Are Opeth a death metal band?

[NicholasDWolfwood]

cob are a power metal band eos. job for a cowboy are a metalcore/deathcore/whateverthefuck band - they're certainly not death metal, though. we could sit here and argue about wikipedia's usefulness for metal genres all day long, but it's not going to get to the point.

in case nobody noticed yet...

opeth are not a death metal band. ftlog eos.

 

[Walls1441]

Okay. They don't have power metal vocals, they don't have power metal lyrics, they don't really have power metal musical themes in their music. They have a keyboard but that doesn't make them power metal.

There are some tracks on Follow the reaper that are a bit power metalesque but thats about it. ie kissing the shadows, children of decadance.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Okay. They don't have power metal vocals, they don't have power metal lyrics, they don't really have power metal musical themes in their music. They have a keyboard but that doesn't make them power metal.

There are some tracks on Follow the reaper that are a bit power metalesque but thats about it. ie kissing the shadows, children of decadance.

there's plenty of power metal lyrics and musical themes, and the only thing that makes them death metalesque are the screams. ie - they're a power metal band with screams. eos ftlog.

 

[Walls1441]

The only thing that makes them power metal is their keyboard... Thats not enough in my eyes. Their first album is like almost black metal.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

The only thing that makes them power metal is their keyboard... Thats not enough in my eyes. Their first album is like almost black metal.

you may need to listen again if you think that's black metal. there's no defining characteristics of black metal save for some tremolo picking and blasting.

 

[To rid you disease]

ah, the brilliance of opeth board discussions

 

[Hox]

This thread has truly changed the way I see music.

Also, I'm surprised Mr. Wolfwood bothers spending time in this thread.

 

[mexicola]

BLA BLA BLA

 

[The Poona of Peshwa]

Opeth is jazz influenced, like the soulpatch that accoutrements my moustache.

 

[Crepuscularia]

Opeth is jazz influenced, like the soulpatch that accoutrements my moustache.

Opeth and jazz shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence. They have nothing in common.

 

[The Poona of Peshwa]

Neither does the hair on my lower lip, I suppose. Jazz influence was an old gag around this joint, you see.

 

[Hox]

I have no soulpatch because I have no soul. I willingly gave it away to Satan.

 

[Crepuscularia]

I have no soulpatch because I have no soul.

You must be white.

 

[grey knight]

You must be white.

He's transparent.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Opeth is jazz influenced, like the soulpatch that accoutrements my moustache.

qft

 

[Walls1441]

you may need to listen again if you think that's black metal. there's no defining characteristics of black metal save for some tremolo picking and blasting.

In the shadows and Red Light in my eyes dude I'm not talking about Hatebreeder. Take the midrange and bass out of their guitar amps and vocals and you've got black metal.

 

[Nasty-Fire]

Opeth = Progressive Death Metal

Why say more?

 

[Purple Haze]

cause we need some discursion ya know?

 

[Nasty-Fire]

^ Yeah was kind of.. kiding... but it's because we already talked a lot about it, and no, Opeth aren't pure death metal, nor pure progressive. They're both.

 

[Chinese Whispers]

^ Yeah was kind of.. kiding... but it's because we already talked a lot about it, and no, Opeth aren't pure death metal, nor pure progressive. They're both.

They are at least the two most prominent factors in their sound at any rate.