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Album like Orchid by Opeth

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Topic: Album like Orchid by Opeth

Posted By: Orchidphile
Subject: Album like Orchid by Opeth
Date Posted: January 02 2024 at 09:32

I've been looking for stuff that's like Orchid for a long while because I just really, really hate the rest of Opeth's catalogue.

What I'm specifically looking for: the riffing style, that sort of power metally/trad heavy twin guitar melody work (think, say, the intro of "In Mist...") where both guitars are playing slightly different melodies or harmonies at the same time as opposed to have one playing melodies and the other doing chords, yet with a certain rock 'n' roll sloppiness to it. Important that there's little to no tremolo picking and the riffs are never chunky or groovy. Also that it has a dry, thin guitar tone. Also, and this is primordial, NO blast beats!

What I'm NOT looking for: stuff that's also melodic but is heavy on tremolo and blasts (literally any melodic black metal), stuff that is just atmospheric but has nothing on the riffing style (Agalloch, Deafheaven, Tiamat, Swallow the Sun, Saturnus, In Mourning, Vehemence, In The Woods...), or bands that sound like Opeth (Scythe, Gwynbleidd). Also, Morningrise. Just no.

The albums I've found the closest thus far are:

Dreichmere - Dispair the Withered Shadows
Autumn Requiem - As I Beheld the Blazing Glory of the Rising Dawn
Ophthalamia - A Journey in Darkness (this is literally Orchid 2!)
Orphaned Land - El Norra Alila
Garden of Shadows - Oracle Moon
Autumnal Winds - Venerari Sacra Mysteria
All 3 Obsequiae releases
The first 3 Katatonia releases (Dance of December Souls, Brave Murder Day, For Funerals to Come)

I should also mention Amorphis, Dark Tranquility, Edge of Sanity, Anathema, October Tide, Asphodelus, Fatal Embrace and Eucharist, who don't really sound like what I'm looking for, save the odd song.

Sorry for being picky, but I wanted to be specific on what I want. Thank you for your time.

Replies:

Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 02 2024 at 14:22

a lot of My Dying Bride reminds me of early Opeth atmosphere-wise but this is not what you're looking for

I never cared for the Swedish 90s melodeath scene but randomly listened to this whole album recently, and a lot of it sounds just like Orchid on x1.5 speed (especially dual solo guitars and rhythm guitars' riffing):

Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: January 25 2024 at 21:39

Since Orchid is a bit more leaning on the more proggy black metak side, I suggest looking into:

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor

Arktis. by Ihsahn

Meta by Thy Catafalque

Isa by Enslaved

Shiki by Sigh

All five really stellar black prog metal that I think you would really love if you like Orchid.

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D~B

Posted By: Orchidphile
Date Posted: February 12 2024 at 15:06

Thanks for the recs, but these aren't what I was after. As I said, I'm not after prog black metal (or black metal at all, as I stated), but after a particular riffing style, which none of these albums have at all.

That being said, I really enjoyed that Sigh album.