This tour IS called Progressive Nations, right? This tour was created by Mike Portnoy. Trust me, I've been going to see Opeth since Blackwater Park, (sooner if they'd toured here before then!) and DT since the Awake album, and to me, it's better when the bands variate in style/sound. The first time I saw Opeth, they were with 6 other bands, and Nevermore headlined. The previous bands, gothic and death metal like, were ok, but it was too much of the same sound for 3 hours before Opeth and Nevermore. And a few tours back when I saw the terrible band devildriver open for them, I just went out on the balcony while their set was going on. Their suckiness made it even better when Opeth took the stage. And some of the opening bands for Dt were awful as well! I love Symphony X, Shadow Gallery, Spiral Architect, etc., but it'd be hard to focus for the next band taking the stage after so much noodling. And the same can be said for Opeth. I love Morbid Angel, Insomnium, and the like, but they're better if they do their own tours. Mikael and Mike share the same love for prog...metal or rock. Especially the obscurer 70s bands.
