Opeth

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-04-2016, 01:47 PM

Bloodbath > Opeth

**Exo** · 08-04-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Love Pale Communion. Love Opeth except for the Cookie Monster stuff. Kinda glad that Akerfeldt ruined his voice and can't do it anymore.

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Originally Posted by Ki

Chula liking good music is a bad thing? I agree with him

Akerfeldt could always sing the way he does now. It's not like his beautiful Viking sooth rasp was born out of the death of his growl. I'm incredibly sad that his growl is gone. That's Opeth. Pale Communion while still fantastic is just not why I started listening to them. Luckily I was able to see them before his growl died.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-04-2016, 01:50 PM

I feel Opeth lost their edge when his voice went and while I wouldn't say they're bad now by any means, I definitely don't find their new material as enjoyable as their earlier stuff.

**Exo** · 08-04-2016, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

I feel Opeth lost their edge when his voice went and while I wouldn't say they're bad now by any means, I definitely don't find their new material as enjoyable as their earlier stuff.

I share the same thoughts.

Blank. · 08-04-2016, 01:52 PM

I think new Opeth is just as good as old Opeth. His growl is awesome and his singing is awesome.

**Exo** · 08-04-2016, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

I think new Opeth is just as good as old Opeth. His growl is awesome and his singing is awesome.

Yes. You like both incarnations of Opeth. That's fine. My point is that they're no longer the Opeth I grew up listening to. They're not a death metal band anymore. This is coming from somebody who thinks Damnation is one of the best albums of all time. I just miss the brutal mayhem.

Key · 08-04-2016, 01:57 PM

^I can agree with everything said above. I like his growls as well. But his clean vocals still fit the band really well. At least they didn't sell out and try something completely different because of it. Still one of my favorite vocalist. He's up there with Steven Wilson for me.

**Frownland** · 08-04-2016, 01:57 PM

I'm not really fond of their mellowing out either.

Blank. · 08-04-2016, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Yes. You like both incarnations of Opeth. That's fine. My point is that they're no longer the Opeth I grew up listening to. They're not a death metal band anymore. This is coming from somebody who thinks Damnation is one of the best albums of all time. I just miss the brutal mayhem.

Well, i didn't grow up with them. I discovered them a year or two ago. And haven't stopped listening since. As much as I love death metal, I also love mellow prog rock. So, you know.

**Exo** · 08-04-2016, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Well, i didn't grow up with them. I discovered them a year or two ago. And haven't stopped listening since. As much as I love death metal, I also love mellow prog rock. So, you know.

All the power to you man.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'm not really fond of their mellowing out either. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	I think new Opeth is just as good as old Opeth. His growl is awesome and his singing is awesome.

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^I can agree with everything said above. I like his growls as well. But his clean vocals still fit the band really well. At least they didn't sell out and try something completely different because of it. Still one of my favorite vocalist. He's up there with Steven Wilson for me.