Opeth splitting up?

I don't see it happening any time soon. Mike is already doing his 70's thing; however, if he wants to fully concentrate on a 70's prog rock thing, he can do a side project. Why break up the band? I feel Mike and co think they still have a long way to go and achieve things... just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Either way, if they do break up, I won't sit and moan. Opeth has constantly put out high quality music and I'll be thankful to them forever. I have no fear of them going commercial or mainstream, lots of bands did that. Anathema for one, Katatonia for another. Add Paradise Lost to the list. I still love all three bands. I just don't listen to some of their more recent work.

NP: Eternity X - The Edge
 
Originally posted by Mezarkabul
I have no fear of them going commercial or mainstream, lots of bands did that. Anathema for one, Katatonia for another. Add Paradise Lost to the list. I still love all three bands. I just don't listen to some of their more recent work.
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hmmm, wonder how you're going to react to Damnation. :)
 
Hey come on, cut the crap!!! :mad:

You know prog-bands never stop. Look at the big heroes;

camel
king crimson
yes
etc...

not that all of their new music is a lot to be happy about, but still... :p

they didn't stop.
:)
 
Originally posted by Bloody B
Hey come on, cut the crap!!! :mad:

You know prog-bands never stop. Look at the big heroes;

camel
king crimson
yes
etc...

not that all of their new music is a lot to be happy about, but still... :p

they didn't stop.
:)
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So you're saying they're just going to break up for a set period of time, and not forever?

heh
 
I hope that doesn't happen. They are my favorite band. If it does though, at least they will go out without sucking it up first. I would rather have them make 7 superb cds and stop than to keep making them and go downhill on us. But, still, I hope they go with option c and keep making cds without going downhill on us.
 
Originally posted by Jim LotFP
hmmm, wonder how you're going to react to Damnation. :)
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Actually it is my most anticipated album of 2003.

I think new Katatonia sucks by the way. Discouraged Ones and everything after blows, IMO.

NP: Eternity X - The Edge
 
This is directed at a general audience, not at you Mezarkabul

I think it's absolutely silly to shit on bands who go "mainstream".
If a band goes mainstream, does this automatically entail that their music has changed for the worse? No, it doesn't. People are just afraid of their favorite bands becoming popular because as soon as the larger population notices and likes em, the poor sappy fuck automatically rejects this because their taste in music is no longer "unique". Well, if you define yourself completely or even mostly on what music you listen to, you seriously need to consider exploring other areas in life, or you might as well kill yourself.

I agree that Katatonia took their sound to a new level with Discouraged Ones, a level that some might say (including myself) is pretty much radio-friendly, but holy fuck does this mean you should reject them? Not if that's the reason. You might not like the clean vocals, and that's fair enough. I personally love the newer stuff, and they keep getting better and better. I couldn't give a fuck if a band was trendy or not. If they make music that appeals to me, then that's all that matters. That's what music is all about. If you buy stuff simply because it's unheard of, trust me, you're not special, you're a retard.
 
EvilGenius,

I know your post wasn't directed at me, but I have something to say anyway. I do not despise the new Katatonia because they went more commercial. I simply think their current musical direction doesn't click with me. It has nothing to do with abandoning the death vocals.

With Katatonia, it was after Discouraged Ones that they lost me. I still bought their last to give it a try but it didn't work for me.

Anathema is a different matter, I love Eternity. I didn't bitch about it when they lost the deathy vocals after The Silent Enigma. I also Alternative 4. Hell, "Lost Control" is probably my favourite Anathema song ever! The one and only Anathema disc I don't like is A Fine Day to Exit, and honestly I don't think they'll ever go back to what they were doing on A4 or Eternity, let alone doom-death. I saw it coming with Judgement. I still like it quite a bit though.

It is stupid of people to assume we dislike the current style of some bands ONLY because they became more commercial. That is bullshit and has absolutely nothing to do with me digging or hating a band.

Paradise Lost quit the death vocals right after the second album. Icon, One Second and Draconian Times had all clean vocals and DT is my favourite PL disc. Again, it has nothing to do with the vocals. I however fucking hate their current techno-laden direction. I base my opinions on the music, not the band's decision to change styles.

So when someone posts about their dislike for a band's current style, don't go assuming immediately they're hating it cause the band has become more radio friendly. Not everyone is like that. I am not like that.

I love old Ulver and I also got their recent work Perdition City and like it quite a bit too. It all changes from band to band. It's not like I'm full of hate towards any band who tries to experiment new musical styles.

NP: Strange Land - Anomaly
 
The truth of the matter is though, that bands become liked by a wider range of people (commercialised) because their music isn't as good as it was originally. This is almost always the case, in my opinion.
 
Hmmm... it would be a pity if Opeth splitted up after the Damnation tour... but thats better than changing style, or starting to play inspirationless crap... it must be difficult to record again and again and over again the best metal albums ever... so, if they become increasing themselves, its better they just split... :cry:
 
Originally posted by EvilGenius
I think it's absolutely silly to shit on bands who go "mainstream". If a band goes mainstream, does this automatically entail that their music has changed for the worse? No, it doesn't. People are just afraid of their favorite bands becoming popular because as soon as the larger population notices and likes em, the poor sappy fuck automatically rejects this because their taste in music is no longer "unique". Well, if you define yourself completely or even mostly on what music you listen to, you seriously need to consider exploring other areas in life, or you might as well kill yourself.
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Word.

I like new King Crimson and new Hypocrisy, not as good as the older stuff, but you can't expect pure genius EVERY album.
 
@Mezarkabul:

I understand what you're saying, which is why I purposely mentioned that my post wasn't directed at you. You justified yourself just fine when you explicitly mentioned that the new Katatonia just doesn't suit you. What I was aiming at, was exactly the kind of people you already knew who I was directing it at: those who condemn bands simply because theý've become noticed by a wider audience.
 
The point is that if Opeth were to become radio friendly, logic would tell you that their songs could NOT POSSIBLY stay the same, as the length in itself is too great for any radio-station, TV program etc. apart from specific metal ones so therefore if Opeth were to 'sell-out' their music could not possibly stay the way it is now, and that's why I'm one of the people that's against them getting TOO much recognition. I think it's very fair to say that they are getting more credit for their work, but if they get too much, it will most likely go to their heads and they will start doing it for the money... although I suppose with Mikael's current attitude that seems quite impossible. I think all the money in the world couldn't tear him away from quality music.
 
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