The very first time I heard an Opeth-song, around two years ago, I didn´t think that it was anything special. A few weeks passed until I digged the record out of my shelf one night and listened to it more carefully. I soon started seeing the details and the fabulous lyrics. I´ve been hooked ever since.
So, how'd you react to your first listening experience with Opeth?
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FRUGiHOYi
"Since 1981"
Kept hearing about Opeth and downloaded The Night And The Silent Water at the recommendation of people on a message board or something (this was right after BWP came out). A long, atmospheric metal song. It was exactly the kind of music I was looking for. Ended up downloading their whole catalogue, then slowly bought all the albums.
fizz6207
Member
First heard Moonlapse Vertigo, and literally 
Unfortunately my lame friends at the party have the attention of a goldfish, so I only got to hear until after the 2nd chorus before someone decided theyd prefer to rock out to blink 182 Soon after I bought lamentions because I wanted to have a selection of their discography. Masters Apprentices simply secured the deal that Id become obssessed with these guys!
Unfortunately my lame friends at the party have the attention of a goldfish, so I only got to hear until after the 2nd chorus before someone decided theyd prefer to rock out to blink 182
Soon after I bought lamentions because I wanted to have a selection of their discography. Masters Apprentices simply secured the deal that Id become obssessed with these guys!i first heard demon of the fall about 4-5 years ago, whichever, and i simply said to myself this is everything i look for in music, all in one band. I will not mention that somehow every opeth song is amazing, im not sure how that feat is accomplished.
I have to thank my ex-boss for enabling me to get almost all of opeth discography; she went on vacation so I could download it all :Spin: . I believe Ghost of Perdition was the first Opeth song ever for me, and I loved it, the combination of brutality and melody, that was it! I was trying out some melodeath before Opeth, loved In Flames for a while, Arch Enemy etc., but these bands could keep me interested only for a while. and then I came across Opeth and that was it, no further search was necessary 
thanks guys!
thanks guys!
jConsequences
Member
The first track of theirs I heard was "Demon of the Fall," when I was starting to get into real Metal. I was actually indifferent, but hearing "Credence" later on intrigued me more due to the difference in style. Then my now ex got me "Still Life" for Christmas and that's what really made me fall helplessly in love with them. It's still one of my top 10 records.
First song I heard was The Grand Conjuration, and I thought it was a piece of crap, lol.
A few weeks later I stumbled upon some of their Damnation material and I was totally blown away. I then checked out some of their heavier stuff, alot of which I disliked at first, but it soon grew on me and allowed my transition into bands like Morbid Angel and Cryptopsy.
A few weeks later I stumbled upon some of their Damnation material and I was totally blown away. I then checked out some of their heavier stuff, alot of which I disliked at first, but it soon grew on me and allowed my transition into bands like Morbid Angel and Cryptopsy.
SlaughterTheNegligentBreed
Satan Debaser
Back around 5 years ago when I had no concept of music theory or good versatile music in general I truthfully did not care for them. Obviously that changed 2 years ago when I listened to the song When! I heard it on the centuiry media identidy 5 cd and now I possess about half their cds!
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
FuneralPortrait
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What? Do a vocal range? ...er... what? His vocal range, in terms of 'how high and low' he can sing, isn't exactly that impressive, and he pretty much has two voices; the growling and the clean vox.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love his voice, and the two things he does, he does very well, but there are far more impressive singers out there than Mikael.
I downloaded Damnation because I liked Porcupine Tree. I also downloaded Deadwing, which had just come out at the time. I remember listening to deadwing first, and thought it was pretty good, then listening to Damnation. I didn't listen to Deadwing again for some time. A week later I bought Damnation and Blackwater Park. Then GR leaked, downloaded that, bought their back catalogue. The growling didn't bother me really, though I'm not much of a metal fan.
Travis
Bassist
I GOT SCARED, WAS LISTENING TO THE MOOR FOR TEH FIRST TIME WITH THAT COOL MELLOW INTRO YA KNOW, THEN THAT FIRST DEEP GROWL, OMG.
Astrum
Psion
I didn't like them at all at first. I first heard them about a year ago and didn't begin liking (loving) them until recently. They make excellent music.
The n00bs that cream all over them ruin it, though. A lot more serious metal fans should like them despite their reputation. I am shameless about my Opeth loving, despite being an avid black metal fan.
The n00bs that cream all over them ruin it, though. A lot more serious metal fans should like them despite their reputation. I am shameless about my Opeth loving, despite being an avid black metal fan.
Stilgar
Berzerker
Same album, different song and in 1995. I've posted about it before:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/4074790-post110.html
King Richard
Hello there
Why do you give two shits whether or not some some elitist prick doesn't like the band because of some "n00bs?" The way I see it, sucks to be them.
biggsy
New Metal Member
First song I heard was Blackwater Park (as for many others here, it seems) and I freakin' hated it. Then a couple of months later I got Remember Tomorrow, Leper Affinity, Harvest and then fell in love.
I first heard of Opeth at metaltown in Gothenburg. I doesn't pass a day without me listing to Opeth, I'm addicted.
I also had a really awesome "Blackwater Park moment". I was heading to a friend, it was kinda late and it was sometime during the fall. I looked up in the sky and I see tall, dead trees grasping a full moon bathing in black clouds.
It was really impressive.
(please forgive the bad spelling if there is any
I also had a really awesome "Blackwater Park moment". I was heading to a friend, it was kinda late and it was sometime during the fall. I looked up in the sky and I see tall, dead trees grasping a full moon bathing in black clouds.
It was really impressive.
(please forgive the bad spelling if there is any
indeathislife
phantom limb
Heard Grand Conjuration and didnt really understand it. Heard Ghost of P. and said wait maybe there is something to these guys. Then payed more attention to all of their stuff. Harvest, Demon of the fall really jumped out at me at first. Now I have all their albums. That was about this time last year. Yes I guess I am a "n00b" and I do go crazy over them but what do you expect. I just discovered an amazing band and they have 8 albums of course im gonna go crazy for all that material.
MetalOperaChick
Perfectly Flawed
Honestly i think i creamed myself. 
Just kidding.
Mikael's voice is simply Metal-gasmic. His growls are SPOT on and then it's incredible that he can actually sing SO well after all that growling which tells me...he KNOWS what the f*ck he's doing.
Orchid really just....ah. Really just blew me away 
Just kidding.Mikael's voice is simply Metal-gasmic. His growls are SPOT on and then it's incredible that he can actually sing SO well after all that growling which tells me...he KNOWS what the f*ck he's doing.
Orchid really just....ah. Really just blew me away 
