How many times has Mikael stated in the dvds and interviews, Opeth has and always will be a DEATH metal band. Just because the first two albums don't have such a deep growl has MAYH and after, it shouldn't be compared to black metal. I have never seen Opeth wearing black makeup in leather clad armor screaming about satan raping your mother. Black metal sucks ass, keep it away from Opeth! Also, don't flame me because I know Mikael said Ghost Reveries was bordering on black metal, but that was only on the lyrical side having to do with satan/occult themes. The music was all death metal.