what could opeth do better after Blackwaterpark ?

[opethfan]

yes, Blackwater park is the more beautiful album, what kind of album could be better ? I think Deliverance is fantastic but not as BWP or Still Life.

 

[Sfarog]

yes, Blackwater park is the more beautiful album, what kind of album could be better ? I think Deliverance is fantastic but not as BWP or Still Life.

ice cold ripping metl!

 

[Staffan]

Yeah I agree... Deliverance lacks a little atmosphere that the others have IMO

 

[The Invoking]

I think they should really just keep on doing what their doing, Opeth still seems to have alot of life in them, and they're progressing well as a whole. I really dont know what they'd do next tho, personally I'd like to hear this new really evil opeth I heard mikael talking about doing.

 

[Midwinter_melancholY]

beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My favourite is still life, but I don't agree on the "no atmosphere in Deliverance"-part...

 

[Stormwatch]

I prefer Deliverance actually.

 

[Azogue]

Blackwater Park is far from being "the more beautiful album". What can they do next, after their 4th best album (that's how I rank BWP)? Well, they can go back to their former sound (I would die of fanboy-ism if this happened....but it won't) or they can do something completely different and mindblowing. If they stay on track and continue with the BWP/Deliverance "sound", then I think Opeth will finally fall from my grace once and for all...and I wouldn't feel sad; they've given us some amazing music in the past. In fact, I think the band might be at the end of their run, and quitting while you're ahead (Damnation) is a wise move....unless they come up with something completely mindblowing next, which would be a dream come true....but that seems unlikely, seeing as how Mikael promised something "very extreme" for the next album, which is basically the same thing he said about Deliverance.

Orchid, Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse are infinetely superior to BWP. They mop the floor with it.

I still LOVE Blackwater Park, but nothing has topped their first three albums, in my opinion.

Orchid and Morningrise have those beautiful dual guitar harmonies, and MAYH is one of the most atmospheric albums I have ever heard.

Blackwater Park is my favorite of their "new" phase/sound, and I'll always love it to death, but the Steven Wilson influence is almost overbearing.

Deliverance is by far their weakest album, at least to me. It feels incredibly disjointed, effortless and just half assed. And Steven Wilson's influence is even more blatant here (although he had more input on BWP). Deliverance is the only Opeth album I could live without....although A Fair Judgement still rocks my socks

Oh, and I love Porcupine Tree as well, but I just hope the next album will be Wilson-free...and maybe Opeth could go back to those amazing guitar harmonies OR try something completely different. Here's hoping for the latter

 

[Stormwatch]

I love Deliverance - it's still my favourite Opeth record. Maybe it's because I'm more of a death metal fan than a black metal fan?
BWP is great thopugh and it has some fucking HUGE riffs.
From what I can tell, every Opeth album is a classic (except Damnation which is a bit too mellow for me - it's good enough but no classic IMO).
Whatever they do next won't bother me - I expect it to be amazing but if it's not I can't complain, no band can keep churing out classic after classic forever.

 

[Leper_/-\ffinity]

I love all of their albums, and I don't think that these guys would allow themselves to release something that wouldn't be appealing to their fans, so I will always buy their new albums.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

I really do hope Steve Wilson takes a hike before the next album, though.

 

[changso]

Blackwater is my favorite as well. A true progressive masterpiece.

Anyway, their next album look damn promising if you ask me: a concept album, focussed on beauty and epics.

 

[Stormwatch]

Where did you hear that?

 

[Hope Leaves]

Yeah where did you hear that? Anyway yeah I have high hopes for the next album, I don't doubt it will be good. But BWP is far from my favourite Opeth album...

 

[Spike]

yes, Blackwater park is the more beautiful album, what kind of album could be better ? I think Deliverance is fantastic but not as BWP or Still Life.

It's posts like this where I don't even need to look at the members join date anymore.

N00b!

 

[Scourge of Malice]

i would like them to do a really brutal but really technical album.. with the opeth sound but i think it would be fucking cool after damnation.. especially since they probably got some new fans from damnation expecting mellow stuff.. kick em in the face

 

[Episteme]

My Arms Your Hearse is my favourite album that Opeth have released. I just want Opeth to release something good, mindblowing even I think they have the ability to surprise me again.

 

[Spike]

yes, Blackwater park is the more beautiful album, what kind of album could be better ? I think Deliverance is fantastic but not as BWP or Still Life.

You know, they actually released albums before SL?

i would like them to do a really brutal but really technical album..

Ummm.... Deliverance?

 

[opethfan]

i know perfectly the others album (orchid, my arms...) but i really think BWP has a special feeling, a little dirty but not so much.

 

[Azogue]

This thread sucks c0ck0rz

 

[Korlich]

Deliverance is my least fav. Opeth album, but I still consider it an important album.