HERITAGE

I'm going to do what most of who know me thought I would never do; say I LOVE an Opeth album!!! I've given Opeth alot of grief in the past over their cookie monster vocals; but I never denied thier talent as musicians.

With Heritage, Opeth have released a great album!!! They've managed to encapsulate a wide range of influences and still sound like Opeth. They've done this without making themselves sound like a clone of any one band, quite an achievement!

This album reminds me of ITCOTCK; don't get me wrong it sounds nothing like it but it captures the dark, melancholic mood of ITCOTCK perfectly. It is also a perfect album to listen to on a dark, rainy day.

Like always the music is amazing on Heritage, with the added bonus of the vocals also being amazing. Why didn't Mikael Akerfeld use his voice like this more??? He has a very natural singing voice with great tone.

Special mention goes to Per Wiberg for his marvelous use of vintage keyboards!!

I've been criticized by a few on this site for being pretentious:( Nothing could be further from the truth. I love music and I am sometimes overly opinionated(and Passionate!) about music I either love or hate.

So with no pretension with out whatsoever I say Ilove this album--- BUY IT:)