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Poll Question: Which band do you enjoy more?
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    Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:26

These 2 bands pushes the boundary of progressive metal music as we know it. Both are lyrically and musically proficient, dark, heavy and adventurous. Both make use of clean and growly vocals and both had an acoustic realease ( which I really really dig ). So, which is it?

I went for Opeth.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:35
Haven't heard Orphaned Land, but Opeth is awesome.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:53
Orphaned Land.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 20:59
I have Mabool by Orphaned Land.  It's good, but I like Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries, Damnation, and Morningrise more. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 21:40
Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

Haven't heard Orphaned Land, but Opeth is awesome.

I second the Opeth being awesome part...and also the not having heard Orphaned Land
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:18
Opeth

But Orphaned Land are awesome.I love the mix of progressive metal,death metal and Middle Eastern influences and instrumentaion.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:20
I prefer Opeth, they're without a doubt one of my top ten bands.
 
 
However, my favorite progressive album with extreme elements is Into Eternity's Buried In Oblivion.  Opeth's album are better, but I enjoy Buried in Oblivion more if you understand what I mean.
 
What's the point of a neither option in a poll like this?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 22:50
^^^^^

One of the things I love about Into Eternity is the mixing of three distinct vocal styles in their music.Clean singing,screaming and growls.

AWESOME.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:05
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

^^^^^

One of the things I love about Into Eternity is the mixing of three distinct vocal styles in their music.Clean singing,screaming and growls.

AWESOME.
 
Hah, that's the reason why I like them so much.  Along with those sweeping guitar melodies.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:40
What about Agalloch? They do it at least as well as, if not better than, Opeth, who easily wins between the two bands in the poll.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:51
I like them both, but Orphaned Land, IMO is more adventurous

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:53
Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:

What about Agalloch? They do it at least as well as, if not better than, Opeth, who easily wins between the two bands in the poll.
 
I don't care too much for Agalloch.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2006 at 23:58
Agalloch isn't even close to being as good as Opeth.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 05:24
Opeth...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 06:09
Akerfeldt and crew.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 06:30
Acoustic album? Opeth? Eh?
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 07:57
Ivan, how would you call the Damnation album???
 
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Into Eternity rocks!!!!!!!!!!!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 08:04
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Agalloch isn't even close to being as good as Opeth.


What do you mean by good?

I really enjoy both and aside from both making use of extreme vocals and light acoustic passages, I feel that they are very different.

A more fitting comparison to Agalloch would be early Ulver or Empyrium.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 08:08
Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Ivan, how would you call the Damnation album???
 
Opeth Lite? LOLTongue
 
Idk, but the use of keyboards and, most importantly, clean electrics makes it anything but an acoustic album.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2006 at 08:32
Originally posted by ivansfr0st ivansfr0st wrote:

Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Ivan, how would you call the Damnation album???
 
Opeth Lite? LOLTongue
 
Idk, but the use of keyboards and, most importantly, clean electrics makes it anything but an acoustic album.
 
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LOL....Im sure I heard an acoustic guitar somewhere...Embarrassed

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