I listen to the entire Still Life album by Opeth for the first time ever⎮Metal Reactions #46

[@imaKaiya]

Enjoy STILL LIFE BY OPETH (THE MOVIE). Yes, this video is just over 2 hours long. So get comfy and grab some snacks. I love you xoxoxo

[@lug23]

Try "My arms, your hearse" next time please!!!

[@alcofgod4211]

@@lug23 "My arms, your hearse" is so much better than "Still Life".

[@alund1306]

@@alcofgod4211 respectfully disagree

[@clementrieublanc3379]

Please make a vid with Watershed album, I promise you will love this one...and maybe cry a little

[@metalcult1485]

We love you too fellow metalhead!

[@zacharyseibert4526]

"Serenity Painted Death" is one of the most badass songs ever made.

[@482701]

Dude yeeeees!!

[@triangle_of_jesus]

It's definitely up for greatest opeth, no greatest solo ever.

[@deathmetalmvs5924]

and soothing as well

[@mono90286]

When I first heard it I was shook. The chorus on it is straight out of a Cannibal Corpse song, which I would not expect from Opeth. Makes you realise just how different they actually are from traditional death metal, even in their early albums.

[@Dynamite___Harry]

That intro riff hits so damn hard

[@RiffMajestic]

You can't expect her to fall in love with this album on first listen, it took me several listens to realize just how amazing it is. The Moor rules, chock full of awesome riffs. Love the acoustic section of Godhead's Lament. Benighted is a master class of finger picking acoustic epicness. She absolutely underrated Moonlapse Vertigo, those opening riffs are majestic, such stellar musicianship. The outro riff and lyrics are some of my all time favorite Opeth which is really saying something. Face of Melinda, especially the heavy riff, so damn good and the final line "My promise is made but my heart is thine"...I love that! My least favorite track is Serenity Painted Death but it still has great moments. White Cluster is so underrated, I think it F*cking rules! Mikael's clean vocals on this track hit me in the feels. Love when he sings "The noose is tied, murmur through the crowd. Plunging into anywhere but here." Music really doesn't get any better than Still Life in my opinion.

[@BleaK1211]

Each track is awesome and flows seamlessly into each other.

[@stephencooley5523]

I fell head over heels in love with his album on my very first listen back in 2001.

[@fafolaw]

Still Life is one of my favorite albums ever but I didn't like it at all on my first listen, it took me about 4 listens

[@meshzzizk]

Ok but in serenity painted death he raps and that is cool

[@krtdk]

Serenity Painted Death is my favourite, literally one of the best intros I've ever heard

[@asloii_1749]

The way he sings "ungodly freak, defiler" is so gross and angsty i love it so much

[@w-james9277]

Ahh that period between My Arms... and Watershed is peak metal!

[@andrewrance2883]

I think this is Opeth's best album. It still has some of the raw aggression of it's predecessor My Arms Your Hearse, but also has a polish that became more apparent on Blackwater Park. There is a wide variety of moods and musical styles on this album. Such an epic opening song in The Moor, so heavy, but the mood changes that morph into different music styles is sublime. Godhead's Lament is an emotion ladened song that is so bitter sweet and so satisfying. The other track to savour which is my favourite Opeth song is Moonlapse Vertigo. Such swells of emotion and feelings of loss that we have come to well associate with Opeth, the opening instrumental part of the song is a monument to a longing of sorrow and loss. Insomnium was also mentioned in a previous comment and I would highly recommend them as another band that evokes the same sort of emotions that Opeth does, however, I would suggest you to do a reaction to Since the Day it All Came Down.

[@agarves]

This is Akerfeldt's creativity let loose, unspoiled by Wilson. Opeth's greatest from their classic era. Not for one listen though, it takes time to appreciate its nuances.

[@googelle7555]

Yup. This was their Operation: Mindcrime.

[@fourseasons4105]

It definitely has more variety when compared to the first 3 but still pretty monotone when put against stuff like Watershed or Ghost reveries.

[@Nagl1981]

Favourite Opeth album. The album i discovered the band with back in the day. Cant wait.

[@lnbsimp]

This is an awesome reaction, thank you! This was the first Opeth album I ever listened to, not knowing them at all beforehand, and I feel like I had very similar reactions to the overall composition and mix. The acoustics blended with the heavy in a way I had never heard before. Thanks for sharing your reaction!

[@jasonvegan5761]

This one of my all time favorite metal albums, and Kaiya is listening to it 🖤

[@aggelosmanolis5689]

This is my favourite album across every genre

[@timg7627]

One of the if not the single greatest album ever made. The story, the music, the tone, the lyrics, the emotion 🤘🤘🤘

[@maxwellholmes594]

"The perfect woman doesnt exi.. "

[@planetcaravan2925]

Wdym

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Moonlapse Vertigo is my absolute favorite song on this album.💠💎

[@soakedbearrd]

Killer bass line.

[@abesayy]

Wow what a journey, thank you kaiya for listening to this album, hoping for similar reactions to their other albums

[@abesayy]

I think the cool part about opeth is that every fan has a different favorite song and a different favorite album, you got the newbies who like burden, the progheads who like the new stuff, the old school death metalheads who like their early stuff, the solo lovers who love their album sorceress. Mikael himself said that they never write any album the same as before, if an album was successful and made good bank, they would do smth entirely different because they don't want to be mainstream and predictable, I personally love every album they've put out and I think you can't be told what to like and dislike, it's like a dinner table full of exotic dishes, different strokes for different folks type thing.

[@alexkenley1]

The brutalist metal love story of all time lol. Awesome listen/react, brought tears to my eyes listening to it again with you. I love every second of this timeless masterpiece. Your intro threw me off a bit lol, but your analysis is pretty spot on especially in regards to the "feels" which is everything in this case. I'm off to watch your blackwater park listen cheers!

[@clementrieublanc3379]

Thank you so much for this moment! I love Opeth, the riffs, the melodies...It's pure genius! And as always you are so damn cute!!

[@beastrace81]

Opeth during the time frame of 1998-2001 were at their pinnacle imo. My Arms Your Hearse, Still Life and Blackwater Park are unmatched. I haven't been into much of what they did since then, but at that time they were like nothing else and nobody else. Mikael is such a legend.

[@revolioclockbergjr.7221]

Bro at least make sure you listen to Deliverance, Ghost Reeveries and Watershed!

[@jimmycampbell78]

You have to carry on listening to them even without the death vocals, imo the entire discography is strong.

[@Psychopompous]

A year late, but I totally getya. My favourite era of the band is 99 - 08. I'm personally not huge on their "prog-rock" era compared to this early-ish phase in their career. But In cauda Venenum was a very pleasant suprise when I heard it first.

[@keetakitten]

I would ask you to revisit Ghost Reveries, it really is an absolutely amazing album

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

I mean Ghost Reveries was a masterpiece. Personally to me the holy trinity are BWP, SL, and GR. I think those three albums represent them at their absolute best. MAYH is definitely the best record from the Candlelight era though by a significant margin

[@Censeo]

Saw this album in the record store in the metal section year 2000. Loved the artwork and decided to listen to it. Decided to buy it after listen to half of the moor. I was pretty sure this was gonna be my new favorite band with that little data. Bought the other albums they had, then blackwater park came out. Oh the joy I felt. I was addicted to their music, lol

[@KenzieTrinityDeasy]

I love Opeth. I’ve seen them live over 10x best growls EVAR.

[@victors.6255]

Same! First time seen with live in 2003 with Lopez behind the drums (and the only time)! Seen them live over 10 times, all in NYC.

[@timg7627]

7 times for me. Hell yeah 🤘🤘

[@VignetteQ]

Glad you enjoyed it! You have a great ear as well - first time watcher here, but I was surprised at the amount of times you picked out the little details in the mix like acoustic layerings that most people would probably miss on first listen. This is my favorite album from them, though it is definitely a complex/dense record, so I hope you give it more listens to see if it grows on you more. Cheers!

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Benighted is such a beautiful & underrated song by Opeth.💎👍🤙

[@scotttaylor6886]

Thanks for taking us on the journey! What you are looking for is in Opeths album Ghost Reveries! Let's have a full album reaction to that in 6 months time :)

[@AlucardsQuest]

I'm gonna be the only one who recommends Opeth's Morningrise, but I don't care. The song To Bid You Farewell is worth it alone!

[@CroMagJohnson]

i love morningrise! definitely an underrated album, but still a banger! nectar is the only song (of the 5) that is slightly weaker.

[@soth1sol]

goddamn. the whole album?! coming across this video inspired me to revisit this with you and i'm glad i did. it's been years, but i didn't forget any of it. that's what i love most about music. it brings you there, if you wanna go.

[@liliIiliIilil]

One of Mikael's biggest influences is 70's prog rock so you hear a lot of ideas that were borrowed from that era of music in Opeth. It's pretty great.

[@Brendo2386]

Benighted is literally lifted from Camel note for note (at least the first minutes)

[@progperljungman8218]

​@@Brendo2386 You must be thinking of Never Let Go. There's def some seconds of the same notes but hardly a minute in a row - that would be a rip off and it isn't. Great songs both of them!

[@Brendo2386]

@@progperljungman8218 The main melody, I'd say close to a minute haha and small sections elsewhere. I'm not saying he ripped the whole song off though he did say it in interviews half heartedly that he ripped them off. It was just a big nod to one of his favourites. Nothing in poor taste

[@progperljungman8218]

@@Brendo2386 Agree it's very similar but since it's altered it's not a note by note thing - that's all.

[@bradharris1459]

OMG...my favorite album, metal chick listening to it...I'll stay till the end.

[@mercyfulnate]

Third favorite album ever (Blackwater Park is number one). The riffs on this thing are insane

[@zemirukaiba]

n2?

[@MrTelorix]

The riffs are amazing. But personally I think the sound quality and mixing is below expectations and that makes it the 5th best Opeth album, which is also great because all their albums are top tier

[@jimmycampbell78]

There are Opeth albums with higher production quality, arguably. But difficult to beat the songs on this album.

[@dookieshoe2905]

I love how much they grew on this album and all the bits and pieces throughout the album that remind me of Blackwater Park. You really hear those ideas that will go on to become some of their signature sounds. I also forgot just how great White Cluster is and how much it sounds like BP in several sections. The very end(not the bit at the very very end, the section that "ends" the song) especially really feels like it's going into the next album, just that sound and melancholy feel is brought right back on The Leper Afinity.

[@oregonwoodelf]

It's the greatest album ever😁 Be careful. It can become a weird obsession the more you get into it. I probably need counseling for how many times I've listened 😳

[@voxploxx]

Fantastic album and arguably their most underrated. Godheads Lament (track 2) is probably my fav here

[@marrow226]

hope you enjoyed it; all of the classic members in this one "starlit shadows on the waaa-aaaall"

[@PitDweller83]

Heyo! Middle-aged metal head here. You get an instant like an subscribe just because of the undertaking here for a "brand new metalhead." Haven't watched your reaction yet, but you get my respect just for trying. Opeth from Still Life through Ghost Reveries (including Damnation) is among my top 5 favorite stretches of albums of all time. Hearing this when I was like 20ish really opened my eyes up to a totally different perspective on writing music

[@linojvni2038]

greatest album of all time my inspiration as a human being

[@maurimau7373]

This is easily their best album IMO, hyped up to see your reaction!

[@gabrieldalton4307]

First off, I have to say that I really appreciate how you handled the deep dive on this album, going all-in and looking at the lyrics and the whole album song-by-song. While this isn't my favorite of Opeth's albums, it had a massive appeal to me as an angry older teen in late highschool. The melodrama of the vengeful protagonist and his scorned-returned-again love story really struck a chord with me, and I think the concept is really cool as far as narratives in music go! The Moor is definitely one of my favorite Opeth songs, and for awhile in 12th grade, Moonlapse Vertigo was the only thing I would listen to XD As a bit of a personal note, it is my GOOFY headcanon that this album's protagonist is actually a werewolf, and this is the reason why he was rejected from the village, even at birth, and why his blood is described as "tainted". Furthermore, the image of the moon is a repeated motif in both the lyrics and the album artwork, and he is able to kill this entire village/town of people in a rage that "came with the moon," so... put two and two together haha. Whilst I'm mostly joking, I do love this damn album! Once again, I loved your reaction, and will be sure to check out the rest of your channel!

[@abesayy]

That's a pretty interesting theory, it could be left open for interpretation by Mikael as both human and werewolf, that would explain the meaning of 'moonlapse vertigo' meaning sleeping during the day. But then again it could still be human I guess, you don't wanna be out in broad daylight when you're trying to hide from a murderous bunch.

[@patgrim]

This is my favorite record of all time. So stoked you got to it!

[@jimmycampbell78]

My favourite Opeth album

[@CroMagJohnson]

me too! it's probably my all-time favorite album; opeth - still life or tool - lateralus.

[@corystafford4958]

Nice job analyzing it. So much creativity with Opeth. One of my favorite bands! My favorite albums are the Candlelight era.

[@MandalaOfThe7]

Me and my friends used to take night-rides for hours on backroads listening to this album. Great memories.

[@nevercanyoucant]

what a wonderful reaction. youre a gem. one of my all time favorite albums

[@aaronbevinsnerdcentral]

This was the first Opeth album I owned and it was mind-blowing to hear for the first time...perfect album.

[@joaomorais278]

Happy to ser more people listening to Opeth the most underrated band ever.I love you for listening an entire album.from orchid to ghost reveries every song is Mozart

[@cobhc131]

Just discovered your channel recently and I'm loving your content! This is probbably my favourite Opeth album, Mikael's writing is phenomenal. Today was also the 2nd anniversary of Alexi Laiho's death. You said you wanted to discover more of Children of Bodom music so I suggest you to watch the live performance of Bodom Beach Terror & Bodom After Midnight (medley) live in Stockholm. Two killer songs that really show Alexi's writting creativity and my god is it fun to watch him play those riffs and solo sections. Anyways keep it up! \m/

[@apollyonexe868]

This album Mikael claimed to have no clue still on how to write music properly with sheet music. So He improvised noting the riffs and notes he wanted down in the way he understood. and they sort of improvised in the studio when they all got together. I think that's why this sounds so different when compared to the albums before and after since before this they would generally write together.

[@justinvermilyea7640]

Gurl you are gonna love this one 🤘

[@justinvermilyea7640]

Love opeth kaiya my personal favourite is my arms your hearse not to be missed unholy queen of metal 🤘😈🤘

[@justinvermilyea7640]

Thank you kaiya love ya gurl and all your videos 👋

[@adam2178]

Best Opeth album and one of the best of all time

[@dookieshoe2905]

I've always wondered why exactly they went with the title of Still Life as well. All I knew was it referred to a style of artwork from a long time ago that usually depicts things like food or other everyday things like just a table with flowers in a vase. That's basically what it means now that I look into but I found this while searching for the reason why they might have used it and combined with this story this kind of makes sense: "Still life includes all kinds of man-made or natural objects, cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, fish, game, wine and so on. Still life can be a celebration of material pleasures such as food and wine, _or often a warning of the ephemerality of these pleasures and of the brevity of human life_ "

[@PaulMG33]

I was listening to this on my way home from work... love this album

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

Great choice, best album ever. as a reactor i reacted 60 times to Opeth and to the full discography, this is the best progressive death metal album ever. ENjoy!.. It doesn't happen often that i check other reactors channel. Later i will watch your experience and reaction. See ya soon , Giacomo James

[@u.v.s.5583]

Hands down best Opeth album, best Opeth lineup, what more can I say. Classic. 10/10

[@bartsuijs7196]

YOU SKIPPED THE ENDING OF WHITE CLUSTER!!! One of the best parts of the album!

[@6070505]

I would do Damnation and Deliverance (together as they are meant to be), would love to see it :)

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Yeah the song Deliverance, off of the album Deliverance is one you'll definitely love. I think that's the sound you're looking for from Opeth. In my personal experience, anyone I've ever met that wasn't into metal, after hearing the song Deliverance, immediately became Opeth fans. That song has a way of hooking in listeners. Deliverance & Damnation are great albums that go together very well.💠💎

[@recurrencetheorem4264]

Great Album. Try Watershed next.

[@wesleyb1458]

I think you have to give godheads lament another chance. For me that is the poster child for how to compose a song with direction. So driving to a certain place. I think maybe it didn’t click the first time. From the end of the Moor right into that song and then that song from the first note heads all the way to the final note and then the way Benighted comes in to cleanse the pallet beautifully

[@thebiolithic]

I like to listen to this or Blackwater Park every fall/autumn. They just remind me of fall...even more than demon of the fall

[@thedaywerevolt]

I loved your reaction to the Moor. Totally caught me off guard, too.

[@arturocausapin7508]

Love this Gothic sound of opeth

[@runek75]

Your initial description of moonlapse vertigo was exactly How I always felt about that beginning riff :)

What is your most favorite Still Life song? Mine is definitely Godhead's Lament

[@derekd.4156]

Godheads lament and face of Melinda are my 2 favorites off this album and 2 of my favorite Opeth songs

[@TheDraxton]

The way you go smug face at 55:30 when the growl comes in is awesome lol I feel the same way

[@CroMagJohnson]

the first time i ever heard this album, the guitar harmony early in godhead's lament was stuck in my head for over a month. i couldn't listen to anything other than this album for several weeks. i tried, but i kept taking whatever i had in the cd player out and popping this back in.

[@SevenAsses]

So glad you continued the Opeth journey. All their albums are amazing but Blackwater Park always strikes a nerve whichever it may be I think either Ghost Reveries or Watershed should be your next Opeth discoveries. They are considered among the greatest albums for good reason

[@wesleyb1458]

It was a fun ride with ya on this one! 🔥

[@soakedbearrd]

Still life and MAYH are my personal favorite albums, but overall I got to say Still Life is my favorite.

[@Lukkern]

SOO MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO FREAKING MISS THAT THERE'S A LAST SECTION IN WHITE CLUSTER AFTER THE FIRST FADEOUT -_- The acoustic outro right at the end of that song is one of the most beautiful moments in music history.

[@alexandremarchand8815]

You missed a little bit of music at the end of White Cluster. After the initial fade-out, there is a little part left to close the album. I knew you would skip it since you skipped the two other fade-out before haha

[@Diakonov29]

You react to music how I do. Sometimes I squint my eyes so hard my right eyelid feels like it turns inside out. Nice review.

[@yammerrryeet511]

The queen has returned!

[@AlvinWar]

Definitely read the lyrics while listening. This album tells a story.

[@diegojustiniano7356]

I also like Blackwater Park more. I just think that Opeth is one of those bands that you have to be "in the mood" to listen to, and definitely, listen to a whole album rather than just a song, to feel it for real. If you want a great concept album to listen and react too, I would recommend Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son of A Seventh Son".

[@HumayunQureshi]

Looking forward to you getting to the first two albums at some stage. Gave you a follow on Twitter. :)

[@adeltoral710]

Just came across your channel and this is probably my favorite album for the last 15 years. Glad you enjoyed it. Look into doing Reinkaos by Dissection. It's an amazing record.

[@darkphoenix2]

I thought about your channel just the other day, once again wondering if you had ever gotten back to Opeth after that amazing reaction to hearing them for the first time. You sure have gone through a lot of bands that I don't know since then. It makes me wonder what your feelings about metal are at this point. You seem to enjoy the softer side of Opeth, so far...and while that's perfectly fine, I get the feeling you're still at a point where you can't fully appreciate the heavier parts. Of course, this was your first listen so it will take time to digest these tracks. And I will say that even though I'm kind of shrugging at some of your feelings, I do understand what you're talking about with some things. That "typical" metal sound in the first half of Serenity Painted Death is pretty unique among Opeth's work, and there are some guitar parts in this album that can be hard to pick out in the mix. Sometimes I find myself wishing Opeth had a more full "wall of sound" effect in some of their songs. All that said, Opeth has so much more to offer. You could check out Damnation for all mellow stuff, you could do any of the other big albums from this era, or you might even be interested in their last 4 albums, when they went for a prog rock sound instead of prog metal.

[@Therionx]

An amazing album and Its a great story .

[@tonyfriesen]

Just stumbled on your channel the other day and have watched a decent amount of your videos their great!! 2 albums I'd recommend for you next album journey would be insomnium- shadows of the dying sun and draconian - the burning halo. Keep up the great vids and enjoy the metal journey haha

[@jevvp1780]

Wooov excuse me but what a beautiful fan have one of my favorite bands... Interesting. What was your musical sensation post listening thos record?

[@mouadmoiad4724]

Top of all time❤

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

You really need to check out the album Deliverance. Personally, I think it's their best album to this day.💠💎

[@zulfahmi9651]

You look great wearing Death shirt 🤘🏼

[@RussFerri]

This'll be a new listen for me, we'll react together!

[@ryanwade2you]

You are a great listener! For that guitar solo you are longing for, listen to “hours of wealth” from the ghost reveries album… talk about a mood, that is it! The solo spans the last minute and a half of the song and has brought me to tears more than once 😢

[@Irelandunited2012]

Man isn't it mad, in 2023, we're literally listening to people listen to music. Mad

[@Irelandunited2012]

watching, rather, and listening

[@michaeldeel1592]

That is so not fetch😂 anyone remember that from helluva boss ep 8?

[@INCRYPTIDFORM]

W Saturate pfp

[@raz0rcarich99]

1:30:37 - 1:31:19 That part I've always thought would be better as an acoustic mellow section, without drums, like a sort of interlude. Just imagine strumming or picking those chords gently and letting them ring, and then you could build up to the punchy riff at the end and it would sound so much heavier in contrast.

[@taurusguy9305]

They had an album called DAMNATION and all of the tracks are clean guitars, bass, drums and vocal melodies only. No heavy songs from the beginning to the end. I think you should make a reaction for it because that's the only clean and acoustic-y Opeth album that the band made.

[@superch4rgzed]

I wish I could hear this album for the first time again.

[@Ymmoyason224]

As a sweede im supriced how mutch great rock metal and prog comes from Sweden. And opeth is a verry special band.They are masters of guitars riffs. I love there incomercial music. Not something you hear on the radio everyday😀 Puss och kram ❤

[@iconoclastsc2]

still life n. pl. still lifes 1. Representation of usually household objects, such as flowers or food, in painting or photography. 2. A painting, picture, or photograph of such objects.

[@matttyree1002]

Gotta listen to the Ghost Reveries album, it was going to be a concept album but they changed their minds at some point f9r some reason, but you can still hear elements of the story that was there

[@psypher8184]

Opeth have gone through many reincarnations since I first heard them in the 90s. Yes they are that old, and so am I. A Swedish progressive metal band. Don’t ask what genre that is because I don’t know. Anyway they rock!

[@jimmyandersson59]

Love the Death shirt. Opeths Still Life Album is fantastic. Hope you like it. ;)

[@davidvangelista7109]

Opeth is amazing they are one of favorite bands this album is amazing. You should check out Ghost Reveries that’s my favorite album by Opeth.

[@craigroaring]

That's a spicy-a-meatball!

[@tekkonblackkinkreet4927]

Technically they are incredible, shame Ax the drummer left. And btw Martin Mendez is one of my favourite bass players. The Watershed album is also amazing, especially the fabulous Porcelain Heart

[@LangsGalgEnRad]

Now the twilight is my robe.

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Bloodbath's debut album is their best. It's just pure nastiness. Definitely in my top favorite metal albums of all time.🤙

[@blindhouse4744]

Just suscribed cause is my favorite album

[@The13thblade]

Favorite album from Opeth.

[@sultanalkhader1630]

Yesss!!! Finally