WATERSHED

I do not like "grunting". I am really wondering who ever got the idea of misusing your voice in this way. As if you cannot show emotion or anger without it, I mean grunting. Some months ago, I "discovered" Damnation, an excellent cd with excellent vocals. It was quite a shock to me that Damnation had to be considered as an exception for Opeth and that Mikael Akerdfeldt would never release an album with Opeth again without him grunting. Giving the fact that his vocals are excellent, I was amazed to read such a statement. However, It seems that some kind of emotional shock is needed to grasp the significance of "grunting". Because something happened and suddenly the anger of grunting and the emotion of Opeth, certainly the combination or contrast of both grips me. This is a truly a very good album of Opeth. Maybe it is time to carefully try some older work of Opeth!