[QUOTE=Cardboard Headgear]Why not go back to the Death heads thread were your subtle jackassery towards bands you don't like will go over better, hmm?[/QUOTE]

Agreed

Right so iv got the special edition Morningrise cd (the one in the tin case) and at the end theres the song "eternal soul torture" At first i thought it would maybe just be a cover but then i noticed some riffs in the song that are also in some other songs on the album.Basically im just asking if anyone knows more stuff about it and why they never used it on the original morningrise as its possibly one of their heaviest songs ever.

hey does anyone know where i can get sheet music to silhouette? im up 4 a challenge

my friend heard silhouette and said it sounds piss easy to play













































so i beat him down with a leather belt, that's ludicrisy, i've never played the piano before, and it sounds freakin hard

it wouldnt be too hard, just a fast tempo

[QUOTE=Lord_Hypnos]Right so iv got the special edition Morningrise cd (the one in the tin case) and at the end theres the song "eternal soul torture" At first i thought it would maybe just be a cover but then i noticed some riffs in the song that are also in some other songs on the album.Basically im just asking if anyone knows more stuff about it and why they never used it on the original morningrise as its possibly one of their heaviest songs ever.[/QUOTE]

It was Opeth's first attempt at anything like an "epic," and the recording you hear is from the demo tape that got them signed to Candlelight Records, and for obvious reasons, aside from a killer opening distorted riff and the light sections that found their way into other songs, the song was considered too amateur and not cohesive enough to be worth rerecording and putting on a full-length. The best parts found their ways into other songs, and so...that's that.

i like all the heavy opeth stuff, but i think mikael is wasting his voice singing so many heavy songs, he has a fantastic voice

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]i like all the heavy opeth stuff, but i think mikael is wasting his voice singing so many heavy songs, he has a fantastic voice[/QUOTE]
That was probably the purpose of the Da[b][i][/b][/i]mnation album, to give him a chance to express that side of him.

[url]http://hem.bredband.net/frisun/Sorskogen_-_Mordet_i_Grottan.mp3[/url]

Little Swedish sideproject Mikael had. The song is excellent, very 70s proggish sounding. The chorus actually made it's way into To Rid The Disease. Found the link on the official forum btw.

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]i like all the heavy opeth stuff, but i think mikael is wasting his voice singing so many heavy songs, he has a fantastic voice[/QUOTE]

What do you mean by wasting his voice? Opeth wouldn't be Opeth without death metal vocals.

Wouldn't be Opeth without the clean vocals either...

Maybe this has been mentioned before but I think My Arms, Your Hearse is the best album.

I know they're all great but there is just something special about this one. it was the last one I checked out (because I thought it was abit heavy), but its defintely the best!

I think this album often gets over looked. Dont know why...

[QUOTE=The Flabbit Rides High]Maybe this has been mentioned before but I think My Arms, Your Hearse is the best album.

I know they're all great but there is just something special about this one. it was the last one I checked out (because I thought it was abit heavy), but its defintely the best!

I think this album often gets over looked. Dont know why...[/QUOTE]

Hey, it's our First Soldier! What's happening: haven't seen ya in a while.

[QUOTE=LeperAffinity]That was probably the purpose of the Da[b][i][/b][/i]mnation album, to give him a chance to express that side of him.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but ****ation was a bit disappointing...

[QUOTE=Ripper22]Yeah, but ****ation was a bit disappointing...[/QUOTE]
If you were expecting folk death, then yes, I assume it would be. But if you were expecting great musicianship, I don't see how it was disappointing..

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]i like all the heavy opeth stuff, but i think mikael is wasting his voice singing so many heavy songs, he has a fantastic voice[/QUOTE]

Lots of people only like Opeth for the singing, this is true. Personally, I love the whole package as far as Mikael is concerned, and I agree, Opeth wouldn't be Opeth without those death growls.

/is pissed at every friend that laughed at Opeth because "it sounds like Cookie Monster." :angry:/

[QUOTE=omgwtfboogie]If you were expecting folk death, then yes, I assume it would be. But if you were expecting great musicianship, I don't see how it was disappointing..[/QUOTE]

Well, I just think that Mikael shouldn't have put so many electrics on it. I was expecting a lot more stuff along the lines of Patterns In The Ivy II or another such song, only with better production. I think Mikael should have built more of the album around his clean vocals rather than the "light" instrumentals. I wanted many more acoustics and singing than I got. It was neat, but I definitely don't think it's as spectacular as some of the others on this forum seem to think.

[QUOTE=Ripper22]Well, I just think that Mikael shouldn't have put so many electrics on it. I was expecting a lot more stuff along the lines of Patterns In The Ivy II or another such song, only with better production. I think Mikael should have built more of the album around his clean vocals rather than the "light" instrumentals. I wanted many more acoustics and singing than I got. It was neat, but I definitely don't think it's as spectacular as some of the others on this forum seem to think.[/QUOTE]
True, but the thing about the other Opeth albums is that they work with the heavy songs, then the one-off acoustic track. They balance each other out. If Da[b][i][/b][/i]mnation had been made up of just tracks like that, it would have gotten repeptitive. Why would someone but an album composed of entirely songs like that when you could just listen to them on their respective albums, where they flow so well? I'm glad that it was different from the softer songs on their albums, it showed yet another side of Opeth to the world.

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]hey does anyone know where i can get sheet music to silhouette? im up 4 a challenge[/QUOTE]

Silhouette is fairly easy, especially for level 10 pianists. Still a hell of a good song though.

ok its good and fairly easy, but do u hav the music or know where i can purchase it online? sum1 should make a guitar pro tab for it

[QUOTE]Originally Posted by [B]Ripper22[/B]
Lots of people only like Opeth for the singing, this is true. Personally, I love the whole package as far as Mikael is concerned, and I agree, Opeth wouldn't be Opeth without those death growls.[/QUOTE]

yeah, ive come to appreciate those growls alot after watching the lamentations dvd. Has there been a date set to when the new album will be coming out?

They're still writting it as far as I know... so no date set.

They aren't even signed to a label right now are they?

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]yeah, ive come to appreciate those growls alot after watching the lamentations dvd. Has there been a date set to when the new album will be coming out?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Ive got that as well and I was expecting him to struggle, but he handles it with great finess. The only thing that bothers me concerning his lyrics is when on the cd there are more than one vocal track. Then on the DVD he has to end on line quicker to get to the other. Not a big prob, but it does get noticed.................................

Like that "girl" in the audience. :p

BTW, when's the "ol' Gang Getting together? --------->(revering to the Clan Of Truth)

Come back here, Opeth thread! :p

I was just watching the Lamentations DVD for the millionth time, but this time on an actually decent soundsystem.....whoooooa. :eek:

The extended ending of "Closure" still boggles my mind. They capture the emotion SO well, it just feels like this huge ball of energy just barely kept under control, ready to explode as it expands further and further until.....BAAAAAAAMM!!

Aaah, you can't beat that. :thumb:

PS The Martin Lopez rumors are just that - rumors, correct? He's still in the band and everything, right? Someone mentioned something about him hurting his ankle and having to be replaced...God, I hope not.

Hopefully, it's been quite a while since I've heard anything else about it. It probably just stemmed from the dates he missed due to his stress attack.

stress attack????

*bump*

no, you just wanted post 777................:upset:

ah well, might as well contribute something...................................I heard the rumors about Lopez are true.........:upset: sucks so bad, he was an integral part of opeth

I don't really know the band members other than Mike. What's Lopez play and what's the story?

Martin Lopez is(was?) Opeth's drummer from Still Life on. He's brought so much to the band; he has an awesome sense of groove, incredibly diverse range of influences and styles. Just check out the Lamentations DVD; he smokes on it.

I can't listen to Orchid, My Arms, or Morningrise because the music feels so inferior without Lopez there (the later stuff is also much better written IMO). The old guy was a good metal drummer, but Lopez brings so much depth and subtly to his playing.