Opeth - Heritage | Opeth's 2nd non-metal album!

Deliverance is my 2nd or 3rd fav Opeth. Brilliant stuff.

And yes Caio, no one believes me because "lol everyone hates St Anger but JJ doesnt so he must be trolling" kinda wish they'd try and get past the sh*t instead of lolstorming.

Speaking of which, why do some seem to think this will be Opeth's St Anger? The album fans love to hate?
Between here and people I know personally, the response has been overwhelmingly positive and excited.
Sure, some talk about the odd album cover but sheesh, chillax people....it has even been leaked yet!
Most fans seem excited for a change, and especially one in a less metal direction IMO



Edited by JJLehto - June 07 2011 at 16:45

JJLehto wrote: Deliverance is my 2nd or 3rd fav Opeth. Brilliant stuff. And yes Caio, no one believes me because "lol everyone hates St Anger but JJ doesnt so he must be trolling" kinda wish they'd try and get past the sh*t instead of lolstorming. Speaking of which, why do some seem to think this will be Opeth's St Anger? The album fans love to hate? Between here and people I know personally, the response has been overwhelmingly positive and excited. Sure, some talk about the odd album cover but sheesh, chillax people....it has even been leaked yet! Most fans seem excited for a change, and especially one in a less metal direction IMO

I wouldn't put it so high up, but among the 5 best, definitely.

And yes, St. Anger is hated because Metallica simply dared to be different and you know fans hate to be outside the confort zone (DT will show you that better than anyone with their last 3 albums). it isn't good, I agree, but really, there are much worse music in the top 20 Billboard at any given time. 

But I believe people are being keen to hate Heriage because of two words out of Ankerfeldt mouth: no metal. That makle all the difference for a headbanger.

Triceratopsoil wrote: CCVP wrote: LOLno. Deliverance is one of their best, no question about it. Besides, if you don't like extreme metal, what are you doing listening Opeth? Seriously Aginor, you are one of the most criptic persons I have ever met. And if you guys REALLY think St. Anger is the epitome of what a bad album is supposed to be, you have never really listened to bad music. EVER. I think you misunderstood him, by "a bliss in my ears" he meant that he likes it

LOL, true, sorry 4 that Agi . I thought he was reffering himself to Damnation.

JJLehto wrote: CCVP wrote: And yes, St. Anger is hated because Metallica simply dared to be different and you know fans hate to be outside the confort zone (DT will show you that better than anyone with their last 3 albums). it isn't good, I agree, but really, there are much worse music in the top 20 Billboard at any given time.  But I believe people are being keen to hate Heriage because of two words out of Ankerfeldt mouth: no metal. That makle all the difference for a headbanger. Seriously. Well, I guess the pure metalheads will hate it but they'll hate any non metal. That's just a given But most else seem excited about it.

Agreed. There was this random dude I met in the line of the POS concert who was basically creaming himself just with the sight of the cover.

JJLehto wrote: LOL! For the record, the cover threw me a curve ball but I really do like it! Only complaint was the awful 70's rock thing of having their faces on it...but we all know Akerfeldt loved 70's prog rock so...I look it as a homage to it

Yes, he's basically gay for Pink Floyd




















and for Steven Wilson

JJLehto wrote: CCVP wrote: JJLehto wrote: LOL! For the record, the cover threw me a curve ball but I really do like it! Only complaint was the awful 70's rock thing of having their faces on it...but we all know Akerfeldt loved 70's prog rock so...I look it as a homage to it Yes, he's basically gay for Pink Floyd and for Steven Wilson + a few others but yes OH WAIT I SEE THAT DOWN THAR SW and Mikael have a mutual, heterosexual respect for each other

IDK, I have red a rumor somewhere that Wilson was gay, though I couldn't confirm that.

I can live with them being just friends, though.

I've heard Dream Theater, so I"m fully able to judge terrible music, and St. Anger is terrible. 

LOL Dream Theater is a person.

Yeah I agree Pat. I didn't catch that comment until you quoted it.

JJLehto wrote: Padraic wrote: sleeper wrote: Stoned420 wrote: sleeper wrote: Damnation and Deliverence make up the two worst albums in Opeth's discography. Interesting how different people's opinions can be. Those are two of my favorite albums in their discography. Although perhaps you think so highly of the other albums that these lose by default. Well, I do think very highly of the three preceeding albums, particularly BWP, but I just found that splitting the two sides of Opeth onto seperate albums didnt at all work. Plus, I hate Lopez's inapropriate drumming on Deliverance. Lopez's drumming on Deliverance is nothing short of brilliant. Holy sh*t, yeah how'd I miss that one myself? Inappropriate drumming?? He is one of my all time favorites, therefore you are wrong But really....I can't even comprehend how you say that.

Best example would be the first half of Masters Apprentice, which he completely ruins with his incessant hammering on the kick drum. If he'd actually listened to what the others were doing that would have been a killer track.

Nothing they did comes close to the raw, organic brilliance of Orchid.