Sounds interesting. Looking forward to them releasing the first track.

"no growls or death metal vocals on this record"

dammit

Getting my 5 ready.

er merr gewwrrd

"no growls or death metal vocals on this record"

dammit [2]

Cautiously excited. Hope he's remembered how to write a song.

can't wait

All aboard the hype train

WHOO WHOO

Again with the no death growls shit? Fuck

Stfu about no growls, what did you expect? To go straight back to death metal would only undermine the prog rock transition they made.

lol undermining the transition?

I just hope the music is similar if not pretty much the same as their 1997-2006 albums, but just with no growling, that would be the best possible outcome from this.

oh man i can't wait to dib this and 1.5/5

They proved enough times there's no need for death growls for the songs to be interesting.

What if we're not feeling that "progression"? I could not get into Heritage, and I hope this album isn't the start of a new trend.

lol @ this having a news article

Here we go again!

They could easily implement the new structures from Heritage into their signature style with the clean/death sections so possible regression by including death growls is no excuse. I really enjoyed Damnation but I liked that it was a one-off thing at the time. They need to include death growls again the balance between heavy and ethereal was what everyone loved about them in the first place.

I could see an album full of tracks like Porcelain Heart or Face of Melinda.

stfu about no growls [2]

theyve had 8 albums of it, mikeael obviously wants to do things differently now. dont know why anyone is surprised

Don't care much for the lack of growls as long as the music is enjoyable. Heritage was interesting and it definitely has the Opeth sound but it wasn't enjoyable.

Well,after reading the article, I feel a bit better. If it is on par with Ghost Reveries like the author states, I will be pleased as punch.

The reviewer makes it seem like this album is the second coming of God but then goes on to say "Well it's the best since Ghost Reveries".

There have only been two records since Ghost Reveries and both were pretty bad so idk what he's on about

Album should be sweet.

Yeah, he was slobbering pretty hard in the review. It sounds interesting and like it may well be better than the last two records, but caution seems warranted as far as expectations go.

im not expecting to be blown away by it, but it probably will be quality stuff one way or another

they should still have the odd growl here and there

If this sounds like a more experimental Ghost Reveries with no death growling then I will be a happy
camper. Some metal riffs were all I was asking for.

interest is peaked

i can't wait for your review Crysis; '1.5; To the first reviewer; you're wrong.'

If they have some metal riffage and solos and strings and shit it will almost certainly be above a 1.5 but you never know!

yuk

well i'm gay for the review whatever happens :D!

watershed is excellent gtfo

I think I saw a website reviewing Mikael's ballsack too, that should get a news article too

Gonna be 5/5. The people still bitching about the lack of growls can go play in traffic.

haven't liked opeth in so long. the growls were always kind of a gimmick to me. hopefully this is heritage + damnation. heritage was a bit too unfocused for me and damnation was a bit too slick. but i really dug the crimson influences of their last album so now we just play the waiting game i guess

"no growls or death metal vocals on this record"

lol if you thought otherwise

"the growls were always kind of a gimmick to me."

what does that even mean

This is going to be really awesome, or extremely boring.

Dw insurr, iron giant clearly doesn't know what the fuck he's talkin bout. On another note I'm excited for this growl less prog rock Opeth album. m/

"the growls were always kind of a gimmick to me"

if anything the cleans are (which they're not), since the band is routed in death metal.

Mikael's reliance solely on cleans on Heritage really showcased how awful his less abstract lyrics are. "Hey you / will you / be true?" and "feel the pain / in your brain / insane" are perfect examples. Granted, the music on Heritage would have sounded even worse with growled vocals, so it's a weird problem. Guess he just needs to start writing about trees again.

I think the lyrics are fine personally, and thats one of the last things I care about when it comes to prog.

He has an interesting point tho Nero, unlike friggen irongiant..

Pretty stoked for this

people are surprised there are no growls?

did u miss the whole Heritage thing?

the growls wouldnt help this band anyway at this point. mikael really needs to focus his diminishing creative talent on something else

No surprise that there's no more growling, but maybe this new album will sound more like Storm Corrosion than Heritage, that'd be preferable if they're gonna keep going all-out obscure 70's progressive rock.

I'm still waiting for an Opeth album with bagpipes.

Neuropeth?

cant even WAIT

Well their latest album was what got me into opeth so I'm pretty fuckin stoked. Also that review seems more like a promotional description of the album.

opeth fans are the worst haha too pretentious. and I mean I personally don't like them if that's ok with everyone. I understand the bands roots (which is more black metal actually) and appreciate them musically but think they come off cheezy sometimes in the songs. just my opinion

By 2020 Opeth will be avant-guard classical music

Sounds like it will be good.

go listen to opeth live performances from 2009-2013 and you won't want anymore growls from mikael. why? because he can't do it anymore.
i saw them live in 2012 and '13 and they were great but i'm not a fan in denial. he cannot do the harsh vocals anymore. they sound so strained and awful. his singing voice is actually good so i'd rather he just sing and move on from the harsh vocals.
and if you're still not convinced then go listen to his live performance of 'eaten' in 2010. i love him to death man but i cringed.

"no growls or death metal vocals on this record"
A part of me wants them, but a part of me also doesn't care. I understand they want to move on from the growls, although this might just be a move for Mikael since his growls have weakened live a bit in the past few years. Heritage was good, but Still Life, Blackwater Park, Morningrise, and My Arms, Your Hearse will still be better.

Bands need to move on sometimes. I'm pretty sure that if they did another death album after Watershed, it would've been one of their worst, because the band needed to move on and explore new things. And so they did Heritage, which was one of their best imo.

So yeah, this new album sounds really promising and, based on what the review says, I think I can say that it'll be the perfect logical next step in Opeth's career.

Mikael's reliance solely on cleans on Heritage really showcased how awful his less abstract lyrics are.


His lyrics on Ghost Reveries were killer, so I agree that he should go back to do that... I guess?

Oooooo real damn excited now

gonna be good

Any metal nerd that is seriously upset about the lack of harsh vocals needs to go back to cradling his immolation cd.
"But that was why I liked them" u will reply with your head up your ass. Oh well, guess you don't like them anymore.
Heritage was messy but had great performances from all the band and I for one am looking forward to this.

Any metal nerd that is seriously upset about the lack of harsh vocals needs to go back to cradling his immolation cd. "But that was why I liked them" u will reply with your head up your ass.

I guess I'll check this out. Not expecting much though.

Im not arguing their best albums had them but from my understanding not only does Mikael really not want to perform harsh vocals but he also is not able to anymore. What I was getting at is that many people on the internet seem to be so butthurt over the lack of harsh vocals. It's like they are stuck in the past and only want retreads of their material from the 90's.
I see many references in the review about Damnation, an album that I loved and was collectively loved by many fans so this is a good sign.

Heritage was meandering and unfocused but was still a great album. It's no Damnation, and all their other albums are way better of course. But after hearing Storm Corrosion, I trust Mikael to keep making whatever kind of progressive rock/metal he wants to (as at this point the band is practically his solo project now) and it will always be high quality, with or without the DETH GRWWWLINGGG you all seem to be so fond of.

I'm sure it will be good, because Heritage was an excellent album. The growls just added this evil atmosphere to their music that wasn't really on Heritage.

@talons Pretty much.
@the other guy
The review mentioned that this has some cool atmosphere going on so more good signs.

Aside from all the musical/creative reasons, If the guy can't physically do the growls anymore, than that's that don't expect him to destroy his own throat when he can't even do it

Actually, I'd say death growls certainly add something to Opeth's music, but imo, the band's best moments contain clean vocals. So I'm really looking forward to this.

Judging by the review? Sounds fucking amazing. BRING IT

I'm looking forward to hearing the mentioned Damnation moments. Album was amazing.

Track six sounds really interesting.

I thought Damnation was boring. It was just nonstop mellow rock track-after-track-after-track.

That was the point. They went in a different style, and it sounded great.

That was the point? I though it was top notch. Something different.

I hope to fucking god the lack of growls means a Damnation pt. 2, and not a Heritage pt. 2.

It'll be a combination hopefully, also remember he says this is heavier than Heritage. So who knows, personally I'm hoping it'll be closer to their early 2000s albums except without growling.

Hopefully it'll be Harlequin Forest with a strings section.

to bad there's no growls, but I guess the music is more important then the vocals

did you really expect growls after heritage? even watershed was mostly cleans

Hopeing its closer to Damnation sounding than Heritage.

"no growls or death metal vocals on this record" = Not music.

Ive already heard this album and its only in the 3-3.3 range. Def not aoty material.

Congrats

Have you now? When was this

Yay, no awful growls. Stoked!

That's disappointing, Nocturnal

Would still like to know how he had access to it.

A link to the download would be nice too

Lol Mikael is my nephew. Thats how i heard it.

And fredrik is my father. Srs