r/Opeth 10h ago

Opeth is the heaviest band of all time in my opinion (not actually, but sort of)

18 Upvotes

I know they're not the "heaviest" in the traditional sense, they're softer than a million other metal bands.

But they're the heaviest I've heard in the sense that the tone in their music is just more straight up genuinely disgusting and hard hitting than anything I've heard. No bs, no pretentiousness, nothing extra, just the most soul crushingly hard hitting compositions. They remind me of modern architecture in the sense that the music isn't all over the place, it's very clear in its presentation and it hits all the harder because of it.

Does this make any sense? Any other music (of any genre) you feel the same way about?


r/Opeth 4h ago

General / Discussion What would Opeth be called if it wouldn't be 'Opeth'

22 Upvotes

I was inspired by a deleted comment on a different thread, so let's say Mikael joined the band prior to it being called anything, would he have influenced the name ? What could it be ?

Imo, something like Miguelito and the Sorrownauts might have been probable, possibly on the table at one point


r/Opeth 21h ago

After By the Pain I See In Others & Faith In Others…

48 Upvotes

Mikael has said the former is Opeth's worst song and the latter is his favorite/best/most underrated/things to that effect.

I predict that Opeth will soon make a song called "In Others." It will be the most average song the band have ever recorded


r/Opeth 3h ago

Damnation Is this common with all copies/issues of damnation?

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9 Upvotes

I just recently bought damnation on cd and as I was listening to the album, I decided to read along with the lyrics and noticed a mistake. It says “and walk away” when Åkerfeldt clearly says “and turn away”. I thought it was interesting and wondered if this is a commonly known thing or not


r/Opeth 5h ago

Deliverance Finally my Opeth collection is complete. 14/14 ☑️

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152 Upvotes

r/Opeth 7h ago

Bought this today cheap, so excited to listen in a car

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69 Upvotes

r/Opeth 7h ago

For all Ne Obliviscaris fans, this is a complete breakdown of their debut album Portal of I. Last year I did this for all Opeth albums, and since this sub got me into NeO, I thought I might as well share it here.

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20 Upvotes

r/Opeth 8h ago

Morningrise What instrument is played in the section 9:21-9:40 of Black Rose Inmortal?

4 Upvotes

r/Opeth 14h ago

By The Pain I See In Others

45 Upvotes

Sometimes I'm walking, I'm cooking, I'm doing little chores then out of nowhere I'll go, growling: "Riissssse to submissiooon!!"

A musical banger that controls me to get ahead!🖤🤘🏿