Country Artist Reacts to Swedish Progressive Metal Band, "Opeth" 

Opeth are brilliant. Even non-metal musicians appreciate their compositional complexity. They often go from blistering passages of growling intensity to melancholy acoustic parts seamlessly without ever feeling unnatural. Their songs are expansive enough to include a range that gives them an epic feel. They are all excellent musicians.

There are NO bad Opeth songs.NO filler. EVERY SINGLE TRACK on an Opeth album is a thoughtful masterpiece of magnum opus proportions.

Opeth are just next level musicians. I’ve been a avid fan for 20 yrs

Harlequin Forest is another good one to check out

Thanks for doing this, one of my top 5 bands at this late-50s stage of life! This is a fantastic performance, in an awesome venue, of one of their older songs. On at least the last two albums they have moved away from the 'harsh' vocals and only use clean, with more of a 'progressive' sound rather than the 'death metal' type of sound. Hope you check out more of their stuff as they are brilliant musicians and vary their sound quite a lot! For something off one of the more recent albums, check out Faith In Others, or maybe Windowpane. From the album is fine, but they are always awesome Live! Cheers!

Opeth is one of my top 3 favorite bands, and they are amazing, I would recommend a lot lol BUT if you want super heavy then Demon of the Fall or Blackwater park, if you want a mix then Lotus Eater or The BAying of the Hounds, OR even further check out there mellow stuff like Bridge of sighs or Heart in hand... so many to choose from but all amazingly written

Opeth were a revelation to me when I found them ca. 2000. They were the first band with "growl" vocals that I got into, and even though I hated the vocals at first, the music was so powerful, so hypnotic, that I kept listening and eventually the growls grew on me and opened up a whole new world of metal music. They're still in my top 5 bands of all-time, only behind Iron Maiden, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and King Crimson. It's also cool that you started with perhaps my favorite song from my favorite Opeth album: Ghost Reveries was, IMO, their last top-to-bottom masterpiece and their finest, for me just ahead of Blackwater Park and Still Life. To me, Opeth were one of the last "true" progressive bands in that they took a genre (in their case death metal) and went completely new places with it, and they've had a profound impact on the last 20+ years of metal because of that. You might be interested to know that their recent albums have abandoned the growl vocals and adopted what I call a "retro prog" style heavily influenced by the classic 70s prog bands (though not the more popular ones).

Mikael Åkerfeldt has joked about how he just doesn't know how to write short songs. 6 minutes is usually the shortest song you'll find in an Opeth album, to put things in perspective. Personally, I love it, because it gives the music time to settle into the different sections, time to build and transition, and time to really tell a story. What's always stood out to me about his songwriting though is how he uses contrast. We hear huge loud sections, contrasted by quiet, contemplative ones. We hear both distorted guitar and acoustic sections. We hear fast paced riffs, but also long drawn out synth pads. And Mikael's solos are often slower paced and quite expressive and soulful compared to what you expect for death metal. I'm also a huge fan of their use of organ in the background of so much of their music. It adds to the texture while staying out of the way of the rest of the band at the same time.

Fully endorse Blackwater Park. The title song, or any other darling from the album.

Try Hessian Peel by them. Nice reaction. Hessian Peel has a phenomenal build up until something happens you won't expect....

Incredible musicians; Axe on the drums is top tier! Great content brother

Such a complex band.. Love them Folk album ( if i can say it like this ) called damnation is gorgeous And There s no screams dw But yeah suclevel high Level of composition..

Hands down the best Opeth comment I’ve ever seen.. by being quiet and genuinely blown away gave me such instant joy.. welcome to the rabbit hole 🕳

I always imagine an epic anima battle with a hero and a demon arguing about something while fuckin shit up around em or whatever

Coil and Heir Apparent off of the Watershed album (they go together). It gives you an idea at their range as a band.

They actually played the Ryman at their gig in Nashville! Best band currently active imo

They are mesmerizing live. That's the only way I can put it

Best band on planet earth

Opeth! my favorite band!

They have piezo pickups to simulate acoustic sound.

They're probably using PRS because Opeth and Porcupine Tree uses them. Opeth has used PRS for the last 20 years, and even have a signature model

they used to be called swedish death metal and slowly transitioned to become more progressive over the years. it's been a lovely ride :)

Ghost of perdition is usually not the song I recommend for first time listeners. I think you go with their clean first before you break him into the growls. My recommendation is Eternal Rains will come.

My guess would be that so many people are jumping on the PRS train is because they keep incredibly high standards for their instruments , even the cheaper SE models are held to a high quality of standards . Where as makers like Gibson and Fender are riding the coattails of their names churning out subpar products , unless you spend the big bucks and get a custom shop from either is the only time you will get finely crafted product .

You should give one of their softer songs a chance just to get an idea of the range their discography has to offer. Try a song like "Harvest," or "Windowpane."

I had tickets to that show and missed it.....I still regret it!

If you don't care for the harsh vocals, I highly recommend you listen to "River". It is a fantastic song that showcases their muscianship without any growls.

PRS I would have to say durabilty! A friend of mine has one of he bought back in the nineties and I have to say takes a lickin', keeps on tickin'. They're very well built guitars! Plus in my humble opinion those guitars have great versatility in the tone department.

Opeth are great. Check out more from them. Also please react to Lovebites again as well. Set the World on Fire (live) is amazing.

I have a prs 24 custom and laney gh that I've had both for 20 years. No probs at all. Solid.

If you do another Opeth track, do Deliverance (studio version) For the PRS guitar usage, Mikael has used one for decades now and even has his own signature model. Even if you dont do another react to it, try one of their albums on your own time. Their newest 4 albums are prog rock/jazz, and everything before that is progressive metal. Avoid their first 2 albums to start out

OPETH "The Leper Affinity"

I appreciate that you're not afraid to step out of your comfort zone with music. It's supremely important, as an artist of any style, to be able to intake and appreciate a multitude of playing styles. Having a big rolodex of influences to pull from when composing can really open up a lot of avenues you'd otherwise overlook or not even fathom.

🔥🔥❤Opeth❤🔥🔥 Coil/Heir Apparent

PRS is one of the most versatile guitars out there without breaking the bank. They play really well and you can get a really tight sound with heavy distortion. Metal players usually gravitate toward Kiesel, Ibanez, Jackson, Music Man and PRS much more than Gibson or Kramer these days.

I think you'd really enjoy the songwriting and performance of their Damnation album, and everything since. More melody, and much less growling.

Opeth have used PRS since the 2000s

I have a PRS Tremonti and it replaced my old Ibanez RG series. It’s a beautiful guitar and plays just as good. It just does what you want it to do. I gotta say it’s very heavy though. But I’m a god way.

Ghost of Perdition, Blackwater Park then Deliverence

Also check out Sorceress from the same show 😉

Only problem I have with these is they aren't the original intended track laid down. Live is always variable, so you will always get a version, but not the original. Mikael's vocals in this for example don't have the range of the album track at all in the beginning. Can't blame him, no idea what kind of tour or how many nights he was playing without rest.

PRS has been steadily growing in the metal community BECAUSE of bands from Europe like Opeth, artists like Steven Wilson ( Porcupine Tree) ,and so on, as they don't necessarily have a connection to Fender/Gibson etc. Like US artists do. There are a lot of nice bands making boutique quality instruments in Europe. Another metal favorite is Mayones ,as well as Framus/Warwick ....

Try some of their less heavy stuff too I basically love the Blackwater Park album from beginning to end, but less heavy stuff is cool from them too, they're cover of bridge of sighs is phenomenal

Have you listened to Burden by opeth? Or bridge of sighs? Or benighted? Or harvest. Od say all epic tunes and not in their heavier pile of tunes. No growling etc. :D i love both though.

PRIMUS "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"

DREAM THEATER "Voices"

Prs has the acoustic guitar built in

You asked what's the best the choice of theirs. In my view you got it, this is the song I recommend to people. But here are two more I find intriguing: The Leper Affinity: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e_CijMAzXJQ.html - one of my personal favorites. Deliverance: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c1Lkc3OqtDU.html - a crowd favorite. Also, this is called death metal, or maybe in the case of Opeth progressive death metal, and yes it is a long song, but most of their songs are quite long.

Usually most metal bands use ESP and Jackson guitars....also inanez....about the song itsel i think you should listen another song from them called demon of the fall....

Master's Apprenices

The Roundhouse Tapes version sounds a lot better.

Holy shit you talk fast. Nice video btw

I was taught to appreciate how good bands like this are musically years ago by a friend of mine. They are very good! Seriously talented.... But, this brings me to a sore point: bands like this with a supposedly "niche" market have a bigger audience than Rush...which are the most incredible trio of musicians, lyricist, arrangers, players and - with a very distinctive but amazing "Marmite" voice - singer of all time! Why? I know the music industry is effed-up, but really THAT effed-up? Makes me weep! ALL power to real and GREAT music! For a change....💪💪

Check out harlequin forest or black water park

You need to do ‘deliverance’

Those PRS have Piezo bridges.

I have never played a PRS that I liked. I'll play anything accept PRS. Did you know that there are no original members in Opeth?

I used to be a stoner too ;)

Blackwater Park must be your next. No true fan would disagree

Are you a county artist or a "country" artist?

If you like this drummer, you should do a live reaction to Opeth live show Lamentations with the drummer who wrote these drums. Or check out the studio version. Opeth is always more of a studio band than a live band

dude Face of Melinda, but do the live version from the roundhouse tapes!!!!!!

NEMOPHILA　NEW SONG Next time, July 20, Japan time

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You lookedcso confused forcthe whole thing are you oki ? Hehehe

White chapel reaction

Grew up with Opeth. They're one of my all time fav bands. Not a big fan of their newer albums. Ghost Of Perdition is an amazing song.

Bro PRS is the go too 💯

How about Finnish non metal music ? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cm7GIOgRRg0.html

he cant scream anymore

Mikael Akerfeldt the LARGEST nostrils in ALL of metaldom!!!😂😂

I've never seen such a stone-faced 'reaction' video. Where was the reaction? Maybe change lanes?

Possibly the worst live rendition of this song. The Roundhouse Tapes has a far better rendition of Ghost Of Perdition than this one. Mike's growl at Red Rocks, to my ears pales in comparison. First time I've seen a Country artist listen to this type of music on YT. Well done.

Not in this lifetime

Not my my genre either. About thirty seconds is all I could take.