Is there any band who could pull off an Opeth cover?

[MetalManCPA]

Just curious - I personally don't think there is.

 

[Evil Edith]

This may be off topic but I'd love to see Katatonia cover a Leo Kottke song. They are the only band that could possible pull that off. As far as anyone covering Opeth goes...well why would anyone do that?

 

[Zemb]

Dissection, their accoustics song are beautiful (i prefer them to Opeth's one) but they are way to short unfortunatly.
I would love to see what John could do while covering Opeth, if i'm correct he was one of the first to discover them while he was writing CDs review in a swedish mag

 

[FleischBrenner]

I bet Edge of Sanity would do a pretty damn good job, with Swano, of course.

 

[svenske kocken]

"if i'm correct he was one of the first to discover them while he was writing CDs review in a swedish mag"

That´s right. The mag was named Metal Zone and in number 4, 1994, he did a review of a pre-recording of Orchid. But one of the first to discover them... nah.

 

[HoserHellspawn]

I don't think Opeth's contemporaries would be the bands to look at to cover Opeth songs, it would be the newer bands influenced by them.

The Soul Forlorn's, Thales's, Wars of Winter's and Farmakon's of the metal world.

As for "discovering" Opeth... according to a post by Lee_B on the "favourite song on Orchid" thread, I think Katatonia's Jonas Renske --> Emperor's Samoth --> Lee_B deserve the credit on that one...

 

[Demonspell]

In a word or three, no fucking way.

 

[Jo]

Covers are bodgey!

 

[Wolff]

Originally posted by metalmancpa
Just curious - I personally don't think there is.

And why is that?

I bet you Dream Theater can do a great job at it.
Now can Opeth do a cover of DT, that's the question?

 

[godmachine12]

I think Dream Theater could do it musically, but the vocals would be terrible.

N/P: Shadows Fall-Of One Blood

 

[Wolff]

Yeah I always felt that they needed a better vocalist.
Technically they're awesome, but it's not enough IMO.

 

[Johan]

No one, I hope.

 

[foxdvd]

I would like to hear someone do a cover, if just to see how they pull it off. Maybe Dark Tranquillity.

 

[Harlot of God]

Hmmmm a cover well i think A-teens should make a cover of Demon of the Fall who knows maybe i will buy the single then!!!

 

[Despot]

A lot of bands can cover Opeth songs.

 

[Itay]

i wonder if opeth will record a cover to "Hallowed Be Thy Name" how it will sound... =)

 

[Duvall]

Hopefully it'd sound better than Cradle of Filth's cover of it.. well, actually the REMIX of their cover.

It included thunderclaps
and Dani wailing "Hallowed be thy name, shallow be my grave!" over and over. And Dani screaming in pitch along with the female vocalist. Ick.

 

[Obyeybyeogone]

The Backstreet boys could do it, easily, they could play the CD out of the speakers and lipsynch the vocals, just like they do with their own songs.

 

[nyleve]

a. Covers suck :\

b. Dream Theater cannot do an Opeth cover

c. Opeth cannot do a Dream Theater cover

d. Dream Theater has the best vocalist in the world

e. Jennifer Lopez already did an Opeth cover WITH the death vocals. I just can't remember which song.

 

[HoserHellspawn]

Originally posted by nyleve
e. Jennifer Lopez already did an Opeth cover WITH the death vocals. I just can't remember which song.

I... err... what?!
Either I'm missing the tone of sarcasm you intended by this statement, or I'm sure you're quite mistaken.