[QUOTE=Werny]Dude, you might want to ring them before February, tickets go on sale mid-January!

Yeah I reckon I'll go to the 24th too, now that you mentioned Anzac Day.

I have to wait til May to turn 17. This is a birthday present.

Yeah.[/QUOTE]

ooo, thanks for this info i thought they wouldn't go on sale till later, do you know the exact date??

Just a quick question, what album is the song Ghost of Perdition on?

I hear that song on Sirius radio all the time and despite being kinda long, it owns so freakin' much.

[QUOTE=lightningmetal666]Just a quick question, what album is the song Ghost of Perdition on?

I hear that song on Sirius radio all the time and despite being kinda long, it owns so freakin' much.[/QUOTE]
Their latest. Ghost Reveries.

opeth songs' length gives us more to enjoy!

They made a video for the Grand Conjuration and cut out half the good stuff >_<, but on the topic of favorite albums, Still Life takes it but I also like Morning rise alot and then comes Blackwater Park

[QUOTE=Lev]ooo, thanks for this info i thought they wouldn't go on sale till later, do you know the exact date??[/QUOTE]

Nope, unless it's on the official website.

*checks*

Says nothing about it, to my knowledge. Everyday makes me feel less and less like I'm gonna get to this concert. I don't know anything about it, besides where and when it is, and the tickets are on sale soon! Hell I don't even know HOW to buy tickets!

Oh, my fave albums in order;

Deliverance (atmosphere + heaviness = the awesomeness)
Ghost Reveries (so pretty)
Still Life (takes so long to get into it, but yeah I love it now)
Blackwater Park (puts me in a weird mood, and isn't that heavy, so I don't listen to it much)
Damnation (awesome but it just isn't Opeth)

YEAH. They're all great though.

I always cheat on these list and put some albums equal to each other. However I'll try.

1. Still Life (reigning champ)
2. Morningrise
3. Blackwater Park
4. Damnation
5. Deliverance
6. Ghost Reveries
7. Orchid
8. MAYH

Seen them 2 weeks ago live and they totally rocked... The show was 2 hours long and they played songs from all albums except Morningrise... And Mikael is a great showman :)
As for the music - we all know that Opeth are damn good musicians, I haven't heard a single mistake and they played everything the same is it is on albums (except some drum parts, 'cause they played with another drummer)

[QUOTE=Wohmatak]Seen them 2 weeks ago live and they totally rocked... The show was 2 hours long and they played songs from all albums except Morningrise... And Mikael is a great showman :)
As for the music - we all know that Opeth are damn good musicians, I haven't heard a single mistake and they played everything the same is it is on albums (except some drum parts, 'cause they played with another drummer)[/QUOTE]


What happened to Lopez?

[QUOTE=Flynn]What happened to Lopez?[/QUOTE]

He's in Sweden right now because he is ill with a blood disease. That's all I can tell you.

[QUOTE=Thor]You put Orchid first? That's a first, most Opeth fans don't think much of that album when it's up to their other releases.[/QUOTE]

Orchid's been my favorite for a while. The lengthier songs on the album are amazing; the whole album strikes me as much more melodic than some of their other releases. Granted, I have never heard MYAH, Damnation, or Deliverance, but I'm pretty happy with the albums I have now.

Oh jeaz, I just found Orchid and My Arms in my HMV!!! They must be stocked up from Xmas.

[QUOTE=toaster135]Oh jeaz, I just found Orchid and My Arms in my HMV!!! They must be stocked up from Xmas.[/QUOTE]
Dude thats where I got mine! I'm in Canada to. :cool:

Hey gang I'm thinking about buying an Opeth album or two. I've only really heard "To Bid You Farewell", and I like it a lot. Which album should I get?

If you like that, Morningrise. I'd (and most otheres here) would also recommend Still Life and Blackwater Park.

[QUOTE=Flynn]What happened to Lopez?[/QUOTE]

:amaze:

He hasn't been touring with them since halfway through Sounds of the Underground! It's been Martin Axenrot of Bloodbath filling in.

And I'm not exactly sure what's up with Lopez, I've heard different things from different places. Family troubles, blood disease, drugs... I wish Opeth would give us a current update.



Just to be a conformist, here is my list.

1. Morningrise
2. Blackwater Park
3. Orchid
4. Still Life
5. MAYH
6. Damnation
7. Ghost Reveries
8. Deliverance

Dude, from the Opeth site:

Opeth recently returned home from the first ever Sounds of the underground North American tour where the band shared the stage with Lamb of God, Strapping young lad, Clutch, Gwar and more. During the first weeks of the tour Martin Lopez became seriously ill and had to fly back home to Sweden for treatment. He's currently under supervision and is doing well and we hope for a swift recovery and return to his natural habitat....behind the drums.

[QUOTE=suspect]Dude, from the Opeth site:

Opeth recently returned home from the first ever Sounds of the underground North American tour where the band shared the stage with Lamb of God, Strapping young lad, Clutch, Gwar and more. During the first weeks of the tour Martin Lopez became seriously ill and had to fly back home to Sweden for treatment. He's currently under supervision and is doing well* and we hope for a swift recovery* and return to his natural habitat....behind the drums.[/QUOTE]

I normally would trust the official band website, but they have not released much more than that have they? That was months ago and he still isn't back after "doing well". So he's not having a swift recovery? Tell us Opeth! I just want an update on what's going on.

[QUOTE=DaveTheAmazing 2.0]Hey gang I'm thinking about buying an Opeth album or two. I've only really heard "To Bid You Farewell", and I like it a lot. Which album should I get?[/QUOTE]

If you like death metal, go for Morningrise to get the rest of the album then Still Life. If you don't like death metal, just don't, go for Damnation first.

Hey guys, I've been an Opeth fan for about a year now and I'm looking to expand my horizons. I own all of their albums, but I've only really listened to Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries, Morningrise, and a tiny bit of each of the rest of them. I was wondering if you could recommend some songs to start with, especially on Still Life and MAYH... and well, Orchid as well. Ah, heck, just make it anything that isn't from BWP, Ghost Reveries, or Morningrise. :p

Thanks in advance.

All of Still Life, surely.

The two more mellow tracks; Benighted and Face of melinda are great. As for heavier tracks, well, personally I really like them all, they all have a great mix of nice clean vocals and heavy moments. The Moor, White Cluster, Moonlapse Vertigo... Screw it, just give the whole album a spin a couple of times and find out yourself.

Also the whole of Damnation you may as well listen to. I wouldn't say specific songs can do any of their albums justice. I'd recommend A Fair Judgement and the title track from Deliverence, though. And so you know, Demon of the Fall is a long time fan favourite from My Arms, Your Hearse.

Well, since we're on the topic of favorite albums, what about top 5 songs?

1. Black Rose Immortal
2. Bleak
3. Godhead's Lament
4. To Bid You Farewell
5. Hope Leaves

NP: Black Rose Immortal

Oooh this is going to be hard; very hard.

1. Black Rose Immortal
2. The Moor
3. Forest of October
4. The Night and the Silent Water
5. Harvest

That definitely varies.

Hard choice!

1. To Bid Your Farewell
2. Deliverance
3. The Moor
4. Black Rose Immortal
5. The Twilight Is My Robe

I can't possibly decide.

Face of Melinda
The Moor
Blackwater Park
To Bid You Farewell
Black Rose Immortal? Just for the electric-acoustic-electric again part about a minute in!

[QUOTE=Shadius]If you like death metal, go for Morningrise to get the rest of the album then Still Life. If you don't like death metal, just don't, go for Damnation first.[/QUOTE]


Don't steer people the wrong way. If a person doesn't like death metal, don't even bother with [B]O[/B]peth. Period.


1.) Black Rose Immortal
2.) In Mist She Was Standing
3.) Forest Of October
4.) To Bid You Farewell
5.) Advent

[QUOTE=Flynn]Don't steer people the wrong way. If a person doesn't like death metal, don't even bother with [B]O[/B]peth. Period.

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I wouldn't say that at all! Opeth was the band that brought me into the genre and prepared me for heavier music. They were the first band with harsh vocals I ever REALLY listened to.

[QUOTE=Flynn]Don't steer people the wrong way. If a person doesn't like death metal, don't even bother with [B]O[/B]peth. Period.
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You're sooo wrong..
Even if you'll never like harsh vocals, Opeth have made so much non-growling material... I've turned alot of people that can't stand Mikaels growls into Opeth fans

I can't see someone that likes POP or Radio Rock jamming to [B]O[/B]peth, sorry.

No need to be sorry for your ignorance ;)

I couldn't imagine anyone not liking Damnation