Album Rating: 3.0

@ Art - not only that but basically lost their ability to piece songs together with great transitions and just started throwing all these random prog riffs together with no cohesiveness

Holy shit the drums on the new one sound fucking terrible.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

MO that's part of what made Heritage so great though

Album Rating: 2.5

"Holy shit the drums on the new one sound fucking terrible."

Yeah... Judging from the t/t, the mix on the drums was done horribly. Dude's playing is aight though.



MO that's part of what made Heritage so great though [2]



The thing about PC is that they just got lazy.

i disagree
i don't think akerfeldt is the least bit lazy about any of his music and the idea that opeth has become uninspired is a misunderstanding

Album Rating: 3.5

yea really don't like the production



wilson was our only hope

Album Rating: 4.0

So the new album sucks great rip music, so upset

Album Rating: 3.5

nah its good

Album Rating: 4.0

Scared to listen tbh, why did they choose to partner with Nuclear Blast? Sure Wilson wouldn't have minded producing for them.

Album Rating: 4.0

My buddy angelofdeath says it's great but I haven't gotten to listen yet

Album Rating: 3.5

damn tell angel to get his ass back on here

Album Rating: 4.0

Damn, not seen you round here for aaaages flander.



Sup

Album Rating: 3.5

I was worried as soon as they announced it and saw stevie boy wasn't producing

"i don't think akerfeldt is the least bit lazy about any of his music and the idea that opeth has become uninspired is a misunderstanding"

hes lazy and opeth has become uninspired tho

Album Rating: 3.5

obv DR wont change but i'm still hoping it was a bad transcode or some shit cos its rly boomy will wait till a proper rip before callin it total queef omg i need sum hope

Album Rating: 4.0

The drum production is so damn flat from the singles I've heard, bass drum sounds plastic af.



I know Opeth always had overproduction on their records (especially from BWP onwards) but it's always worked in their favour.

"hes lazy and opeth has become uninspired tho"
yea just objectively a misunderstanding
"I know Opeth always had overproduction on their records (especially from BWP onwards) but it's always worked in their favour."
yea its a shame, last two were really special in that regard for today's music

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm having 2014 flashbacks again jesus christ it's happening all over again

Album Rating: 4.0

This record sounds great production wise but Heritage was incredible in that regard.



So warm and everything was just enhanced thanks to Steve.

About the new one. The drum sound reminds me of Mastodon's album from a couple years ago. I have a feeling it's a crappy rip (even if it's apparently V0 or V1) cause there's some interference-like sound during the real soft bits but that sort of thing doesn't usually sap the drums of all their life so idk

Either way the production is only part of the problem. There's maybe 3 songs on the new one I like and even then after like 4 minutes I'm kind of aching for them to be over rip 'peth. Some part legit sound like prog parody.