Opeth vs Esoteric

[Demilich]

thanks to this thread, i've actually been listening to a bit of Opeth (and even PT) for the first time in years! and i'm enjoying it too! not the be-all-end-all I used to think it was, but good music nonetheless


and NFU, I now totally agree with you about Still Life not being as special as people make it out to be

 

[saut]

still life destroys stfu

 

[Mr Samsara]

Bumpity

 

[Nightmare_Heaven]

Interesting topic idea, both bands are nowhere near being like eachother though. I say both. They're both great.

 

[philno]

atm, esoteric. for the 4 years preceding this, opeth.

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

^. Still listening to the Maniacal Veil a few times a week, insanely good album.

 

[beast from the east]

Opeth by a mile, but I'd say that about most bands compared to Opeth. Not that I don't enjoy Esoteric, they are actually really great. I have The Maniacal Vale on order and can't wait to hear it.

 

[Kalabalik]

Bumpity

Why?

 

[Goodyear]

Why?

I wondered that as well.

 

[Crepuscularia]

Why?

I guess Samsara is an Esoteric fan.

Personally, I have lately gotten into Esoteric a little bit based on recommendations of members of this board, and they do create an amazing atmosphere at times that is almost untouchable. I still prefer Opeth though; the problem is with Esoteric I have to be in just the right mood, in just the right listening environment, etc.

 

[Mr Samsara]

I wondered that as well.

I like Esoteric, yes. Also, this thread is old and given the recent talk about how the forum is currently, I thought a flashback to approximately 2 years ago would show that the forum back then had good discussion and plenty of trolling, flaming and hostillty. Thought it would be educational in that sense, and would bring a topic on the first page that didn't start with, "Hey Mike, What's your favorite...." lol

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

I had forgotten completely about this thread. Interesting it comes up now as recently I've been trying to decide album of the year so far and it's a toss between Watershed and The Maniacal Veil. I'll listen to Maniacal and it will own me so hard I can't help but think it wins, but then I crack out Watershed and it still rapes pretty hard. Guess I'll have to see at the end of the year. Atm I'd say Maniacal though. Overall as a band I'd say Opeth, but Esoteric are a lot closer than most metal bands imo, especially after Maniacal.

 

[SeViMeTaL]

SHIT THREAD

i agree with you! SHIT THREAD

 

[Isengard]

I never heard about Esoteric before but after listening to a couple of songs from Maniacal Vale, it made me think a lot of Morgion, especially their album Solinari, which is very good. If you like Esoteric and haven't heard of Morgion, I recommend you try them.

Oh and by the way, there's no competition for me, Opeth for the win!

 

[opeth_353]

Esoteric for me actually.

 

[Carta's]

Meh, I have the Maniacal Vale but it just bores me. Maybe I'm not in the mood. Maybe I need to listen to it a few more times before it clicks... surely it's not as easy listening as Opeth is

 

[g.arinya]

Doesn't the cover of Maniacal Vale remind of you something...hhmmmm....can't quite put my figure on it but it will come to me...

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lol...all jokes aside....been listening to 8 minutes of Circle...yawns...it's uber progressive....