It's funny too, because people continue to bash the new album. Still Life is possibly my favorite album ever recorded and a tough one to top, but that aside, Ghost Reveries is the most versatile album they have out to this date. Each song has its own identity, and I feel like they never accomplished that feat on any album preceeding it. Which is good, because repitition is the one thing I can't stand most about albums. Opeth have avoided getting caught up in that, thankfully.
It's ironic too, because they opened up big-time with the new one while still maintaining their original sound. After hearing that they signed to such a big label, most had their doubts that would happen. Lots of my friends thought that they'd just be pushed around until they were a Nickelback clone, but they did just the opposite and proved metal wrong. That takes balls.
It's actually nice to see Opeth getting exposure. C'mon, with death metal vocals are people really sweating over a possibility that they'll top the charts sometime soon or something? I'd be impressed if they made a top fourty appearance on the American charts.