WATERSHED

Watershed is a melting pot of new ideas and possibilities extracted from some of their old material that creates a very different flavor for the band. To me, it feels refreshing as a progressive band as well as a death metal band how they have finally found the right balance that they were experimenting with in Ghost Reveries. Watershed is probably their most diverse album song to song.

Coil - Mysterious begging to the album. Not a punch-in-the-face as most of their opening tracks are. A very beautiful piece. (9/10)

Heir Apparent - A powerful blast of pure Opeth thrown at you. My least favorite song on the album, but great nonetheless. (7/10)

The Lotus Eater - Chillingly disturbing! A strange mix of humming to open the track, followed by blast beats and clean vocals soon followed by growling. Although it is seemingly random at times with the jump in tempo and mood, it fits the piece. A dark piece that sounds medieval at times. (9/10)

Burden - Excellent! Sounds like Opeth with a twist of 70's prog rock. The bluesy rock organ solo is the highlight of the song. The detuning technique that they use in the end make the guitar sound so grim.(10/10)

Porcelain Heart - Very evil song. Screaming guitars, clean vocals, and haunting classical guitar all keep the mood alive in this song. The hours of wealth sounding guitar solo was perfectly placed. There are also some medieval sounding keyboards.(9/10)

Hessian Peel - The epic of the album. Some of the transitions between soft and heavy could have been better. A wide variety of progressive rock elements are present in this song, and is a very experimental piece. Very good nonetheless.(8/10)

Hex Omega - Great ending to the album. The use of death metal and progressive rock is a perfect balance. The last chord played is ironically a major chord. (9/10)

Great beginning to a whole new style of Opeth

** This album grows a little stale, and it isnt the sort of masterpiece it seemed at first