Not bad so far. Gonna have a REALLY mixed response though.

awwwww shit

thread will get 500+ comments

I doubt it since everyone jumped on the leak.

I was always a fan of their work, at least most of the mid to late 90's albums. This.... hmm. I'm just not a huge fan of change for the sake of change. If they wanted to experiment THAT much they should have pulled done it as a side project.

Album is awesome.

people gon' be angered

It's not really like they changed that much. Simply just stripped away some of the layers they once had.

Have the album pre-ordered so I'm refusing to listen to the leak or the stream.

This album is rage-inducing. Awful.

Album's alright.

Rage inducing?
Are we listening to the same album?
This album is damn near nivarna inducing

It's alright, passable, but if they do another one like this I may be done with this band. It's tough to find anything on this album I actually want to come back and listen to. Nothing hits home except Haxprocess and Nepenthe. I have this at a 3.5, but it might go down.

I would listen but i have more than 50gb of music on my computer that's probably better so i won't listen.

*sobs* where'd the death growls go????

I think the band will be going this way permanently. If you've seen any of their live stuff lately Mike's growls have gone down the shitter.

It was one of the only enjoyable aspects of the group for me, this probably won't be bad for most fans though.

The lack of growls has nothing to do with none of these songs being as good as "Harvest", "A Fair Judgement", "Burden", etc.

The album REALLY lacks any kind of focus. I would have been fine even with just a Damnation pt II, but this album sounds more like they threw a bunch of ideas at the wall and went with all of them. Gotta agree with MetallicOpeth, it's a decent album but there's nothing that really keeps me coming back. Looks like a 3 or 3.5 for now.

If you've seen any of their live stuff lately Mike's growls have gone down the shitter.

Oh I know, but it doesn't seem to have solved it. I think he's just getting older and his voice can't take it.

"The lack of growls has nothing to do with none of these songs being as good as "Harvest", "A Fair Judgement", "Burden", etc."

good point there

Needslessopeth

Every single song on here is pretty much better than Harvest, so yeah.

Fuck this band for thinking they're a prog band

rulez

I really don't like this. Opeth shouldn't be a 'happy' band. As odd as that sounds it's true. They are magical with the bleaker stuff. It's like an extremely good painter, choosing not to paint and deciding to draw for the rest of his life even though he blows at drawing.

By the way I couldn't find the stream at that website, it played a sound clip of Obama giving a speech.

lol Opeth fans finally realize Opeth is prog and not death metal.

"Fuck this band for thinking they're a prog band"

You sir, are a moron.

I hope I'm not the only one who didn't download the leak.

rules

"Fuck this band for thinking they're a prog band"

Uh why? They seem to be one of the few bands who do prog right.

"lol Opeth fans finally realize Opeth is prog and not death metal"


+1

Anyway, I rather enjoy it. It's like Watershed minus death growls.

Lol this album is fucking trash. Let's just meander around for an hour because we've never done it before.

You must not have noticed that Opeth are fucking terrific at "meandering".

on the back 9

This album is fucking trash..


Yes let's trust a guy who has Iwrestledabearonce and My chemical romance rated as classic. Now that's LOL worthy right there.

Their worst album to date, but I still like it.

Have never heard this band before. Listened to the first few tracks and they aren't bad.

Hey lets point out ratings cause people cant have personal taste. I personally think this album is a steaming pile of shit. I also have Still Life at a 5 and BWP at a 4. So yeah... fuck off brah.

This is excellent.

Opeth drop growls, hipster goes nuts.

album is fucking delicious

The link is no longer working......

I dig the album. Watershed seemed forced to me, more than this because he was trying too hard to put the heavy parts in the music. I don't know, I think dropping the death growls makes their music better with the direction they have been going. I loved Ghost Reveries, but this is where they should be going from now on. Just my two cents.

Yeah guys, if you don't like it listen to their other NINE albums, shit.

I saw Opeth at Bonnaroo and his growls were excellent, soooo...

incredibly disappointing album.

Yeah like uranium said there are 9 other Opeth albums so this misstep doesnt really tarnish my view of them too much.

Fuck this band for thinking they're a prog band

I think we found out who isn't an Opeth fan.

rules

SteelErectedb4you8er i agree.

...youre all retarted for not liking this. its such a breath of fresh air for modern music. so what if it's 'try-hard 70's prog'. do you really want opeth to just keep recycling their music forever just to keep their fans happy? i feel like this is the kinda music mikael has wanted to make his whole life, but was just kinda afraid to coz he's been stuck on the death metal bandwagon for so long.

you're all retarded because you don't share my opinion.

First listen was a snoozer.
I'll give it a dozen more listens before I rate it.

I love Opeth and I'm listening to their newest with an open mind.
Good music is good music, growls or not.

Tool never labeled themselves prog, take that back.

As for the album, well isn't what we can call a powerful album. better suited for chilling in the evening, before going to bed or something like that.

yeah but this isn't good music

Rules.

It's definitely starting to win me over.

I Feel the Dark might be a top ten Opeth song for me now.

Yea I really like that one, the first to stick out. But Haxprocess is the winner for me. That song is so good.

Look at the great divide...

Yeah, my friend's favorite is Haxprocess. It's probably grown on me the most of any track on here. Might be my second favorite now.

It's inevitable. When a band changes their sound it's always bound to happen.

I listened to this album once and don't think i need to hear it again. They were losing me at Ghost Reveries, guess it's old Opeth for me.

"...youre all retarted for not liking this"

bad grammar, spelling, and idiocy in one post??? i love it

lol retarted

Dream Theater should listen to this, just so they learn how a band can re-invent itself without becoming bland.

*retarded - haha woops. oh well, there goes any credibility i may have once had.

Albums rules. All you fuckin haters can eat a dick.

I love how everything in life either rules, or sucks big time. You gotta love teh internetz

"Dream Theater should listen to this, just so they learn how a band can re-invent itself without becoming bland."

Hahaha

album sucks get over it