Opeth religious?

[Opeth0507]

They don't seem to be Satanic or anything like that, but they do seem to be very spiritual, what beliefs do they share?

 

[in limbow]

Peter: "We are athiests..."

 

[Tubbs]

They share the belief that 70's progressive rock and death metal should be mixed together to make pure awesomeness. I believe this form of religion is called "Progressive Death Metalism"

 

[opeth_353]

I wouldn't have thought they were exactly religious people.

 

[Opeth0507]

Well all their songs are so emotionally charged.

 

[Lietuvis]

And how the fuck does that make them religious?

If anything, it makes them sensitive.

 

[opeth_353]

but not that much religious content.. only really been skirted around in GR .. i know there's ghosts but that's not strictly religion.

 

[Opeth0507]

I meant to put like poetic and spiritual.

 

[Opeth0507]

And how the fuck does that make them religious?

If anything, it makes them sensitive.

Are those members of Opeth in your signature?

 

[vashts80]

The second pic in Lietuvis looks like Peter circa '96 to me, I'd assume the first pic is either another pic of Peter circa '96, or a pic of Mike circa '96..I can't remember if Mike used V's or not.

I don't think that Opeth are religious...Peter has said in an interview that they're Atheists.

They do, however, find that subjects like the occult and "Satanism" are interesting to learn and talk about. Or at least Mike does.

 

[SSJ2 Vegeta]

They share the belief that 70's progressive rock and death metal should be mixed together to make pure awesomeness. I believe this form of religion is called "Progressive Death Metalism"

Lol.

 

[Jude]

According to Mike, they are not religious as a band and he himself is not religious either, but they are also not anti-religious (despite slight anti-Christian themes in Still Life's storyline). However Mike finds the occult, Satan, etc. interesting topics to explore in music, hence Ghost Reveries.

 

[vampyrouss]

And a lot of songs are not sung from the singers perspective, meaning they could sing about satanism without being satanists, because its fictional. I think a lot of people evade the obvious point that a lot of themes in music are based in fiction with personal emotional overtones. Especially Blackwater Park... and Still Life... and MA,YH... and GR... the others less so I guess. But there is a lot of fiction in there which is not to be taken seriously.

Next question: "Is Mikael actually a ghost, and has he been involved with Satanic rituals and killed people before, or is he actually just a good writer of personal fiction?" Common sense is always a good place to start!

 

[Valerie]

The second pic in Lietuvis looks like Peter circa '96 to me, I'd assume the first pic is either another pic of Peter circa '96, or a pic of Mike circa '96..I can't remember if Mike used V's or not.

I think they're both pictures of Peter. I don't think Mikael used them, at least not live. On their website (if my memory serves me correct) it says the RR5 was used for recording the leads, Peter probably used it live though.

 

[JoeVice]

i think i have seen a pic of mike with a v...in fact, i think that it is somewhere on the official site.

 

[vashts80]

Peter definitely used the V live, I have a concert from right after Morningrise was released where he used it. I just can't remember if Mike used a V live or not heh

 

[Disgustipated]

Well all their songs are so emotionally charged.

....:hotjump:

 

[affinityband]

Ive seen a picture of mike wih a bc rich mocking bird, not a flying though...

 

[Yoda]

Mike certainly used a Rhoads V (black), and I'm pretty sure he used in on their tour with Cradle Of Filth.