HERITAGE

Having enjoyed Damnation (can't stand the growling stuff, that's not music if you ask me, just as screeching car brakes aren't music) and really seeing the potential of the band, outstanding musicians all-round, I am glad they are back with a great album with singing.

I am enjoying it a lot, I like the mix of acoustic and tougher rock songs, the drummer even sounds jazzy at times. I just hope they'll continue down this path of more musical prog and they'll be a healthy and interesting addition to my regular music menu as is the excellent Damnation.

It must be tough to make the death metal fans happy, but I believe there isn't much of a musical future in that style, as it lacks the nuances of progressive rock, that needs space, air, pause, introspection. Yes, energetic can be fun, crazy too, but you can't live like that every day, every minute, life is about variety, strong, delicate, harmonic, disharmonic, loud, quiet, etc. So I believe Opeth may finally be maturing (oh what a shunned word) :-)

Great album, from what I've hear a solid 4 star, tending to 4.5, outstanding, keep it up Opeth!

PD: The the reviewer having trouble classifying this record's genre, I'd say it's quite easy: Progressive Rock :-) - I know you all love the gazillion genres created here on this site, but it's all prog to me ;-)