I would, but I'm NOT expecting, blastbeats, total brutality, with some thrash riffs coupled with well writtten, acoustic interludes.It would sound "different" from normal Opeth, but it would be a progression from the last few releases. I wouldn't want Opeth to be too keyboard saturated, just light keyboards playing piano like notes. I was hoping Opeth would intergrate some Emporer like BM into thier sound, along with some organic instruments: ala harp, violins (My Dying Bride) ect. Less repitition, more mesmerizing change in moods..
That problably won't happen.
Otherwise, I don't know what to expect from Opeth, just ditch that damn drum machine and triggered drum sound. Lopez could add an Latin Middle eastern flavor to opeth and it would stil be interesting.