inb4 10000000000000000000000000 comments

Well I've just jizzed hard.

also, in another interview Fredrich said one of the songs was sounding alot heavier and 'evil'.

plot twist: djent

progressive death salsa

Stoked.

Great news

Very unlikely that this will be good.

'Probably wont be good'

Get the fuck out haha

Swee

Fanboying hard 30.03.13

I hope it's great, though.

more intense? YES!!!!!!!!

Heritage + Watershed = new record.

AOTY already for that year.

Loved Heritage, gonna love this one too most likely

Collective site ejaculation in 3.... 2.... 1....

Already there man,

Cool.

omg

I'm getting hard palpitations

'AOTY for all years'

sorry, but thats MAYH =)

piss is that you?

I Opeth hard, so I've def Orchid'

Gayest news of the year.

Whitewater Plaza

This had better be an improvement over Heritage. I wish he'd called this album a 'return to form.' Opeth has been disappointing lately.

Well you are a bit stupid.

i hope theres a thom yorke feature

They better get heavier after that turd of a progressive album

well, Fredrick did say some of the material sounded heavier and "eviler"

Awesome another record to help me fall asleep out of boredom!

Might be good, it's possible I guess.

/m /m /m

album is probably gonna be shitty balls

All the hate in here, bunch of retards.

All the hate in here, bunch of retards. [2]

"I'm getting hard palpitations"

do you mean heart palpitations

Opeth djent album.

'Agreed with Sowing, needs to be like Deftones heavy then they will rule again.'

If Opeth decides they want to sound anywhere remotely like Deftones then the record will automatically be shit.

Opeth/Volumes collab.

Well the point is:
Making another Death Metal meets 70's prog simply won't work out.
So my guess: Something like... atmospheric black metal just with not a lot of "black metal" - if you know what I mean

hopefully better than the previous

I dunno sounds like cheese I'm afraid but we can hope!

No, I mean hard palpitations.

Tbh Jacq, with how retarded this site can be at times, it's bloody hard to tell if someone's being sarcastic especially as someone would've probably said your comment and actually meant it seriously.

Hope the directions interesting, not death metal inclined, we've had enough of that

I never said they needed to sound like deftones, fucko

Wonder how they are going to be "more intense", except if hes comparing the new stuff to Heritage

I doubt its going to be much like Heritage anyway because Mikael said he probably won't be doing anything like that again and he'd like it to remain a one off thing (source: Heritage making of DVD)

All I gotta say is it better have screams this time

Opeth Featuring Periphery.

"Mikael said he probably won't be doing anything like that again and he'd like it to remain a one off thing "

Damn, I hope this is a step forward

Opeth Monuments split.

Music is saved.

Opeth- Icarus Lives

http://i.imgur.com/jIrSY.gif

Please be metal. Please be metal. Please be metal.

PLEASE

metal is ded wen r u all gon realize dis

Heritage was too monotonous and pseudo-experimental. It was like... "Hey, let's reboot old prog and call ourselves experimental geniuses". Really disappointing album and I'm not very hopeful towards this release.

Opeth - Lark's Tongue in Your Hearse

Opeth- Edge Of The Earth

"Please be metal. Please be metal. Please be metal. "

Please don't be, please don't be, please don't be.

"Heritage was too monotonous and pseudo-experimental."

It was enjoyable, but I think they should've experimented a lot more with sounds and tones, etc

Opeth- The 50/50 experience

Otep>

'They better get heavier after that turd of a progressive album'

omfg

Opeth - o p e t h

It will be one of the runner ups for AOTY 2014 for sure.

Whitewater Plaza


Ahahaha

Lol opeth

I bet it will sound like Watershed

hope it's good!

I bet it will rule.

If this sounds like Watershed or Ghost Reveries then I'll be pleased.

yea we'll see about this

just started listening to them sweet

I hope they go bluegrass.

cool dude

i'd be down with a more intense heritage

I hope it's good

I saw an interview where Åkerfeldt said that they will be continuing down the Heritage sound. This "intense" statement was only made because they know that Heritage wasn't popular among fans. So basically fuck the fans.

i find opeth kind of boring. will still listen though.

"metal is ded wen r u all gon realize dis" when they get past the adolescent stage of their lives. lets be real, how many successful, sociable people do you know that are metal heads? they either grow out of it and make something of themselves or they remain loner shitheads with some other metal head acquaintances that go m/ for the sake of keeping up their faggotry.

"So basically fuck the fans."

yeah, good. they should be satisfied with their material first and foremost, fuck everyone else.

Jumping on the Heritage hate train, don't know whether to be excited for this or not...probably not considering how much I love old Opeth and dislike the direction Watershed/Heritage went in

sweet

nah

Good news.

Opethsea Grin

Glad to hear it - I'll be psyched for it as per the usual.

sowing is gay

"metal is ded wen r u all gon realize dis" when they get past the adolescent stage of their lives.
lets be real, how many successful, sociable people do you know that are metal heads? they either grow
out of it and make something of themselves or they remain loner shitheads with some other metal head
acquaintances that go m/ for the sake of keeping up their faggotry.

I know plenty of successful metal fans, and know of a few too. There's a UK member of Parliament who
tried to wear an Iron Maiden shirt to the House of Commons once.

He tried to wear an Iron Maiden song? Damn.

I think most people grow out of metal. It's natural.

And that, kids, is why you don't try to have two or more conversations at any one time.

someguest you are a sheep now all you gota do is move to wales and you'll have everything youve ever wanted

traded in my denim jacket to go shirtless chicks love the pecs

I CAN'T BELIEVE...

baloney tits dont count as pecs dude better start trainin hard to la dispute records

*bologna

queefmaster

I don't think people have to "grow out" of metal, it's just people learn that you're not gonna get very far if you're open about your love of metal unless you're involved with the arts.

All the hate in here, bunch of retards. [3]

any 'metal cred' I had is pretty useless in reality, so fuck it

i'd be down with a more intense heritage[2]

With some more experimental overtones. Someone said bluegrass, why not? Keep progressing the sound not
regressing.

"I think most people grow out of metal. It's natural."

I enjoy metal but for quite a while now I've been listening to other genres a lot more, so this
statement holds water I think.

oh yes give us more Metal now
but yeah this is one album i am looking forward to
it has to be as intense as their every old past album
....

Opeth goes Primus

I hope all the queers in this thread claiming heritage sucks take their heads out of their asses, this album will rule

Thanks for that Meat, much needed comment.

Fags.

Agreed.

Heritage is goood, but this NEEDS to be much better

Heritage blew

























































































































my mind away

"It won’t be a step back, but it will be different.

Fuck this, so they've completely lost their dm edge.

I hope all the queers in this thread claiming heritage sucks take their heads out of their asses, this album will rule

Fuck off, Heritage should have had a different name attached to it such as "The Akerfeldt Show". Opeth is not Opeth without the death metal.

mikael said somewhere he wanted to do a death metal record with vocal harmonies and shit no growls that better be the next record cos oh man it could rock my ass

Will rock regardless.

jdennis you are a fishfaced ballbag

If I'm honest, I really don't care which musical direction the band head in. None of their albums bar 'Deliverance' have disappointed me in any way, so I'm open to anything Akerfeldt and co. throw at me.

Wasn't big on Heritage, so hopefully it'll be much different from that. Still, the fact that Opeth are still making records is always appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2nRE8C8GBA


new opeth song, pls check

"Heritage should have had a different name attached to it such as "The Akerfeldt Show'

I feel like bands should change their band names when they do a huge genre shift just so they dont fuck up their catalog.

"I feel like bands should change their band names when they do a huge genre shift just so they dont fuck up their catalog."

Nah Opeths a prog band at heart, and prog bands have tendencies to shift genres and alter their sound, it's a part of the character of the band so they definitely shouldn't change their name. It's an odd argument btw.

When a band retires I would imagine they would want to look at their catalogue and be happy that they experimented as opposed to sticking to a specific type of sound without much experimentation.

Experimentation is fine and dandy when it's, you know, good. Heritage wasn't good experimentation - it was sloppy, haphazard songwriting with copious amounts of wank. Hopefully the new album will rule, though.

There were odd transitions here and there, as there were on Watershed, but otherwise it was pretty good. There wasn't really much experimentation with weird sounds, etc. Opeth has always had technical riffage, it was business as usual when it came to the "wank" part. The new album should be better hopefully

Yay

i thought heritage was alright

Still a big fan, so I'm on board with everyone else for a new one - just gotta see how it turns out.

Well we'll probably have to wait a year to find out how it turns out

i want to say something.

hi

HELLO

so is this any good?

Am I the only one who actually liked Heritage? I mean sure, Opeth is mainly technical death metal, but bands evolve overtime, and that's what happened with these guys. They figured that they wanted to take a break from creating death metal, and that was their decision to transition to progressive rock. Besides, Mikael clearly said that it might be more intense, so classic Opeth fans shouldn't get their hopes down.

wtf are u talking about

heritage 2: i left my cock on the stove

Do you know what technical death metal is?

Lol.

Better not be Watershed II

a bad d should change their name when they go in a different direction...what? makes me wonder how many name changes Ulver should've had. Heritage was a welcome change and an excellent prog album, and I for one hope they further progress their sound.

agreed hard key

I can't stand how people detest the idea that hey, maybe a musician/band can play other things! Maybe they can fuck up sometimes, too! People aren't flat characters, nor are they facades for you to entertain yourself.

And Heritage wasn't that fucking bad. Not the best thing ever, but don't you think you are exaggerating a little?

I don't know. If I were a musician, I sure as hell wouldn't stick to one genre of music. I might suck at all of them, but you and your incessant whining wouldn't stop me.

Heritage was cool, and no, they shouldn't change thier name

hopefully they start rappin and drop all musical instruments

yes

cool mane

One of my all time favorite bands. My Arms Your Hearse, Morningrise, Still Life and especially Blackwater Park are such incredible albums. With each following release my interest in the band was diminished. I don't think I've ever made it through the entire Heritage album. I have it, but didn't dig what I heard.

It's cool that they have evolved. I can't say that I'd want to play the same kind of stuff forever, either. But prog rock aint my thing. I'll always love Opeth, but I've lost interest in what they're doing...at least, that's how I feel now.

This is good news. I'd like to see them return to balancing both their heavy and prog side in this new album. "The Devil's Orchard" had a good sound, in the way that it embraced a more traditional and layered progressive sound, yet still managed to sound like a metal song- I'd like to see them explore that style more.

But something like a softer Still Life or Ghost Reveries would be great as well, which I get the feeling will be the case with this new album as I've read that Mikael has grown 'tired' of extreme metal. But I could be wrong, I haven't really kept up with Mikael's plans.

@ TheBloodyNine & PaperbackWriter

I back both your opinions. Probably the only two worthwhile comments I have read so far.

If I were a musician, I sure as hell wouldn't stick to one genre of music.[2]

yea man all music belongs in the time period in which its genre was founded

Please be growlz

Yeah the best thing about being a prog/experimental band is that genre shifts come to be expected so the transitions not so much of a big deal when they happen. I also agree on the fact it's good to be a diverse musician. I try to keep in several styles of music atm with mixed results but hey at least I'm giving them a go and seeing where my strong points are.

Heeeelllllllll YEAH!

Shitload of haturz

and 1978 is late for prog

If at all like Heritage, won't even bother

will be the greatest thing MAYH Hopefully

dam

bet they'll have acoustic Demon of the Fall. Bonus track most likely

Hmmmm
I have some faith

Mikael has been saying he was tired of extreme metal back in the deliverance/damnation days and continued to release great albums, so im sure if he wants to make metal again he could think of some new ideas.

don't care about the direction just hope the music is better than the music that was on heritage which was good not great

Already? They need to chill out

I hope this is good but I don't have my hopes up very high.

Nah Opeths a prog band at heart, and prog bands have tendencies to shift genres and alter their sound, it's a part of the character of the band so they definitely shouldn't change their name. It's an odd argument btw.

An odd argument indeed however, don't you think that death metal would also be a main staple in their hearts considering they were amazing with manipulating it? It's just an opinion and tbqh, all they're doing with the prog genre is resurfacing 70s british prog bands and jizzing all over them. I don't find that to be particularly creative, hence why I think they should stick to what they do best and leave albums such as Heritage as goof-off side projects.

"don't you think that death metal would also be a main staple in their hearts considering they were
amazing with manipulating it?"


Death metal would, and has been a main staple for 90% of the bands career, and so having done that
for so many years would be exhausting I imagine, especially for musicians whose influences are
diverse. Plus Mikaels has said that he's been a fan of prog for a very long time as well, so I that
has also been a part of his writing for a while. I get tired of listening to one genre of music
after a while, I can only imagine what someone who has written that style for so many years
continuously will go through. If Mikael had side projects to let out his other ideas then he'd
probably stick with the traditional writing style for Opeth.

I hear you on the ripping off of 70s prog but in comparison to Opeths last few albums its
refreshing. Also even if a band does copy an old era of music, if they do it well the results can
still be interesting.

Great news, i wouldnt mind if it sounds like Watershed, i lked that one. Heritage wasnt that bad, it was good and that's it. Still their worst album so they need to make up with this one. I want GROWLS, btw.

I don't mind if the growls don't return, Mikaels cleans are great. He also did say he'd like to develop his singing more.

man i wish this was an april fools joke. mikael needs to hang up the skates already

"I hear you on the ripping off of 70s prog but in comparison to Opeths last few albums its refreshing. Also even if a band does copy an old era of music, if they do it well the results can still be interesting"

Agreed.

Also I'm having trouble understanding why people think that ripping off a particular genre/era of music is any worse than going through the motions of playing a style that they've pretty much exhausted themselves.

I don't buy the whole they're ripping off prog argument. why isn't the same argument used for bands who play osdm for example...or even for bands like Beardfish who play pretty much the same style of music as found on Heritage. are they ripping off prog too? or do they, like Opeth on Heritage provide a slightly different take on the genre?

beardfish suck

yea ok

if i want 70s prog i'll listen to camel

This will be at least a 3

no thanks. band does nothing for me.

about camel?

"Opeth is not Opeth without the death metal."

Perhaps you forgot about Damnation?

"The album is called "Heritage" for god's sake, it's a homage to the band's influences. If you think it sounds like it was ripped straight from the 70s as a result then obviously the band did something right, guh!"

Exactly, couldn't agree more.

Either way I'm excited about anything Opeth puts out since they do death metal and whatnot but they always change it up with awesome cleans sections and beautiful melodies. Overall they've done great with everything they've released, including Heritage.

heritage sucks

Heritage rules.

Heritage was sweet

not their best but does certainly not suck

"Also I'm having trouble understanding why people think that ripping off a particular genre/era of music is any worse than going through the motions of playing a style that they've pretty much exhausted themselves"

Exactly. Heritage is enjoyable, not extremely daring but it is a fun listen, and thats what a lot of modern bands are missing out on. Mikaels cleans on Heritage are incredible, trve emotions.

I've randomly started seriously digging Blackwater Park the last couple of days actually. The mix of prog and death metal in that album is the best thing about Opeth and even though the clean parts often outshone the growls I still hope they can go back to something like that style. Dark, heavy, and melancholic. But it's up to them. Mikael's shown he's in a state of major experimentation atm with recent releases like Heritage and Storm Corrosion, although he left Bloodbath which could mean either he's phasing out the death metal from his music, or he's going to be reintegrating it into Opeth's sound and simply doesn't have time for Bloodbath anymore.

its not random, its your destiny

My destiny is Bleak..

Hell yeah some Storm Corrosion elements would be welcome on the next Opeth. Aslo there should be a sequel to the first SC

I want psychedelia

With trance

I have no problem with mikael cutting out death metal. Its a played out genre. But so is 70s prog. He needs to just create a new genre. Not that hard.

Suggestions for a new genre please

Opeth Metal.

it's not about outgrowing certain types of music people (fuck you Jdennis31). It's about being able to appreciate how an artist/artists go about crafting a unique sound.

material for an 11th studio album is being written.

Dubstep.

opeth plz cover 36 chambers

"Opeth is not Opeth without the death metal."

Perhaps you forgot about Damnation?

Exceptions to the rule. That was a fairly unique piece of music and tied in nicely to Deliverance. They always had that as part of their sound and they just went a little overboard with it. Heritage is a straight up rip-off from better bands. Sure, you can argue they began their whole heavy 70s prog influence within the last few albums but I feel they aren't Opeth anymore, more like a cover band.

"opeth plz cover 36 chambers" [2]

Well the new track with Lou Reed is pretty fucking dope. Tiz iz gunna be gud.

I'd like this to be a stronger heritage. Unless you're an Opeth fanboy, it's hard to consider Heritage as something that could rival MAYH, or Still Life. If they make a progressive album (and not rip off Camel) that sounds modern then I think they will blow the minds of everyone. Forward thinking is required because in a way, I can say where Base is coming from with his comment, even if the year was wrong.

fuckin lol base

mikael said he wanted to work with lou reed

Who fucking cares? I want to work with Jessica Alba, but it aint gonna happen.

Best band ever.

*end of thread*

ok now thats just overkill

Oh now come on

wait no i agree with u best band ever for sure

Thats why I love Keys

You know who else loves keys? Per Wiberg. Mikael beat him several times in badminton btw

Well, imagine Heritage with Lou Reed on vocals. Its called progress!

opeth sell out in 4...3...2...

......................

Opeth sell out if they cover Taylor Swift songs

opeth sold out after mayh havent u herd

Prog death became mainstream? I wasn't aware of that

Nobody post in here unless you've got a link, ok? Gets me WAY too excited.

ok

There's a leaked video of Mikael composing

Fuck off! GIMME GIMME GIMME

linklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklinklink

He'll get banned haha, must be a another way.

GIMME GIMME GIMME YOUR LOVE AFTER MIDNIIGHT

Troll'd hard

Actually it's on youtube now, not "leaked"

OoOoOoO gonna check

Yeah Mikael composing songs























































for Heritage. He mostly talks during the video anyway, but you should check it out.

You sly devil.

I know only you'd fall for it, if anyone was going to, but I got Vakarian as well. All in a days work ;-).

I already almost forgot Opeth, excited about this

Me and Mikael will cross paths again one day, I swear.

Cultivation of grass? Damn sounds intriguing

"I already almost forgot Opeth"

Uh oh Leb ain't gonna be happy about this

"Me and Mikael will cross paths again one day, I swear."

Yes, there is a purpose to keep living

'but I got Vakarian as well'

still calming myself down. Damn you.

I ain't gonna scroll up to see who posted that cos they are gonna rot in hell anyways.

It keeps me going every day, its fate man.

"still calming myself down. Damn you"

Haha Vak, life's nothing without sarcasm am I right?

"Uh oh Leb ain't gonna be happy about this"

oh dear

is it out yet?

13/09/14

you're lying Omair! stop lying!

Fine, don't believe me

well, unless you can prove it....

Is a text message from Mike proof enough?

An improved version of Heritage would suit me fine

I was expecting it to be just that. Will have to wait till 13/09/14 to find out

I expect it'll be released before then, more likely early 2014.

It's a possibility, let me ask Mike

Please be better than the last one.

It will be

Akerfeldt says one song called "Goblin" colds like the band Goblin as a tribute. Another is a 70s-sounding ballad with a string vocal. "It doesn't have any super-technical riffs, it's just a strong vocal melody and a pretty sad-sounding song," he says.

The third new song harks back to Opeth's early style. "I was just lumping riffs on top of each other, arrangements, and it's all over the place. I've kind of outgrown that style of writing, because that's the way I used to write on the first, say, two records. And I was like, I have to stop myself here and arrange this a little bit. But then I was, like, 'Why?' OK, I'm just gonna let this song be the schizophrenic, kind of, it-doesn't-make-much-sense-but-I-kind-of-like-it-type song. So it's really long."

I guarantee this is gonna be worse than herituge

No it will not!

They've been good since Orchid

p/

Heritage ruled.

p/

Heritage ruled. [2]

out next spring http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/opeth-frontman-calls-new-record-heavy-sinister

Akerstache will be sure to follow up with some hard boner jamz.

will be terrible

Nahh itll be at least good. Opeth are a bit overrated but ive never thought any of their shit was bad

orchid is the only think i can stand listening to. morningrise might be the worst metal album of all time and everything else sucks

Hyperion that's an opinion I haven't heard too often... to each their own.

yeah to each their own i guess. but i think bwp is a much stronger contender for "worst metal album" even though both are solid

would've expected you to dig morningrise if you like orchid especially but whatevs

y'all must be allergic to riffs

i sure am

"morningrise might be the worst metal album of all time"

lol. Out of all of Opeth's albums you pick that one to call the worst metal album of all time.

"would've expected you to dig morningrise if you like orchid especially but whatevs"

This. Especially seeing as some of the material on Morningrise was actually intended to be released on Orchid.

Actually, Hyperion has a better opinion than most of you on metal so I won't challenge him on it despite my love for Opeth.

lol

Actually, Hyperion has a better opinion than most of you on DOTA so I won't challenge him on it despite my love for Opeth.

fixed

now that you mention it jamie, it literally makes no sense to say you like orchid and then say morningrise is the "worst metal album of all time" (!!)

ahhhh

Woah don't know what to think about this but will listen hard

gona rule

Should be interesting....

Yeah we know Opeth are recording a new record, they told us in March

dude we are gonna rock so hard to it

agreed hard