Advantages: Best band on the planet, a good mix of heavy and mellow Disadvantages: Only one, but you'll need to read this to find out
-----Opeth - Ghost Reveries-----
Opeth are my favourite band of the moment. They are an exceptional band on album as well as live. They combine my 2 favourite genres of music, metal and prog rock, and though they're a heavy band, you can certainly hear their 70s prog rock influences (especially Camel). Most of you who have read my music experience reviews will know I rant on a bit about them, so I decided to write my first review on one of their ... ...to be too biased, but it's kind of hard when the band you're reviewing are the best band on the planet! ;-)
-----History/Discography/Line Up-----
Opeth are a progressive metal band hailing from Sweden. The band was formed in 1990 by David Isberg in Stockholm who invited Mikael Akerfeldt along for a practice as a replacement bassist (though no one else in the band was told about Mikael, which included their current bassist). After much turmoil in ...
mental_infestation 19.01.2006 (20.01.2006)
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Advantages: magical Disadvantages: steals your time and mind like a thief in the night
. My first contact with progressive death masters OPETH must have been in late 2001 or early 2002, when I was recommended listening to their somewhat abrasive yet hauntingly atmospheric album "Blackwater Park". When doing so, I realized that there was something about the band which made them special and that they were really good at what they were doing. However, not being great friends with growled vocals, I could not really appreciate what they ... ...out, an album loaded with melancholic über-songs / rock-ballads featuring clear vocals only. "Ghost Reveries" finally bridges the gap. Here we find Mikael Åkerfeldt using both his growls and clear voice, assaulting instrumentals freighted with bleakness & angst as well as beautiful melodies trailing along in a subdued manner. Large parts of the album breathe melancholia mixed with languor, others are effusingly dynamic. What they all have in common ...
knight_of_the_soundtable 22.12.2006
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Advantages: amazing musicianship, beautiful songs/vocals Disadvantages: sucks to be you if you don't have this CD already!
...album they put out. Ghost Reveries is excellent from the minute it starts all the way until the end. Anyone familiar with Opeth's unique approach to songwriting and musicianship will not be let down with this album. It is intensely heavy and dark throughout and also is soft and melodic when it needs to be. The production quality is top notch on this record and the overall tone is subperb. The album kicks off with the classic Opeth death metal style ... ...groovy progressive song with great breakdowns and acoustic parts. The album continues on with a couple of great heavy/progressive songs. Hours of Wealth is one of the most beautiful pieces Opeth has ever done and will bring a tear to your eye. I would recommend this album to everyone who loves Opeth (if you do you probably already have this album!) and to anyone who is just a music lover in general. I would have to say this was the best metal album ...
satchjr2 21.02.2008
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Advantages: Possibly their strongest release to date, well produced Disadvantages: Lacks acoustics, nothing else
...way i play and compose. Ghost Reveries is latest release, and their first since signing to new label Roadrunner Records. As with the previous release, Ghost Reveries is a death metal album and from just a short listen you can hear why Opeth are leaders in this genre. Signing to Roadrunner has only strengthened the band. They remain true to their work and have sold out to a more mainstream sound, yet the production is much better which makes the aggression ... ...in most tracks. Notable influences on this album include Camel and Pink Floyd amongst the trademark death metal sound. This album is aggressive and beautiful in everyway. The songs sound ten times better live and Ghost Reveries is a positive step forward for Opeth who seem unable to do wrong. ...
Tomisonfire 04.08.2006
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Advantages: Its Opeth for god sake Disadvantages: none
A journalist from UKs "Classic Rock" magazine wrote a review of a London gig Opeth played at, and all he could say was "WOW!" I can completely understand, and I am one who would love to see them Live to get the full compliment. The musicianship and writing is fantastic to say the least. I, like quite a few others, came across Opeth through the Steve Wilson/Porcupine Tree link, and I have no time at all for Death Metal. This CD would have got 5 Stars ... ...Maybe they are required (I dont know) but the guy has got an amazing voice, and in songs like "Atonement" I am gobsmacked!!! Words fail me. Beyond the Mire is another highlight (Especially the Kashmir like introduction) and the song even has the death growls in it.
On the softer songs (especially on the previous mellower Opeth CD produced by Steve Wilson) I was immediately brought to mind of early 70s Obscure English Prog Rockers "Fantasy". Opeth ...
jamoiscool 14.01.2006
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