Opeth reviewed in RollingStone magazine

[Nebularus]

Check out the news section of my site for the review!

http://opeth.darkwood.com

They got a score of 3 out of 5, and are called the "Best Swedish-Uruguayan band ever"

F

 

[squeegee your third eye]

Those monkey fuckers.

Nice that they focused on positives in text, but why only three stars? Ah, who gives a fuck.

Glad to see some press tho. I must admit I like the adjectives the writer choose.

Corporate mags still suck tho.

 

[BlackParagon]

How many "Swedish-Uruguayan" bands are there? That's a bit of an empty statement. I agree, fuck corporate mags. Three stars. I bet Eminem gets more.

 

[Protected Witness]

I believe that's 3 out of 4 stars...but I could be wrong...

 

[Cutter]

A review in Rollingstones magazine...

Surely this most certainly signifys the death of Opeth as an underground metal band...

 

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Hmm...how was the Phish article?

 

[Djm]

Is there anyone left that takes Rolling Stone seriously, though?

 

[Ermz]

It seems like that they were reviewed on a strictly death metal kind of context, as it doesn't give much detail about the soft-heavy transitions. Still it kind of disappoints me to see yet another mag insulting Opeth with a fraction of a page.

 

[Hondo]

It was a pretty good review, though. Everything there only got 2-3 stars. Weird rating system.

 

[Estimation]

its because the other bands are not well known, thats why they get 2 or 3 stars, if Eminem recorded himself having a shit and released it, itd get top marks from that stupid magazine, to them its "It doesnt matter about your talent, Its how famous you are"

 

[Nebularus]

I'm pretty sure the whole "best Swedish-Uruguayan" comment is totally tongue-and-cheek. A three out of five (and it IS out of 5) is a very decent score, and I've seen bigger releases get far less. Sure RollingStone is a mainstream magazine, but they do have some great articles and interviews in it sometimes.

The Phish article is pretty cool and comprehensive, but its not geared towards their die-hard fans (i.e. a listing of the top 5 shows they've done, etc. but there are a lot of cool pictures).

 

[Demonspell]

Originally posted by Cutter
A review in Rollingstones magazine...

Surely this most certainly signifys the death of Opeth as an underground metal band...

I'm not pleased with their review, but with modern technology having eliminated many of the barriers of access and exposure to non-mainstream artists, the word "underground" is now an antiquated term IMO...

 

[Lakestream]

hehehe, that made me laugh
I hope Opeth reads that... they'll probably laugh their asses of too

"The best Swedish-Uruguayan band ever!"
hahaha

 

[Guitarist13]

Originally posted by Cutter
A review in Rollingstones magazine...

Surely this most certainly signifys the death of Opeth as an underground metal band...

Nope. I was in FYE at the mall yesterday and Morningrise was playing. (No joke. it was funny to see the expressions on people's faces when the vocals on Black Rose Immortal came in )

 

[Manbient]

haha! holy fuck that's funny shit!

 

[Opet]

Morningrise? Playing at a mall? On overhead speakers?

You sure? You weren't trippin' or smoking anything funny? numskin Where?

Swedish-Uruguayan does sound.................original.

 

[Guitarist13]

I am positive. I actually thought I was high or something when I walked in and heard Black Rose Immortal Playing, but sure enough, it was. I hung out for a while just to listen to the album.

 

[redblueyes]

Is the the issue with the Beatles on the cover?

 

[phon1c]

what's FYE?

 

[Opet]

a store?