Which Opeth vocal style do you like the best?

[hornblow555]

Just wanted to know whether people liked Mikael's old, more black-metallish vocals or his newer deeper growls.

 

[spikes77]

Yeah i like the old style a little better, i think it was easier to put more emotion over the more blackish vox. however it would be kool for mike to do some vox on the next album more like in "crimson" they were really over the top , like the "unholy god"part, those were great black metal shrieks..it would be kool for a song or two....

 

[random_phil]

I prefer his older style, particularly on Nowhere by Katatonia. They somehow managed to sound cold, yet still full of emotion. Don't ask me how, i just think they do.

His newer style is pretty cool also

 

[Kushantaiidan]

spikes, you are so right about crimson.. His vocals in the song friggin rock, and put dan to shame...

 

[spikes77]

Yeah i do agree , but i dont think dan really has a bm rasp , and the contrasting vox in that song make it so much better. i mean dan has his clean vox then all of a sudden in comes this bm scream its great. just an amazing song.

 

[Don Corleone]

you should also have put a "both" choice.

 

[Opethfan1980]

I prefer the newer syle. I really like the ultra-deep, less raspy death vocals, because it's easier on the ears, and blends with the music more.

 

[Manbient]

I like the new style too. I dunno why... it is easier to make out words too i think, and i like deeper growls (but not soo deep like brutal death bands) Also his clean vix hav e improved muchly.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

newer one

 

[red_beef]

The newwwwweerrrrrrr oneeee!!!!!

 

[Brotherelf]

The deeper, death metal style is better, although both are his voice & good

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

Option C: I love the way he sings on their cover of Nevermore's "42147"

...oh... sorry... wait... that WAS nevermore... oops! My mistake.

Opeth? Meh. I like the bits just before and just after the songs... you know, the bits BETWEEN the tracks... that is the best part of the albums



-Trapped (Too much Coffee... and WAAAY too much thrash in my headphones to be in an opeth mood)

 

[YaYo]

Originally posted by Trapped
Option C: I love the way he sings on their cover of Nevermore's "42147"

...oh... sorry... wait... that WAS nevermore... oops! My mistake.

Opeth? Meh. I like the bits just before and just after the songs... you know, the bits BETWEEN the tracks... that is the best part of the albums



-Trapped (Too much Coffee... and WAAAY too much thrash in my headphones to be in an opeth mood)

Im dissapointed. Poor effort there, youve done better.. wont even create an argument this one!

But aynway, i like the new better.

 

[Sadistik]

I really like his old style, but I said NEW, as his voice has so much emotion and range on it (unique for harsh vox)

 

[Opethfan1980]

Originally posted by Trapped
Option C: I love the way he sings on their cover of Nevermore's "42147"

...oh... sorry... wait... that WAS nevermore... oops! My mistake.

Opeth? Meh. I like the bits just before and just after the songs... you know, the bits BETWEEN the tracks... that is the best part of the albums



-Trapped (Too much Coffee... and WAAAY too much thrash in my headphones to be in an opeth mood)

Why the fuck would you even post something this retarded? Were you dropped on your head as a child? Jesus. NEVERMORE? Um, Dane might have a versatile voice, but up until Dreaming Neon Black, he was an AWFUL vocalist. His voice was thin, his range was nonexistant, and he went off-key a ridiculous amount (which is unforgivable).

You bitch about people worshipping Opeth, and you yourself worship a far inferior band that has only released ONE great album (Dreaming Neon Black). I guess you're real goal is simply to act like a cock and piss off as many people as possible. Pretty sad.

 

[Alcapoth]

Well, I must say I gotta go with the minority on this one. The vocal style of both Orchid & Morningrise were the best, IMO! They were far more emotional & powerful, not to mention they create a more darkly mood (not that the newer ones do not, they are great as well, just not as great.)

I mean, damn...a good example would be in Black Rose Immortal. The lyrics shortly after the amazingly powerful intrumental after the sound of water shortly passes - just awesome stuff!

I must say, also, that in MAYH it's a bit of a combination of both. The vocals are not exactly in the style of Still Life or BWP and aren't exactly Orchid or Morningrise-style either. It's in-between, I say...I believe this was the album where his vocal-style is slowly shifting into the more deep, death-metal style as opposed to the previously more black metal-style.

Either way, both styles of Mikaels vocals are awesome! Others cannot even come close in this genre of music, or any other for that matter (for his clean vocals are simply excellent as well...in ALL their albums!)

 

[MetalManCPA]

I personally like the newer style.

I'm not exactly sure why. After all my Opeth listening, I still hold Blackwater Park the album at the top of my Opeth list. Is it because of the vocals, the production? Not entirely sure - but since I like the overall sound of BWP (and the songs), that's why I pick the newer style.

 

[Xarthaz]

older is better

 

[Hox]

Eeeexcellent.

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

I prefer the death metal style vocals, although the blacker ones fit better on Orchid and Morningrise.