Opeth working on a new album

I just read that Mikael Akerfeldt is already working on a new album, and has about 30 min of music written already. Sorry, I got this from a Face Book post, and don't have links for the news, but it seems legit.

I was kind of hoping they'd go back to metal, but Heritage really grew on me so I'm cool with them doing something similar to that for their next album.

Edited by adace1 - August 26 2013 at 20:41

I actually spoke to Frederik at one of their shows about it, he said to expect something a little heavier than Heritage but in the same vein. 

I don't mind if they don't go back to metal, I just hope the new album is more focused and less noodly.

ole-the-first wrote: There were rumours that one song from their new album is gonna sound like Goblin stuff. Honestly, I barely can imagine Opeth doing a Goblin-like music. Because Opeth, despite of their heaviness, always were consequent, whilst Goblin are very chaotic. stonebeard wrote: I think I'll just continue pretending Ghost Reveries was their final album. Just Like how Pain of Salvation ended on BE. Btw, 'Heriatage' is the best thing ever happened to Opeth, alongside with 'Blackwater Park'.

They specifically pointed to Roller I believe, which isn't remotely chaotic.

I'd seriously disagree with you on that about Heritage.

I'd have to listen to it again, but certainly Heritage did not impact me anywhere close to the level of Blackwater Park or Deliverance.  That it harkens back to a "prog rock" sound of yesteryear means nothing to me.  It's the album Mikael wanted to make and that's absolutely fine, but it's an album devoid of the things that drew me into listening to Opeth in the first place.

Padraic wrote: I'd have to listen to it again, but certainly Heritage did not impact me anywhere close to the level of Blackwater Park or Deliverance.  That it harkens back to a "prog rock" sound of yesteryear means nothing to me.  It's the album Mikael wanted to make and that's absolutely fine, but it's an album devoid of the things that drew me into listening to Opeth in the first place.

Well, I can easily understand why someone who fell in love with Opeth with his all metal grunting songs wouldn't like Heritage at all. However, I feel it's all right if he feels the need to change his sound, if he has already done all the best he could do with the extreme metal sound, what's the point on going with more of the same? Really, he runs the risk of losing some of his fanbase, but also has the possibility of winning some different kind of fanbase. I found Heritage very enjoyable, though not a masterpiece. I could hardly find a masterpiece with Opeth, though, given that I don't really like grunting. Perhaps now that he's staying away from that kind of singing he'll end up doing some album I can really love.

stonebeard wrote: re-recorded Close to the Edge digitally and using modern techniques

Ever listen to Transatlantic's "All Of The Above"?



Seriously, AOTA is a masterpiece in its own right.

Dellinger wrote: Padraic wrote: I'd have to listen to it again, but certainly Heritage did not impact me anywhere close to the level of Blackwater Park or Deliverance.  That it harkens back to a "prog rock" sound of yesteryear means nothing to me.  It's the album Mikael wanted to make and that's absolutely fine, but it's an album devoid of the things that drew me into listening to Opeth in the first place. Well, I can easily understand why someone who fell in love with Opeth with his all metal grunting songs wouldn't like Heritage at all. However, I feel it's all right if he feels the need to change his sound, if he has already done all the best he could do with the extreme metal sound, what's the point on going with more of the same? Really, he runs the risk of losing some of his fanbase, but also has the possibility of winning some different kind of fanbase. I found Heritage very enjoyable, though not a masterpiece. I could hardly find a masterpiece with Opeth, though, given that I don't really like grunting. Perhaps now that he's staying away from that kind of singing he'll end up doing some album I can really love.

And Deliverance is great too!!