Opeth In Cauda Venenum
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BigPleb
December 6th 2021


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Garroter is straight up bad though, lol.

One of the only Opeth songs I genuinely really don't like.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Haha, nice Talons! 100% agree there.



Garroter is super weird for them but for me it works. A very welcome exploration of a new direction in the middle of an album that was doing exactly that in the first place.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Also "love Mikael's vocals on that one." [2]

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
December 6th 2021


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

I can’t connect with The Garroter either, though the intro and outro sections are nice. That and Charlatan are the only two duds.

BigPleb
December 6th 2021


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Closer is a bit meh too, especially considering that Opeth always end their albums strongly.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
December 6th 2021


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Yeah the closer is my next least fav. Nothing particularly wrong with it but not a standout or anything. I think Continuum would’ve made for a great closer.

BigPleb
December 6th 2021


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Just doesn't really go anywhere, agreed.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The closer is a bit one-dimensional indeed, but I still love it a lot.



But more importantly: "One of the only Opeth songs I genuinely really don't like."

What is/are the other(s)?

BigPleb
December 6th 2021


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Sorceress, that's pretty much it haha.

That's my least fave Opeth album, that track is the only one I genuinely dislike though.

Just think a lot of the tracks off that album album are bland.

zakalwe
December 6th 2021


42016 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Wait till you get older Plebster, you’ll love it.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hahahaha! I already guessed it wouldn't be many! Sorceress and The Garroter, a nice combo.

BigPleb
December 6th 2021


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I listened to Watershed for the first time in a while yesterday, so underrated.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah for sure. Love the sound they went for there.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
December 6th 2021


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Watershed rules yea, such creepy, eclectic vibes it has. Recently decided I loved it slightly more than Heritage.

Honestly my least favorite song by them would also be Sorceress not counting this album cause I like Charlatan and The Garroter even less.

Cusp of Eternity, Goblin, By the Pain I See in Others, and Slither are pretty meh imo but I can’t say any are bad. Though there’re plenty of individual sections I’m not crazy about, mainly throughout Sorceress, and some parts of this and PC too.

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"Goblin, By the Pain I See in Others"

Yes!, especially Goblin. And, we've discussed this already, but Harvest and parts of Damnation for me too.

kalkwiese
December 6th 2021


11054 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Goblin is really just disappointing, that what makes it so bad imo. I could have been a lot of fun, but instead it's just very static and that makes it boring

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Very boring agreed. Out of place too.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
December 6th 2021


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

I would add All Things Will Pass, Porcelain Heart, and Hex Omega to my list too. Damnation and everything from BWP and before is essential!

Trifolium
December 6th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hex is one of my faves from Watershed and therefore essential to me 💚

kalkwiese
December 6th 2021


11054 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't see what people dislike about Hex Omega tbh



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