GHOST REVERIES

This album is great, and I love listening to it, but it's not their best work. I gave it a 3 out of 5 stars because I believe it is good, but only essential to people who like this sub-genre of prog-metal, not necessarily any prog music collection. If you want to listen to Opeth's best heavy stuff listen to Still Life or Blackwater Park. If your into mellow stuff or accessible to both heavy and mellow stuff check out Damnation.

Ghost of Perdition 3/5 Heavy stuff. Baying of the hounds: 3/5 Heavy stuff. Beneath the Mire: 4/5 Awesome. Atonement 4/5 Experimental. Reverie/Harq 3/5 A great effort. Hours of Wealth 4/5 Mellow awesomeness. The Grand Conj 3/5 Great rhythm, but not their best AT ALL. Isolated Years 4/5 More mellow awesomeness.

All in all a good album, this album sounds different, but even with that factor into play their past stuff was better. I'm beginning to think that Roadrunner records effected their release since "The Grand Conjuration" was released as a single. Roadrunner records has many bands such as slipknot, and other crap that fits that heavy clique...