Yeah, I also thought it was a concept album, but now after reading the diary on the site where he mentions that isolation years isn't part of the concept.. I think it's more like a concept album with a bonus track :p

I'm not so sure about a storyline, but it is a concept album in that all the songs were inspired by occult themes. And the cover art is great.

Alright, having listened to the entire album now whilst making my rounds this evening I retract my previous comments (a good majority of them). It was far less the disappointment I had thought it to be, just something less than expected-the joys of anticipation, eh?
-The "happy" clean is a definite no-no in my book, it really bugs me for some reason.
-This album seems to lack a lot of the chilling melancholy emotion that all the other albums exude and that real sense of brilliance, etc, etc. The subtle intro just doesn't do it for me either, they could have picked a stronger intro song.

But it's a fair album and it's good to hear from an old friend. So cheers to Opeth, once again. Just need to learn to accept this album for what it is.

EDIT: Oh yeah, album art was kind of tacky on this one. Far more fitting to someone such as Cradle of Filth with all the religious imagery and statues. They're slowly getting better with their album art. I think it would have faired much better with the illustration designs they sent out for before the album was even in progress. The stippling/mosaic of the band is nice, I really like that. The illustration credit goes to Anthony Sorrento, nothing came up when I searched so I guess his entrance actually got accepted or something?

I'm still on first full listen, song number 6. Its been rather awesome. Lots of slowness, and its been great.

Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]I'm still on first full listen, song number 6. Its been rather awesome. Lots of slowness, and its been great.

Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).[/QUOTE]

Is that the guy from Nickelback? If so, respect++

Yes. He said hes liked them since he heard Blackwater Park.

Wow, odd...

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]
Anyways, I read in an interview yesterday that Chad Kruger (sp?) is a big Opeth fan, and that a fan asked him and he said yes, and he played a riff from Demon Of The Fall (TALENT?!?!?!).[/QUOTE]

Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.

[QUOTE=Byzantine]Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.[/QUOTE]

He is probably an amazing guitarist, but he either A) is as creative as a vat full of... uncreative... goo or B) a master of marketing who knows how to wow the masses with generic simplicity [I think it's a little of both].

[QUOTE=Byzantine]Im sorry but playing one riff from Demon of the Fall doesnt mean you have talent.[/QUOTE]
All the guys from Nickeback are very capable musicians, they all went to a jazz school and did well. They just choose to make money by playing mainstream rock.

That pisses me off so much!

Yes, big waste of talent. Watch them start to display their talent, and blow Dream Theater away.

I bought [i]Ghost Reveries[/i] today and I'm really enjoying it. The vocal ranges and instrumental ones are both great.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Yes, big waste of talent. Watch them start to display their talent, and blow Dream Theater away.[/QUOTE]

haha :lol: that would be epic.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]Yes, big waste of talent. Watch them start to display their talent, and blow Dream Theater away.[/QUOTE]
Whoa... that's going a bit far, lol.

I got the new Opeth album today and I've been listening to it all day long. It is so friggin' good.

I listened to it 4 times last night. That's a long time.

If all goes well and I convince my parents to let me use their credit card and go on a schoolnight, I should be seeing Opeth in November :)

I only have Still Life though, and was wondering whether I should go for the new Ghost Reveries, or one of their older albums for my next purchase. Any ideas?

I basically took a month off from reading this opeth thread and other opeth related forums/discussions because "Ghost Reveries" was leaked and I did not want to be spoiled period, other than what Roadrunner had officially released (2 tracks). And it has PAID OFF big time.

So I went around my town for 4 different stores looking for the lowest price and got it for $14.99. Oh man, the first listen to Ghost Reveries, and I AM ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY! Every song has something good about it.

So far my favorite is "The Baying Of The Hounds," It has very nice progressions and melodies, and the ending asbolutely RULES.

When I first heard The Grand Conjuration, I was a bit disappointed because of the repetitive riffs and basically the same mood throughout the entire 10 min, but after listening to "Ghost Of Perdition," I had a lot of hope for this album and it has come true! Thank you Opeth for making amazing music! I look forward to listening to this album a billion times in the coming weeks. I highly suggest you guys purchase this if you haven't.

falling asleep to and opeth album (specifically ****ation) is one of the SICKEST things you could ever do. i highly recommend doing it

Welcome to Mx, and specifically, the Opeth Community.

Good on you mate :D

[QUOTE=sgt.bukkake]falling asleep to and opeth album (specifically ****ation) is one of the SICKEST things you could ever do. i highly recommend doing it[/QUOTE]
I do it every other night. :lol:

[QUOTE=sgt.bukkake]falling asleep to and opeth album (specifically ****ation) is one of the SICKEST things you could ever do. i highly recommend doing it[/QUOTE]
I do it quite often actually :thumb:

They make some great music to fall asleep to, as does Porcupine Tree if you're into them.

Opeth really cater to falling asleep music. Try Pink Floyd for that aswell. My PC is next to my bed(with the speaker next to my head at night). I put on Pink Floyd. The whole discography.twice. But When I woke up. It still had a while to go.

[QUOTE=Damien Rhodes]I do it quite often actually :thumb:

They make some great music to fall asleep to, as does Porcupine Tree if you're into them.[/QUOTE]
In absentina is a GREAT album to fall alseep to.

I haven't really heard any Porcupine Tree. Am I missing out? I've heard one song. It was quite pop-ish

is it only a hype that the now opeth album is so amazing or is it true? cause when it's true i think i'm gonna buy it
is there any booklet in the cd or only the cd?

It's true. It is a bit different than their odler stuff though. There is the standard CD cover booklet with the lyrics and such printed, but that's it.

[QUOTE=Prince of Darkness]I haven't really heard any Porcupine Tree. Am I missing out? I've heard one song. It was quite pop-ish[/QUOTE]
They range from pooppish to almost metal. They never sound the same twice. If you don't like poppy stuff, you may not like very much by them. They tend to add a bit of poppiness into most tracks.

[QUOTE=Prince of Darkness]I haven't really heard any Porcupine Tree. Am I missing out? I've heard one song. It was quite pop-ish[/QUOTE]
They are definetly worth getting into.

The band's website says that they are planning on releasing a deluxe edition of this album with some extra tracks, so those of you who haven't bought it may want to hold off- but it could take 6-months to a year like it did with [I]Blackwater Park[/I]

[QUOTE=Prince of Darkness]I haven't really heard any Porcupine Tree. Am I missing out? I've heard one song. It was quite pop-ish[/QUOTE]
What was that? Some of it could be said to be pop-ish, but others very trippy. I recemmend the In Absentia album. Deffinatly check it out.