Opeth isn't a metal band anymore????
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Blackfield
IWillDieSoon
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opeth suck because they don't burn churches
All hail the allmighty Burzum, the only trve, evil, kvlt and frostbitten artist/band.. in the world.
All hail the allmighty Burzum, the only trve, evil, kvlt and frostbitten artist/band.. in the world.
Holadrim
Deadly Progressive Music
Opeth never dealt with religions i think (maybe a lil bit in SL) so they have nothing to do with burning chuches !!
Purple Haze
Left To Rot
ponie
pie
Pretty sure Still Life was released years before Melinda was born and therefore wasn't very much about any "personal feelings". The child was named after the song, not vice versa.
On an unrelated note, I'll be naming my first daughter Allison Melinda because I'm crazy like that.
Iki-ilkkuja
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Yep. What really annoys me in todays metal is that you always have to tune your guitars lower, play faster and grunt more brutal lyrics. When does this reach an end? When has the most brutal song been written?
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Deathamphetamine1313
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Okay...people...listen to yourselves. "Opeth isn't metal", "Watershed sucks", "Mike's not a metalhead anymore and doesn't listen to much metal anymore". Do you people even listen to yourselves talk? Seriously? Because I'm starting to wonder why your parents didn't give you a helmet and water-wings for your first Christmas. Do you headbutt stuff to show love to it?
1. Before you read number 1, go listen to Heir Apparent. Opeth is very much so metal. Just because they're not trying to sound like Job For A Cowboy (who I have no problem with) or Dillinger Escape Plan (who I also have no problem with) doesn't mean they're not metal. The mediocrity of today's metal scene is staggering. If I hear another Arsonists Get All The Girls song, I'm gonna fucking punch a baby. I know several of you who actually listen to metal and know true metal can actually name 5 current bands who're trying to be their own band and not some other watered down shit. And I know it gets even harder to name 10 bands. Opeth is one of the few bands that are being their own band, writing what they want to write, and aren't contributing to the stagnation of today's metal scene. I'm sick and fucking tired of all the Metalcore, Deathcore, and scene/emo/hot topic kids trying to be metal, epically failing, and just pissing off us TRUE metal fans.
2. Watershed is an amazingly beautiful work of art that truly shows how talented and amazing Opeth really is. This album will echo in the history of Metal and Prog for all eternity. Your grandkids will be in a music appreciation course in college and i guaranfuckingtee that his/her professor will talk about this album when they touch on rock and heavy metal. When a band can transition from Scandinavian Death Metal, to Jazz/Blues, to Gothic, and into Folk flawlessly, try to go and say that that album sucks.
3. Just because you don't listen to metal much doesn't make you not a metalhead. When you have metal in your heart, you're truly a metalhead, and you'll always be a metalhead. And once you know how to play metal, you know how to play metal. It doesn't really ever leave. Besides, just because he's not listening to much metal anymore doesn't mean he's missing anything. As stated before, today's metal scene doesn't really have a lot to offer. I'd be willing to bet money that when Mike listens to metal, he's either listening to the classics like Maiden/Priest/Sabbath/etc. or he's listening to Altars of Madness/early death metal. Listening to different music sharpens your playing and songwriting and opens your creative mind to new ideas. If all Mike listened to was metal, we'd have My Arms Your Hearse 2, My Arms Your Hearse 3, and My Arms Your Hearse 4.
1. Before you read number 1, go listen to Heir Apparent. Opeth is very much so metal. Just because they're not trying to sound like Job For A Cowboy (who I have no problem with) or Dillinger Escape Plan (who I also have no problem with) doesn't mean they're not metal. The mediocrity of today's metal scene is staggering. If I hear another Arsonists Get All The Girls song, I'm gonna fucking punch a baby. I know several of you who actually listen to metal and know true metal can actually name 5 current bands who're trying to be their own band and not some other watered down shit. And I know it gets even harder to name 10 bands. Opeth is one of the few bands that are being their own band, writing what they want to write, and aren't contributing to the stagnation of today's metal scene. I'm sick and fucking tired of all the Metalcore, Deathcore, and scene/emo/hot topic kids trying to be metal, epically failing, and just pissing off us TRUE metal fans.
2. Watershed is an amazingly beautiful work of art that truly shows how talented and amazing Opeth really is. This album will echo in the history of Metal and Prog for all eternity. Your grandkids will be in a music appreciation course in college and i guaranfuckingtee that his/her professor will talk about this album when they touch on rock and heavy metal. When a band can transition from Scandinavian Death Metal, to Jazz/Blues, to Gothic, and into Folk flawlessly, try to go and say that that album sucks.
3. Just because you don't listen to metal much doesn't make you not a metalhead. When you have metal in your heart, you're truly a metalhead, and you'll always be a metalhead. And once you know how to play metal, you know how to play metal. It doesn't really ever leave. Besides, just because he's not listening to much metal anymore doesn't mean he's missing anything. As stated before, today's metal scene doesn't really have a lot to offer. I'd be willing to bet money that when Mike listens to metal, he's either listening to the classics like Maiden/Priest/Sabbath/etc. or he's listening to Altars of Madness/early death metal. Listening to different music sharpens your playing and songwriting and opens your creative mind to new ideas. If all Mike listened to was metal, we'd have My Arms Your Hearse 2, My Arms Your Hearse 3, and My Arms Your Hearse 4.
^Good essay buddy ! I totally agree with what u said, but i was just wondering how could Mike write such METAL album while he's not listening to metal. And most of us are sick of those Death/metal core shits !!!!! Personally, I don't listen to current metal (apart from really really few bands) I like early 90s and 80s metal things.
Deathamphetamine1313
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I know what you mean man. But, like I said in the essay, once you learn metal...you know metal. It's just something that stays with you. Kinda like learning to swim or riding a bike. The heaviest band that i listen to on a regular basis now is Mastodon. I've recently been blown away by everything they've ever done. Listening to Leviathan, Blood Mountain, and Remission...there's some of the most amazing music I've ever heard. On occasion, I'll rip out some Morbid Angel, Acid Bath, Opeth (obviously), Carcass, y'know the good stuff 
Deathamphetamine1313
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Oh, there definitely are! Metalblade, Roadrunner, and Century are just way too stupid to sign any of them lol
mexicola
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Am I the only who never saw Mikael as "evil"?. He's a hippie to me.
And what is "evil"? I thought evil was something bad. Like religion.
And what is "evil"? I thought evil was something bad. Like religion.
He is not an evil dude !!he just has some dark thoughts than anyone else has, but mike knows how to express them through his music !!!
