Watershed booklet to contain no lyrics!

[FUBAR]

Now I'm not one to bitch but this is a bit disappointing. I usually like to sit down and read the lyrics whilst listening to a new Opeth album. Check out the end of the video

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=57754

 

[Pethical]

0h n03z!!!

 

[Brave.Archangel]

opeth sold out!

 

[Whisper and Weep]

Cmon Mike... I really wanted to read those.
Now how the hell am I supposed to ever find out Heir Apparents lyrics...

 

[blade-bunny]

Actually, I'm a bit dissaponted in Opeth now..

 

[Nailed Reaper]

It's pretty easy to hear the clean singing lyrics, so it won't be the problem. But growls will be sort of a problem to hear.

 

[pyr0rrzzz]

 

[Tubular]

damn, well not that it matters so much to me, I rarely use booklets to read the lyrics, usually I just find them on the internet (www.darklyrics.com has allmost all metal lyrics, but occasionally there are some mistakes in them)

 

[pyr0rrzzz]

Maybe Watershed is some kind of concept album about Lopez and Peter leaving the band...

 

[Metalstrm]

I agree that it's a disappointment. I mean, why? What's the secret?

 

[Brave.Archangel]

"WE ALL... LEFT YOU ALOOONNNEEE"

 

[Kuros]

My guess is that the vocals are so satanic that they don't want people to find out what they're really singing.

 

[FUBAR]

I agree that it's a disappointment. I mean, why? What's the secret?

Mike said they're personal maybe he felt they were too personal to print....dunno.

 

[Master_Debater]

Roadrunner will make the lyrics available through a special site online for $.09 per word.

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

You can make out basically all of it, so I'm not too fussed. There are a few death vocals that could be a few different words, but apart from that it's pretty clear. But that's fine if its too personal and he doesn't want to discuss it; it's not unheard of for a band to do it. Plus eventually it will be on the net pretty much correct. So I'm not really phased, but yeah it would be nice to know for sure.

 

[grandis]

Damn! Almost got a heartattack at the end.
Good job having close to no sound when Mike's talking, and suddenly Porcelain Heart riff comes on with a hell lot of more sound

 

[Metalstrm]

I think if it was too personal I wouldn't say anything, and print the lyrics out as usual. Cause this looks like a half-attempt to prevent the listener from understanding the lyrics, and it's obvious that people will put them up on the internet anyway.

Maybe I cannot understand Mike's real motives here or it's more complicated than I think, but I disagree with the decision.

 

[Weakness]

geez, pretty lame.

 

[Albatros]

Roadrunner will make the lyrics available through a special site online for $.09 per word.

lol

yeah! or they'll come up with the special limited with lyrics edition version of the album.

 

[Necropeth]

Well he did say he was gonna keep the lyrics to himself for "just a little while longer." Well probably see them some time or other.