New Opeth Album (#8)

[Arnold Layne]

The title, and/or song titles will come from Obscure prog albums from the 70's.

 

[Dark Thane]

I think the keys in the next album will be minimal and ambient if anything. too many keys = cheese. i don't think opeth is that kind of band honestly.

 

[Man In Black]

Keys will definantly be ambient, with smoe piano thrown in for good measure. Thats what I think we can expect, but I'm hoping for some organs and church bells to be mixed in

 

[the_drip]

Its gonna have a buttload of samples...like Strapping Young Lad.

listen to Sweet City Jesus or Oh my Fucking God...

 

[Jinn]

I swear to god, if Opeth does a Bodom style album, I'm not buying it.

 

[ViCyniC]

I want them to sound more like Arcturus than COB. Plus add some Gregorian chanting = teh win.

 

[Autumnal]

Well, seeing as Per is permanent (not just for touring purposes) and Mikael says on the dvd that he has some ideas that border on black metal moreso than death, I actually am curious to see what it would be like if the keys had a little Dark Tranquillity style (though not as pronounced and synthesized) for small sections, and perhaps maybe a slightly Old Man's Child sound (used exceedingly sparingly, and of course with the trademark Opeth chordal shifts and intervals). Really, though, what I like about Opeth is that it doesn't matter what I think. They'll do their thing and it will blow me away. Everything they do just has that feel and sound.

Also, as a random aside I would love to see a version of Closure where it was all heavy (with their usual distortion) except for the 2:45 - 3:30 section. I've always felt that of all the Damnation songs Closure's first two riffs and the last section are the most reminiscent of heavy Opeth, like they could have done it heavy if they wanted but just chose to do it clean. Since they write everything on acoustic guitar first, that might not be so far off.

 

[BRI]

If I'm not mistaken, if Mikael had his way, everything would have a mellotron (sp?) somewhere

 

[George]

I think the keys in the next album will be minimal and ambient if anything. too many keys = cheese. i don't think opeth is that kind of band honestly.

If they've hired Per as a full time member why would they use him only for minimal parts, if that was the case I'm sure they wouldn't ask him to be full-time.

 

[Sanzen]

If they've hired Per as a full time member why would they use him only for minimal parts, if that was the case I'm sure they wouldn't ask him to be full-time.

Just because he's in the band doesn't mean he has to play all the time. That would sound really bad.

 

[Dark Thane]

If they've hired Per as a full time member why would they use him only for minimal parts, if that was the case I'm sure they wouldn't ask him to be full-time.

By minimal i mean simple parts in the background like on damnation.
i highly doubt after all their albums they're going to bust out with a new album chock full of keys in every song, god i hope not...
see what i'm saying?

 

[Demoke]

Opeth is a heavy-guitar-oriented death metal band... and it should stay like that!

 

[TehLeperAffinity]

I wouldn't mind them using piano, strings, or substituting some ambient guitar effects with various keyboard settings (like what they did with Orchid / Morningrise and what they did later on with the Ebow). Whatever they use is probably going to fit in and make the song more atmospheric and cool.

 

[One Winged Angel]

As far as I'm conerned, Opeth can do no wrong. Whatever ends up being on the album, I will love it. Even if it's utter shit.

 

[saut]

^What he said.

You guys need to chill the fuck out! I don't know where some of this stuff even comes from. Seriously, a CoB style album? From Opeth? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Just be patient little fanboys like the rest of us and get blown off your asses when the new album is actually released.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

if they want cello on their records they should get a cello-player!

 

[saut]

if they want cello on their records they should get a cello-player!

I've heard Yo-Yo Ma might play on a few songs for the new album, actually.

 

[ViCyniC]

I've heard Yo-Yo Ma might play on a few songs for the new album, actually.

No, YOUR MOM will, sucka.

 

[George]

By minimal i mean simple parts in the background like on damnation.
i highly doubt after all their albums they're going to bust out with a new album chock full of keys in every song, god i hope not...
see what i'm saying?

Now that I will agree with you on.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

I've heard Yo-Yo Ma might play on a few songs for the new album, actually.

that indeed would rule beyond compare! but i doubt that that kind of thing will ever happen!