ON THE EVE OF A GOODBYE

This is quite possibly one of the most beautiful albums I have ever listened to. It had me in tears by the end. It tackles an incredibly dark subject with grace, allowing everyone to connect with the depressing material. It perfectly weaves super heavy moments with beautiful vocals and instrumentation. This album stands as proof that concept albums are an incredibly effective way to tell a story. I highly recommend everyone to listen to this with the lyrics pulled up, and see if you won't start crying.

I think my only nitpick would be that a lot of the riffs don't really stand out too much, they kind of just add more texture. This isn't to say that the music isn't great, it just isn't incredibly iconic. If you played me some of these riffs and told me Opeth wrote it I would probably believe you. Still, I think this doesn't take away from the overall experience at all. It's a crime how underrated these guys are.

9/10

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