In a word restraint and songwriting ability.
And yes their patented dark light dynamics that I never grow tired of.
They use metal's most infamous interval the tri-tone always to musical effect and don't over do it. Or as is the case in many tunes the melody disguises the dissonance of the underlying chords. Lead breaks are emotional and well composed although they can never be accused of being shredders. Maybe a guest spot from that guy from COB would be fun on a track or two. Drumming is great, bass playing is great especially on Damnation where you can actually hear him up front in the mix where the subtle yet perfect for the song bass lines shine through.
Well as for the vocals, that roar is the most recognisable growl in Death Metal history (maybe apart from John Tardy of Obituary infamy, and Chuck from Death ) and of course comes with the complimentary clean vocals that just get better.
Opeth are for me the most interesting band in metal. Power metal and tecnical bands like Dream Theater, Symphony X are better athletes at times. They play faster more complicated pasages. But when it comes to songwriting ability and the art of crafting a tune I prefer Opeth.
Whether you label them progressive or not they make the most of their abilities. And as for Mikael's lyrics-none better. Although I really do dig the latest Katatonia.
So flame on.
And yes their patented dark light dynamics that I never grow tired of.
They use metal's most infamous interval the tri-tone always to musical effect and don't over do it. Or as is the case in many tunes the melody disguises the dissonance of the underlying chords. Lead breaks are emotional and well composed although they can never be accused of being shredders. Maybe a guest spot from that guy from COB would be fun on a track or two. Drumming is great, bass playing is great especially on Damnation where you can actually hear him up front in the mix where the subtle yet perfect for the song bass lines shine through.
Well as for the vocals, that roar is the most recognisable growl in Death Metal history (maybe apart from John Tardy of Obituary infamy, and Chuck from Death ) and of course comes with the complimentary clean vocals that just get better.
Opeth are for me the most interesting band in metal. Power metal and tecnical bands like Dream Theater, Symphony X are better athletes at times. They play faster more complicated pasages. But when it comes to songwriting ability and the art of crafting a tune I prefer Opeth.
Whether you label them progressive or not they make the most of their abilities. And as for Mikael's lyrics-none better. Although I really do dig the latest Katatonia.
So flame on.
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