It has that dark and sinister vibe which has been sorely missed from their music lately and thus becomes the best record from their prog rock era.
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| 4.5 superb | Deadwing2112 | December 26th 19 |
A true throwback progressive rock album requiring multiple listens for this reviewer's full appreciation. The growls are long dormant however the clean vocals have improved leaps and bounds.
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| 3.0 good | Doublez38 | December 11th 19 |
It's amazing how much this album sounds like an album from the 80/90 era, on the one hand it's cool it's retro however there are often boring moments that come here and there. It's a pity, because there's an idea.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | November 26th 19 |
It has been over a decade since Opeth has made death metal but its kind of funny that they have become a prog rock worship band which feels less progressive than they ever were as a band overall. Great string use and varied instrumentation throughout the record and nice, adventurous long tracks that come with twists and turns. There are some nice tracks here like 'Heart in Hand', 'The Garroter' and 'Lovelorn Crime' and the production is mighty fine but it feels like more of the same from Opeth since the release of Heritage. Wonky psych prog rock that creates a somewhat mystic atmosphere but feels like Mikael is trying to recreate things that were dear to him as a young man.
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| 2.5 average | svinariezas | October 27th 19 |
Probably a tad better than the appalling 'Sorceress'. The flow is better, the experimentation is more distinct. Is it their best one since 'Heritage'? Yes, of course, but what kind of the achievement that is? An album of complete silence would be their best since 'Heritage'. Drums and bass are bland and safe. Riffs are C grade prog rock riffs. Vox are good, but I like the old 'medieval' clean singing of Mikael so much better. And finally, Fredrik's guitar solos are simply the worst. Wah driven wanker-masturbation from a drunk jam at the blues club. Thanx.
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| 3.4 great | Erwann S. STAFF | October 22nd 19 |
Their best 2010s/daddy prog rock release. It's heavier, the production is better than on previous records, and most importantly, the songs are not boring.
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| 3.5 great | Mitch | September 30th 19 |
Wow, a prog album in 2019 that didn't bore the piss out of me. Good job, Opeth.
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| 4.0 excellent | Arokan | September 28th 19 |
Best Opeth's prog-rock era album. Much more melodic and memorable than Sorceress, also heavier overall. All of the songs keep you engaged rather than put to sleep.
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| 3.0 good | kheman1317 | September 28th 19 |
Opeth delivers yet another album that is subpar of their respected musical legacy. The tracks are uninteresting and unoriginal.
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| 1.0 awful | jake666 | September 28th 19 |
I'll go back and listen to Madonna's new album now, thanks.
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| 4.5 superb | Lucman | September 26th 19 |
Opeth continues to be their daring, adventurous selves, but this time they pull it off with flying colours. This is some of the best material Opeth has written in years.
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| 0.0 | DogOfChaos | September 10th 19 |
Michael Ackerfeldt needs to stop this atrocious madness.
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| 3.5 great | haesslichermensch | September 8th 19 |
should not be allowed to rate on albums before their official release
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| 0.0 | NoHellsNoHeavens | September 5th 19 |
>New song is a 4, so the rest of the album will probably be the same.< Who let this guy comment
on shit?
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| 0.0 | desecravity | August 22nd 19 |
come on it's not even released yet... "New song is a 4, so the rest of the album will probably be the same."? yeah well no, that's not how this works, that's not how any of this works.
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