Controversial opinions on metal

I highly doubt this is controversial, but Opeth only has one album worth listening to, and that's Still Life. The albums before and after meander around way too much.

That's giving them far too much credit. They only have one SONG worth listening to, and that's Leper Affinity.

Opeth = Overly pretentious trash.

Now sir, let's be friends.
 
I second that, Monotheist rapes the old stuff. though it was really influential its just boring and lame compared to that mighty beast of a cd.
 
I actually get kinda bored with Monotheist after a while. I'd rather listen to the first two, not that Monotheist is bad, I just cant normally finish it in one sitting.

I dont really feel like arguing about opeth, but the people who say they're terrible and the people who worship them both blow them out of proportion. Opeth is a talented band, with it's share of good albums and bad ones.
 
I actually get kinda bored with Monotheist after a while. I'd rather listen to the first two, not that Monotheist is bad, I just cant normally finish it in one sitting.

I dont really feel like arguing about opeth, but the people who say they're terrible and the people who worship them both blow them out of proportion. Opeth is a talented band, with it's share of good albums and bad ones.

I don't feel I'm blowing it out of proportion at all.

I really do believe that Opeth has little, if any, skill at cohesive songwriting whatsoever. Haphazardly placing soft and loud, harsh and clean sections together to illustrate "contrast", with the occasional drawn-out riff for good measure, doesn't make for good or intelligent songwriting IMO, it makes for pseudo-intellectual douchebaggery.

There are very few metal bands I can say I wish would just cease (or at least, cease having to hear about), but Opeth is one. Sorry.