Huge fan of Opeth. The thing about harsh vocals is that they're kind of like vocal effects. They're designed to be a part of the texture of the music, and they often represent very strong emotions (particularly pain, anger, frustration, depression, etc.) Its definitely something that can take time to be comfortable with, but honestly I'd personally say the same about autotune and other vocal effects like that.
You're wrong, a vocal effect is something that enrich the voice, something like a reverb or a chorus. Growling vocals is another technique, and it need a lor of practice to use it without hurt your throath
@@nicchioss You need to re-read what I said. I said it is like, or similar to, an effect, in the sense that they provide a different aural texture than clean vocals do. Before you accuse someone of being wrong, make sure you actually understood what they said.
@@Celatra In hindsight maybe thats true, but back then people definitely called Opeth prog death as opposed to prog metal bands like dream theater or symphony X. I guess Opeth were one of the first to incorporate the death metal vocals in their prog mix, and thats why people called them death metal back then. Nowadays bands like Leprous, Haken, Wilderun, Dissilusion etc are all called prog metal even while having the death vocals.
@@metalmanny666 i actually saw between the buried and me and opeth at the same show. btbam was like motorhead for me. it just gave me a headache and i couldn't wait for their set to be done.
Check out Tech N9ne when you get a chance.. He's got a track with NF but if you really dig through his cateologe (6's & 7's or K.O.D. to start) you'll see what crazy lyricism really is. He does these multi syllablic rhyme schemes over an entire verse with some songs with crazy duality in the meanings. He even uses alliteration like V for Vendetta style. Oh, he's got features with Serg from S.O.A.D. and Slipknot too. (and Eminem and Tupac) Tech N9ne's label features artist that are a really fun rabit hole too. ¡Mayday! is so good that it'll make you mad they're not more popular. If you like really cool videos, the best rapper under 25 who makes really creative videos is Token.
Rarely anyone not a hardcore metal listener gets into the growls at first. But the music keeps having them coming back and eventually they not only grow accustomed to it, they start to really enjoy it. Happened to me, I wasn’t a fan of growls (and am still particular to only a few bands) but I’ve grown to appreciate it. It takes time though. I think this is a great song to show their sound and tendencies.
For anyone wondering or paid attention to the comments in the stream chat. Opeth were originally a Progressive Death Metal Band that eventually morphed into a Progressive Rock Band. They've always thrown in some rock ballads some Progressive some not, their first album foray was Damnation. Heritage is when they started no longer playing Heavy Metal and instead Progressive Rock.
It's been a while. A lot of people are recommending Opeth songs with harsh vocals, which is a lot of their catalogue. But I recommend some songs like Faith in Others, Burden and Windowpane. Which are a lot softer but still show their brilliant and unique song writing, chord choices and Akerfeldt's incredible vocal performances.
Opeth, especially the Blackwater Park record, is an experience. Looking at each song in the context of the perception of a normal song isn't the best way to do that(not saying you did that). The Drapery Falls for example, when I close my eyes and just listen, makes me feel like so many different things and creates so many different images in my mind. And I could see from the first 3 or so mins, you were on that path into it also, which is why you get my like. Many people see the length of the song and quit. Others hear the genre and quit. But whether its something you latch onto immediately or whether it grows on you over time like with me, its an experience worth having. And the rest of the album is the same. One of the greatest pieces of music in Progressive Death Metal/Metal ever. Also, the vocals are very harsh which is very likely to alienate a lot of people as they even did for me. But once you start seeing them as another instrument in the song, they almost start to fade into the rest of the music and I stop noticing them as vocals. Its such a strange feeling. Great reaction!
Anthony, once you opened Opeth door is a point of no return. The entire library of Opeth is a long pleasant Journey. Give it a try to more Opeth songs. You'll see. Next Suggenstion: The Grand Conjugation.
When they released Ghost Reveries in 2006, music critics said they were the most talented band of any genre. Music critics hate this style of music, so it says something.
Nice reaction, but also entertaining is watching the chat say wacky things like, "Opeth is the Black metal of Tool". Then another person say "Opeth start out as black metal I think, and then evolved into more prog metal. Don't quote me"
Yeah the only change in their style (up to and including watershed) is how much Death Metal was in their prog... with it being incorporated less and less until it was gone altogether.
Yep. However, they have made 2 songs that I would consider to be black metal, "Into the frost of winter" and "Eternal soul torture". This is definitely not enough to classify them as black metal though.
They were black metal until Still Life. There’s not a single death metal riff on Orchid/Morningrise, not to mention the song structures, vocals and melodies are nothing like prog death. MAYH is still mostly prog black metal too. Black metal influences still lingered in Opeth’s music even after MAYH. Dirge For November is just a black metal song. Songs like The Drapery falls, Wreath or The Moor have very black metal parts too. That’s all not even mentioning their demos before Orchid. You can probably count Opeth songs that are actually progressive death metal with your fingers. Most just have vaguely death metal parts at most.
My favorite band and one of their best albums. Another great selection of music to react to. Some of their later works are a bit more subdued. Porcelain Heart is a good song for Opeth newbies. Let the Opeth rabbit hole begin!
Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree produced this album. Highly recommend checking them out if you havent already. Anesthetize is an absolute journey of a song.
The comments are killing me 😁 They were never black metal. More straightforward death metal early on and slowly incorporating more and more progressive elements (which they always had to some degree). But that’s OK, there’s no reason everyone should know all the metal subgenres. Cool to hear people checking out Opeth, especially one of their earlier albums. All great stuff. Cheers!
Opeth originally was formed as a Death Metal band, but when they hired Åkerfeldt and other band member there was "creative differences" which left just Åkerfeldt and his friend. Thats when the sound of Opeth was born, the first album came out under Åkerfeldt's Vocals and Lyrics... and has not let up on the epic tunes, The new album coming out this year is exciting!
Red Rocks is one of the worst vocal performances I've ever heard from Opeth. His voice is done by this stage, he can't growl anymore. It sounds awful in comparison to say the Round House tapes for example.
The middle sections where Anthony said "polyrhythms" was actually an accident. When they were doing the playback in the studio the tapes played back off time, they thought it was cool and figured out how to play it live.
Watershed (released 2008) was their last album that features the death metal growls, any albums afterwards only has clean vocals. So if you liked the clean progressive stuff, the newer material might be more up your alley, although every album has clean vocal gems. You could try To bid you farewell, In my time of need, Burden or Hope leaves of songs without the gutturals.
If we're comparing the song to a proverbial juicy burger that has been seasoned nicely, it has swiss/Havarti cheese with caramelized onions and bacon in addition to an aeoli sauce on a sourdough bun. The additional clean vocals are from the producer of the blackwater park album, Steven Wilson from Porcupine tree
Completely by coincidence I am wearing my Opeth Blackwater Park TShirt. Needless to say I’m a huge fan and this is probably my favourite Opeth album 👍👍👍
Opeth has never been a black metal band. As they are progressive, they have incorporated different musical styles, including folky melodies and even black metal-ish themes and soundscapes. But they don't have a single released Black Metal song. This is the 1st song of their 1st album: czcams.com/video/msYuFVnhKMg/video.html --Not BM This is Black Metal: czcams.com/video/SBwu83RR6ZU/video.html
I think Mikhail Ackerfeld "the lonely Swede" has one of the most beautiful voices ever. Just listen to the entire Damnation album. Dark, mellow and pristinely beautiful.
Opeth have songs in many different genres both with and without harsh vocals. All great though! Generally speaking older stuff harsh vocals, newer stuff clean vocals only. Really hope you check out a few songs from different albums. Harsh vocals takes some time to get into.
They have a wide range and there are still certain albums you can enjoy without the growling. But I think for a good entry, to get a little better picture of their repertoire, I recommend "Ghost of Perdition" (Live at Redrock Amphiteater) and "Reverie/Harlequinn Forest" (live at Royal Albert Hall).
My first reaction seeing this on my CZcams front page: "WTF, YES!!" Some songs to follow up from this (more progressive metal): - Opeth - Soldier of Fortune (a Deep Purple cover) - Katatonia - Lacquer - Katatonia - Atrium - Grim Salvo - Heart of Darkness (it's featuring a rapper named Sect Unit, he just isn't credited on the video title) Oh, and just btw: the singer of Opeth, Mikael Åkerfield, is friends with the guys from Katatonia, he's featured in some of their tracks back in the late 90s (when Katatonia's own singer, Jonas Renkse, had problems with his voice). Katatonia is my favorite band, ever. Katatonia used to have scream vocals for the first two albums, and they were pretty influential in the formation of the death/doom subgenre, but Jonas had a slightly wrong technique with his screaming and he almost lost his voice completely, then Mikael covered for a bit while they transitioned to completely clean vocals (=no scream) which they've been doing for the past ~20 years. Ps. Pretty much any metal song that's polyrhythmic and/or doesn't follow the regular rock song structure (A-chorus-B-chorus-C-chorus), is considered progressive metal.
Opeth are Progressive Death Metal.... Mikael was asked how would define Opeth and he said it himself "Progressive Death Metal." Well they used to be. Now they're Jethro Tull 2.0 Opeth's few first albums had hints of Black Metal, but no where near what Black Metal was considered at that time. But From Orchid to Watershed they were the greatest band on Earth. Thanks or this song
Opeth is one of my favourite bands of all time. They come from Death Metal, then shifted style included more and more elements from other genres. Sometimes you even notice Jazz element - not kidding here. The cool thing about it was the techical very clean growling parts with very complex sounds switching with clean vocals. This band was inspirating other amazing bands that evolved like for example Jinjer which could be worth looking into aswell. Try out Jinjer - Pisces for a fair and not too long first track to experience, try Teacher, Teacher if you wanna see screams, growls, very beautiful clean singing and even hip-hop styles combined in one song. Opeth these days skip the growing part which is one of the bad results for ppl that liked the switches when a progressive metal band like opeth evolves and switches their style when time passes but on the other hand i still prefer bands that can change their style rather than reproducing the same shit over decades
I'd consider Opeth Melodic Death Metal rather than Black. Their sound varies through their collection from more base Death to Progressive Metal with a lot of influence infusion in all their work. Hope you dig into more of these guys. They do not disappoint.
Later Opeth albums walked away from growl vocals. For other swedish prog metal bands with a somber sound, and generally more clean vocals, try Katatonia.
It’s very funny seeing all of the comments on the stream saying black metal or rock. Opeth started as Melodic death metal with some progressive tendencies and then fully embraced progressive death metal on the album Still Life. Opeth was never a black metal band but they have a lot of black metal influences, especially since they are from Sweden. Nowadays, they are releasing prog rock albums, which are amazing but not as good as their earlier albums imo.
You wouldn't guess by the album title, but Damnation is probably one of their softest and more melodic albums. Great rainy day music. No screaming and no heavy music, just the chill music they start and end this song with.
Careful. Black Water Park was my first Opeth album, I didn't like the growling to start with, but I loved the atmosphere and musicality. Then I really started to love the growls. Jinjer are another band that offset the heavy with the beauty very well. The musicianship of both bands is absolute s-tier.
Ironic that you called the song a juicy hamburger because you start off with the bun intro, then go down to the lettuce, and pickles, onions, cheese, etc: the clean stuff. Then you get to the THIIIICK Screaming patty. Get one more layer of cheese, then the bottom bun is the intro riff as the closing outro.
Opeth is NOT Black metal. They did have some hints of black metal on their very first album "Orchid" but more in the keyboard melodies. Opeth is mainly a progressive melodic Death Metal, and with their most recent albums just progressive rock.
Awesome reaction, this whole album is a masterpiece, it's more progressive death metal than black metal, but their first three albums were a lot more of a black metal style.
Should check out some underoath! I grew up listening to that band along with enter shikari flyleaf I could go on and on. But anywho! This band is fire! I haven’t heard any of there music in a little bit!
Always funny to see how people react to harsh vocals, especially Mikael's growls. No one ever seems to LIKE it on their first listen, but all it takes is exposure. Just a different way of singing to me. Chat didn't seem too knowledgeable about them. They started as death metal with elements of black metal, and gradually turned into a progressive death metal band during their "prime" years. They dropped the metal in 2011 and their last 4 albums have been pure progressive rock with no harsh vocals.
opeth is my favorite band! the drapery falls is one of my least favorite opeth songs, and easily my least favorite song on blackwater park, but it would still be the best song in a lot of bands catalogs.
it's surely melodic and surely death (and more!), but usually when you refer to "melodic death" you refer to the Göteborg sound (at the gates, in flames, dark tranquillity were the first exponents) that took a very defined identity and is widely popular and appreciated to this days, but it's become pretty much different than the rest of death metal. The rest of death metal can be very melodic, though, it's just that historic classification might be a bit misleading. I agree who wrote in the comments that opeth had slight blackened elements at the beginning and moved to prog rock later, but has mostly been rooted in progressive and death metal for most of their career. They've been so influential that to this day people refer to opeth sound and opeth vibes to describe others' work.
DO NOT listen to people with that "Black Metal" bullshit! Opeth are a Progressive Metal band. I do not think that if you do the "growl" that makes you so-called Black Metal. Stay away from the stupidity. And do not use the names Tenacious D or Slipknot in the same paragraph with Opeth. Opeth is on another level. I like what you do and I'm going to recommend a couple of things for you to check out : LOVEBITES..."Inspire"...Live from Abyss(Live in studio concert)..2021 BAND-MAID..."Hate"...Official Live video..2024
Oh my god you guys really compared opeth and tenacious D....and I love Jack Black...but I want to die now....please, God (mikael), forgive them, cause they don't know what they're talking about...
Opeth is one of the originators of Black Metal. They are from Sweden. I would say they are more like straight up Progressive Metal these days, but it’s been a long transition from the mostly harsh vocals to what they are today. Interesting fact: they released their most recent album in both English and Swedish. I honestly prefer the Swedish lyrics as to me it flows with the sounds in a way the English doesn’t.
They aren't anywhere near originators of Black Metal: Bands like Bathory and for 2nd wave Darkthrone and Mayhem are originators. Opeth had a melodic black metal influence on their first and 2nd albums Orchid and Morningrise, but they cannot be considered black metal pioneers or originators especially since their first album was 3 years after Darkthrones A Blaze in the Northern Sky and a decade after Bathory first did Black metal.
lol where do you make up something like this? They've only been Progressive Death Metal until 2011. Even their first albums musically is death metal, death metal vocals. Song structure or content not really black metal related.
Huge fan of Opeth. The thing about harsh vocals is that they're kind of like vocal effects. They're designed to be a part of the texture of the music, and they often represent very strong emotions (particularly pain, anger, frustration, depression, etc.)
Its definitely something that can take time to be comfortable with, but honestly I'd personally say the same about autotune and other vocal effects like that.
Also a huge fan, but I consider it like using voices while telling a story or reading a book out loud with voices that match the character.
You're wrong, a vocal effect is something that enrich the voice, something like a reverb or a chorus.
Growling vocals is another technique, and it need a lor of practice to use it without hurt your throath
@@nicchioss You need to re-read what I said. I said it is like, or similar to, an effect, in the sense that they provide a different aural texture than clean vocals do.
Before you accuse someone of being wrong, make sure you actually understood what they said.
@@Bobbias it's still wrong. You can say that is a different vocal timbre. An effect is not another type of vocal.
@@nicchioss I'm comparing it to the way people use vocal effects, not saying it is in and of itself an effect. Do us all a favor and learn to read.
Its not Black metal, its death metal, but Opeth is mostly just considered prog metal nowadays, even this period.
Well played, saved me some time!
True, the only songs I would consider to be black metal are "Into the frost of winter" and "Eternal soul torture"
Yapping
it's just prog metal. opeth was *never* death metal.
@@Celatra In hindsight maybe thats true, but back then people definitely called Opeth prog death as opposed to prog metal bands like dream theater or symphony X. I guess Opeth were one of the first to incorporate the death metal vocals in their prog mix, and thats why people called them death metal back then. Nowadays bands like Leprous, Haken, Wilderun, Dissilusion etc are all called prog metal even while having the death vocals.
if you can break through with the growls, opeth is one of the best musical journeys ever. hope to see more of them!
Opeth are next level awesome…tons of great songs with and without harsh vocals.
Always a pleasure to meet a fellow Opeth fan.
Their first 9 albums are my favorites and the last 4 are great too
Recommend Reverie/Harlequin Forest, Ghost of Perdition, Bleak, Windowpane
100% behind the idea of Reverie/Harlequin Forest and Ghost of Perdition.
Live please :p
Black immortal rose, windowpane
Absolutely agree! 🌀🌀🌀👍👍👍
You forgot blackwater park.
Opeth is one of the deepest rabbit holes in metal because almost every album they have done differs from the next one. ❤
Another one that differs from the last is prog metal giants Between The Buried And Me
@@metalmanny666 i actually saw between the buried and me and opeth at the same show. btbam was like motorhead for me. it just gave me a headache and i couldn't wait for their set to be done.
@@user-yn1sf9mq3z what a shame
Oh, even my favourite Opeth song! Good choice! I'm on the opposite journey, from rock and metal into rap. Really enjoying your NF reactions, Anthony!
Check out Tech N9ne when you get a chance.. He's got a track with NF but if you really dig through his cateologe (6's & 7's or K.O.D. to start) you'll see what crazy lyricism really is. He does these multi syllablic rhyme schemes over an entire verse with some songs with crazy duality in the meanings. He even uses alliteration like V for Vendetta style. Oh, he's got features with Serg from S.O.A.D. and Slipknot too. (and Eminem and Tupac)
Tech N9ne's label features artist that are a really fun rabit hole too. ¡Mayday! is so good that it'll make you mad they're not more popular.
If you like really cool videos, the best rapper under 25 who makes really creative videos is Token.
Rarely anyone not a hardcore metal listener gets into the growls at first. But the music keeps having them coming back and eventually they not only grow accustomed to it, they start to really enjoy it. Happened to me, I wasn’t a fan of growls (and am still particular to only a few bands) but I’ve grown to appreciate it. It takes time though. I think this is a great song to show their sound and tendencies.
Yeah it was Opeth Blackwater park, that actually got me into gutturals. Until that song i really disliked them
This album, Blackwater Park, was the album that got me into gutteral vocals. Especially "Bleak" and the title track.
Definitely check out Reverie/Harlequin Forest for a prog masterpiece (it is one song, not two).
For anyone wondering or paid attention to the comments in the stream chat. Opeth were originally a Progressive Death Metal Band that eventually morphed into a Progressive Rock Band. They've always thrown in some rock ballads some Progressive some not, their first album foray was Damnation. Heritage is when they started no longer playing Heavy Metal and instead Progressive Rock.
nothing hits like Opeth when one is sad or somber feeling.
It's been a while. A lot of people are recommending Opeth songs with harsh vocals, which is a lot of their catalogue. But I recommend some songs like Faith in Others, Burden and Windowpane. Which are a lot softer but still show their brilliant and unique song writing, chord choices and Akerfeldt's incredible vocal performances.
Faith in others is such a beautiful song.
Opeth, especially the Blackwater Park record, is an experience. Looking at each song in the context of the perception of a normal song isn't the best way to do that(not saying you did that). The Drapery Falls for example, when I close my eyes and just listen, makes me feel like so many different things and creates so many different images in my mind. And I could see from the first 3 or so mins, you were on that path into it also, which is why you get my like. Many people see the length of the song and quit. Others hear the genre and quit. But whether its something you latch onto immediately or whether it grows on you over time like with me, its an experience worth having. And the rest of the album is the same. One of the greatest pieces of music in Progressive Death Metal/Metal ever.
Also, the vocals are very harsh which is very likely to alienate a lot of people as they even did for me. But once you start seeing them as another instrument in the song, they almost start to fade into the rest of the music and I stop noticing them as vocals. Its such a strange feeling.
Great reaction!
Anthony, once you opened Opeth door is a point of no return. The entire library of Opeth is a long pleasant Journey. Give it a try to more Opeth songs. You'll see.
Next Suggenstion: The Grand Conjugation.
Blackwater park, Harlequin forest and Ghost of Perdition is a must as well
When they released Ghost Reveries in 2006, music critics said they were the most talented band of any genre. Music critics hate this style of music, so it says something.
Nice reaction, but also entertaining is watching the chat say wacky things like, "Opeth is the Black metal of Tool". Then another person say "Opeth start out as black metal I think, and then evolved into more prog metal. Don't quote me"
Yeah the only change in their style (up to and including watershed) is how much Death Metal was in their prog... with it being incorporated less and less until it was gone altogether.
Yep. However, they have made 2 songs that I would consider to be black metal, "Into the frost of winter" and "Eternal soul torture". This is definitely not enough to classify them as black metal though.
They were black metal until Still Life. There’s not a single death metal riff on Orchid/Morningrise, not to mention the song structures, vocals and melodies are nothing like prog death. MAYH is still mostly prog black metal too. Black metal influences still lingered in Opeth’s music even after MAYH. Dirge For November is just a black metal song. Songs like The Drapery falls, Wreath or The Moor have very black metal parts too.
That’s all not even mentioning their demos before Orchid. You can probably count Opeth songs that are actually progressive death metal with your fingers. Most just have vaguely death metal parts at most.
@@user-po9sd8nq8v So wrong about everything it's funny.
@@user-po9sd8nq8v Lol, also funny how everything possible in this post is wrong. XD
Their Damnation is all clean vocals. Its a great album
Hmm maybe next "OPETH - Ghost of Perdition (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)"? Outstanding live performance 😀
This!
My favorite band and one of their best albums. Another great selection of music to react to. Some of their later works are a bit more subdued. Porcelain Heart is a good song for Opeth newbies. Let the Opeth rabbit hole begin!
Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree produced this album. Highly recommend checking them out if you havent already. Anesthetize is an absolute journey of a song.
The comments are killing me 😁 They were never black metal. More straightforward death metal early on and slowly incorporating more and more progressive elements (which they always had to some degree). But that’s OK, there’s no reason everyone should know all the metal subgenres. Cool to hear people checking out Opeth, especially one of their earlier albums. All great stuff. Cheers!
Their first 2 albums were definitely blackened death metal.
...orchid and morningrise are anything but straightforward death metal lol. progressive melodic blackened death metal is what i'd call opeth's sound
Please more Opeth!
That fckn opening riff stays with you from the first moment you hear it. I'm still getting goosebumps just thinking about it.
This band and song.. phenomenal!
Opeth originally was formed as a Death Metal band, but when they hired Åkerfeldt and other band member there was "creative differences" which left just Åkerfeldt and his friend. Thats when the sound of Opeth was born, the first album came out under Åkerfeldt's Vocals and Lyrics... and has not let up on the epic tunes, The new album coming out this year is exciting!
Opeth really grows on you once you get into the depths of it. I would call it progressive death metal
I just came to the realization that I heard this for the first time 20 years ago... how the heck did time fly like that?
You would really enjoy “Ghost of Perdition” live at Red Rocks. That’s a truly good place to go next with Opeth. It will show you all that Opeth is.
Red Rocks is one of the worst vocal performances I've ever heard from Opeth. His voice is done by this stage, he can't growl anymore. It sounds awful in comparison to say the Round House tapes for example.
Ghost Reveries and Watershed are the best prog-death-metal to start for those who don't appreciate the "death" element of it.
This band is musically NUTS, they have a certain sad vibe that they always find in their song writing. But it is Masterful
The middle sections where Anthony said "polyrhythms" was actually an accident. When they were doing the playback in the studio the tapes played back off time, they thought it was cool and figured out how to play it live.
Watershed (released 2008) was their last album that features the death metal growls, any albums afterwards only has clean vocals. So if you liked the clean progressive stuff, the newer material might be more up your alley, although every album has clean vocal gems. You could try To bid you farewell, In my time of need, Burden or Hope leaves of songs without the gutturals.
This is the song that got me into the band. I'm sure I'll leave more comments because I'm drunk.
Certain parts of their songs call for the growl voice they switch up all the time their frickin awesome
If we're comparing the song to a proverbial juicy burger that has been seasoned nicely, it has swiss/Havarti cheese with caramelized onions and bacon in addition to an aeoli sauce on a sourdough bun. The additional clean vocals are from the producer of the blackwater park album, Steven Wilson from Porcupine tree
Completely by coincidence I am wearing my Opeth Blackwater Park TShirt. Needless to say I’m a huge fan and this is probably my favourite Opeth album 👍👍👍
Opeth is a Progressive Death metal band from Sweden, they have some really amazing compositions that you should check out!
Opeth started out as a black metal band and went more towards prog metal later. Nowadays, Mikael hardly use any harsh vocals at all
Opeth has never been a black metal band.
@saxophone4181 Orchid is definitely blackened folk progressive death metal.
@@tornoutlaw Well that's a mouthful of genres. I like a rule of thumb where if something is "blackened", it's not black metal.
Incorrect, they've have only been Progressive Death Metal until 2011.
Opeth has never been a black metal band. As they are progressive, they have incorporated different musical styles, including folky melodies and even black metal-ish themes and soundscapes. But they don't have a single released Black Metal song. This is the 1st song of their 1st album: czcams.com/video/msYuFVnhKMg/video.html --Not BM
This is Black Metal: czcams.com/video/SBwu83RR6ZU/video.html
I think Mikhail Ackerfeld "the lonely Swede" has one of the most beautiful voices ever. Just listen to the entire Damnation album. Dark, mellow and pristinely beautiful.
Opeth have songs in many different genres both with and without harsh vocals. All great though!
Generally speaking older stuff harsh vocals, newer stuff clean vocals only.
Really hope you check out a few songs from different albums. Harsh vocals takes some time to get into.
Opeth are on that list of the greats along with Tool and Karnivool. The 3 best prog bands
They have a wide range and there are still certain albums you can enjoy without the growling. But I think for a good entry, to get a little better picture of their repertoire, I recommend "Ghost of Perdition" (Live at Redrock Amphiteater) and "Reverie/Harlequinn Forest" (live at Royal Albert Hall).
My first reaction seeing this on my CZcams front page: "WTF, YES!!"
Some songs to follow up from this (more progressive metal):
- Opeth - Soldier of Fortune (a Deep Purple cover)
- Katatonia - Lacquer
- Katatonia - Atrium
- Grim Salvo - Heart of Darkness (it's featuring a rapper named Sect Unit, he just isn't credited on the video title)
Oh, and just btw: the singer of Opeth, Mikael Åkerfield, is friends with the guys from Katatonia, he's featured in some of their tracks back in the late 90s (when Katatonia's own singer, Jonas Renkse, had problems with his voice). Katatonia is my favorite band, ever. Katatonia used to have scream vocals for the first two albums, and they were pretty influential in the formation of the death/doom subgenre, but Jonas had a slightly wrong technique with his screaming and he almost lost his voice completely, then Mikael covered for a bit while they transitioned to completely clean vocals (=no scream) which they've been doing for the past ~20 years.
Ps. Pretty much any metal song that's polyrhythmic and/or doesn't follow the regular rock song structure (A-chorus-B-chorus-C-chorus), is considered progressive metal.
Priceless reaction when the screams started
Opeth are Progressive Death Metal....
Mikael was asked how would define Opeth and he said it himself "Progressive Death Metal."
Well they used to be. Now they're Jethro Tull 2.0
Opeth's few first albums had hints of Black Metal, but no where near what Black Metal was considered at that time.
But From Orchid to Watershed they were the greatest band on Earth.
Thanks or this song
This whole album is a musical masterpiece. Especially Bleak and the title track. Love Opeth and always will.
Opeth IS a genre man
Opeth is actualy defined as Progressive Death metal and later as Progressive rock
5:19 the backward guitar!
Opeth is one of my favourite bands of all time. They come from Death Metal, then shifted style included more and more elements from other genres. Sometimes you even notice Jazz element - not kidding here. The cool thing about it was the techical very clean growling parts with very complex sounds switching with clean vocals. This band was inspirating other amazing bands that evolved like for example Jinjer which could be worth looking into aswell. Try out Jinjer - Pisces for a fair and not too long first track to experience, try Teacher, Teacher if you wanna see screams, growls, very beautiful clean singing and even hip-hop styles combined in one song. Opeth these days skip the growing part which is one of the bad results for ppl that liked the switches when a progressive metal band like opeth evolves and switches their style when time passes but on the other hand i still prefer bands that can change their style rather than reproducing the same shit over decades
I'd consider Opeth Melodic Death Metal rather than Black. Their sound varies through their collection from more base Death to Progressive Metal with a lot of influence infusion in all their work. Hope you dig into more of these guys. They do not disappoint.
Later Opeth albums walked away from growl vocals.
For other swedish prog metal bands with a somber sound, and generally more clean vocals, try Katatonia.
It’s very funny seeing all of the comments on the stream saying black metal or rock. Opeth started as Melodic death metal with some progressive tendencies and then fully embraced progressive death metal on the album Still Life. Opeth was never a black metal band but they have a lot of black metal influences, especially since they are from Sweden. Nowadays, they are releasing prog rock albums, which are amazing but not as good as their earlier albums imo.
You wouldn't guess by the album title, but Damnation is probably one of their softest and more melodic albums. Great rainy day music. No screaming and no heavy music, just the chill music they start and end this song with.
ITS FUSION METAL THESE DAYS. Used to be black metal then added prog Rock It was an amazing stream some great songs were requested. Thanks Anthony ray
WTF?? 😂😂😂
Careful. Black Water Park was my first Opeth album, I didn't like the growling to start with, but I loved the atmosphere and musicality. Then I really started to love the growls. Jinjer are another band that offset the heavy with the beauty very well. The musicianship of both bands is absolute s-tier.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ironic that you called the song a juicy hamburger because you start off with the bun intro, then go down to the lettuce, and pickles, onions, cheese, etc: the clean stuff. Then you get to the THIIIICK Screaming patty. Get one more layer of cheese, then the bottom bun is the intro riff as the closing outro.
If this guy likes TOOL, then has anyone requested him to react to prog metal giants Between The Buried And Me?
Opeth is NOT Black metal. They did have some hints of black metal on their very first album "Orchid" but more in the keyboard melodies. Opeth is mainly a progressive melodic Death Metal, and with their most recent albums just progressive rock.
This was before Tenacious D; so the question is, does Jack Black or Dave Grohl listen to Opeth? My guess is definitely.
If you want some unreal Opeth songs without growling, check out Faith In Others, Next Of Kin, and Burden. Cheers.
Opeth rule! Listen to Damnation, Pale Communion, or In Cauda Venenum...all great Opeth albums with no growling vocals if that's not your thing.
Awesome reaction, this whole album is a masterpiece, it's more progressive death metal than black metal, but their first three albums were a lot more of a black metal style.
Should check out some underoath! I grew up listening to that band along with enter shikari flyleaf I could go on and on. But anywho! This band is fire! I haven’t heard any of there music in a little bit!
New subscriber! Please do more opeth. The Moor, The Leper Affinity, or Bleak please
Some of the tones in this song musically reminds me of Nazareth''s.. Please don't Judas me song. Not alike but undertones similar 🎵in the start of
The Twilight Is My Robe...just react to it
Always funny to see how people react to harsh vocals, especially Mikael's growls. No one ever seems to LIKE it on their first listen, but all it takes is exposure. Just a different way of singing to me.
Chat didn't seem too knowledgeable about them. They started as death metal with elements of black metal, and gradually turned into a progressive death metal band during their "prime" years. They dropped the metal in 2011 and their last 4 albums have been pure progressive rock with no harsh vocals.
It's more Death Metal then Black, cause of growls... in Black they more use screams
Qué referencias tan comunes, Tenacius D, bah, por favor. Hay que ampliar el espectro.
opeth is my favorite band! the drapery falls is one of my least favorite opeth songs, and easily my least favorite song on blackwater park, but it would still be the best song in a lot of bands catalogs.
Its melodic death metal if anything. These guys were one of the first innovators of it. Early Katatonia was the same.
Progressive and melodic i'd say
@@WFly101 Certainly progressive as well. Many of Ackerfeldts influences were 70's prog bands.
it's surely melodic and surely death (and more!), but usually when you refer to "melodic death" you refer to the Göteborg sound (at the gates, in flames, dark tranquillity were the first exponents) that took a very defined identity and is widely popular and appreciated to this days, but it's become pretty much different than the rest of death metal. The rest of death metal can be very melodic, though, it's just that historic classification might be a bit misleading.
I agree who wrote in the comments that opeth had slight blackened elements at the beginning and moved to prog rock later, but has mostly been rooted in progressive and death metal for most of their career. They've been so influential that to this day people refer to opeth sound and opeth vibes to describe others' work.
DO NOT listen to people with that "Black Metal" bullshit! Opeth are a Progressive Metal band. I do not think that if you do the "growl" that makes you so-called Black Metal. Stay away from the stupidity.
And do not use the names Tenacious D or Slipknot in the same paragraph with Opeth. Opeth is on another level. I like what you do and I'm going to recommend a couple of things for you to check out :
LOVEBITES..."Inspire"...Live from Abyss(Live in studio concert)..2021
BAND-MAID..."Hate"...Official Live video..2024
Check out a live performance by these guys
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@@cranboogie 👋🏼 I just knew someone I "know" would show up eventually, and you're the winner! 🔥❤
What brand of headphones and microphones do you use?
I can guess that headphones, I would bet 99% on Sony xm 3 or 4
It's progressive Death Metal
#progressiverock/metal #melodeath
Opeth has nothing to do to black metal.
This is not 'rock'. Rock and metal are two distinct genres. Metal is its own genre now, has been for decades...
Omg. F yes!
True the switch ups are very diverse almost bipolar lol
Bipolar????
Oh my god you guys really compared opeth and tenacious D....and I love Jack Black...but I want to die now....please, God (mikael), forgive them, cause they don't know what they're talking about...
Please react to the cover of running up that hill by social repose please
Noone talking about the cringe in the chat lol
Can you react to * Makaveligodd*🔥🔥🔥
Can you do reaction of Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim check this song 👏💪🤟🏻🤟🏻
Try something pagan metal??
Similar switch ups but more folksy groove....
This really isn't Black Metal!
stop saying black metal plz. great vid anyway !!
It's not black metal.
Opeth is one of the originators of Black Metal. They are from Sweden. I would say they are more like straight up Progressive Metal these days, but it’s been a long transition from the mostly harsh vocals to what they are today. Interesting fact: they released their most recent album in both English and Swedish. I honestly prefer the Swedish lyrics as to me it flows with the sounds in a way the English doesn’t.
They aren't anywhere near originators of Black Metal: Bands like Bathory and for 2nd wave Darkthrone and Mayhem are originators. Opeth had a melodic black metal influence on their first and 2nd albums Orchid and Morningrise, but they cannot be considered black metal pioneers or originators especially since their first album was 3 years after Darkthrones A Blaze in the Northern Sky and a decade after Bathory first did Black metal.
@@InfyraI think its fair to call the first 2 albums Blackened but that's about as far as I'd go.
lol where do you make up something like this? They've only been Progressive Death Metal until 2011. Even their first albums musically is death metal, death metal vocals. Song structure or content not really black metal related.