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Aftertheascension
August 20th 2014


3564 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is more structured a lively than heritage. Heritage was just so boring.

Aftertheascension
August 20th 2014


3564 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Good Review! Heritage was my first ever Opeth album, and I learned The Devil's Orchard on guitar as soon as I heard it. This is probably why I love Heritage so much. I have even higher hopes for this album"



Their metal > Their progrock



Listen to BWP, morningrise, Still Life, or MAYH. They are godlike.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
August 20th 2014


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Loved the 70's vibe to this, but it got a little dull as it went on.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
August 20th 2014


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Some of the best vocal work Mikaels ever done, though I think.

JamieTwort
August 20th 2014


26988 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Heritage isn't boring at all (especially not for Opeth's standards), this isn't really boring either it's just a bit too idk twinkly at times and some of the vocal melodies are kinda cringe worthy.



I can see why people prefer this though as it kinda sounds like Mikael was catering for the fans that were alienated by Heritage by making it more melody-based.

MeatSalad
August 20th 2014


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I feel like this would've been better without the overdone vocal harmonies



These niggas aint yes

tommygun
August 20th 2014


27148 Comments


listened to the first 90 seconds of this alb and it was just fucking awful :[

chug73
August 20th 2014


4649 Comments


River is the only song that sticks out here for me. Trade-off solos are fucking sweet.
It's good to see Fredrik solo more, I love his style and the sounds he can get. But I feel this should've been the next logical
step after Watershed and then Heritage.
I don't not like this for lack of death growls or whatever else the imn's hate it for. I'm not liking it because it's just not as out
there as I expected, tame almost. Heritage showed some seriously weird ideas and it would've been cool to see them follow
them. Heritage had better vocals, here it's just oversung nonsense with awkward harmonies.
I can get over that bwp or Still Life aren't coming back and that's cool, I can go listen to them anytime I want.
This new era of Opeth is alright by me, the musicians are top notch but it's the consistency Im worried about.
If they could match the awesome production and weird ideas of Heritage, the melancholic beauty and subtlety of Damnation
with the songwriting of Pale Communion they will smash it out of the park.

Hovse
August 20th 2014


2793 Comments


Is this better than heritage?

adr
August 20th 2014


12097 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

little yea

Hovse
August 20th 2014


2793 Comments


cool gonna give it a try,sweet dig btw

chug73
August 20th 2014


4649 Comments


Better songwriting and more sweet solos, but less of the cool weird shit and Heritage has better production.

BigPleb
August 20th 2014


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Vocal melodies are fine and yes, this is better than Heritage.



@chug the production on this is stellar.

chug73
August 20th 2014


4649 Comments


It is indeed, I just preferred Heritage. This doesn't feel as warm to me.

BigPleb
August 20th 2014


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Heritage felt kinda flat production wise, Mikey opted for a more organic production style and it truly pays off here.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
August 20th 2014


48420 Comments

Album Rating: 2.8

man if pleb saw tom's comment last page there would be mayhem

BigPleb
August 20th 2014


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

listened to the first 90 seconds of this alb and it was just fucking awful :[






Dunpeal
August 20th 2014


4455 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i came once

ButteryBiscuitBass
August 20th 2014


11469 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

These niggas aint yes [2]

Hovse
August 20th 2014


2793 Comments


There is no band like Yes



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