HERITAGE

I love the record! Imagine if Opeth made a "Watershed pt2" album, how much would that suck? Music stays alive through evolvement, not regurgitation. "Heritage" makes Opeth relevant as a band and gains them more respect overall. Look at Motörhead, the've made the same record for the last twenty years, how refreshing is that? Basically same music over and over again, this is not to bash Motörhead in any way, i love them! Metallica has tried to do what Opeth is doing, but Metallica failed numerous times because they lack the musicianship that Opeth possesses.

I've had some listening sessions now and I'm just blown away by this album, it grows and attaches itself in a way very few new albums does for me these days. The progressive rock influences are very evident and tasteful on this album, but they still manage to maintain the Opeth signum across the album. The fantastic musicianship really shows its presence in this sort of vintage sound production, I am just amazed at the performances across the album.

ANYWAY: "Heritage" is a result of Mr. Åkerfeldt inspiration. And I l o v e it! A great album from start to finish. That is all.