Bands Somewhat Like Opeth.

[chaveta]

shit i was supposed to say that, collapse the light into was the first song to come on.

i hate me now, 'in absentia' is grabbing me by the balls, i don't mind admitting i was 'wrong' lol but yeah this is pretty chilled... so far i've heard
-collapse the light into
-blackest eyes
-trains
-the sound of muzak
nice

 

[jeanreno]

...camel....CAMEL.....CAMEL!

 

[Spike]

ABBA!!

I mean, there from SWEDEN and all, so they must sound very similar...... well, I mean except for the Poppiness and the Women and the long hair (oh, wait) and THE FACT THAT THESE TWO ARTISTS SOUND NOTHING AT ALL ALIKE!!! :yell:

Stop trying to compare bands like Opeth, it can't be done, the only time you can accruately compare bands in a number of catagorys is when it's a cookie-cutter pop band, and THAT'S because all of them have the same WRITING TEAM!!!

 

[BiatchGuy]

In Absentia is some good shit.. yep

I don't really see how Porcupine Tree is all that similar to Opeth though.


As for the question, I don't think there are many bands that realy sound like Opeth so much as there are bands which convey a similar mood. Uh.. has anyone mentioned Amorphis? They seem to appeal to a lot of Opeth fans.

 

[Demonspell]

I think Collapse is a great song, it continues Steven's pattern of ending PT albums on a highly depressing note...this one brought a tear to my eye first time I heard it.

 

[IanDork107]

rapture dont sound much like opeth AT all.

its more katatonia-brave murder day style

agreed.


also, evergrey is NOTHING like opeth at all. More like cheesy prog with some balls. No similarities to opeth in any way shape or form.

 

[BiatchGuy]

Evergrey annoys me.

and the one Rapture song I've heard is some pretty cool shit.. sounds a little like Amorphis to me, which isn't a bad thing.

 

[Mellon]

well...here they are:

katatonia
my dying bride
anathema
daylight dies
rapture
novembre

 

[Schism]

well...here they are:

katatonia
my dying bride
anathema
daylight dies
rapture
novembre

You are still forgetting "The Provenance":hotjump:

 

[Morfiend]

I got Last fair deal gone down based on peoples reccomendations and its really boring. Why do so many Opeth fans like Katatonia, the newer stuff is plain and simply crappy alternative rock with the most annoying repedative choruses that get stuck in your head. No offence to katatonia fans, but I would have thought there newer stuff would appeal to pop rock fans. Maybe theres hidden suttleties that I haven't noticed yet.

I have to agree, although I like some of Katatonia's work they just don't do anything for me most of the time. Some bands such as Opeth get me excited when I listen to their work and Katatonia just doesn't do that, they just don't have a uniqueness about them.

 

[BiatchGuy]

I haven't heard anything from The Provenance, what are they like?

Niklas of DT gave them some props in an interview a while back and I tried to find some mp3s.. to no avail :\

 

[Scourge of Malice]

Amoral
THALES

Rapture sounds nothing like them. Like someone said, they are more like older Katatonia.

 

[Furious B]

April Ethereal

 

[flip`]

I like Godgory, and Novembre.

Karkadan are good too!

 

[Schism]

I haven't heard anything from The Provenance, what are they like?

Niklas of DT gave them some props in an interview a while back and I tried to find some mp3s.. to no avail :\

http://www.theprovenance.com/

You will find enough samples to wet your appetite right here
Still at arms Length is one of the best albums I have heard in years

 

[Anima Lagopus]

Dread from Jessheim, Norway are very Opeth influenced..
Check it out and download Dreads songs at this adress:

http://dread.twistedkids.com/index.php

 

[Jack Damien]

Why is it "Death Metal" fans hate "Progessive Metal"? Prog takes an extreme amount of talent to create. Take Dream Theater for example, very few can play and match John Petrucci, very few can sing as well as James Labrie also. I'm not putting down anyone here, it's just a question. Good music is good music.

 

[Demonspell]

On the same token, why do many prog fans ignore harsher forms of metal, even when they contain progressive elements...it works both ways...

 

[Stoner Sioux]

Beyond the Embrace, I am dissapointed at all the bands trying to copy Opeth nowadays. Just be original.

 

[flip`]

October Tide (somewhere between Katatonia and Opeth)