Opeth is goth metal...

[Russell]

... I know, cos metal hammer says so

No seriously, I was clearing out my room yesterday and I found a metal hammer from a few years back, and it says "'We are goth metal? Never!' insists Opeth guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt. 'Just because we have toured with CoF doesn't make us a goth-metal band. To me Cradle are the ultimate goth-metal band, because they have a certain vampiric quality. Infact, the whole movement is very British in origin. I love watching audiences who dress up and use make up in thats fashion, but it's very much confined to the UK. It has nothing to do with what we're about'

Considering that the Swedish crew Opeth have becmoe synonymous with the advent of the goth-metal movement in mainland Europe, Akerfeldt's comments might seem churlish in the extreme. However, he is not alone in denying a connection with a that is diffuse at best, and almost non-existant at the core. Such bands as Dark Tranquility and Lacuna cCoil also belueve themselves to be removed from the silkily dark stream of goth music"...

Churlish? What complete bollocks.. Anyone agree?? Or disagree??

 

[Saphira]

 

[veil the sky]

Wow.

It seems that you don't even have to wear black to be a goth anymore!!!

 

[Lee_B]

Yeah, that article kicked up a bit of a stink at the time.

Not only was the guy wrote it a completely clueless twat, but his arrogance to think that he's correct, despite protestations from the actual band, is astonishing.

 

[Russell]

Black?? Haven't you heard of cybergoths

I read thought the rest and he actually justifies stuff by saying "they are goth metal, but just don't know it..." etc. etc.

Complete wanker, I may go as far as to say a funking bar steward

Clueless, however, definitely

 

[Demonspell]

The only thing that's goth about Opeth are the album covers, but here I'm using gothic in the classical sense, not the social rejects in makeup...

 

[Opet]

Churlish? Hahaha! Yeah, only because he doesn't AGREE with him. w/e What a clown...speaking of clowns.

Lee...you and your avatars.

 

[PrinnyD00d]

I think a lot of people just try way too hard to classify music.

 

[Desert Valkyrie]

Originally posted by NovemberFrost
I think a lot of people just try way too hard to classify music.

Bingo. Ppl just do not know what to do with music on which they can not slap a nice little label. It seems they'll also attempt to force a style onto it whether or not it fits.

 

[veil the sky]

Originally posted by godisanathiest
Black?? Haven't you heard of cybergoths

I read thought the rest and he actually justifies stuff by saying "they are goth metal, but just don't know it..." etc. etc.

Complete wanker, I may go as far as to say a funking bar steward

Clueless, however, definitely

I know, it was tongue-in-cheek

There's no need for those bar-steward comments though. I mean really, you should try to restrain yourself in such moments of passion....

 

[O'blivion]

How fucking ridiculous. It's like me interviewing Pearl Jam or whatever.......and callling it grindcore.

Me: "Now Eddie, tell me how you managed to shape your grindcore into something that appeals to the masses?" Eddie: "what the fuck's a grindcore?" Me: "The Nasum influence is fairly prevalent in your 'music' (snicker). Tell me what other grind bands have influenced you over the years." Eddie: "Naswho?"

Well, it seems Eddie is denying these influences, but one day he'll recognize them, because they're there. Sure his comments seem scandalous, churlish evengrin: ), being that Pearl Jam is irrevocably a part of the grind revolution in the american north-west. It's not surprising, when other grindcore groups like Hanson, Nickleback, and Bjork are also denying these influences left and right.

 

[transfixed]

O'blivion

 

[Russell]

Originally posted by veil the sky
There's no need for those bar-steward comments though. I mean really, you should try to restrain yourself in such moments of passion....

What, and save it for the hate pit

 

[Wanderingblade]

For me, Nickleback and Grind are fairly closely related in levels of boredom

 

[yourdeadgroom]

I also know Opeth are goth, because Terrorizer told me!
They have referred to Still Life as a masterpiece in goth metal several times, both in the album review, and the end-of-year-top-albums lists too

No, I could not understand it then, either........

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

...and I think it's ironic that you're all whinging and complaining about Opeth being called 'goth' when half of you schmucks dress like goths, with your pretty little spike belts and wrist bands, your black eye-shadow and goth dressed.

You're a bunch of hypocrite goths. The lot of you!

 

[yourdeadgroom]

How did you know I wore a goth dress? Huh? Have you been spying on me?

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

yes.

 

[Kushantaiidan]

Originally posted by Trapped
...and I think it's ironic that you're all whinging and complaining about Opeth being called 'goth' when half of you schmucks dress like goths, with your pretty little spike belts and wrist bands, your black eye-shadow and goth dressed.

You're a bunch of hypocrite goths. The lot of you!

Explain your avatar.

 

[Athena2279]

Why are so many people concerened with "selling out" and putting labels on music?

Just listen to it, and enjoy........................