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Insurrection
September 24th 2014


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i used to think that but theres something about it thats so alluring



the guitars/vox in the middle and the outro are especially awesome iirc

climactic
September 24th 2014


22744 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

love Haxprocess

Ocean of Noise
September 29th 2014


10970 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Haxprocess is the only song I return to on Heritage

OmairSh
September 29th 2014


17615 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Dam

beefshoes
September 29th 2014


8443 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I make returns to Heritage fairly often these days. It's a great Autumn album surprisingly.

Spag
September 29th 2014


2877 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Would not even consider Haxprocess as top 5 on Heritage but it is good.



I don't even understand how anyone could rate both this and Heritage as low as 1.5/1

Onirium
September 29th 2014


3117 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Haxprocess is probably a top 5 Opeth song for me

MO
September 29th 2014


24042 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

nice to see haxprocess getting the luv

MO
September 29th 2014


24042 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

yea been spinning the first 3 a lot more recently



I'm kinda done with this besides songs popping up on random

Emyay
September 29th 2014


6282 Comments


don't listen to this or heritage much. would be less likely to skip the ones on here than ones on heritage if i was shuffling through though

ChoccyPhilly
September 29th 2014


13634 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Heritage isn't worthy enough to be on my mp3 player

Mythodea
September 29th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

For me, this album became from a weak 4 a strong 3.5. Don't know if I make it a 3 (not likely) but if time goes by and this is forgotten, I will surely do as well.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 29th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

It's a weak 4 currently, same as heritage but they cycle between that and a high 3.5 consistently

Mythodea
September 29th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Heritage is a strong 4 imo. This seems recycled and more hasty, thus the 3.5

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 29th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

They're about the same for me, this is cheesier and more annoying at times but also more engaging and diverse, while heritage is cold and sterile but also more sincere and unpredictable.

Mythodea
September 29th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

true. ^

JamieTwort
September 29th 2014


26988 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I find Heritage to have a pretty warm feel to it, especially with regards to the production.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 29th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I can see that, maybe because it was such a shock after Watershed and from the dated sound. It isn't as throwback as a lot of people make it out to be though, it's still Opeth's songwriting style just without a lot of their signature elements or death metal. This brings that back somewhat, especially in Moon Above, Sun Below, but it's awkward at times and seems to try to be catering to fans that didn't approve of Heritage.

JamieTwort
September 29th 2014


26988 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

seems to try to be catering to fans that didn't approve of Heritage.




That's exactly how I feel about this album. It's taken away a lot of the more adventures compositional ideas and musicianship heard on Heritage in favour of focussing more on melody in order appeal to the fans that were put off by Heritage's less conventional, more loosely structured direction. Feels like a step back to me but at the same time I kinda understand why they did it.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 29th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

If they're trying to balance out doing their own thing by abandoning the dm but also trying to keep as many fans as possible, I feel like this is too little too late for them and their next releases will get less and less attention. Though that might've also happened if they just stuck with their original sound so who knows.



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