New OPETH album: The worst one so far?

[@galayat-reacts3643]

Yes the title is clickbait, sorry :v

[@bakhadurmuslimov9296]

You will get less views like this 😂

[@WodenTruthSpeaker]

Clickbait is only clickbait when the video sucks, yours wasn't so kudos.

[@Lyka-clock]

I like the numbers. I remember each one. I think the record really starts rolling at 4,5 & 6. I was going to take a break but couldn't stop listening to the end which was amazing. I smiled when I saw this vid title. I'm like ah click bait.

[@GianlucaTortora-m2h]

Yea the record is nearly hypnotic. It gripped me at least without distraction.

[@Lukkern]

EASILY best album of the year and best album to come out since in cauda venenum in 2019. Goes in as my sixth favourite album of all time. Of course, every album in front of it are opeth records, as well as the 8 after it. None above opeth! 14 masterpieces and still going is so impressive i can't even understand it.

[@DaronMGL]

I've had time for only a couple listen-throughs, but so far it's great, it's different but still very clearly Opeth. My first impressions were that it's a lot less dark and gloomy, even the heavy parts feel like there's always something positive peeking though. So far for me as well 4, 5 and 6 were the standout tracks. Everything sounds excellent, especially the drums. If I want to reach for negatives, maybe some of the vocal stuff feels a little bit over-produced for my taste. I'm curious to see how these evolve when played live.

[@GaidenFreak]

Clickbait much?

[@galayat-reacts3643]

yes it is clickbait like it is written in the pinned comment :v

[@Dina-jf3xd]

pls react to falling in reverses recent new song ‘Ronald’

[@bakhadurmuslimov9296]

On s3 solo is pretty easy to remember

[@Sebatum_tum_pa]

No memorable riffs, no great melodies like Mikael used to gift us. A lot of technicality that leads to nothing. I’m very disappointed.

[@whoisOldboy]

Exactly my feelings.

[@awol1209]

I finally found a review I agree with on this album. I cant believe all the praise this album is getting, I think the fans have forgotten what made Opeth so amazing. The beautiful and complex acoustic passages in pretty much every single song. The darkness of the melodies sung or growled over moving and complex riffs. Instead of the acoustic passages we are now getting synth pads and mellotron everywhere. It makes it sound so synthetic to me. Every song on this album starts with drums and bass in a syncopated riff. There are maybe 4 or 5 memorable riffs that are impossible to discern because of the synths and vocals buried in mounds of reverb distorting the entire experience. I wouldnt say this is the worst Opeth album, but as far as post 2008 Opeth, this is at the bottom or slightly above Sorceress for me. To contradict many others, I loved ICV, its actually an A tier album for me.

[@lenni-hazels]

Yes, most of the songs on the album go nowhere. It's the first album by Opeth I haven't had the urge to listen to it again after my initial listen. There are not many anchors like interesting chord progressions, melodies, grooves, etc. The first song S1 got the balance right then everything after is disjointed (that could have been interesting like they do on a song like say, The Lotus Eater) Yes production is nice, musicianship is on a high level, growls are back etc. but it doesn't add up.

[@BrunoAlmeida007]

Absolutely. Once one of my fave bands, this was the first time I really struggled to make it to the end of one full listening. Don‘t believe the hype. It‘s not memorable, too derivative, disperse and experimental and with no lasting potential. So yeah, unfortunately their worst album so far - and by far. The previous one already hinted at this but now it‘s clearly too much, the always haunting melodies getting tiresome soon and no possible comparison with Ghost Reveries or Watershed.

[@ChikaNeca]

1,4, 5 and 6 had instant hooks

[@agstudioband]

The new album is very problematic. If this was the bands only album, you wouldnt be their fan. There is not any memorable moment, the are no significant melodies, transitions, simply not good composition that was remarkable for Opeth in their whole carrier. The album is very drums oriented, you just listen to sound enhanced drums which overkill everything else. And i dont like that drummming! Its like a machine. Yet, the album is very ambitious, i am not saying they didnt put any effort into it, they did, quite a lot of effort and wanted to do theiur best album. But maybe michael has done all the melodies he was supposed to do in his life, and now grinds mindless scale progressions.

[@mustafamukeef]

I could not finish it, could not be more boring and pretentious

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

Lol k

[@Hellacoptersfan]

Definately pretty bad! It's really goofy, cringe and unmemorable.