Opeth...Black Metal???

[King Purple Rainbow]

I was looking in a local CD store, and I found a Black Metal compilation CD with bands like Emperor and the like.

But what I also found was the song "Nectar..." a song by Opeth.

Does that song make Opeth Black Metal? Or are they still melodic Death Metal? Or is it just that one song?

I know Opeth are a band that defy description and can play just about anything. But Black Metal?

 

[samoniac]

I don't think there's any 'black metal' in Opeth.

 

[Schraiber]

Most people say their first 2 albums had a more black metal feel, with the bleak and oppressiveness. Also, Mikie's voice was much more black metal on their first two than on their latest.

 

[Gnuckell]

I don't really think that it's melodic death metal either.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I believe they have a black metal feel..But not near aggressive enough for black metal..

 

[MacMoney]

Die troll.

 

[sands of the seas]

I've seen or heard Opeth being called Melodic Progressive Death Metal, just Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Black Metal and Black Metal. I don't know what to call them.

 

[Ermz]

No. I'd like to think Opeth have far more variety and melody in their music than your average Black Metal act. Bad categorisation, but I suppose they need any excuse to put a good song on the CD

 

[bleedingskeptic]

No. I'd like to think Opeth have far more variety and melody in their music than your average Black Metal act. Bad categorisation, but I suppose they need any excuse to put a good song on the CD

OUCH! TAKE THAT BLACK METAL!

In the words of akerfeldt himself "I just tell people we're a metal band."

 

[Rusty]

I always thought black metal was more evil. But then I've never listened to any.

 

[Gnuckell]

Originally posted by sands of the seas
I've seen or heard Opeth being called Melodic Progressive Death Metal, just Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Black Metal and Black Metal. I don't know what to call them.

What about 'forest metal'

 

[Furious B]

Originally posted by Gnuckell


What about 'forest metal'

I haven't heard that one in a while ... possibly Oaken Winter Metal ...

 

[InMyKingdomCold]

Opeth arent Black Metal, Black Metal is supposed to be evil, dark and very Anti- Christian! Many bands like Emperor and Darkthrone have a satanic feel also. Opeth arent Anti - Christian or Satanic...but very morbid. I like the description "Progressive Death Metal".

 

[Of My Darkest Hour]

Opeth...I would say is Progressive Death/Black. They arent black metal though. They arent satanists to my knowledge and they arent posing to be satanists either (obviously). They are way more intellegent is writing music and lyrics than any black metal band (black metal revolves around satanism, satanic cults, anti-christanism, and many lame things as all of you know and its so redundant and simple-minded!!). Thus, calling opeth a black metal band is quite an insult. They have some "metal" class to them. haha.

 

[Of My Darkest Hour]

but not all black metal bands fall into that category. Borknagar, enslaved, agalloch, solefald, and some others. But most BM is pretty lame.

 

[The Deathrace King]

Their first two albums may have bit of black metal influence, but it goes no farther than that.

 

[thebleakaffinity]

Most Black Metal bands aren't satanists, they're pagans. Huge difference there.

I don't really like Black Metal, and a lot of the fans/artists are morons.

 

[InMyKingdomCold]

Originally posted by thebleakaffinity
I don't really like Black Metal, and a lot of the fans/artists are morons.

Yeah cheers! (is currently wearing two Mayhem shirts) Black Metal is an excelent genre within Metal!!! Three of my five favourite bands are Black Metalers (Mayhem, Emperor, Immortal).

 

[Ermz]

Emperor's Prometheus is beyond black metal I think... It's the only black metal album I can enjoy... it's like at the point where it's mixing morbid classical with total extreme metal... pure genius

 

[ham]

Prometheus is mindblowing. Emperor's best effort so far.

Don't be so stupid and stereotype "all black metal bands are satanists, anti christian...". thats the kind of ignorant simple-mindedness we don't need these days.

Its true, some are, but you'll find them in any metal genre.

and btw, Agalloch aren't black metal :\ more like progressive dark metal or something like that. whatever you call Katatonia (circa BMD) really