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So this is a strange post but I was listening to Damnation while studying and it struck me how kind of odd the bridge/solo section in "Hope Leaves" is. Right around 2:24 when the drums drop out and the guitar tone changes, there's a brief segment with what sounds like the start of a solo and...

Wow, I thought I was the only one! Yeah I listen to Opeth a lot when studying, most kinds of music work but I particularly like metal and death metal because the vocals aren't near as distracting as say, rap, because they sound more like instruments and the melody is emphasized more than the...

I'm surprised I'm the first to say The Smashing Pumpkins are probably my other top band (although, officially Metallica has always been my favorite). I say this not because I think everyone should like SP, but because what I love about Opeth is similar to what I love about SP: 1. They...

Haha. I just made a mix for a friend I'm introducing to Opeth and had Coil followed by Demon of the Fall:rock:. I thought that sounded kind of cool, but Amen Corner works too.

"Advent" would have sounded pretty at home on that In Flames record too, other than being more adventurous and longer

Clearly there are differences, like Opeth's longer songs, different take on the twin guitar harmony, etc. But if you listen to In Flames "The Jester Race/Black-Ash Inheritance" from 1996 and then Orchid or Morningrise, there are definitely similarities. The sudden switches between death metal...