Opeth GROWLS are BACK (§1 reaction)

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[@bryanmack5410]

I don’t have a single friend who shares my love of metal, and had to turn to the internet yesterday to celebrate this monumental moment. I was coincidentally wearing an Opeth shirt. Such a great day.

[@AwfulWeather5684]

Same, I went and told my dad that Opeth has growls again, and he was like, “ok?”

[@bryanmack5410]

@@AwfulWeather5684 sending you love, brother.

[@jakesklodowski9321]

@@AwfulWeather5684lmaoo we shall all celebrate together

[@damo8615]

me too bro🥲 long live opeth

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

@@AwfulWeather5684 Are ya winning, son? Yes Dad, Opeth has growls again. Oh, OK, good

[@le0nzim472]

NOWPETH

[@Nachtopus]

@@le0nzim472 FOREVERPETH

[@skilz3210]

NEOPETH

[@mertozdemir5060]

OPETH

[@jayiskindarad]

RADPETH

[@uptempotransport28]

Opeth is one of few bands where 100 fans could have 100 different favorite songs, and each of them would have a legit argument

[@djacobmadrigal]

When it comes to legit argument when it comes to taste in music it’s always legit bc taste or preference is 100% subjective

[@dv1860]

​@@djacobmadrigal100% agree but with opeth is even more legit.

[@caiovinicius5204]

​​@@djacobmadrigalsure, but ask 100 metallica fans and most of their favorites will be the same. Ask 100 Linkin Park fans and most of their favorites will be the same, when I first started listening to and researching about Opeth people's opinions were so different I was extremely confused about what were their most famous songs and the better ones in the public opinion. Everyone had a different favorite

[@darrenbooker8144]

When there is countless songs that are so legendary, trying to determine which is the greatest is futile, personally I swap between about 6 that is pinnacle... it's effed but it's 👍

[@tylerwatson8722]

Master's Apprentice for me.

[@RamonRodriguez-wp2wk]

Radio edit: growls Album version: growls edited out 😂

[@lawrencefine5020]

Me base level Old-peth caveman type. Me like growls, me got growls. Me like heavier guitar tone, me got heavier guitar tone. Me don't know or care about compression, mix, or production thing.. Me only know that it sound good to me ears. It not brain thing, it soul thing. Soul thing happy. Me happy. Me want more. More growls, more heavy guitar, more caveman thing. Make caveman happy. :))

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Lmao fair!

[@progperljungman8218]

😂

[@alomtz4359]

Agree

[@ShiftaelV2]

You forgot 'ugh' at the end of each sentence lol

[@lawrencefine5020]

@@ShiftaelV2 ugh..:)

[@TheMaster4999]

this year we got Mike Portnoy in DT and growls are back in Opeth

[@paulpv7]

Portnoy came back in 2023

[@TheRealJoeNathan]

@@paulpv7 Portnoy rejoined in October, a bit under 10 months ago, so they both happened within the span of a year.

[@paulpv7]

@@TheRealJoeNathan true. But 2023 is not this year

[@enzopollazzon9625]

AND Gojira opened the olympics also. Crazy year for metal

[@bryanmack5410]

Oldpeth + Newpeth = NOWPETH

[@Yenneffer]

Sounds like we're getting a new album with the powers of Oldpeth and Newpeth combined. Awesome! I'm just a tad worried everyone will get super hyped about the growls now and then it might turn out they're only in a couple songs lol.

[@puttu_racing]

@@Yenneffer To be fair they probably are, even on an album like Watershed, only three of the songs had growls

[@michaelharris1843]

I don't even care, I'm just ready for some new material.

[@User18481]

@@puttu_racingon watershed only one song had growls - heir apparent

[@puttu_racing]

@@User18481 The Lotus Eater and Hessian Peel had them too but they also had clean vocals

[@DiegoDeschain]

Can't wait for your take on the new DT song.

[@AarosConcerts]

Same!!

[@drummingpotato01]

Same here!!!

[@reddiamond3842]

Where is dude?

[@MichaelPatilKC]

This is what I expect from a reaction video. Appreciate the input and effort in the video.

[@sergejmiladinovic1181]

DEATHRO TULL (Ian Anderson plays the flute on a few songs on the album)

[@EiriUesugiKun]

Also does spoken word on this song. As does Mikael's daughter.

[@snehashisparashar2414]

"fucker" finally replied to Mikael

[@tomasjonsson7141]

It needs more sorrow 💀💀💀

[@virium311]

MIKAEL IS GROWLING AGAIN WE’RE IN THE GOOD TIMELINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelblye8289]

When I heard it for the first time, I said "Finally something good happened again in this timeline!" Faith in reality restored. For now! :)

[@mikuchan8798]

Pre ordered the album the second I finished listening to this track! I’m so pumped for this!

[@Haxer87]

I ordered mine the moment I heard the growls 🤘🤘

[@israelthacker8568]

​@@Haxer87 same lol

[@shiukongyu7819]

I ordered mine the moment I saw the name Opeth on it.

[@Xenomorph79]

This made me smile so big when the growls came in. I love all of opeth from old to new. But the combination of all the sounds together really makes me excited for the albums entirety.

[@treygc3291]

Same bro, I had the biggest smile I couldn’t rid from ear to ear. Making noises no man could decipher.

[@alphaenemyplus8376]

I really think this is going to be a top five album of theirs. It feels like 70's horror movie/steampunk/noir. Very strong uniqueness in its vibe. Unlike any of their albums thus far. The vividness of the imagery it conjures up is potent.

[@thorneto2742]

Still life > black water park > deliverance > my arms your hearse > ghost reveries. I don’t think this album will come anywhere close to that top 5 lol

[@alphaenemyplus8376]

@@thorneto2742 those are on my top five except for Deliverance.

[@ChawedMirthPrattEnterprise]

It certainly has potential. I'm super excited.

[@reddiamond3842]

@@thorneto2742 Anything pre Still Life sucks

[@thorneto2742]

@@reddiamond3842 I totally disagree. Under the Weeping Moon, Night and the Silent Water and Demon of the Fall are all in my top 10 favorite Opeth songs. Under the Weeping Moon is much better live than it is on the record but the other 2 sound great on the records IMO. I'll admit Orchid and Morningrise are not their strongest but MAYH is amazing the whole way through.

[@ChikaNeca]

Watershed's little sibling

[@timjaeger6589]

It really is! It’s like Watershed + ICV!

[@damian.739]

That was my first thought kinda sounded liked watershed. Where it is kinda a mix between older opeth and newer opeth.

[@bunnysoup6858]

Not gonna lie, ICV might be one of my favorite Opeth albums to date, so a little sad to see we're (probably) not gonna get another that would expand on it's style........ THAT BEING SAID OPETH ARE BACKKK RAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHASHDH :D

[@tahamohammedi5898]

What the fuck is ICV

[@Nachtopus]

@@bunnysoup6858 honestly, if you take the growls away it sounds to me like something that would’ve fit right on ICV. Like they haven’t totally jumped ship on their current sound, just injected some of the old sound back in

[@Nachtopus]

@@tahamohammedi5898 their latest album (for now) In Cauda Venenum

[@bunnysoup6858]

@@tahamohammedi5898 In Cauda Venenum

[@bunnysoup6858]

@@Nachtopus I can absolutely hear that, im wondering if the old sound is going to go well with that style of composition

[@MJ-hh3dn]

The fathomless mastery voice level from Mikael 👌👌👌

[@colomir]

I noticed that too!

[@emarsk77]

I'm firmly in the Both-peth (hey, you started it) camp, genuinely loving both of their styles. Honestly, already with In Cauda Venenum I thought they were starting to merge them. I'm excited to hear that they are going further in that direction, and bringing back the growls!

[@DuffyLONER64]

You're how I'm finding out OPETH ARE BACK??

[@ZauTa]

opeth never left

[@puttu_racing]

I think this song sounds like you asked AI to combine all styles of Opeth into one song and I mean that in a good way

[@uptempotransport28]

Yet it still has a sprinkle of brand new opeth. Which is why they're are great

[@puttu_racing]

@@uptempotransport28 totally

[@progperljungman8218]

Exactly!

[@TheJML1975]

Sounds like a song that was left off Ghost reveries, or even maybe one of those songs Akerfeldt scraped, when working on music after the Watershed album! I love Opeth, but I can’t help feel this is a backwards step.. maybe in the context of the whole album, it’ll sound right?!

[@puttu_racing]

@@TheJML1975 also you should keep in mind that this version is a radio edit, the full version will likely be even better

[@ycleptubi8935]

I don't care which direction they go, I will always be a fan and I will always enjoy their music. That being said.... oh my God was I not expecting this. I almost want to weep after hearing a new Opeth song with growls after 16 years.

[@damo8615]

FYI Mike.... the § is the synmbol for paragraph so the track list is paragraph 1 paragraph 2 etc...

[@DirkkDiggler]

Mike this is the one weve all been waiting for So ironic too since you literally just did an opeth stream like a week ago.

[@TheAgingAscetic]

18:30 guilty as charged 😂

[@EiriUesugiKun]

3:30 - When the drums first came in my first thoughts were "Porcupine Tree?" and "Gavin Harrison?". :D

[@Nachtopus]

This feels like a new era. The intro ambience gave me instant BWP/GR vibes while still being a logical continuation of Sorceress/ICV. Also, possibly their best drummer yet?

[@michaelharris1843]

I saw them two years ago right after they got the new guy. He botched the outro to Deliverance.

[@jamesthemetalhead21]

@@michaelharris1843I’m pretty sure they had a different drummer right after pandemic. I think they had session drummer before they got the current drummer

[@sorin_ea6]

@@michaelharris1843you’re talking about a different drummer. That was the drummer that filled in for Opeth until the permanent replacement came in. The guy that Opeth has now plays the songs very well, including the Deliverance outro.

[@hELLm4yEr]

@@michaelharris1843saw him in Bucharest in one of his first shows ever. Played Ghost of Perdition flawlessy even though it wasn't in the tour setlist as Mikael gave in to pressure from the front rows. He is tight.

[@michaelharris1843]

@@hELLm4yEr I guess our crowd couldn't convince him. I was hoping for that song.

[@ashamael]

Less compression: More DEPRESSION! I'm one of those people who said they really didn't give a shit whether Mikael growled again or not but missed the true heaviness of the musical parts at key moments over the past few albums. Like I loved Pale Communion, but there were so many moments where it would have been fucking perfect to go absolutely heavy & demented, but it didn't. It was still cool, just wasn't what I wanted or expected. Then I heard Mikael growl again, and holy shit, that was actually such a huge part of what made Opeth so amazing. It's the dynamic contrasts between all of the ingredients. Heavy guitars vs Clean. Fast vs Slow. Loud vs Soft. Growls vs 'normal' singing. Long live Nowpeth!

[@obahrey5197]

This track really reminded me of Mikael’s work from the Clark soundtrack. I love the combination of both oldpeth and newpeth in this track. However I think it’s heavier newpeth with growls which is such a great touch. The fact that the song is in drop D gives it that old Opeth sound.

[@markgreene1162]

Love the very dark and atmospheric sounds, background noise's and synths, it reminds me of the soundtrack of the TV show unsolved mysteries. I like when a band can accurately fit the theme with the album cover and title to a T. Can't wait for the album.

[@person042]

I'll admit it's been awhile since I've pethed

[@jackshaw3581]

it's certainly gonna be the most super-duper Opeth album to date

[@DarthWinterMadness]

I've been waiting for your video since yesterday, finally it's here! To be honest, when I listened to In Cauda Venenum I thought they were getting close to warrant adding the growling back. I stopped myself from thinking that would be the case, so I'm not taken aback if they didn't add them back. And now I'm really happy they did. I also love the drums, sound and performance. I'm looking forward to hear what this new drummer has to bring to the table. As someone who loves both Oldpeth and Newpeth, I'm really happy to get Opeth in it's potential final form. I'm looking forward to listen to the whole record. Cheers from France Mike! 🍻

[@theopinson3851]

New drummer is the best they’ve had since Lopez. He was in Paradise Lost before and killed it.

[@svartsjokolade]

He sounds like he did back in the Bloodbath days to me. Can't wait for the new record! The wobbly vibrato voice towards the end sounds like he's playing the "Father" talking about his will.

[@Darkhound_]

His growls sounds like his vocal Work on the Watershed Album and the Fathomless Mastery from Bloodbath. He’s not using his technique from the early 2000s where they are much deeper and Guttural. But he’s sounding more evil with his new more raspy stuff.

[@ThePixelnator]

Lol as soon as you played Ghost of Perdition it really outshined everything in this SsSs song. Growls are back.. yay. But he’s just growling over the coffee shop jazz rock they’ve been doing since Heritage.

[@John34bruh]

Btw ICV is miles ahead of Ghost reveries So they couldn’t have been doing that much wrong

[@ThePixelnator]

@@John34bruh Miles ahead at sucking, yes.

[@vladgold2699]

So great to see you discussing Opeth again, Mike! Maybe it's time for 5 days 5 Opeth songs, season two, to celebrate their new album?

[@blppt]

"Okay, fine, here's some growling. That oughta shut em up." -- Mikael, after the 500th interview asking him about his growls

[@dudacapetto997]

Ghost Reveries + Pale Communion = Section 1

[@The_Eclipse_Conspiracy]

We got Neopeth before GTA 6

[@progperljungman8218]

Quite some Storm Corrosion vibes as well. Many assume that the collab had more of Wilson's compositional input. According to Mikael. it's the opposite....

[@denniskirkegaardjensen3597]

This is the Opeth reaction I was waiting for 😁 Killer track BTW. Like Michael just said; "Fuck it!" - and started cooking with their entire back-catalogue 🤌

[@brianarsenault8882]

This could be the only song with growls 😂

[@uptempotransport28]

That would be the ultimate troll move by Mikael 🤣

[@leif54]

Haha, it would be super anoying and super funny as well.

[@henrywalton5967]

I think that would hurt the album overall, would sound so out of place compared to the other tracks

[@GoneAngel]

I'm more happy we're getting production that sounds like the pre-prog rock records on some of the new single. The return of the growls is a nice bonus.

[@DrTibbsy]

I have always loved both Oldpeth and Newpeth in equal but different ways. I love the combination though!! Growls back? Yes, please. This song has a really spooky or creepy vibe and I am here for it

[@DrTibbsy]

Also wonder if they're using any of the new PRS single coil or miniHB models for tone?

[@Kymystery]

In Cauda Venenum is a masterwork. I loved it on first listen which for me, is rare. I found it to be quite Avante Garde , something which I am not a fan of usually. The more I listened I became obsessed. I hope this is the same.

[@WhoaaaMama]

Who needs porn, when you have Opeth?

[@IloveOtherPplsMsry]

Mike gassing up the drums makes me want a tier list for classic rock/metal drummers

[@camilocdv]

When you mentioned Ghost Reveries I felt it too, it reminded me to TheGrand Conjuration. Great reaction and analisis, my dude.

[@rezarks2036]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH BABYYYYYYY THATS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITIN FORRRRR

[@RanterInShades]

Pretty much what I’ve been wanting Opeth to do for years.

[@unleashthebloodthirst69420]

I honestly think this is one of the best post watershed Opeth songs out there. The only song that I feel is on par is Lovelorn Crime. That song is just infectious. But I think I give it to this song cause…. THE GROWLS ARE FUCKING BACK!!!

[@Darkhound_]

I guess Akerfeld was like: Ok I’ll only growl again if i get Ian Anderson to play on a Opeth record. We’ll probably wont happen.

[@AidenCantrell]

Finally! I’ve been waiting for your reaction!

[@DeanMetalAngel666]

This could be my album of the year depending on how it goes, and with what I've heard at least fifty to sixty percent of the vocals on this album are harsh so that's promising especially with the fusion into the newer Opeth style; if this album doesn't live up to my hopes for it though then I have what will still likely be a very close second album to rely on for best this year... Moon Healer by Job For A Cowboy.

[@arze1226]

Mike Portnoy back to Dream Theater, growling back in Opeth. What's next? Another resurrection of Jesus Christ?

[@taskmaster5437]

Complete agreement that it feels like they're taking ideas from In Cauda and Ghost Reveries and merging the two.

[@brack6794]

mmm dat peth

[@GeeVanderplas]

Ghost Reveries meets In Cauda Venenum was my first thought as well. Hoping that the album version develops the themes a bit more, but I'm here for it!

[@GhoulishGrinMedia]

I was very much thrown for a loop when I first heard this. On second thought the first THREE times hearing this. It’s super weird and spooky and didn’t know what to make of it. And I’ve been a fan for decades. But then after a while it just hits you. I love the Shining style artwork. The song forces you to work hard to grasp it. And funny enough it’s getting me hyped for Halloween. 😂 🎃 Fantastic breakdown and reaction!

[@MrRoundthetwist]

I just hope this isn’t a repeat of when they launched the track Sorceress was such a great song! Only for the rest of the album to arrive later and it was a smorgasbord of ideas smashed together very incoherent messy album

[@matiosmi137]

As it's been with other releases from The Prog's Holy Trinity (Dream Theater, Opeth, Haken) that have happened during my fan era of the band (D/T, AVFTTOTW, Fauna), I'm probably gonna gobble up that one and become a fan instantly no matter how wonky it's gonna be

[@glennielsen]

It's not a double disk album. There's a version that has a blue ray disc but it's a documentary and the music in atmos

[@SoapSoapCrayon]

If you've heard Mikael live in the last like 5 or so years, his growls have changed a lot. They're not as clear as they were, but they're deeper, and darker. I do remember him saying in his interview with The Charismatic Voice, that he's changed it a bit over time, and it kind of shows on this record. I loved the way he used to sound, but I love the way his growls sound on this.

[@franciscogarza4921]

He did a interview with The Charismatic Voice?

[@VHToff0li]

My problem with "new Opeth" is that the premise itself felt wrong. Progressive Rock is supposed to be "Progressing" into some new and different from what has been done until then. When your sound is mostly a heavy emulation of the late 60's and early 70's prog, your missing the "prog" part which people mistake for being just heavy skill chops. THIS ACTUALLY FEELS NEW. Like the album that should have come out after Watershed.

[@kurtkish6970]

LOVE both Peths.

[@Meowmeow0506]

First listen at Midnight friday I was iffy on the track. Woke up in the morning and listened to it 4 times in a row and fell in love with it. You said Ghost Reveries, which I absolutely get Baying of the Hounds and the Grand Conjuration off of this track, but to me that heavy riff is straight Deliverance. Watershed in there too. You mentioned ICV and Pale Communion as Newpeth things you've heard, that bass Intro and weird shit after before the guitars come in heavy is straight Heritage to me. Also want to say, this drumming makes me Nostalgic, even more than the growls and heavy riffage. I liked Axe's drumming but Walt's seems to be more similar to Martin Lopez's Like that just snare hitting repeated during the heavy guitar riff is SO Opeth, and I really can't place my finger on it other than It reminding me more of Lopez's drumming than Axenrots.

[@user-to5bk3qd7b]

8:26 The growls are very reminiscent of his time in Bloodbath.

[@KobiTzarfati]

It's a song that I could see going in Deliverance, love to hear it and I hope they're going into that direction again

[@henrywalton5967]

It's like if Deliverence was really experimental

[@KobiTzarfati]

@@henrywalton5967 Yeah pretty much

[@Liberty-Vault]

I didn't expect it, but I loved what I heard.

[@laivasimo8427]

Hm, is this going to be the last will and testament of Opeth too. Haven't Mikael been talking about stopping for quite a while now 🤔

[@SalchichaStudios]

I truly appreciate your insight brother

[@metalmanny666]

New Opeth in October. AND new Wintersun in a few weeks? Like what??

[@whatitfeelsliketobeunloved666]

It surprises me how i'm finding out that they have a new song the day my opeth t shirt arrived

[@JJ-tk7xf]

YAY

[@bryanmack5410]

Psyched to hear the new drummer’s contribution. I flew to Boston to catch them with Mastodon the day after the drummer quit - I was sure Opeth was gonna cancel. When those two played together here in Minneapolis, Opeth canceled because Mikael bashed his head open.

[@figeon]

Drummer was fired, not quit

[@frankunodostres473]

this feels a lot like watershed. ambience, 2010s opeth keyboard but also evil heavy guitar riffs and screams. and the 2nd half of the song sonds very dream theater to me which is interesting because usually opeth don't sound like them at all

[@dsVektor]

I enjoyed the first listen, but it's definitely more of a grower like ICV. The growls sounded super isolated/forward to me, might be because of the dryness you mentioned, so all the nuances of the growl are more apparent.

[@LeonHaselbach]

Nice review and analysis! The guitars reminded of some good Fender twang while being not as thin as Strats. So I assume they went for Telecasters. But maybe you're right and they took an old Paul and turned down the lower mids and bass. The amp choice surely does a lot, too. Mikaels "new" growls are much more grunty and throaty I think. And slightly deeper in timbre. Like a mix between Watershed and Deliverance.

[@mouadmoiad4724]

What the fu uuuk ooh lay gooooooooood😂😂😂😂🖤🤘🤘🤘 Mikael is baak what growling ooooooooh fuuuuk

[@Omnatten9]

They've got a NEW drummer on this one

[@blazingmonolith4323]

The world is healing...in gowls

[@090nj2]

the single cover gave me hope that Oldpeth were coming back for sure

[@Ruddline]

Hey brother I don't use social media I am a loner I felt bad about not explaining my Clairo - Juna gift. Maybe you'll read this. I think the song has an unusual feeling compared to all other pop and other modern music. Some call it 70s retro but I still feel like she makes it her own rather than straight copying. All of the instruments in the song are so pretty for me, very few if anyone outside of prog/jazz is doing this much with a variety of instruments anymore. All the little piano plinkles tickle my ears and Claire Cottrill's vocals sound like honey - like she is whispering sweetly to me, makes me feel about romance. It could be compared to Billie Eilish vocals I guess but for me this song has a lot more interesting stuff surrounding those vocals with pianos, horns and synth organs with that addictive catchy synth hook starting us off. The funky drum beat helps the song move forward with a nice pace for me. Then there is the mouth trumpet Clairo does its so funny then when it kicks in with the real horns its a cool surprise. The ending of the song really ties all of the themes of the song together nicely in my opinion. Sorry if you thought it was too boring to donate for but at least you still gave it an = I genuinely like that song and wasn't trying to troll you and force you to fall asleep LOL. I hope that explained it!

[@Ruddline]

Also I have to add that I never thought about this but apparently its a really inspirational song for bass players, the bass is really good too. lol I just started listening to youtube covers of this jam.

[@drums4lyfe0987]

If you would have told me at this time last year that Mike Portnoy Would be back in Dream Theater, and Opeth would be releasing new music with Death vocals. I would've said you were insane.

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

11:55 similar to All Things Will Pass start

[@AlfW]

Reaction? This was a full-grown analysis. Very good! Have to check your other videos.

[@Morroh]

I’m just stoked we’re getting heavier Opeth again. The song is weird as all hell, definitely ICV songwriting with some old style licks and harmonies. The growls definitely sound better than they have in almost a decade, glad Mike seems into again.

[@markovlasic1978]

In Cauda Venenum simply is a masterpiece. Growl or not growl, it doesnt matter to me. And yes, Sorceress is low end muddy album.

[@hmminterestinginterestingi3023]

All I ask from this album is one or two moments where Opeth is willing to sit in the same vibey idea for a 90+ seconds and let us sink into just a singular moment. I’m thinking about something similar to 4:40 - 7:20 in Harlequin Forest. This is likely wishful thinking, and surrounding context is very important for having these moments hit, but that’s about all I ask for that we didn’t get with this track here. Very excited! I’m trying to limit expectations because Opeth will go somewhere that catches me off guard and I’m very into that.

[@Vallenwulf]

Newpeth should have been a side project.

[@prateek752]

Never clicked on a video faster

[@orfunde779]

OPETH!!!!!!!

[@MinoMale83]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@gardenofseeden]

Sounds like a Mr. Bungle riff at 7:00

[@williamiceman9939]

I NEED THAT SHIRT Where can I get it

[@jasongregorius96]

Usain Bolted my ass straight here after listening to that! 🤘

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

10:20 drums similar to the Grand Conjuration