HERITAGE

I know this album since its release, and it is thanks to this one that I understood that OPETH could play something other than what I had heard before. My previous experience was the Still Life album (the highest rated at the time on the Progarchives). I had not tried any other listening experience because I had wrongly judged that this band did not play for me.

Now, looking back, I see Heritage as the pinnacle of OPETH's career. Situated at the center of the five best productions of this band (Gost Reveries, Wateshed, Heritage, Pale Communion, Sorceress), and certainly a pillar of progressive rock of all time, it crystallizes all the emotion, the know-how and the intensity that Mikael Åkerfeldt was able to infuse into OPETH. It is purely incredible!

That said, you have to keep in mind that to appreciate its full depth and immense subtlety, Heritage requires careful listening and good audio equipment. Recently, I did several tests with my new helmet (DT 990 pro). The first with streaming on the computer, the second still on the computer but with the cd and a good audio interface (Scarlett Solo), the third with headphones still but on my Hi-Fi system. The result is unambiguous! Listen to Häxprocess with powerful hardware, the differences are immeasurable. The bass is clear, the drums incredibly amazing, every whisper and background noise just hit the set. The stripped down moments will make you want to cry as the recording is so deep!