I have been listening to metal music since before Metallica was considered underground metal. I started with Led Zeppelin, and have progressed through the 80's glam rock (some of it was not bad), and have moved through the 90's watching death metal take over.
There have been many bands that have made #1 on my list, such as Metal Church, Jag Panzer, etc., each for different reasons. Led Zeppelin was #1 for the longest period (there wasn't a lot to choose from then). I never had a "favorite" 80's band, but groups like Whitesnake, Blue Murder, BulletBoys, etc. could play pretty damn well.
Recently, Grip, Inc. was my favorite until they broke up. Now, Nevermore was just replaced by Opeth. But, Opeth is different than the others. Listening to them goes beyond listening to music (when they post my response to the Blackwater Park autographed CD contest, you'll know how I feel). I can say that I have rarely heard songs which captivate the mind like Opeth does - my listening experience has deepened greatly. I now realize that most music listening pleasure is shallow - a good guitar lick here, a great drum beat there, but I would imagine most true Opeth fans know exactly what I'm talking about. Who knows, maybe some night we'll all be listening to Opeth, and meet in that other place.
I will now be buying ALL Opeth's CD's, because I want my trips to be longer.
There have been many bands that have made #1 on my list, such as Metal Church, Jag Panzer, etc., each for different reasons. Led Zeppelin was #1 for the longest period (there wasn't a lot to choose from then). I never had a "favorite" 80's band, but groups like Whitesnake, Blue Murder, BulletBoys, etc. could play pretty damn well.
Recently, Grip, Inc. was my favorite until they broke up. Now, Nevermore was just replaced by Opeth. But, Opeth is different than the others. Listening to them goes beyond listening to music (when they post my response to the Blackwater Park autographed CD contest, you'll know how I feel). I can say that I have rarely heard songs which captivate the mind like Opeth does - my listening experience has deepened greatly. I now realize that most music listening pleasure is shallow - a good guitar lick here, a great drum beat there, but I would imagine most true Opeth fans know exactly what I'm talking about. Who knows, maybe some night we'll all be listening to Opeth, and meet in that other place.
I will now be buying ALL Opeth's CD's, because I want my trips to be longer.