Hell yeah, Opeth! As others have pointed out, the vocals are all Mikael Åkerfeldt. Not only does he do both vocals and lead guitar, he is also the primary songwriter for the band. He's also self taught, which probably impacts their sound. They use some rather unconventional chords, even by metal standards in some places. What I love about Opeth is that nearly every song is a journey. There are a couple songs here and there that mostly stay in the same sonic space, but most of their songs have well defined parts which contrast and provide completely different atmospheres. And yeah, one of the things I love about Blackwater Park is the use of acoustic guitars in the mix. It adds so much. And the engineering is just gorgeous.

Can we get Archspire - “The Lucid Collective”?

The song Patterns in the Ivy II is a must listen especially combined with the first one. ❤

At last! Some Doom-death metal stuff 🖤 Keep going! 😎🤘🤘🤘🤘

STILL LIFE !!

This whole album a masterpiece

Hello, I highly recommend the first album of my chemical romance I brought you my bullets, you brought me your love and also the classic album of marilyn manson holy wood, If you can listen to them and react to those 2 what are amazing

DAMNATION will leave you speechless. Acoustic album. Give it a listen.

I sure wish this was a full album reaction 😢

Ghost Reveries next then Watershed, then the others

Still life! Or might as well try the new album that comes out tomorrow, we can all join along

Opeth with Peter is better than Opeth without Peter.

Ghost Reveries would be a good Opeth album to check out next

Amazing to finally have you listen to Opeth

Noice, I've been waiting on this one. One of my favorite bands and records of all time, and they will only grow on you more and more and they're diverse as hell

I'm so used to the deluxe edition with all the extra songs, I want her to hear those songs as well.

You might also enjoy Judgement by Anathema. Not nearly as heavy, but a beautiful album.

I'd say is do Ghost Reveries next then jump into The Last Will And Testament afterwards. It's the newest album and it's magnificent. This is the way.

Nice job! Ghost Reveries is a great album. Please do that next! 🤘

Love opeth. Ghost Reveries needs to be on your short list, but I’d also recommend leaping way ahead into their most recent album In Cauda. Been obsessed with it lately. In a similar vein to this, taking progressive to the next level, look into the album Colors by Between the Buried and Me. All Berkeley grads, incredibly diverse and complex album, from intense growls to polka!

Okay. Opeth’s Blackwater Park album is undeniably a masterpiece. But, I can’t help but admire how beautifully you articulate your thoughts. Were you an English major in college or something?

The dark dream theater. Gothical jazzgroovecore. So poetically haunting and rocky yet melodic snd soul touching. One of my favorite songs and bands. This, ghost revieries and my arms, your hearse sre the trinity to me. Check out a nightmare to remember by dream theater and the gallows by between the buried and me shadow fox ny cop maiden lady.

Please, please. Still life and Damnation. You won’t be disappointed.

Was just listening to this album for the 2989284 time in college and this popped up on my feed lol, loved your Dillinger album reactions. Opeth is my favourite band of all time.

This album is their first to be produced by Steven Wilson, who Mikael Akerfeldt became friends with. The two of them recorded a collaboration album under the project name "Storm Corrosion". Opeth learned a lot from Steven Wilson production wise. E.g. such trick effects where it sounds like the song comes through a telephone or where it dissolves into static. But probably also some more regular and subtle stuff. :)

You pretty much picked the same favourites from that album as I have. My only addition would be Harvest.

The wailing, sustained guitar notes are produced with an e-bow (electronic bow). That is a small device that you hold close to one string and it will cause the string to constantly vibrate as long as you hold the e-bow in place, just like you can do with a bow on a violin. Around that time Opeth used the e-bow a lot.

Back in the day, Opeth had four band members. Drummer, bassist, and two guitarists, one of which is also the singer and over time became the only songwriter (with few exceptions) and bandleader. His name is Mikael Akerfeldt. A brilliant guy who has amazing growls and also developed a great clean singing voice, that only becomes better with each album.

They are releasing a new album in a few hours. You can react to that. It's with returned growl vocals, which they haven't used on the last four albums. It will be just as new to you as to everyone. Many people are hyped. It will, however be much more different to Blackwater Park than, say Ghost Reveries. Cheers

the best part starts when you realize they rock even more live hahaha

Shout out to the album Deliverance

The goat of musicians is Mikael Åkerfeldt and I will die on this hill. You should do Ghost Reveries next if you like the combo of soft cleans and heavy death metal.

Aight girl now you gotta do Dream Theater’s Scenes from a memory pt2, a one of the best concept album if not the best. Before checking this album out, read the story of the album from the internet. Somehow it’ll help and you’ll enjoy more!

If you like listening albums as a whole as if they have certain themes i can definitely recommend Between the Buried and Me and their 2007 Colors album. Just a musical journey. Also from recent ones Rivers of Nihil and their Where Owls Know My Name 2018. That album was definitely a surprise as well.

Oh, a classic one by Opeth, yet so many more fantastic albums by them to discover. The funeral portrait is a total banger!

What a way to start with this band...major masterpiece. It's amazing that Mikael pulls off harsh vox, clean voxs and riffs n leads, such a talent. This album incorporates all the best elements from their first 4 records to form a monstrous whole; the quiet pieces definitely point towards their mellower proggy feel. Very excited for the new album dropping this week, Mikael is incorporating the growls again (has been years). I think you should investigate My Dying Bride as well!

I've never been good at choosing my "favorite" things. I enjoy and respect the little details or flavors of so much and don't usually value one over the other. But after 4 years of listening to Opeth, I've come around to thinking they're my favorite band. There's such a treasure trove of fantastic music, largely thanks to Mikael Akerfeldt's genius. Choosing a favorite Opeth song is just as hard, but I think I've accepted that it's Bleak. I kind of wish it wasn't so early in the album. Anyone new to the band, like you, is still trying to process what they're hearing and it can be so much to take in, and then you have several more songs left on the album. But with repeat listens, I think you can agree there's something about Bleak's structure, the way each part flows into the next, that is so satisfying and it builds up to that finale of the bridge that just sounds like perfection. Wish you had included that part in the video!

This album is a masterpiece and the fact it’s only my 4th favorite by them shows how solid their catalog is. You NEED to hear Still Life and My Arms, Your Hearse. Perfect albums in every way.

The switch between growls & clean singing are all Michael Akerfeldt's vocals ! check the Nardwuar vs. Opeth video if you'd like to see Michael chatting :)

Ghost Reveries is definitely considered as a cherry of Opeth's mid-older style albums. My Arms, Your Hearse -> Deliverance -> Damnation are also great albums of that period.

Good on you Molly taking on this music. Opeth is the ultimate storyteller and collector of souls

My absolute favourite band! At first, I didn't enjoy them, but I knew that there truly was something special about them, as I dug through their discography and warmed up to it. This is one of the first death metal bands that I enjoyed as well, and really got me in to the more progressive sides of metal, which I prefer over the classic, brutal stuff. To me, it's just much more appealing and dense, though I do enjoy some classics as well. 3-4 of their albums are in my all-time favourites, being My Arms, Your Hearse, Still Life, Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries, and I almost love Deliverance, Damnation and Watershed as much. I also enjoy their first two albums and later, more progressive rock albums. They're releasing a new album on 22th of November, and I can't wait. It seems to be a mix of their middle carrier and most recent album, In Cauda Venenum, which is great, too. From what I've heard so far, it seems to be an excellent upcoming album. Sorceress is definitely my least favourite, but I still enjoy some of the tracks, and it's still a good album overall. If I had to rank them, this would probably be my list: 5.0/5.0| Absolute / Favourite - Blackwater Park - Still Life - Ghost Reveries - My Arms, Your Hearse 4.5/5.0 | Excellent / Admire - Deliverance - Watershed - Damnation 4.0/5.0 | Great / Zest - Morningrise - In Cauda Venenum - Orchid 3.5/5.0 | Good / Enjoy - Pale Communion - Heritage 3.0/5.0 | Decent / Like - Sorceress

My favorite album of all time, closely followed by their 1999 Still Life album which has an amazing concept story to it.

So great that you introduced yourself to Opeth! The next album must be 'Ghost Reveries'! Its a very melodic yet dark album, its really the best!

Coincidentally, I was listening to Opeth when I saw you posted this. I discovered them when I was 14 and they were really the band that made me fall in love with harsh vocals. I would list Blackwater Park as a must-have for anybody getting into metal, not just because it's a masterpiece, but because those harsh-melodic dynamics make it easier for a newbie to get accustomed to the heavier sides of metal without it being too overwhelming.

Pale communion,no harsh vocals ,but doesn't detract from what is an epic album.

Blackwater Park is my favorite fall / winter album

yep still life then my arms your hearse

Awesome album

Love it 😎 great analysis. First time listening as well. Thanks for the vid 🫶🏻