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What are your three favorite Opeth records?

Orchid
7 (1.1%)
Morningrise
15 (2.3%)
My Arms, Your Hearse
26 (4%)
Still Life
81 (12.3%)
Blackwater Park
161 (24.5%)
Deliverance
43 (6.5%)
Damnation
53 (8.1%)
Ghost Reveries
152 (23.1%)
Watershed
66 (10%)
Heritage
21 (3.2%)
Pale Communion
32 (4.9%)

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #805 on: July 25, 2016, 02:34:25 PM »
D'aww...Mikael is such a goofball. Love it. Neat riff.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #806 on: July 25, 2016, 09:01:20 PM »
That riff :metal

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #807 on: July 26, 2016, 12:00:58 AM »
As a fellow swede, that swedish-english accent always makes me cringe. But cool video, and yeah that end snippet sounded great.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #808 on: July 26, 2016, 03:43:25 AM »
Haha Mikael is so funny!  :lol

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #809 on: July 27, 2016, 12:35:38 AM »
As a fellow swede, that swedish-english accent always makes me cringe. But cool video, and yeah that end snippet sounded great.
I know the feeling because I dislike the Finnish accent :lol

Anyway, it sounds like the guitars are tuned to a low A in those snippets. Perhaps Mikael and Fredrik are playing 7-strings or baritones this time around?

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #812 on: July 31, 2016, 06:05:51 PM »
Very cool! Love the groove and guitars, and Mikael's singing is on point. I have a feeling though that this album is going to take a hell of a long time to sink in for me though. Even just this song will.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #813 on: July 31, 2016, 07:01:10 PM »
Love it, though the intro kinda throws me. Opeth may have a real winner happening.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #814 on: July 31, 2016, 08:18:47 PM »
Sounds pretty good on my first listen. Should be a great album.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #815 on: July 31, 2016, 08:26:04 PM »
Hmm...I don't know what to think.  I wasn't a fan of the last two, but this one seems a little more like something I'd enjoy.  Will wait for the album.  Reminds me heavily of Spiritual Beggars or something.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #816 on: July 31, 2016, 08:32:01 PM »
I liked it. New Opeth is always exciting. :coolio

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #817 on: July 31, 2016, 10:03:05 PM »
Really good track! Awesome grooves and some good heaviness that's been absent for a while.....can't wait to hear the rest.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #818 on: August 01, 2016, 01:16:54 AM »
Nice! I quite like it :tup
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #819 on: August 01, 2016, 01:38:55 AM »
Very cool sounding. I've been trying to get into the band for a while maybe this will be my gateway!

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #820 on: August 01, 2016, 02:18:38 AM »
I flat out dislike the opening riff, but the rest was better. Not great though, just around that level of "okay" that they've been stuck on for the last two albums.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #821 on: August 01, 2016, 03:28:19 AM »
Not 100% sold on the intro but I liked the return to a slightly heavier sound. Will be getting this on release day regardless. I won't have my expectations set too high so that should put me in good stead  :corn

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #822 on: August 01, 2016, 03:55:55 AM »
Didn't do anything for me on first listen  :'(
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #823 on: August 01, 2016, 06:18:40 AM »
A couple of thoughts.

I really liked the intro riff, and was disappointed that it didn't make a return to the overall song.

The main song was quite creative and fresh, yet the vibe was really familiar. Then, while listening carefully to the lyrics, I suddenly had an image in my head of a short tenor in high heeled boots, a chain mail tank top over a black satin shirt with dagged sleeves, and thinning, frizzy, shoulder length hair. This is a Dio song from 1982!!!
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #824 on: August 01, 2016, 06:53:04 AM »
Eh, I liked the intro and some of the guitar riffs, but beyond that, nothing really jumped out at me as great. It was okay I guess.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #825 on: August 01, 2016, 11:27:21 AM »
Really enjoyed the intro and the unexpected heaviness of the track. This could be a great album alright.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #826 on: August 01, 2016, 11:33:26 AM »
I didn't like it. It sounds like the same 70's prog homage like Heritage and Communion. Yet Mikael keep saying that he doesn't like to repeat himself... yea, right.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #827 on: August 01, 2016, 12:01:29 PM »
How did he repeat himself with Pale Communion?  While both were rooted in 70s prog, Heritage and Pale Communion were not that similar, unless you think that all 70s prog sounded the same.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #828 on: August 01, 2016, 12:40:34 PM »
As a funny coincidence I just listened to PC for the first time in ages today. :P It's definitely not a rehash of Heritage; in fact I can hear more callbacks to 2002-08 era Opeth (though obviously without the death metal). I prefer Heritage though, because it's more interesting and adventurous musically. PC is not a weak album by any means, but I just don't find myself going back to it very often.

Anyway, Sorceress sounds really interesting - those downtuned riffs are cool and something new for Opeth. :tup I'm getting a stoner doom vibe.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #829 on: August 01, 2016, 01:23:15 PM »
Awesome tune, really excited about the new album.
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« Reply #830 on: August 01, 2016, 02:57:14 PM »
I loved Sorceress. It's dark, heavy and moody without having to be death metal to be that way.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #831 on: August 01, 2016, 03:45:44 PM »
That was great, better than I thought.

BTW, I saw Opeth open for Maiden this summer and I don't think i've seen/heard a band being so in the wrong place like Opeth that night. Don't get me wrong they played brilliantly but they did have a tough crowd to say the least. They played like champs though.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #832 on: August 01, 2016, 10:30:54 PM »
That's was a neat song. I enjoyed it. Loved the sound of the intro and the grooves it had. The lead into the part where Mikael sings high was perfect. I think I'll end up enjoying this more than Pale Communion.
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #833 on: August 02, 2016, 01:11:59 AM »
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/opeths_akesson_what_to_expect_from_new_album.html

"It's a bit more heavy, hard rock, progressive hard rock heavy, more direct. Some really catchy melodies if you want to put it that way. It's a bit more intense a think, a bit darker and heavier.

 "We're not going back to death metal stuff, but some songs are the heaviest we've done in the past three albums."
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #834 on: August 02, 2016, 02:05:50 AM »
Wow, I am pleasantly surprised by this song, it sounds AWESOME! :metal
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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #835 on: August 02, 2016, 01:12:21 PM »
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/opeths_akesson_what_to_expect_from_new_album.html

"It's a bit more heavy, hard rock, progressive hard rock heavy, more direct. Some really catchy melodies if you want to put it that way. It's a bit more intense a think, a bit darker and heavier.

 "We're not going back to death metal stuff, but some songs are the heaviest we've done in the past three albums."
In the video interview linked in the article Fredrik also says he co-wrote Strange Brew. Man, this album is shaping up to be something cool!

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #836 on: August 03, 2016, 04:45:30 AM »
Sorceress has to be the best song Opeth has done. It's a blend of the old-between-new sound.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #837 on: August 03, 2016, 05:42:00 AM »
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/opeths_akesson_what_to_expect_from_new_album.html

"It's a bit more heavy, hard rock, progressive hard rock heavy, more direct. Some really catchy melodies if you want to put it that way. It's a bit more intense a think, a bit darker and heavier.

 "We're not going back to death metal stuff, but some songs are the heaviest we've done in the past three albums."

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #838 on: August 05, 2016, 11:57:24 AM »
Coll song, very stoner-rock.

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Re: The official Opeth thread v. Pale Communion
« Reply #839 on: August 05, 2016, 01:46:22 PM »
Based on their previous few albums, I wouldn't have bought this, but I ended preordering the black vinyl set just because the cover will look so cool on my shelf.