 | Opeth The Last Will and Testament
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| 3.0 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | November 22nd 24 |
A kinda cool blend of old and new Opeth. What hinders the experience are the constant and quite abrupt switches from one style to the other.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bard0 | November 20th 24 |
Arguably their best album since Ghost Reveries! A well-mixed blend of old and new sounds while still managing to be innovative!
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| 4.0 excellent | unkiedave | November 20th 24 |
Ambitious, claustrophobic prog rock opera rin a continuation of the newpeth style rwith growls. Grew on me with repeat listens. I still prefer the older style, to reach their own.
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| 4.0 excellent | Ectier | November 20th 24 |
Mikaels raging hard on for 70s prog rock has given the death rmetal ex a second chance after the divorce. This time they have rboth grown and changed as time has passed, he is a bit wankier rand bolder and she is a bit rusty but still has her teeth. Their rchild the last will and rtestament displays qualities of both of rtheir growth and their time apart. Could it be called Progressive rdeath rock? The prog rock spunk that made it?
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| 1.5 very poor | Hot Bowser | November 24th 24 |
nop still cancer
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| 3.0 good | TheWatchman71 | November 22nd 24 |
rThe biggest musical disappointment in living memory. I was expecting to be blown away having read lots of reviews. I have just finished my first listen and I am flummoxed as to how bad this album is. The music is just bland and all over the place, I felt physically agitated listening to it as no sooner was I beginning to feel something it jumped somewhere else, then again and again and again. The compositions just don?t offer any emotional heft, there is no melody, nothing memorable in the guitar parts. And the WORST vocal performance he?s ever done. Those cleans are the embodiment of the worst crimes committed by prog - those overly-theatrical deliveries that plague a lot of prog. I love prog but this is just a mess. I finished my first (and last) listen without a single positive thing to say. I thought ICV was a great leap forward- but this - I?m lost for words and never thought I could feel this way about an Opeth album
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| 4.0 excellent | parkercr00k | November 22nd 24 |
This is super creative. And even better than Watershed I'd argue due to it being more focused. Wonderful performances throughout. The guitar solo in A Story Never Told gave me so many chills.
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| 3.5 great | judasgoat | November 23rd 24 |
It's nowhere near the masterpiece it's being touted as, but it does have a lot going for it. The concept is really well done and fits Mikael's writing like a glove. At first it feels a little slapdash, but repeat listens are very much rewarded.
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| 3.0 good | Benjamin Kuettel EMERITUS | November 22nd 24 |
Mixing elements of Watershed with 2000s Dream Theater isn't exactly what I needed from new Opeth, but Last Will... contains great moments here and there despite being their weakest effort to date. Unfortunately doesn't bring back their classic prog metal soundscapes, and pretty much as wonky and stop-start as Sorceress but more metal-tinged. Easily the best song is the gorgeous ballad A Story Never Told. I would be fine with just clean vocals from now on but another album in the style of Ghost Reveries, which would be sublime.
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| 0.0 | 0GuyMan0 | November 22nd 24 |
Hmm. I'm digging it. We're not quite back to the Watershed end of the pool yet, but not fully on the ICV end anymore either.rIt's not just the growls, this does feel darker and closer to the spirit of classic-era Opeth, but on first listen at least it doesn't feel contrived.
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| 4.0 excellent | Retter42 | November 22nd 24 |
Oldpeth? Newpeth? This is Nowpeth? Awesome after 2 listens. This is a grower for sure.
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| 0.0 | Leeb890 | October 26th 24 |
lol this band probably wont catch a break until they release another backwater park.
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| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | February 15th 25 |
Alright, welcome back Opeth. No more prog rock albums, okay?
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| 3.5 great | RaylanCrowder | January 10th 25 |
Fun but not as dynamically engaging as ICV, and much muddier production too. Not Sorceress-level bad production, but not good enough either.
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | December 31st 24 |
A step up over their last few releases but also not something that will go down in the discography as especially standout. It is refreshing to add the growls and guttural vocals to the modern proggy Opeth sound that incorporates a lot of classic prog rock/metal tropes.
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| 4.0 excellent | laterenima | November 24th 24 |
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard return with their gayest album yet
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| 4.0 excellent | Archaic | October 20th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | thx06 | October 1st 25 |
| 3.0 good | Krpa | September 27th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | tysly | August 8th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | May 31st 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | May 15th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Cyuss | April 14th 25 |
| 3.0 good | hbr00 | April 4th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nisraak | March 30th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | March 27th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mesm277 | March 23rd 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Futures CONTRIBUTOR | March 14th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | March 10th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Altmer | March 3rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | damon r. EMERITUS | March 3rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Kris/KJ | February 26th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Davil667 | February 18th 25 |
| 3.5 great | ZunsheV | February 15th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | ast | February 8th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Raoul | February 6th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | February 4th 25 |
| 2.5 average | Nishe | January 25th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 22nd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Shwany | January 16th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | January 9th 25 |
| 2.5 average | hadriel | January 6th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jaxer | January 2nd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Marci | December 30th 24 |
| 3.5 great | hpmk26 | December 28th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinNanna | December 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | alsid | December 22nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | LedZep94 | December 21st 24 |
| 2.5 average | Wzzzard | December 19th 24 |
| 3.5 great | mursu | December 19th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpturk21 | December 19th 24 |
| 3.5 great | DANcore | December 18th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Tom R. EMERITUS | December 18th 24 |
| 3.0 good | facupm | December 15th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Packy91 | December 14th 24 |
| 2.5 average | hel9000 | December 13th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | TeeDeeM | December 13th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Radex | December 9th 24 |
| 3.5 great | botb | December 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | December 8th 24 |
| 3.0 good | slaps | December 7th 24 |
| 2.5 average | qt | December 7th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | December 7th 24 |
| 2.5 average | wojodta | December 6th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scuro EMERITUS | December 5th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Xhoven | December 4th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Hyndez | December 4th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Poet | December 4th 24 |
| 2.5 average | exciter | December 3rd 24 |
| 3.8 excellent | Trey STAFF | December 3rd 24 |
| 2.5 average | Spag | December 3rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Coast | December 3rd 24 |
| 3.5 great | Verdr | December 2nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | igi78 | December 2nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | December 2nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | December 1st 24 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | December 1st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | November 30th 24 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | November 29th 24 |
| 3.0 good | MO | November 29th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | November 29th 24 |
| 3.5 great | zethmal | November 28th 24 |
| 1.0 awful | Wizard | November 28th 24 |
| 3.5 great | mRA | November 28th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | November 28th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | November 28th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | hptacek | November 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gorey13 | November 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matt French CONTRIBUTOR | November 27th 24 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | November 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Egarran | November 27th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Inveigh | November 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | hotsoap | November 27th 24 |
| 3.5 great | cendor | November 27th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | MAB | November 26th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Lani | November 26th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | kevnb | November 26th 24 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | November 26th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | November 26th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dizchu | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | SYL | November 25th 24 |
| 3.3 great | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | November 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Grungil | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eyes4you | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | November 25th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | urainus | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scheumke | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | AntalWS | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | KrillBoi | November 25th 24 |
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| 5.0 classic | Ubwar | November 25th 24 |
| 3.0 good | dafjam | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mbranch | November 25th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | NoXoR | November 25th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | November 24th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Millzius | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | LilPlump | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | valek | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | skeed | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | charbyno | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mitch S. | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | zaktmt | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | November 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | pboitel | November 23rd 24 |
| 3.0 good | PFKlax | November 22nd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Pijips | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | foxxxy | November 22nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | Hewitt | November 22nd 24 |
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| 2.5 average | doofy | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | Scoot | November 22nd 24 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Maniac! | November 22nd 24 |
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| 5.0 classic | JoneHK | November 22nd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | nbats | November 22nd 24 |
| 3.0 good | Jeejee | November 22nd 24 |
| 4.3 superb | Ryan P STAFF | November 22nd 24 |
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| 3.5 great | Jake E. | November 22nd 24 |
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| 4.5 superb | Rodstar | November 22nd 24 |
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| 2.0 poor | Skye09 | November 19th 24 |
| 2.5 average | qwenta | September 7th 24 |
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