What Genre Is Opeth?

[Iridium]

I'd like to know which genre you associate Opeth with. Please provide a (preferably) detailed explanation.

 

[Steingrim]

Progressive death metal. Damnation->prog rock

 

[Iridium]

Hmm, the progressive elements are quite apparent, but I am interested in what death metal elements you see.

 

[\alive]

Well, at some points i hear "extremely fast drumwork"

Opeth is a death metal band from Sweden. Opeth adds some progressive elements to their music, with classical guitar and influences from jazz and acoustic music. Some people like to give them their own genre, Melodic Death Metal, or sometimes Forest Metal. The name was taken from the book Sunbird (1972) by author Wilbur Smith, and was originally spelled Opet. In the book, Opet is the city of the moon.

Opeth on WIKIPEDIA.ORG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeth
Melodeath on WIKIPEDIA.ORG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodic_death_metal
Death Metal on WIKIPEDIA.ORG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal

Death metal is usually identified by extreme brutality and speed. The vocals, or growls, as they're often called, are rough and/or incomprehensible and they usually communicate macabre subject matter. This style of music is known for very abrupt tempo and count changes, and extremely fast drumwork. Most bands of this use guitars and drums, often two rhythm guitars, a bass guitar, a drum set, and a vocalist. Some bands add incidental synthesizers for effect. Lyrics tend towards extreme, unpopular worldviews and profound violence. The intense focus on morbidity likely inspired the naming of this genre as "Death" metal.

 

[Bleakest Harvest]

Jazz-grind.

 

[Nico]

The only Death Metal element of Opeth is the vocals. Flower Metal, I rekons.

 

[KennonKun]

Extreme progressive death metal. That's what Peter said, and I think it makes the most sense. It doesn't really matter, though, as categories don't really matter. "Extreme" refers to the... uh... extremity of their music, "progressive" to the elements of other music genres in their music, and "death metal"...

 

[JoeVice]

yah, the word extreme does describe them well....they push boundaries.

 

[kno talint]

doom metal/death metal/prog/folk/jazz/classical?

 

[Gin_from_the_bottle]

progressive melodic death metal

 

[Iridium]

I'd go with heavily distorted progressive metal with harsh vocals.

 

[Ermz]

The only Death Metal element of Opeth is the vocals. Flower Metal, I rekons.

That's exactly what I was gonna say.

 

[a7r0phy]

Jazz-grind.

since when were Opeth Ephel Duath?

and why try to categorize Opeth? there's good music and there's bad music, and Opeth falls into the former category.

 

[Nico]

That's exactly what I was gonna say.

 

[Gin_from_the_bottle]

theres plenty of death metal in opeth! just listen to their heavy stuff, and youll see. plenty of them....

 

[Stygian]

I guess I would also say Progressive Death Metal

 

[Hulk Hogan]

 

[Nico]

I get it!

 

[Christie_fell]

Prog Death Metal

 

[\alive]