Has anyone listened to these guys? Barren Earth play progressive death/doom and fans of stuff like Opeth and Amorphis should like them - there's both clean and harsh vocals, heavy riffs, mellow sections, proggy and folky stuff. Their debut Curse of the Red River was my 2nd favorite album of 2010 (behind Anathema's We're Here Because We're Here) and now they have a
new album coming out in March.I recommend listening to songs like Our Twilight, Flicker and the title-track of the debut, Curse of the Red River to get a good picture of their style. I'm sure some people who were disappointed by Opeth's Heritage could love Barren Earth; it's not like they're a second-rate version or copycat of Opeth (the songs are shorter and maybe a bit more straightforward), but there are Opethish elements that could attract some listeners. The members of this band are well-known from bands like Swallow the Sun, Amorphis and Moonsorrow, but BE isn't a typical supergroup whose success relies on the names of the members, the music is seriously great!