Opeth 2010

[hellhound]

Where will Opeth be in 2010? In terms of

-World Domination
-Number of Albums Released
-Number of Fans
-Line-up

 

[ChrisEmerson]

i reckon by then they will have 10-11 albums out.

lineup: no idea. the current one seems pretty solid.

world domination: no. unless extreme metal suddenly becomes popular.

number of fans: not much more than now. the only reason theres been recent interest in them is cause of damnation. i dont think the next album is going to pull in many non metal fans...

 

[Blackened Rainbow]

World Domination:i wish.but i dont think so because Opeth's music is work of art.Not popular shits.
Number of Fans:i hope much more...
Number of Albums Released:dont stop mike!

 

[deliverance]

In the year two thoooooousaaaaand 10 (for those conan fans out there :-D)


-World Domination: that was lame
-Number of Albums Released: about 12 (and probably not many after..i don't see them making as many albums as aerosmith/rolling stones haha)
-Number of Fans: probably a lot more, by then, cause those who like metal and haven't heard them yet, will find out eventually, and many will enjoy it. i'd say another half of the fanbase now, will be added by then.
-Line-up: definetly mikael and peter, and probably the martins (they would go on without the martins, and get other muscians, if need be)

 

[Hulk Hogan]

2-3 albums and that's it

Peter = NOT doing music anymore. Wife, two dogs and handlebar moustache.
Mikael = making redundant "progressive" albums with his butt buddies (steven wilson & jack black).
Martin M. = singer/songwriter stuff.
Martin L. = dead

 

[Man In Black]

Where will Opeth be in 2010? In terms of

-World Domination
-Number of Albums Released
-Number of Fans
-Line-up

World Domination- I don't think sweden has the resources for that.
Number of Fans- depends on the direction their music takes. If they ecome more commercially accepted or "sell-out" (which Mike said they won't) their fan base will be larger, but they'll lose the majority of their old fans.
On the other hand, I have to agree with ChrisEmerson. If they take a more extreme approach with their next few albums, they won't gain many new fans, since most of the people interested in Opeths type of music already know of them.
Line-up- most likely the same. the most likely person to leave I think would be obviously on of the Martins, probably Mendez. But that is really kina unlikely, since they seem to be very close knit, at least as a band.

 

[Man In Black]

2-3 albums and that's it

Peter = NOT doing music anymore. Wife, two dogs and handlebar moustache.

Family doesn't necessarily mean an end to making music. The guys in Slayer have families and they're still plugging away, making music and going on tours.

 

[discouraged1]

by 2010 mikael's moustache will be so big that it will mess the humbuckers

 

[Cephalanthera]

world domination- definately. opeth are pwning everyone. i think mainstream music is going to start to accept more extreme music soon. people are going to start seeing how shallow, packaged and empty mainstream music is and look for alternatives. i think people are going to realize that all these rappers shouldnt be making such rediculous amounts of money for talking with horrible horrible grammer, wearing clothes for money and doing various promo ads for huge amounts of money. sorry, i just fucking hate the state of mainstream music. i just wish that when i wanted to buy an opeth album, it was $15(like most mainstream albums) instead of $30(like all good metal albums). fuck i wish i was at the age of 18 during the 70's when music kicked ass and everytime you turned on the radio, they were playing full jethro tull albums

 

[Mirrored Ghost]

number of fans: not much more than now. the only reason theres been recent interest in them is cause of damnation. i dont think the next album is going to pull in many non metal fans...

Not necessarily true. I've seen quite a few people get into this band through Damnation, and at the same time were eased into their heavier albums (and they were never a fan of death metal prior to this). Myself for example and I'm sure there are many others.

 

[LynchpiN]

"by 2010 mikael's moustache will be so big that it will mess the humbuckers"
Hahahaha probably.

Well, in 2010...
Opeth will be fatter;
Opeth will be older;
The mainstream music industry will suck like today - if it's not hip-hop, pop-shit, there will be something else, other alienating populism;
There will be managers and A&R people eaging for money like today;
So what, Opeth don't give a shit about it, thanks god;
If Mikael is still alive, he will be doing ass-kicking music;

World Domination - That's for Pinky and the Brain, and Barbara Streisand.
Number of Albums Released - Many more I hope.
Number of Fans - I'm bad at mathematics. Hope it's the inverse proportion of the number of media egg-suckers in the world.
Line-up - A singer/guitar player, a drummer, another guitar player, a bass player, and a keyboard player doing backing vocals, plus any other idea they eventually have (maybe french horns, harps, grand piano, a matchbox samba player).

But it's all up to the band. I hope the best in their future.

Cheerz

 

[Detric]

Line up 2010..Hmm..

I hope Fenriz playes drums instead of Lopez. Would be cool. The rest Ive got no idea...

 

[MFJ]

IF they are still together... I'd say 2-4 new albums out..

but hey, who knows.