Thorns of Sorrow
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Listen, for a pop critic to review Opeth is something big in itself. I study pop music in my college, and I know first hand how metal, especiall Death metal is looked down upon, and often time made fun of. The reviewer made a concious effort to listen to the music and understand it, at a respectable level. The demographic that makes up the NY Times readers is about 28-50 yr old upper middle class people, and I think he did a superb job relaying the essence of Opeth to people, who have not only HEARD extreme metal before, but even to those who might be exposed a tiny bit to the CC's and Morbid Angel's of the World. I also believe that comparing Opeth to Metallica, is not that off point. Metallica brought to the world the underground thrash music of San Fransico, opening up the doors for sooo many bands, as well as the heavy metal of the 80s. Opeth is now doing the same, drawing attention to a genre, that would otherwise be scoffed at by the powers at be in the pop music world. Kudos to the NY Times, although I think BWP would of made for a better review, and introduction to Opeth, hehe.
Hey In Flames, isnt awesome to see you colleagues get big mainstream coverage, WITHOUT changing their sound one bit? Cool isnt it? You should try it some time.
Hey In Flames, isnt awesome to see you colleagues get big mainstream coverage, WITHOUT changing their sound one bit? Cool isnt it? You should try it some time.