love the beginning growl in when, it really is surprising for first time listeners of the song

[QUOTE=Cardboard Headgear]Ok, well since we're on the subject of covering Opeth, the band I'm putting together at San Francisco State is most likely going to cover When. Oh man, I can't wait to sing the end of that infront of an audience, it's fun enough just singing it to myself.[/QUOTE]

That would be so mean if you can hit the vocals perfectly.

im rather good at singing soft opeth such as credence, to bid you farewell, windowpane etc but i find by growls to be too raspy and sound like a coughing whisper

yeah, i can't growl for nuts,

back:)

[QUOTE=Grey Incision]yeah, i can't growl for nuts,

back:)[/QUOTE]

Either can I...yet

Welcome back :wave:

Ha, am I the only one in this thread that can growl?

I feel so alone, a growling American adrift in a sea of rasping Aussies.

I can to an extent, in fact, maybe good enough to be an Opeth cover band singer. I'm no Mike though.

I'm a growler but not amazing or anything.

im not good at growling, but i pull a pretty good soft mike voice, ive recorded a few opeth cover songs

Opeth_oasis

could you put some of you recordings in the audio area?
I'm curious

umm i dont have them on my computer atm but ill see what i can do

alright

thanks in advance :thumb:

[QUOTE=BradyEB]Aye awesome man! What other songs do you guys cover?[/QUOTE]

Our current set consists of :

Bleak
The Drappery Falls
Hope Leaves
Windowpane
Serenity Painted Death
Demon of the Fall
To Bid You Farewell

Up next are :

Master's Apprentice
A Fair Judgement
Moonlapse Vertigo

Of those I think Windowpane is the hardest to play (I play lead guitar). I suck at finger picking. The interlude before de clean solo in bleak is quite hard to. Our singer can growl quite good, but he is better at singing.

[QUOTE=evil ernie]Our current set consists of :

Bleak
The Drappery Falls
Hope Leaves
Windowpane
Serenity Painted Death
Demon of the Fall
To Bid You Farewell

Up next are :

Master's Apprentice
A Fair Judgement
Moonlapse Vertigo

Of those I think Windowpane is the hardest to play (I play lead guitar). I suck at finger picking. The interlude before de clean solo in bleak is quite hard to. Our singer can growl quite good, but he is better at singing.[/QUOTE]

Very cool setlist, I love Serenity Painted Death.

Me, I can't growl very well. I'm better at doing Mike's older growling. And I can't sing very well at all :(

[QUOTE=bahamut_0]Very cool setlist, I love Serenity Painted Death.

Me, I can't growl very well. I'm better at doing Mike's older growling. And I can't sing very well at all :([/QUOTE]

There is a difference between the old and new growl? I always thought it was just better recording.

Serenity Painted death owns :thumb:

White face, haggard grin!
This serenity painted death!

I love that part :D

[QUOTE=clayman112388]There is a difference between the old and new growl? I always thought it was just better recording.

Serenity Painted death owns :thumb:

White face, haggard grin!
This serenity painted death!

I love that part :D[/QUOTE]

There is a difference. Mike has been the model of constant vocal improvement as time goes on. Hell, if the music in Morningrise wasn't so beautiful, I'd say that it was a pretty amateur album. Mikael's earlier growls were raspier, and more high-pitched. They were growls more suited to fast, high-speed death metal rather than the slow progressive, melodic black metal they were playing. By Still Life, however, everything just became head and shoulders above what came before it. This is why I think Steven Wilson is the best thing that ever happened to the group.

[QUOTE=Ripper22]There is a difference. Mike has been the model of constant vocal improvement as time goes on. Hell, if the music in Morningrise wasn't so beautiful, I'd say that it was a pretty amateur album. Mikael's earlier growls were raspier, and more high-pitched. They were growls more suited to fast, high-speed death metal rather than the slow progressive, melodic black metal they were playing. By Still Life, however, everything just became head and shoulders above what came before it. This is why I think Steven Wilson is the best thing that ever happened to the group.[/QUOTE]

I guess you are right. But Morningrise is my favorite Opeth album.

He certainly has improved over the years, both in growling and singing. Of course, the better production helps a lot, but I think he puts a lot more intensity and emotion in his growls now. Listen to Blackwater Park (the song), he's frightening.

[QUOTE=evil ernie]He certainly has improved over the years, both in growling and singing. Of course, the better production helps a lot, but I think he puts a lot more intensity and emotion in his growls now. Listen to Blackwater Park (the song), he's frightening.[/QUOTE]

I agree whole-heartedly. And to clayman, Morningrise is excellent, believe me: I love that album too. I am not a fan of the production, the drummer, or the vocals. The entire reason to get it for me is for the heavenly guitar and basswork. I love the album a ton even so. But Still Life I just can't praise enough.

I haven't seen this posted in here so far, and the search function isn't working, so if you've already seen it I apologise.

From [url]www.opeth.com:[/url]

"Opeth will be entering Fashination street studios on March 15 to record their 8th yet untitled opus. The band are currently in rehearsal mode, which is a rare occasion having recorded the last 4 records without rehearsing. The recording will be overseen by the uprising recording mogul Jens Bogren. As of today no names for production duties have surfaced and it looks like the next record will be a band produced effort. Nothing has been decided regarding who's taking care of the mix either so we'll have to keep you wondering.

Opeth and their management have spent the last month meeting the 5 top label candidates for the next Opeth recording contract. The names are still secret but a decision will be made very soon and obviously announced here earlier than anywhere else.

Several Summer festival appearances have been confirmed and will be posted here soon. A Summer tour of the US has also been confirmed and will be posted here soon as well. The matters are still very "hush, hush" so we can't say anything more at this point. What can be said is that the band will make a few low-profile apperances prior to the next release and several full blown headline tours all over the world after the release. Take your rest now!"

This is good news.

[QUOTE=craggyisland]I haven't seen this posted in here so far, and the search function isn't working, so if you've already seen it I apologise.

From [url]www.opeth.com:[/url]

"Opeth will be entering Fashination street studios on March 15 to record their 8th yet untitled opus. The band are currently in rehearsal mode, which is a rare occasion having recorded the last 4 records without rehearsing. The recording will be overseen by the uprising recording mogul Jens Bogren. As of today no names for production duties have surfaced and it looks like the next record will be a band produced effort. Nothing has been decided regarding who's taking care of the mix either so we'll have to keep you wondering.

Opeth and their management have spent the last month meeting the 5 top label candidates for the next Opeth recording contract. The names are still secret but a decision will be made very soon and obviously announced here earlier than anywhere else.

Several Summer festival appearances have been confirmed and will be posted here soon. A Summer tour of the US has also been confirmed and will be posted here soon as well. The matters are still very "hush, hush" so we can't say anything more at this point. What can be said is that the band will make a few low-profile apperances prior to the next release and several full blown headline tours all over the world after the release. Take your rest now!"

This is good news.[/QUOTE]

Yes it truly is! I'm quite excited.

The Drapery Falls is a brilliant song, really well put together. I love what Opeth does wither their acoustic interludes, they've influenced my music tremendously. Akerfeldt is an amazing vocalist because of the range of tones he can produce, despite not being "classically trained" or whatever arrogant choir pansies say about 'im. He's also made some of the most clever and memorable riffs in all of metal. And you don't have to play at 20 notes per second to be a good guitarist; Akerfeldt's compositions thoroughly own a good portion of other metal guitarists' stuff.

[QUOTE=craggyisland]I haven't seen this posted in here so far, and the search function isn't working, so if you've already seen it I apologise.

From [url]www.opeth.com:[/url]

"Opeth will be entering Fashination street studios on March 15 to record their 8th yet untitled opus. The band are currently in rehearsal mode, which is a rare occasion having recorded the last 4 records without rehearsing. The recording will be overseen by the uprising recording mogul Jens Bogren. As of today no names for production duties have surfaced and it looks like the next record will be a band produced effort. Nothing has been decided regarding who's taking care of the mix either so we'll have to keep you wondering.

Opeth and their management have spent the last month meeting the 5 top label candidates for the next Opeth recording contract. The names are still secret but a decision will be made very soon and obviously announced here earlier than anywhere else.

Several Summer festival appearances have been confirmed and will be posted here soon. A Summer tour of the US has also been confirmed and will be posted here soon as well. The matters are still very "hush, hush" so we can't say anything more at this point. What can be said is that the band will make a few low-profile apperances prior to the next release and several full blown headline tours all over the world after the release. Take your rest now!"

This is good news.[/QUOTE]

Huh. There IS a god!

OMG, I am so happy its unbeliavable. How long was the start of recording/release wait on all the other albums?

US tour this Summer!!!!

/me gets deck chair out and sits in front of hordern coz they will most likely play there in about a year :)

omg hordern pavilion????? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if theyd come to new zealand. :upset: I doubt it but what's the chances they'd tour aussie again?

[QUOTE=opeth_oasis]is there any song that you guys find kind of weak for Opeth standards? I think i would have to say the Amen Corner, that just doesnt appeal to me the way the other songs do.[/QUOTE]

The Amen Corner doesn't do much for me, neither does Karma.

From Still Life, theres a few patches I think fall below their high standards, and The Funeral Portrait is another that doesn't have that mindblowing goodness songs like When, April Ethereal, Drapery Falls have.

[QUOTE=lost_profits]I wonder if theyd come to new zealand. :upset: I doubt it but what's the chances they'd tour aussie again?[/QUOTE]

I'd say there is a pretty high chance of them coming to Australia yet again. :D :D :D