Album Rating: 4.5

Why's that? This is way, way, way less pretentious than their newer stuff. Anything after Blackwater Park is just plain worthless. These guys need to go back to doing stuff like this. I can't really explain it, this album just sounds different from anything these guys have done in over a decade.

this is pretty much boring melodeath imo

Album Rating: 4.0

I can't really explain it, this album just sounds different from anything these guys have done in over a decade.



In my mind, their are two era's to this band:



Orchid & Morningrise are there less produced, more death metal influenced albums. MAYA and so forth.....sexy! hahaha You either love one or both.

I don't understand why this is usually the lowest ranked Opeth album not named Orchid. Advent, The Night and the Silent Water, To Bid You Farewell, and Black Rose Immortal are all in the upper echelon of Opeth songs. Methinks it's just because Morningrise demands the most patience from the listener, especially with Black Rose Immortal.

Album Rating: 5.0

>>>>>>Orchid & Morningrise are their less produced, more

>>>>>>death metal influenced albums. MAYA and so forth...sexy!

>>>>>>hahaha You either love one or both.



I love both the less produced death metal influenced Opeth albums and most of the slightly better produced albums (except 'Watershed').



I can't understand how 'Orchid' and 'Morningrise' are so under-rated on Sputnik.

Album Rating: 4.0

this album actually is my favorite produced opeth album, perhaps because im a bass player lol

Album Rating: 4.0

Black Rose Immortal is an awesome song

overrated song tbqh

Album Rating: 4.0

Well yea its not the best song ever. Certainly it doesnt need to be 20 minutes long, but the clean vocal/ acoustic section is amazing

Probably my least fav Opeth album but it's still pretty great

Album Rating: 4.0

This is an underrated album, but I can see why people don't like it. The songs aren't very cohesive really. There are tons of great riffs, but much of the album has kind of a sloppy thrown together feel. The riffs are really awesome, but they could have been put together into more cohesive songs. As for what Crysis says, I think this album is more pretentious than their new stuff.

I don't think it's the fact that nobody likes it I think its just the fact that frankly the work isn't up to par with their later releases. It's still amazing just not as amazing

Fuck you fxxkit13. youre always complaining

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

lol, I love this album, one of my faves by Opeth. Love all the songs, but To Bid You Farewell and Advent are my least favorite, though still great. Black Rose and Night and the Silent are the best in my opinion.

Album Rating: 4.0

Advent takes a dump on the other songs it's so good actually.

Album Rating: 4.0

Black Rose Immortal

To Bid You Farewell

Advent

The Night and the Silent Water

Nectar



bumped this to a 4, forgot how good this is

listening to this again for the first time in a while.

Album Rating: 1.5

Pretty bad. At times (70 percent of the time) it sounds like Mikael and crew put a bunch of cool rock riffs together.

Album Rating: 4.5

"To Bid You Farewell" is a beautiful song, and to hear it live was even better. I just love the raw production and dark melodies that are all over this album.

Album Rating: 4.5

I appreciate that I'm like 14 years late, but am I the only person who's heart stops when listening to this album? Every second of this album is a depressing masterpiece. The only thing that could possibly beat it is MAYH... Or Still Life; either way, 3rd best album ever written isn't exactly a bad thing. Don't quote me on that though, my favorite albums tend to change alot - However, what I can guarantee is that the top 3 will always be by Opeth.