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    Is Opeth too sad?

    absolutely sad, no it isn't. From my perspective it's also eerie, dark, occult, and brutal.
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    Devin Townsend - Ki

    tooooo laid-back!!!!!! An excellent listen after a hectic day of work!!!
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    Which song(s) got you into Opeth and when?

    I remember it was in 1998. I was studying at the University in Valparaiso and was into bands in the vein of The Haunted, At the Gates, classic death & thrash metal. I was a bit disappointed by the current "metal" trend at that time, infested by nu-metal. Then a friend of mine introduced me to...
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    Single Most Powerful moment in an Opeth song

    Passages that give me goosebumps: - That guitar part after "raven face...she said my naaame!!! - The final melody of "In the mist she was standing" - "though I could not leave this place on this..." - The Moor intro - "silent dance with death...everything is lost....." That guitar riff is so...
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    Misheard Opeth Lyrics

    Well actually it's not an Opeth song, but Mike's on the lead vocals: Ihsahn's Unhealer. At about 2:25 Mike sings "Your god is not my god".... It sounds like "your car is not my car":lol:
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    OPETH TO PLAY TOMORROW (04/04) IN SANTIAGO, CHILE!

    Hey guys, hello, this is my very first post! These are Mike's remarks on the show: "Next up Chile and Santiago. This was a stress trip. We always leave the hotels early mornings, round 4 am, and this one was no expception. We had some sleep at our hotel and even managed to taste the superb...