You know....I recall very clearly when I saw tons of Venom shirts in Sam Goody, Spencer Gifts, Waxie Maxie. They were the token "cool" black metal band or whatever you want to call them now.
What's with the Opeth backlash??
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The Greys said:
Opeth was an entry band for me... I guess it was just the timing or something. I haven't been into extreme Metal for very long... like three or four years tops.
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If Opeth is "entry level," so's Iron Maiden. Point being, who gives a fuck? It's not like I'm gonna be listening to Sleep's Dopesmoker ALL the time....
I've made it a point not to overplay Ghost Reveries, or any other Opeth album, for that matter. Little trick I picked up along the way: don't play the shit out of something if you don't want to get bored with it.
I will say that Ghost Reveries may be a slight dip in quality, IMO. Also, that all their records get a bit samey. But it's a hell of a formula!
If Opeth is a smidge of a gimmick band, it's not like they exploded onto the scene to take over junior highs everywhere, a la Kittie. I can't think of a band that has laid more serious groundwork, building a grassroots following the right way, before making a bid for "success," if that's what we're seeing.
I've made it a point not to overplay Ghost Reveries, or any other Opeth album, for that matter. Little trick I picked up along the way: don't play the shit out of something if you don't want to get bored with it.
I will say that Ghost Reveries may be a slight dip in quality, IMO. Also, that all their records get a bit samey. But it's a hell of a formula!
If Opeth is a smidge of a gimmick band, it's not like they exploded onto the scene to take over junior highs everywhere, a la Kittie. I can't think of a band that has laid more serious groundwork, building a grassroots following the right way, before making a bid for "success," if that's what we're seeing.
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Dee Snarl said:
You say it like its a bad thing? Thats the great thing about elitism, watch all the little emo/metalcore kids cry and try to put there point of view forward, when i really dont give a shit.
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Please don't close a thread that's had more decent discussion than the rest of the first page combined. The RIP thread shouldn't have been closed anyway.
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Opeth was my "entry level" band.
I regarded them as gods for the first 6 months from whence I first heard them.
However you could say I played them so much I got sick of them. To the point that when Ghost Reveries came out ALL that I COULD hear were recycled solos and progressions, worn-out ideas and sometimes just plain boring passages.
Moral of the story: I listened to Opeth so much they've turned to shit.
I regarded them as gods for the first 6 months from whence I first heard them.
However you could say I played them so much I got sick of them. To the point that when Ghost Reveries came out ALL that I COULD hear were recycled solos and progressions, worn-out ideas and sometimes just plain boring passages.
Moral of the story: I listened to Opeth so much they've turned to shit.
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Saparmurat_Niyazov
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The Greys said:
Is that the section with the weird bass line? The whole song is great, nonetheless. And I still stand by what I posted earlier. Even if I like the music, I get tired of hearing "OMG Opeth is teh geatest evuh d00d!!!"
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yeah those kind of people annoy me, i love opeth, but i won't go, omg dood day are the best ever, i love too many metal bands
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Hey... speeekinngg of Operthz... anybody like Farmakon?
Cause, ya know, they sound like 'em...
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Cause, ya know, they sound like 'em...
Um...
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