First off, I did use the search function. The function doesn't allow for words consisting of less than four letters, so I had to reduce it to "between buried". The search only went back to mid November of this year, and no results for this band were found on the Opeth forums.
So I don't wanna hear "Use search function, SHIT THREAD!"
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Okay, asking for no "SHIT THREAD" comments is probably asking too much from this board. But at least spare me the lessons on the search function.
Moving on.
I checked out this band after a friend suggested them to me. I was asking around for bands that sounded like Opeth, and he told me that Between the Buried and Me are VERY Opeth-esque.
After picking up Alaska, I have to disagree. Strongly. BTBAM's heavy parts are very death metal, not just in vocals but in instrumentation. Opeth's heavy parts usually don't resemble death metal very much, beyond the vocals. BTBAM's softer parts are very reminiscent of power metal at times, especially the lyrics and vocals. Opeth's softer parts are more folksy, psychedelic, or classic rock-ish.
And song structure. Opeth uses intricate, non-traditional structures. BTBAM songs seem to have NO structure at all.
That said, I enjoy Alaska a great deal. It's a very solid album. It has nothing on the vast majority of Opeth's catalog, but this band is worth checking out IMO.
So I don't wanna hear "Use search function, SHIT THREAD!"
...
Okay, asking for no "SHIT THREAD" comments is probably asking too much from this board. But at least spare me the lessons on the search function.
Moving on.
I checked out this band after a friend suggested them to me. I was asking around for bands that sounded like Opeth, and he told me that Between the Buried and Me are VERY Opeth-esque.
After picking up Alaska, I have to disagree. Strongly. BTBAM's heavy parts are very death metal, not just in vocals but in instrumentation. Opeth's heavy parts usually don't resemble death metal very much, beyond the vocals. BTBAM's softer parts are very reminiscent of power metal at times, especially the lyrics and vocals. Opeth's softer parts are more folksy, psychedelic, or classic rock-ish.
And song structure. Opeth uses intricate, non-traditional structures. BTBAM songs seem to have NO structure at all.
That said, I enjoy Alaska a great deal. It's a very solid album. It has nothing on the vast majority of Opeth's catalog, but this band is worth checking out IMO.
