*falls for troll bait*
Opeth is a great band, but an even better gateway drug. I went from listening to Metallica and other popular metal acts (not Opeth at the time as this was just after BWP) and after discovering and listening to Opeth due to the wide variety of influences- prog, death, black, and folk I really branched out from there to the niche genres, and to this forum. They definitely had a dip in quality for GR & Watershed, likely due to their waning interest in that style of metal, but they're definitely on the right track with this new prog rock direction.