Opeth- house hold name?

I couldn't find information on how many albums Opeth have sold, but I guess maybe half a million?

Slipknot have sold over 3 million albums and SOAD over 10 million.
 
and you have to remember that both 'Knot and SOAD have released 3 albums while Opeth have released 8.
 
annt said:
and you have to remember that both 'Knot and SOAD have released 3 albums while Opeth have released 8.

don't mean to be petty or anything but slipknot had a few EP'S besides the albums
And SOAD are about to relaese their 5th album.

besides that Opeth is deffinetly not a household name.
You know what..Dream Theater are not a household name and thy've enjoyed much more success than SOAD and SLIPKNOT Together.
Any band who doesn't release 3 or more Videos for singles per album is not a household name. Redhot chili peppers are houshold names releasing 4-6 singles for each album in average.Rage against the machine were houshold name because they were extremly political and therefore made alot of noise.
 
shark22 said:
How many of you think that Opeth is getting to be very well known and maybe approaching the fame level of say an band like System of a Down or Slipknot. I am not trying to compare these bands in any way but merely comparing a level of fame they may share. I am just curious as to what everyone else thinks about this opeth being more and more well known and how much. I honestly think that if you mention them to a group of people at least one person will know what you are talking about. What do you all think?
I think you're an idiot.
 
Goddammit... I double Saphira here... Can't you people see there are already tons of threads like 'my dog likes Opeth better than Pedigree so I guess they are just too popular' ?
 
Opeth are not a household name at all .. Just because they're on Roadrunner now people seem to assume that they must be as big as any other band on the label.. it's rubbish
 
shark22 said:
And you don't know me so screw you....no offen"s"e. It's with an "s" stupid!

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what was it you were saying? :Smug:
 
I've read alot of similar questions. Really, does it matter if they are at one point highly popular? Is there some inherent flaw in being well known? Led Zeppelin, probably my 2nd favorite band (Opeth being my first, of course), is very well known - yet that does not at all affect the quality of their music - and nor will it affect Opeth's should they reach similar status.

Infact, I think Opeth fucking deserves it by now - mass critical acclaim. I only discovered them last year.. I basically just stumbled upon their name, downloaded some mp3's, and promptly snatched up their whole discography. I was highly impressed with the quality, and diversity, of the music they've produced throughout the years. So much so, I really was flabbergasted as to why I didn't hear of them sooner. I guess if they hadn't gotten as popular as they did, I may have never discovered them.

In short: Just enjoy the fucking music - not the image!
 
^ agreed as I'm sure most people on this forum would. My theory is that all these people complaining or talking about Opeth becoming popular with the more mainstream music listeners are doing so to hide the fact that when (or if) Opeth do get big, they can brag to other people how they digged Opeth before they became popular. Sad but true methinks, lets get metallica drummer posting so he can rock our frilly little opeth socks off. To the beat of the drum...
 
There was a time (not too long ago, mind) that music like SOAD and Korn would have been considered too "edgy" for the degree of success they enjoy. Opeth may be the next step... and all it would take was some kids thinking that Opeth's growls or "death metal" connection makes them the "rebellious" thing to do! This will have nothing to do with the quality of the music, but could very likely happen. And hey, you never know, the exposure they'd get from that could very well allow many people who appreciate their music for what it is to hear them where they otherwise may not have had that chance.
 
I think some people are getting a bit ahead of themselves. It's safe to say that almost all people interested in metal have heard of Opeth, and pretty small percent of everyone else has. Opeth has made a few magazine covers, but that doesn't amount to a whole lot. Being in extreme metal makes it near impossible to get really big. I think their level of popularity may get as high as say, Fear Factory a few years ago. They're not as big as In Flames yet, but getting pretty close. Probably about as big as Dimmu Borgir, or maybe Mudvayne now. Opeth may get to be the level of an Ozzfest mainstage band, that'll be it.

A band like Mastodon has a much greater chance to become a mainstream, near-pop band.
 
Okay, I didn't count Steal This Album and Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. as actual albums, but anyway, you get the idea.
 
Opeth will become popular when they stop writing music that requires the listener to pay attention to gain full appreciation.

Having said that, I guarantee that I can line up everyone I work with, and noone has heard of Opeth. Co-workers that claim to be into metal had never heard of them prior to me ranting about them.