morningrise is addictive, but for a while you may get sick of it. I never get sick of still life, but morningrise and bwp are my favourite albums. BTW, do you think the lineup of Opeth is the best ever? I mean if you had the chance would you change the lineup, say put johan or anders back in? I feel the lineup to be perfect how it is, it would be cool to have anders as a full time piano player though

To CARMEN77 if he shows up here, check out Orchid.

I got Orchid about a week ago and I love it. I never thought I'd be able to listen to a 3 minute piano piece and love every second of it. :)

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]morningrise is addictive, but for a while you may get sick of it. I never get sick of still life, but morningrise and bwp are my favourite albums. BTW, do you think the lineup of Opeth is the best ever? I mean if you had the chance would you change the lineup, say put johan or anders back in? I feel the lineup to be perfect how it is, it would be cool to have anders as a full time piano player though[/QUOTE]

I'd never change the lineup (sans adding members). IMO, the band is at its peak right now, the Martins are both excellent musicians, alot more well-rounded and diverse than johan and anders. In fact, that's a big part of why I hardly find myself listening to the first few albums...it's just not the same without them, I feel that Lopez and Mendez better embody the kind of band that Opeth is. IMO, there could never have been a song like "Face of Melinda" or an album like Dam nation without them.

[QUOTE=Creeping_Deth]I got Orchid about a week ago and I love it. I never thought I'd be able to listen to a 3 minute piano piece and love every second of it. :)[/QUOTE]

Hah...try "Star Crossed" by Arcturus. Best. Piano. Intro. EVER!!!

Any new info on their new album????

I just started to get into opeth, the more I listen the more they amaze me. They can pull off a song like hope leaves, which I really like, and then they have brutal, wicked death metal songs.

Is there any other songs people can suggest the are like hope leaves by them

the Whole ****ation album, Credence, Benighted and Harvest.

you might also like to bid you farewell

can you guys recommend me some good opeth albums?thx much appriciated

for a new opeth listener i recommend blackwater park, simply because it is pretty much what opeth is all about. Still life is another great album to get into opeth.

Well I dont know. Personally the way I got into Opeth:

I was in a heavy mood and I wanted to listen to something brutal, so I asked my friend what's a good death metal band he instantly said Opeth. So from hearing much praise about them and now this reccomendation I decided to go to the record store and get a CD.

So 30mins later I come hope wth Dam[b]n[/b]ation. It wasn't at all what I was expecting but it was an amazing album. I listened to it twice through and then thought "man, these guys kick some serious ***"

In 30mins I come home from the record store with Deliverance. Listen to that twice through and absolutely loved it. In another 30 minutes I get home with Blackwater Park, and that absolutely blew me away.

Fast forward about 2-3 weeks, and I owned the rest of the albums, and the DVD. These CDs have been on constant replay for the last 6 months. Seriously, I cannot believe that I had not listened to these guys before.

Yeah that dude should have told you that Dammnation was not a death metal album. It's good that you have enjoyed it anyway though, it's a brillant album.

MOS DEF the best opeth song with out a dought is 'the leper affinity'
anybody agree?

Ive got the dvd but not the studio album of ****ation. Do you guys think its worth buying if i own the dvd?

[QUOTE=whatduffhuck7]MOS DEF the best opeth song with out a dought is 'the leper affinity'
anybody agree?[/QUOTE]

I this the Drapery Falls is their best. Haunting guitar riffs, perfect transitions, and a great mix of clean and growling vocals. Amazing

I keep coming back to "Godhead's Lament." I dunno, though..."best Opeth song"? Maybe I could pick a "best Opeth song for x mood," but best overall would be pretty **** near impossible. I mean, you CAN'T compare a song like Demon in the Fall to Harvest or Death Whispered a Lullaby, because they're completely different songs.

[QUOTE=Det_Nosnip]I keep coming back to "Godhead's Lament." I dunno, though..."best Opeth song"? Maybe I could pick a "best Opeth song for x mood," but best overall would be pretty **** near impossible. I mean, you CAN'T compare a song like Demon in the Fall to Harvest or Death Whispered a Lullaby, because they're completely different songs.[/QUOTE]

"Bleak" is my favorite all-around, with "The Moor" probably at a tie. "Blackwater Park" best for the heaviest. "Benighted" for best acoustic guitar. "Black Rose Immortal," "Windowpane," and "A Fair Judgement" for the most complex, cool melodies and harmonic content.

The Moor all the way for me.With The Leper Affinity coming in second.

Dark Suns = Most similar band to Opeth in terms of genre I've ever heard. Every should check them out if they can be found.

[QUOTE=Dancin' Man]Dark Suns = Most similar band to Opeth in terms of genre I've ever heard. Every should check them out if they can be found.[/QUOTE]

Really? Sounds interesting. Links, or yousendit mp3s available?

[QUOTE=Ripper22]"Bleak" is my favorite all-around, with "The Moor" probably at a tie. "Blackwater Park" best for the heaviest. "Benighted" for best acoustic guitar. "Black Rose Immortal," "Windowpane," and "A Fair Judgement" for the most complex, cool melodies and harmonic content.[/QUOTE]

i agree except with your decisions on the most complex song, you have heard benighted, so i would assume you've jeard Still life. If so, you should hopefully know that songs like Moonlapse Vertigo and Godhead's lament own for complexity, and serenity painted death AND white cluster, the whole album is by far their most complaex

I agree with most stated as well, but I really don't consider BWP the heaviest. Just to name one I'd say Demon of the Fall is heavier than BWP.

yes demon is heavier, i'd say that leper affinity is a pretty complex song, but thats only coz i luv it so much

i love how there songs are long. i hate when theres a song that you love but its like 1:30 theres a soulfly song like that. i love it so much but its so short. not with opeth. i love it

Seems a US tour is definite for this summer. Makes for a very happy me :) .

Hey guys, I just got into Opeth with the following songs:

Bleak
The leper affinity
Blackwater Park
The moor
Weakness
Wreath
In the mist she was standing


What's next?

in my n00b opinion:

The Drapery Falls
The Funeral Portrait
The Apostle in Triumph
Forest of October

Those are the ones from the two albums I have, the others will help more.

[QUOTE=Quebec]Hey guys, I just got into Opeth with the following songs:

Bleak
The leper affinity
Blackwater Park
The moor
Weakness
Wreath
In the mist she was standing


What's next?[/QUOTE]


it doesn't really matter

download any song, buy any album by Opeth, all are great.
this is no joke, Opeth has never released anything that didn't live up to their standards.

but anyways a few of my faves:

to bid you farewell
in my time of need
black rose immortal
dirge for november
blackwater park (both song and album :p)
demon of the fall
deliverance
the drapery falls
master's apprentices
Godhead's lament

man, Opeth has too many good songs :p

oh, and if you have the money check out the Lamentations dvd, it's awesome

enjoy ;)

told you they would do a better job than I would.

hey 2stranger, what do you think about orchid? I noticed you didn't list any songs from it.

[QUOTE=Quebec]Hey guys, I just got into Opeth with the following songs:

Bleak
The leper affinity
Blackwater Park
The moor
Weakness
Wreath
In the mist she was standing


What's next?[/QUOTE]

You started with some very good songs. I recommand :

The Drappery Falls
Demon of the Fall
Serenity Painted Death
Master's Apprentice
Harvest
Windowpane
Deliverance
April Ethereal

Or you could just listen to random songs, they are all great.

i hope they tour with tool sometime, but i dont think its likely to happen

I read that they want to..that'd be amazing..I hope they come to Canada!

as long as they come to aussie i dont mind

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]I read that they want to..that'd be amazing..I hope they come to Canada![/QUOTE]

I guess they will. They came here 3 times in about 2 years.

But I wasn't aware of their awesomeness then..so they have to come again :)

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]as long as they come to aussie i dont mind[/QUOTE]
Next time they go to Oz they should also go to NZ this time. :upset:

^^^
word

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]as long as they come to aussie i dont mind[/QUOTE]

:chug: definatly, if that happens, i think we have enough aussies here at MX to have a little gathering at one of their concerts. what do you all say? (aussies that is:P)