New Opeth album, "Pale Communion"
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Topic: New Opeth album, "Pale Communion"
Posted By: sean
Subject: New Opeth album, "Pale Communion"
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 11:45
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Out June 17th, track listing and everything is official. Now, I'm just looking forward to that single |
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 11:47
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And for some reason, the hyperlink isn't working. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/opeth-pale-communion-20140408 |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 12:26
| http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/opeth-pale-communion-20140408" rel="nofollow - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/opeth-pale-communion-20140408 |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 15:17
 I'll buy it. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 18:00
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http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/first-impressions-of-the-new-untitled-opeth-album-a-track-by-track-review" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/first-impressions-of-the-new-untitled-opeth-album-a-track-by-track-review
Metalheads are gonna CRY SELLOUT, but the funny things, prog is even more underground than metal! And Heritage is highly rated by people like us!
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Posted By: Neo-Romantic
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 19:45
Ha I was thinking about posting a similar thing, but you've already got it under control, so no need! Good on you 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 19:53
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I disliked Heritage a lot, so I look to this with skepticism, but it does sound better on paper.
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Posted By: ultra plinian
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 21:38
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Super excited about this! Oh, and this is my first post... :) Here's a nice snippet from Steven Wilson:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=731520626868202&set=a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878&type=1&stream_ref=10" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=731520626868202&set=a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878&type=1&stream_ref=10  I'm sure there will be a deluxe edition. Perhaps it will be Opeth's first Blu-ray release, since the studio mixes in stereo and surround are 24/96. Below is a link to the first review/preview of the album from a listening session. There weren't any song titles or even an album title at the time of the write-up: http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/first-impressions-of-the-new-untitled-opeth-album-a-track-by-track-review" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/first-impressions-of-the-new-untitled-opeth-album-a-track-by-track-review Enjoy! ------------- "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." -Tyrion Lannister from George R.R. Martin's http://www.westeros.org/" rel="nofollow - A Song of Ice and Fire |
The new Opeth album Pale Communion was mixed into stereo and 5.1 at my
studio in February. I also sang harmony vocals. It’s by no stretch of
the imagination a metal record but it’s still plenty heavy and a great
piece of work - for me the epic orchestrated ballad “Faith in Others”
that closes the album is Mikael Åkerfeldt's finest achievement to date.
Pale Communion is released by Roadrunner Records on 17th June. It’s also
the first Opeth album to be recorded and mixed in higher resolution
96/24. I hope Roadrunner will release a high res format, but I don't
know their plans on that.Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 21:55
| I'm really looking forward to this album. As it's been described, it's the Opeth album I've been waiting them to release, since I do like Metal and heavy music a lot, but don't like grunting at all. |
Posted By: Daysbetween
Date Posted: April 09 2014 at 03:19
+1.
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: April 09 2014 at 09:13
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There's one track, fittingly enough titled "Goblin", which he described as sounding much like a certain Italian band. That is something I am very curious to hear |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 09 2014 at 09:50
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Those two are so bros. Haha. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: April 09 2014 at 12:07
What's there not to like about Heritage?
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: April 10 2014 at 17:51
| It should be a good one. I'm excited too! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 04:12
-I don't like jazz in my metal -I don't like organ in anything but Deep Purple or VdGG -The songs meander with few hooks -It's just kinda bland throughout -I actually liked growls and heavy riffs, but apparently Opeth's not down with that anymore ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:14
I want them to find a solid middle ground between Ghost Reveries and Heritage. Mmm ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:15
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^That is precisely how I've seen Pale Communion described. Let's hope it's more like Ghost Reveries than Heritage. Heritage was decent, but I just feel they have lost a little too much of what I love about Opeth. I wasn't overkeen on the production either. Ghost Reveries on the other hand was amazing. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:54
1. So you don't like Animals as Leaders or Liquid Tension?  2. MELLOTRON, you neo-prog n00b! 3. NEO-PROG N00B! 4. and Neo-Prog isn't?  5. I do too, but Heritage has some brilliantly done melodic parts like that solo in Haxprocess or the part in Nepenthe with the drumming and the mellotron!
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 09:32
Yeah I'd be ok with this. Overall it depends on the songs, though. There's really not a lot separating Ghost reveries from Watershed except the quality of the songs, in my opinion. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 11:36
I fully agree with the 3 points in bold. I don't mind so much if they're not going back to the Death Metal thing again, but less widdly compositions would be an improvement. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 22:32
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I miss the growls :( Especially from the best (His guttural beastly growlings are so good especially on Still Life) But this new album I'm really looking forward too! |
Posted By: ultra plinian
Date Posted: April 21 2014 at 17:54
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Another new interview... very thorough... http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/mikael_akerfeldt_this_record_is_more_melodic_slightly_heavier_and_a_bit_more_schizophrenic.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/mikael_akerfeldt_this_record_is_more_melodic_slightly_heavier_and_a_bit_more_schizophrenic.html ------------- "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." -Tyrion Lannister from George R.R. Martin's http://www.westeros.org/" rel="nofollow - A Song of Ice and Fire |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 09:12
As do I. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 09:24
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Yeah, I thought Heritage was an interesting idea, if a little bland in execution compared to previous releases, hopefully they are a little more inspired this time around... I want an audio sample!
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 10:16
Interesting interview. I think in some aspects regarding sound production he's talking out of his arse and in others he's spot on. Regarding the album, I'm getting the impression it might be a bit more focused than Heritage, and if it's heavier thats even better, either way I'm looking forward to getting to to hear it in June. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 11:18
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OK - I'm now officially excited. Maybe I'll actually & finally get to see them on the next tour  -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 21:13
It was a very interesting interview, and I really like the way he is thinking. Actually, lately I have wondered why can't an album be recorded in much less time. I mean the band may take all the time they want/need writing, composing, and rehearsing the album/songs... and I do understand that if they take their time recording in by parts and doing the parts again as many times as necessary, and then pasting the better parts the album will in theory come out better. But in the end, if it's at least a decent band, and if they have any ambition of going out on tour, they should be perfectly capable of playing the songs right in one take and all together... and just in case, they may record each song twice or thrice, and in less than a day the album could be recorded. Of course, I'm not a musician and have no idea how the pressure goes on a studio, and I bet this point of view could be rather a result of being naive, but I don't see why a band shouldn't be able to do this. And I feel the final result would be more honest, at least. |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: May 01 2014 at 22:12
This is my hope as well! I'd love it if they came to The Fillmore in SF because the atmosphere of that place would fit Opeth's style of music perfectly. I saw SW there last May and I was blown away by not only his solo act, but the venue as well. ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: tadracing99
Date Posted: May 02 2014 at 09:18
I was privileged enough to see them when they toured with Mastodon and Ghost a year or so back. Great show, and his clean vocal performance was absolutely flawless live. I'd recommend to any fan of them to go, totally worth it. |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 17:58
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If they come anywhere near the Bay area, I'm there. I just became a fan of theirs last summer when I finally bought Blackwater Park to give them a try after blowing them off for years. I always thought they were just straight death metal and I had no interest in that. It's funny how other bands that are similar to Opeth do absolutely nothing for me, but for whatever reason, they just click with me.
------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow"> ht |
Posted By: LakeGlade12
Date Posted: May 08 2014 at 16:01
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Bad news folks the album (and single) is delayed. The single will come on June 3rd and the album on August 26th. http://loudwire.com/opeth-push-back-pale-communion-album-cusp-of-eternity-single-release-dates/ |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 08 2014 at 17:21
If you're going for a "live in studio" album then yes, that's how they do it but normally, not even remotely. Each instrument gets recorded separately (normally drums, bass, guitars, keyboards then vocals in that order) followed by overdubs with the intent being to get the best possible sound for each instrument. Setting up the instruments can take hours (drums especially) and musicians will re do parts constantly until they feel they've nailed it. And thats if everything goes well, not including re-writes of parts, adding new materiel, pedantic musicians who are never happy and the plethora of technical problems that can, and often do, go wrong. Demo's tend to get knocked out after a single day in the studio, and there's a good reason why most of them and it's why most of them sound amateurish. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 08 2014 at 21:05
Yeah, I believe I do understand the reasons studio albums are done the way they are, but I think the alternative would be interesting. Actually, I often like better the live versions of songs, and most of the time they don't sound amateur nor anything of the sort, while often they sound more organic and with more energy. |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: May 08 2014 at 23:05
Lame... Well, my parents will be visiting my wife and I during that week, so I hope they're down to listen to some Opeth.  ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow"> ht |
Posted By: LefterisUR
Date Posted: May 28 2014 at 05:13
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enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZwMDBjA_E" rel="nofollow - Opeth - Cusp of Eternityleaked all rights go to opeth xoxo ------------- www.untilrain.com |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: May 28 2014 at 23:08
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haven't been around in a while so not sure if it is ok to post youtube links but here is Cusp of Eternity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJjJgptNxs" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJjJgptNxs |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: May 28 2014 at 23:53
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Not bad at all. Oh, and here's the actual album cover. I kind of liked the other one better...  ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow"> ht |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: May 29 2014 at 00:58
The previous cover was based on a photography done by Lasse Hoile for Porcupine Tree's 'The Incident: Still, I liked that version more. New artwork looks a bit plastic to me. The song is very different to anything Opeth ever done before, some kind of prog Goth metal with jazzy influences and Rainbow-like melody. In some places it reminds me of 'The Raven That Refused to Sing' as well. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 31 2014 at 11:36
^ Very modern art
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 31 2014 at 12:12
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That artwork is atrocious. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 03 2014 at 22:24
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http://vimeo.com/97095402 The new single. If the song I got to hear from Yes's forthcoming album served to lower my expectations for that album, this one has elevated my expectations for this one... they might just as well make an album just the way I want it. |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: June 04 2014 at 06:10
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Finally got a chance to listen to the new song the other day. Kinda hoping that's not considered a high point on the album, but the guitar solo at the end made me very happy. ------------- https://twitter.com/ProgFollower" rel="nofollow - @ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 04 2014 at 06:27
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I quite liked that, possibly more than anything on Heritage, despite it being a bit straightforward it works very nicely. My expectations for Pale Communion are going up. That video was amazing, loved the animation. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 |
Posted By: LakeGlade12
Date Posted: June 05 2014 at 09:37
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The single is nice, quite catchy and has a nice rhythm. Its not earth shattering by any means. However "Eternal rains will come" has been leaked and its sounds much better than the single. Its both catchier and more complex at the same time. My hopes for the album are high :-) Oh and someone needs to change the album artwork cause its wrong. You can see the new and official one here http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Opeth_Pale_Communion_album_artwork.jpg To be honest I preferred the fake album artwork 
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Posted By: ultra plinian
Date Posted: July 18 2014 at 20:34
My oh my...  I bet the Blu-ray of this album is going to sound epically magnificent. ------------- "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." -Tyrion Lannister from George R.R. Martin's http://www.westeros.org/" rel="nofollow - A Song of Ice and Fire |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 05:57
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No growls and collaborating with Wilson. Sounds awesome to me. ------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 06:08
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Wow. Just heard cusp of eternity. Magnificent fast rhythms and has an oriental flavour. Brilliant music and superb vox. Love that one. -------------
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Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 31 2014 at 20:17
| I miss the growls, so so much, part of what made Opeth who they were. However, I love Damnation, and from what I've heard so far this seems like a good return to form after Heritage, Heritage left me freezing cold. |
Posted By: ultra plinian
Date Posted: August 05 2014 at 16:21
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"Eternal Rains Will Come" is officially released from Roadrunner Records and it's quite beautiful. My expectations for this album are out the roof... ------------- "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." -Tyrion Lannister from George R.R. Martin's http://www.westeros.org/" rel="nofollow - A Song of Ice and Fire |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 16 2014 at 22:54
| I just got the album... I find it strange that reviews from the album haven't yet overwhelmed PA, and that there's not been any new comments about it here. However, to say anything more about it I must listen to it more times. I got it with Yes's new album (strange, it took a good while for the Yes album to arrive here, but the Opeth one arrived even before there started to be much talk about it around here). |
Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: August 18 2014 at 14:07
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The whole album is supposed to be streaming via Roadrunner Records ahead of its official release on August 25: http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-08-18/opeth-stream-pale-communion" rel="nofollow - http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-08-18/opeth-stream-pale-communion . Unfortunately the player that has been embedded on the site seems as dead as a dodo in both IE9 and Chrome browsers at the moment, so hopefully that will be fixed shortly...  Mainman Mikael Akerfeldt recently told how he’d first thought of calling the record Nux Vomica after a herbal remedy used to treat those suffering from light and sound sensitivity. He said: "It comes from the same tree that produces the poison strychnine. I liked how it looked and everything. But then somebody read about the side effects, and it was erection problems and constipation. “I figured, ‘That's going be the first question in interviews,’ – and I thought it was maybe not a good title after all." Pale Communion is available for pre-order via Amazon and iTunes. Opeth return to the UK in October: Oct 10: Bristol O2 Academy Oct 11: London Roundhouse Oct 12: Nottingham Rock City Oct 14: Glasgow O2 ABC Oct 15: Manchester Academy Oct 16: Birmingham Institute Tracklist: 1. Eternal Rains Will Come 2. Cusp of Eternit 3. Moon Above, Sun Below 4. Elysian Woes 5. Goblin 6. River 7. Voice of Treason 8. Faith in Others  |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 18 2014 at 22:05
| Cool... so, somehow I ended up being able to get it over a week before it's official release. Now the store that I visit ended up makig up to me for taking so long on getting the new Yes album... and I ended up buying them together. As it is, I have been enjoying the Opeth album much more... and I expect my apreciation of it to grow through repeated listening... while I'm afraid I don't expect to like Heaven and Earth much more; perhaps I'll grow to sort of like one or two songs from it, but I don't expect much more. |
Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 04:05
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The teamrock.com stream is now working ok, and in case it goes on the blink again, here is another source of the album stream: http://pitchfork.com/advance/519-pale-communion/" rel="nofollow - http://pitchfork.com/advance/519-pale-communion/ .
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Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 16:24
| picked it up (blu ray 5.1/cd) a couple of hours ago - loving it. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 16:38
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Local record store will have the vinyl version on Wednesday.....Road Runner does not have the best sounding releases so I am hoping Wilson puts his magic touch on this one. -------------   
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Posted By: jverweij
Date Posted: August 27 2014 at 00:36
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Have the album on cd. After the debacle that was Heritage (for me atleast) I am positively surprised by the music on Pale Communion. As any good Opeth album it is a grower, and after a few spins this album feels very well thought out.
I have one big problem with the album, namely the mixing. It is way too bass heavy. Both the bass and the bass drum are too much in your face. I'm hoping the vinyl release is better, but I doubt it. I've always enjoyed Wilson's mixing, so I wonder what the deal is here? It's a shame, because the mixing is really preventing me from enjoying this album fully.
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 16:45
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Any thoughts on new album? Apart from Cusp of Eternity which is ok-ish, the rest is excellent IMO, one of the best things in 2014. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 17:10
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I think it's the best album they've released since Blackwater Park (shows how little I think of the intervening 5 albums). Its very good but not worth the 5 stars, the production is a little lacking. I think they might have been trying too hard to get that 70's sound and missed that guitars really do need to be pushed well forwards at times, still a heavy album without really being metal.
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 03 2014 at 20:14
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Could this be the album I've been waiting for them to release since Ghost Reveries? We'll see, I'll have to order this soon.
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Posted By: GentleJonny
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 01:49
| too much Wilson :( |
Posted By: Hnrz
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 05:06
| My album of 2014 thus far (perhaps tied with gazpacho)! Really good fusion of the opeth sound and retro ideas/instrumentation. Basically, this album keeps the cool retro sound but corrects the flaws of heritage, i.e it actually has melodies, warmth, and structure! |
Posted By: Hemiprogger
Date Posted: September 27 2014 at 10:53
| I picked this up last week and can't get it out of my head. Much superior to Heritage I think - it feels like the band have really committed and warmed to this style and the ideas behind it. Its a really great mixture of old and new ideas and styles. My only slight grumble is possibly the vocals - I think another vocalist could have been used to give a little contrast in places and maybe Mikael sounds like he is straining a little. Maybe. Anyhow I will continue to enjoy this glorious product of his imagination and look forward to whatever comes next. |