Opeth In Cauda Venenum
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Mythodea
September 27th 2019


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I am positively surprised by this one and how rich it sounds, still don't know where I rank it in my mind.

Trifolium
September 27th 2019


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yup, positively surprised [2]

Did you like Heritage Mythodea?

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 27th 2019


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Glad people are enjoying this. I agree about how rich and full of ideas it is.

My review score for Sorceress is higher than this, but after the release hype died down I realized how subbar a lot of it was. My rating for it these days is like 6-6.5 out of 10.

Same thing happened with PC, tho it’s better than Sorceress. Heritage was the opposite, where it grew on me massively since it was released.

With this, I listened to it many times and really gave an honest score that I can imagine would still reflect how I feel years from now. I’d love to give this album a 4 or even higher, but honestly some of the things that bother me means it’s slightly lower. Opeths music is very special and opinions can change over time, I think that’s a fair statement that probably applies to most of their fans feelings especially about this new phase.

I’ve felt for a while now that Heritage is easily their best and most creative album of this decade, with this in second place.

nightbringer
September 27th 2019


2935 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Maybe I should give Heritage a go. How does it score re cheese factor compared to this?

BigPleb
September 27th 2019


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I can’t get over those vocal and piano melodies on Lovelorn Crime, just wow.

Demon of the Fall
September 27th 2019


39126 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I didn't find Heritage cheesy in the slightest.

TheSpirit
Emeritus
September 27th 2019


30304 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

gave this a brief and unfocused listen earlier but liked what i heard so 3.5 placehold rating for now

Itwasthatwas
September 27th 2019


3182 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I didn’t like heritage at all but it was better than PC and sorceress. It felt like they got all their interesting prog ideas and influences out with that one and then were stuck with subpar dad rock

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 27th 2019


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

I don’t find Heritage cheesy [2]

It’s idiosyncratic and pretty wonky though, with some of their best songs like Haxprocess, I Feel the Dark, Folklore, and Marrow of the Earth. It’s worth hearing just for the amazing rhythm section alone.

Demon of the Fall
September 27th 2019


39126 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

@itwasthatwas: Pretty much yeah, hoping this bucks the trend - the signs are inconclusive insofar concerning the quality, but at least it's certainly more interesting than the last 2.

Pikazilla
September 27th 2019


32373 Comments


demon 3 incoming

Flugmorph
September 27th 2019


35424 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

heritage was pretty cool and all but PC is such a comfy listen that its easily my favorite of the decade so far. this could change that tho.

SrpskiCekic
September 27th 2019


203 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I still can't make up my mind how this fits within Opeth's discography, gonna need some dozen listenings. Similar to Fear Inoculum. The only stinker Opeth has is Sorceress.

Egarran
September 27th 2019


36866 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

In Opeth's case the rating system works like the logarithmic Richter scale.

DDDeftoneDDD
September 27th 2019


23540 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

further listens required yeah---for now it sticks to me as Devin Townsend's Opeth...unfortunately my earbuds broke...maybe tomorrow

BigPleb
September 27th 2019


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Mendez absolutely rules on here, that bass is so warm.

Pikazilla
September 27th 2019


32373 Comments


DD, you use in-ears?

DDDeftoneDDD
September 27th 2019


23540 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yap...much better than those in-ass thing you use 24/7

(taking all baits here)

Pikazilla
September 27th 2019


32373 Comments


I can't tell if you're inebriated and joking around or just extremely upset

Give us a hint here, please

DDDeftoneDDD
September 27th 2019


23540 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"I can't tell if you're INEBRIATED and joking around or just extremely upset"

Me? Never!



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