OPETH IN CLASSIC ROCK!!!!!!!!

[April Etheral]

Oh my god!

I bought the November issue of Classic Rock and to my amazement i found a review of Opeth playing in London...and this wasn't at like the back page... IT WAS ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE GIG REVIEWS!!!!!!!
THE REVIEW WAS EVEN BEFORE THE ROLLING STONES!!!!!
and the review was better than the rolling stones....

the opening paragraph sums the entire review up:

"If CLASSIC ROCK was the sort of publication that allowed that sort of thing, this review would consist entirely of the words 'Holy shit! Holy shit' repeated ad nauseum"

and the review just gets better and better from here

they were acclaimed as "one of the few bands you can readily imagine working in a stadium setting without compromising anything"

I just can't believe that this almost unknown band i started listening to a few years ago are now gaining commercial popularity...especially in a maganize not devoted to metal

I don't think this is a sign of selling-out, it is a sign of great things

Lemme know what you all think of this great news ^^

 

[Brackofthemountain]

Too bad they signed on to Roadrunner Records... I think they would have been way better with Century Media. Roadrunner likes to run their bands into the ground... kinda like what Fear Factory kept on doing until Digimortal.

 

[opeth_353]

Yeh i think Century Media would've been better - i wish Earache made an offer personally.. Great label bar Shortie and Adema.

 

[Brackofthemountain]

Earache is funny... they're more grindcore though, cuz they have bands like Hate Eternal and Napalm Death(?).

 

[April Etheral]

yeah! Earache owns! \M/

Grindcore is great ^^ You gotta love Carcass
Personally i think they should've gone on InsideOut...they're a great label

 

[opeth_353]

Well they have quite a mixture of styles:
Cult Of Luna
Mortiis
Akercocke
I feel Opeth would definitely be guaranteed no interference from Earache and considering the label's had so many brilliant bands they'd be handled well.

 

[April Etheral]

that is true....
And they have The Berzerker and had Carcass, Gandalf, Flithy Christians, Bolt Thrower etc

man opeth would be great with Earache

 

[Forest-of-October]

Earache also had another one of my favorites, At the Gates, as well. I dont have a whole lot of knowledge on labels and what not, but I know Still Life was released through another label with some decent bands, Peaceville. Anyone know what was wrong with them that made Opeth change labels again?

Also, wasnt MAYH released on Century?

 

[affinityband]

Why care what label they are on. Great band none the less....and deserve credibility for what they do. slagging off Opeth for being too popular is nonsense. They are one of the few bands that deserve it.

 

[shark22]

MAYH was the last Candlelight release. The US pressing may have been on Century as were Orch+Mornin.
Also, wasnt MAYH released on Century?[/QUOTE]

 

[xXBraveMurderDay]

Atleast they're getting more airplay with Roadrunner. But I guess it is true, every band that signs with Roadrunner starts to suck after a while...

 

[Weakness]

Good for Opeth.

Whats wrong with making more money, more fans and more music..
To what, please a handful underground death metal fans?

Fuck that, Opeth is a great band and needs to be heard
by more people to open there minds. For real.

 

[Reclusive Strike]

Good for Opeth.

Whats wrong with making more money, more fans and more music..
To what, please a handful underground death metal fans?

Fuck that, Opeth is a great band and needs to be heard
by more people to open there minds. For real.

I agree as long as they dont water down their sound and dumb down their music, similar to a band who's name starts with M and ends with etallica.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

haha what the hell do you fools mean "they would have been great with earache," don't you mean "they would be on the same label as other bands I like" which is a completely irrelevent and dumb comment to make

 

[The Grimace]

Cult Of Luna

Next U.S. Opeth Tour, Cult Of Luna MUST be in support.

 

[April Etheral]

Good for Opeth.

Whats wrong with making more money, more fans and more music..
To what, please a handful underground death metal fans?

Fuck that, Opeth is a great band and needs to be heard
by more people to open there minds. For real.

I totally agree, i just don't understand this whole "THey're my band" mindset
I mean c'mon it would be amazing to see Opeth in a bigger venue than they normally play