[QUOTE=Everything_and_Nothing_3:15]There is no one "best" metal band of all time.[/QUOTE]


Very true. But I rerember when I got into opeth, earphone fell out of my ear when there was a solo though :upset:

Anyway Opeth do truly rock hard but like they say there isen't a best metal band around

[QUOTE=§-Black Utopia-§]I like ****ation, because its their only psychadellic album.[/QUOTE]
****ation isn't the least bit psychedelic.

I repeat, there is absolutely nothing psychedelic about ****ation.

[QUOTE]Anyway Opeth do truly rock hard but like they say there isen't a best metal band around[/QUOTE]

Totally agree.

I dont know if this has been asked before, but can anyone tell me what their setlist was on the Lamentations DVD?

I'm thinking of picking up ****ation toward the end of the month for my first Opeth album. I figured it would be a good place to start since I'm not really that into the harsh vocals. Would this be a good choice?

I have heard about 5 songs by Opeth and every one blew me away. I am trying to get the [I]Orchid[/I] CD but the local Sam Goody doesn't have it in there store or the warehouse so I am forced to order over the net, but I am paranoid about internet purchases.

[QUOTE=S.O.B.]I am paranoid about internet purchases.[/QUOTE]
Don't be scared, emo kid.

[QUOTE=S.O.B.]I have heard about 5 songs by Opeth and every one blew me away. I am trying to get the [I]Orchid[/I] CD but the local Sam Goody doesn't have it in there store or the warehouse so I am forced to order over the net, but I am paranoid about internet purchases.[/QUOTE]
Find some way to get it. It was the first Opeth album I got and love every second of it.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]I'm thinking of picking up ****ation toward the end of the month for my first Opeth album. I figured it would be a good place to start since I'm not really that into the harsh vocals. Would this be a good choice?[/QUOTE]

It's a moderately far departure from their previous stuff, but it's still class. I recommend the album. If you're trying to get used to the harsh vocals, though... then I'm undecided on what you should get.

[QUOTE=relliK]I dont know if this has been asked before, but can anyone tell me what their setlist was on the Lamentations DVD?[/QUOTE]
1st Set:
All of ****ation + Harvest

2nd Set:
Master's Apprentices
The Drapery Falls
Deliverance
The Lepper Affinity
A Fair Judgement

[QUOTE=Kaden]****ation isn't the least bit psychedelic.

I repeat, there is absolutely nothing psychedelic about ****ation.[/QUOTE]

I believe it is.
The slow, and calm music with the nice acoustic guitar sound...i think its psychadelic. If it isnt, (which is possible, seeing as i am not a complete genre know-it-all), then please help me out and explain.
I had some people explain it as a classical rock though.

[QUOTE=§-Black Utopia-§]I believe it is.
The slow, and calm music with the nice acoustic guitar sound...i think its psychadelic. If it isnt, (which is possible, seeing as i am not a complete genre know-it-all), then please help me out and explain.
I had some people explain it as a classical rock though.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:380[/url]

I think of ****ation just as light rock.

[QUOTE=S.O.B.]I have heard about 5 songs by Opeth and every one blew me away. I am trying to get the [I]Orchid[/I] CD but the local Sam Goody doesn't have it in there store or the warehouse so I am forced to order over the net, but I am paranoid about internet purchases.[/QUOTE]
try blackwater park first, or right after orchid. i think its their best album- just kicks *** in all aspects :thumb:

[QUOTE=Steerpike]I'm thinking of picking up ****ation toward the end of the month for my first Opeth album. I figured it would be a good place to start since I'm not really that into the harsh vocals. Would this be a good choice?[/QUOTE]

****ation is quite good, but honestly it's not my favorite. My personal favorite would have to be Still Life. The production on that album is impeccable, and there is a very good balance of harsh vocals with clean vocals. I believe the latter may actually outstrip the former in terms of frequency. The production also make the growls feel like another, apocalyptic instrument blasting underneath everything, rather than a prominently-placed, headache-inducing growl or screech. I would reccommend that one, and that you, no matter what, listen to it all the way through once and decide if you like it.

why do people who like tool frequently like opeth or vice versa...? i mean i love them and tool, Push the Envelope has the Opeth "o" for his avatar, Leperaffinity has something toolish in his avatar, title or some post... it's not as if they're the same genre

Black Sabbath didn't start Black Metal. Black Sabbath started Heavy Metal. I don't know who created Black Metal.

[QUOTE=feelsoinvincible]why do people who like tool frequently like opeth or vice versa...? i mean i love them and tool, Push the Envelope has the Opeth "o" for his avatar, Leperaffinity has something toolish in his avatar, title or some post... it's not as if they're the same genre[/QUOTE]

No, of course not, but both bands are insanely brilliant in their creation of music: Opeth based on the sheer talent, complexity, and proficiency of their compositions, and Tool based on their totally enigmatic image, insanely inventive and amazing lyric-writing, and Danny Carey's occultist drumming. They both combine very light and very dark elements as well. Tool tends to make the creepiest music this side of the Billboard Charts, and Opeth just plain put you through a storm on the high seas. They are similar in that respect.

[QUOTE=feelsoinvincible]why do people who like tool frequently like opeth or vice versa...? i mean i love them and tool, Push the Envelope has the Opeth "o" for his avatar, Leperaffinity has something toolish in his avatar, title or some post... it's not as if they're the same genre[/QUOTE]

You forgot about me :upset: , I'm a big fan of both. I dont know if the two bands can relate in any way, but I guess I see it as the depth of both of the artists music is on the same level. Besides that, they're quite opposites, besides the progressive atmosphere.

[QUOTE=feelsoinvincible]why do people who like tool frequently like opeth or vice versa...? i mean i love them and tool, Push the Envelope has the Opeth "o" for his avatar, Leperaffinity has something toolish in his avatar, title or some post... it's not as if they're the same genre[/QUOTE]
Err...my avatar was the Blackwater Park album, and my title was a lyric from an Emperor song. Even thought I myself am not a big Tool fan, I'd say because each ban'd uniqueness appeals to open-minded people.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]I'm thinking of picking up ****ation toward the end of the month for my first Opeth album. I figured it would be a good place to start since I'm not really that into the harsh vocals. Would this be a good choice?[/QUOTE]

I always recommend Blackwater Park, or Still Life for a starter Opeth album. You might not like Mikaels growls, but if you allow them to grow on you (they will, trust me), you'll be able to tolerate all of Opeths material (except maybe some of their earlier stuff. Besides, you get some great soft songs on both of those albums as well, like Benighted, Face of Melinda, Harvest, Patterns in the Ivy... all of which are better songs than any song on ****ation in my opinion. Its your decision, but a majority of Opeth fans (including me) got into them through Blackwater Park, so its a worthy suggestion.

I didn't, I got into them through Morningrise, it may be ****ing hardcore vocals, but it's by far their best album.

Oh and by hardcore I mean the true meaning of the god **** word, REALLY ****ING HARD, not some gay *** "core" style of music.

Ahh...Just thought I'd say I'm listening to Forest of Ocotber right now, and am in love with Opeth!

:wave:

[QUOTE=Kaden][url]http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:380[/url]

I think of ****ation just as light rock.[/QUOTE]

From that article, and after doing some more research on what psychadellic rock is, i would have to agree with u there.

I was wondering, if there are any similar bands like Opeth?

Does anyone know where I can find live Opeth mp3?Im looking for audio because downloading a 10 min video on a 56k can be a very unpleasant experience as you can imagine.

opeth too good for words

[QUOTE=Prince of Darkness]opeth too good for words[/QUOTE]

Yup.


People, download Still day beneath the Sun.
Thats a very good song.

*bump*

I bought Deliverance 2 days ago at Best Buy(didnt know they had Opeth stuff) and I must say I have been doing alot of masturbating since.Good stuff.

[QUOTE=§-Black Utopia-§]Yup.


People, download Still day beneath the Sun.
Thats a very good song.[/QUOTE]

I don't know... I used to listen to that song all the time but now I just kinda skip it.

I haven't seen many people mention the song, "Benighted" -- I love it. Just a relaxing song.

I've been into their stuff in general for about eight months. They are one of my favorite bands.

Today I was wondering what the word "Opeth" meant. I found a website that quoted Mikael Akerfeldt saying it he took "opeth" from a novel and that it means "city of the moon." Can anyone validate this? What language?

Don't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure it's on their site. I do remember that in the book it was just "Opet" and the h was added when the band was formed.