Thanks for starting on Opeth! couple of research threads: Steven Wilson's influence, a positive or negative? and growl versus clean vocals, which is best?
@@longingbydesign Ghost Of perdition sums up what Opeth is about, the best . If he loves this one he'd like most of opeth. kinda wish he'd listen to some Bloodbath
So many masterpieces: Bleak, Burden, Dignity, Hex Omega, Deliverance (the outro itself is a masterpiece), Windowpane, Harvest, Blackwater Park, Lotus Eater, the list just goes on and on.
The Drapery Falls!!!! If you liked the ambient and those melodic, and voice changes this song is the best Opeth song to do. Is my personal favorite, hope you like it
That was the first song that got me into Opeth - since then I have seen them 8 times live and they got me into learning bass, drums, guitar and recording plus making my band and so forth!
@@Defensive_Wounds Also been an *Opeth die-hard* for around a decade, Drapery Falls was where the atmosphere really started to 'click' in my head and then the floodgates opened haha
'Harlequin Forest' would be the next logical one. Blackwater Park is a masterpiece, but it's one of the few songs w/out clean vocals. You need more time getting used to the growls.
It is in fact one person who does both the growls and the clean vocals; Mikael Akerfeldt. He is also one of the two guitarists of the band. He is a musical genius.
@@grivlar look up the amount of reaction channels that have done this song. Now search for reactions to any song from the first 3 albums except forest of October, demon of the fall and to bid you farewell...then you'll know what underrated gems truly are lol.
One of my favorite bands so many great songs and that’s my boy Mikael Åkerfeldt does both growls and clean vocals, Harlequin Forest or Deliverance would be cool
You were talking about Gojira being masters of guitar riffs... Opeth definitely deserve that title as well. And yes, it's one vocalist. And he plays guitar.
Other than they are both Progressive.... Opeth and Tool very different as you likely are getting a hint at. Opeth has so many different styles. I describe listening to their songs as consuming a five course meal. People for some reason recommend Ghost of Perdition to people as their starting point. It isn't always a win for new listeners. Listen to more Opeth it will snag you at some point. It is the same singer, guitarist, composer Mikael Akerfeldt. Check out some live from Roundhouse Tapes, Live in Sydney (Moshcam), Royal Albert Hall, etc. Their last three albums (most recent) he no longer growls but honestly the best stuff is when he mixes clean and growl. So many textures. The new stuff is more prog rock and would be very comfortable if transported to the late 60s early 70s as part of the Prog Rock and Psychedelic movement. Most people, myself included, will recommend songs from before that change.
Yeah, Ghost of Perdition was one of the ones that had to grow on me and now it's one of my favorites. But with new Opeth listeners it can be too much to take in until they are familiar with their other works. Seems like he enjoyed it though so I have a feeling he is going to get sucked into this band.
STAIND12300 Nope. Mikael is the vocalist of their first album Resurrection Through Carnage. He is also the vocalist of their two EPs Breeding Death and Unblessing The Purity as well as their third album The Fathomless Mastery. Their second album is Peter Tätgren on the vocals.
A pretty fun thing with Opeth, IMO, is that they've gone from a heavier death metal sound to almost pure progressive rock now. Their latest album was released in two versions, one in English and one in Swedish (I prefer the latter but then I am Swedish myself), and it's a masterpiece of old school progressive rock. I have to say that Ghost Reveries is probably my favourite album of theirs, though, it's really smack dab in the middle of death metal and that good good mellotron-heavy prog rock. "Harlequin Forest" from Ghost Reveries would probably serve as a good counterpoint to the heaviness of "Ghost of Perdition", but "The Grand Conjuration" stands as my #1 track ever, regardless of band, when it comes to "metal-ness". It's just so fucking heavy and perfectly balanced with calmer parts.
Tool, Gojira, Meshuggah now Opeth... You're just going over the list of my favourite bands! Mastodon is next on the list ;) As for some sugestions for Opeth, Drapery falls is prob my favourite, but they have so much great stuff: Bleak, Harlequin Forest, Deliverence, Blackwater Park, Heart in Hand...
I'm so envious! I remember the first time I heard this track and it was my introduction to these legends. Every time I hear this I'm taken back to the first time I heard it and it's AMAZING! Have been my favourite band since that day. You need to listen to everything From their first track right through to the new stuff. Every track is a journey
Isolation years, the grand conjuration, the baying of the hounds, Harlequin forest. God this album has so many amazing tracks. Then again I can say that about a lot of opeth albums
I'll continue my shouting out for you to check out Mastadon, Halloween, Jaguar God or The Last Baron for starters. Oh man, you like guitar riffs and groove, Mastadon have them both in loads :)
Looks like I got a new series of videos to look forward to! Glad you got around to them; you're in for a treat. These guys have been a huge influence to a lot of artists, Jinjer included. They formed in 1990 (same year as Tool) and have evolved a lot over the years. A different rabbit-hole, but just as complex and interesting.
Recently, Opeth and Gojira 2 of my favorite bands AND revelations of the past 3 years. I just love em, and you should try "Blackwater Park" for Opeth, and "Tocix Garbage Island" for the technicity of the drums for Gojira :D
This composition, performances, mix & production of this whole album are absolutely stellar. You can hear every instrument in the mix, and with each listen I constantly feel like I'm catching bits I didn't notice before.
_"That's disgusting"_ 🤣🤣 yeah man, just you wait! There is A LOT to Opeth, a lot of different styles weaved in and out. So much incredible music. And yea, that's Mikael singing both clean and death growls. His voice was the first death metal growl I fell in love with. It's buttery smooth and evil as fuuuuuuuck. The album *Blackwater Park* is a top-to-bottom masterpiece. You would dig the title track (it's an Opeth classic) as well as *Dirge For November, The Drapery Falls,* and *The Funeral Portrait.* You would also really like the album *Still Life* and songs like *Benighted* or *The Moor.* Holy shit dude, this another Tool-sized rabbit hole you could fall down. I'm excited for you. Judging by your other vids, yeah, you're gonna love Opeth!
Sooo excited for you to be finding out about those kind of bands. Your reaction to PT made me subscribe and now I'm watching on with excitement seeing someone feel the music I love. Awesome stuff!
Mikael Akerfeldt does both voices and plays the guitar as well! todays opeth is nothing glike the old, so i suggest checking out newer tracks like Sorceress or Heart in Hand. Since you are from Ireland, there are also plenty good metal bands from there... Primordial, Malthusian, Altar of Plagues, Mourning Beloveth, Gama Bomb, to name a few.
Altar of Plagues are awesome yes. If you like them, I think you'd enjoy the two first albums by the french band Regarde les Hommes Tomber, espcially Exile (black/sludge to say something).
So glad you liked opeth, definitely gotta do more because their discography is filled with masterpieces. I would suggest doing “blackwater park” next, probably the song/album that put them on the map. No doubt in part due to their collaboration with Steven Wilson (speaking of this is a great opportunity to start reacting to Steven Wilson/porcupine tree)
Its so great to see a person discover Opeth, and taken his time to really listen. And yes, it’s one person who does the singing, and it is seriously impressive live! The whole band actually is seriously impressive live!
YES!!!! My favorite band for almost 20 years now. Definitely keep doing more. They have such a huge variety of styles and influences. For a good, shorter banger, do Demon of the Fall. For another long epic with a good mix and some seriously awesome heavy riffs, do Serenity Painted Death. For something on the mellow side, do Windowpane. And yes, it's all one singer, Mikael Akerfeldt. He's also one of the guitarists and the main songwriter.
You've started your Opeth journey with the same song that I did and you are in for a treat, man. I'd say that not only songs, but whole albums are masterpieces in their discography. My holy trinity of choice would be Blackwater Park, Deliverance and Damnation.
@@peyman4357 Wouldn't say 'Blackwater Park' is best for first getting into Opeth, it's their heaviest song. I'd say songs like 'Burden' and songs off of 'Damnation' is good for first timers.
Opeth has been my favorite band for soon to be a decade! I would be happy to watch whatever song you pick! I'm excited! I am happy to watch you go through this journey with this band! OPETH!
First Opeth experience 'Ghost of Perdition'? Nice. Dude loves it? Noice! Think's he's going to like more of them and can't wait to listen to more??? SUBSCRIBED!
You reacted EXACTLY like I did when I first heard that song and I’m 52! One of my favourite bands for a long time and saw them with my daughter in 2012. She was given the playlist at the end of the show as we were in the front row.
Blackwater park, The leper affinity, The funeral portrait, Bleak, Deliverance, Masters apprentices, Windowpane, Burden, Hessian peel, The moor, Face of Melinda, To bid you farewell, When Sorry this is my favorite band :D
@@capoditutticapos19 I mean taste is subjective, and I like different albums of theirs for different reasons, but my favorite is still Blackwater Park. I absolutely love the new album though, so who knows, maybe in time that will take the top spot.
My all time favorite Opeth track. Glad you finally started listening/reacting to these guys! Hopefully you'll check out The Mars Volta sometime. I recommend either "Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus" or "Cassandra Gemini".
Just saw them in Maryland before all this insanity began. Amazing live show, so powerful, so precise... so lovely. And a brilliant old school pit at the very end. Glad you enjoyed hearing them, you've got SO much great music to delve into!
I'd recommend 'Between the Buried and Me' with 'A Proverbial Bellow' This band is the probably the best progressive metal you can find and for sure the most of versatile. After that go for the whole "Parallax" Album or "Colors".
If you want masterpieces... I'll just leave this here: Opeth: Harlequin Forest Ne Obliviscaris: Devour Me, Colossus Part I Wilderun: The Tyranny of Imagination Xanthochroid: To Higher Climes Where Few Might Stand Khonsu: Toward the Devouring Light Slice the Cake: Stone and Silver I: The Mountains of Man Rivers of Nihil: Subtle Change An Abstract Illusion: Skeletons of Light Mechina: To Coexist is to Surrender Shade Empire: Anti-Life Saviour Winterhorde: The Heart of Coryphee A lot to digest, but after 20+ years of my musical journey into metal those are what I consider songs that would be an absolute disservice, to any metal fan living in this era, to never experience. Make yourself a note and check these out, maybe do a video on at least one of your choosing.
So I just randomly stumbled upon this, your, video (probably due to tag “Opeth”) and I’m staying (and subscribing) just for the pure reaction you had - that song always gives me chills and just takes me to a different place.. It’s amazing, I really hope you have experienced them more after this video 🤘🏻🙏🏻🖤
These guys are incredible. Harlequin Forest is my jam...mostly because that was my first Opeth bass line I ever learned, but there's very little in their catalogue that I'd consider less than good. Welcome to the fan club!
