Opeth is not even close to mainstream. They're underground, just not obscurely underground.
How bout this...they're mainstream within the underground...
How bout this...they're mainstream within the underground...
Ho ho, Guess Who's Touring With Opeth Again.....
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Kenneth R.
Cináed
you guys are just scared that Opeth will get popular. oh noes.
so what if they bust out mega mainstream. so what if teenage morons (and adult morons alike) start getting crazed over them. so what if they don't really "get" it. it's just more money, publicity, and artistic freedom for Opeth.
which means more quality music from them for us who DO care.
so what if they bust out mega mainstream. so what if teenage morons (and adult morons alike) start getting crazed over them. so what if they don't really "get" it. it's just more money, publicity, and artistic freedom for Opeth.
which means more quality music from them for us who DO care.
synergy
tr00bie
Gay Kid: "Opeth is a pretty cool band, they have long songs and mix acoustic parts with heavy parts...I like it"
Me: "STFU"
Me: "STFU"
cthulufhtagn
Went Out for Smokes 13 Years Ago
this has nothing to do with me worrying about opeth "selling out", i am confident that they won't compromise their sound--this is about them being part of a crappy tour, they do not belong with all these trendy metalcore bands...unearth excepted. i like unearth.
the_3_toed_sloth
Massive member
Luz
Cowgirl From Hell
I agree with Gunhaver.Silent Song said:
It is nearly impossible for Opeth to become mega mainstream without changing the way they write their music. They would need to cut their song lengths by more than half, and start sounding like shit to appeal to the masses. There's a reason why most mainstrem music is mediocre...it's because the industry encourages it. That's why now most of us correlate commercial mainstream music with shit.
Nico
Onward!
Opeth are extremely well known. We're not talking a "Britney Spears" well known, but they're much more popular than just about any other metal band that doesn't move with the modern mallcore or metalcore crowds these days. They're far from underground, but at the same time they're certainly not mainstream. They're just a very popular metal band.
I don't think Opeth is "extremely" well known...Metallica, Pantera, Maiden, Led Zeppelin are "extremely" well known. Not Opeth.
deliverance
ecnareviled
Apprentice's Master said:
...well no shit, everyone and their grandma has at least HEARD of them!
opeth are considered some type of "extreme" metal, and of that genre, they are quite well known. A LOT of people into metal, have heard or heard OF opeth.
WhiteBeastofWotan
Apostitutes!
Of course people who listen to extreme metal has heard of Opeth. That's like saying if a Hilary Duff fan ever heard of Lindsay Lohan.deliverance said:...well no shit, everyone and their grandma has at least HEARD of them!
opeth are considered some type of "extreme" metal, and of that genre, they are quite well known. A LOT of people into metal, have heard or heard OF opeth.
I'm talking about the general population...not everyone you meet and see out there is a metal head. But even non-metal heads have heard/listened to those bands I mentioned previously. I don't think that's the case with Opeth, yet.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
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Dreadful
When Man& Machine Collide
Whatever...if kids can't grasp the fact that Opeth isn't underground because it'll hurt their "look at me I'm so underground I like Opeth" fecade, then too bad.
This will be the metalcore sausagefest of the year...I'm better off at Ozzfest. Thing is, this show is only like 30 bucks and I get to see Opeth, so count me in. I wonder how the crowd will react to Opeth....I'm sure there will be many Opethians in there by the time Opeth comes on.
This will be the metalcore sausagefest of the year...I'm better off at Ozzfest. Thing is, this show is only like 30 bucks and I get to see Opeth, so count me in. I wonder how the crowd will react to Opeth....I'm sure there will be many Opethians in there by the time Opeth comes on.
deliverance
ecnareviled
Apprentice's Master said:Of course people who listen to extreme metal has heard of Opeth. That's like saying if a Hilary Duff fan ever heard of Lindsay Lohan.
I'm talking about the general population...not everyone you meet and see out there is a metal head. But even non-metal heads have heard/listened to those bands I mentioned previously. I don't think that's the case with Opeth, yet.
i wanna fuck LL pretty hard.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
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