Opeth Albums Ranked!

Shredlord, Jammin' Jon and Necrotic Nick go through and rank the wide ranging discography of Opeth!

[@themanemperorofmankind5207]

Mikael said that he doesn't want to growl because he doesn't enjoy that music anymore. If he went back to death metal, it won't be genuine, which is what made Opeth so special. He said himself that he doesn't care if everyone hates his music; he'll continue to make what he wants as long as it feels true to him. That, I feel, is much more precious than him going back to growls.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I get it and I honestly like his honesty about it because I would rather him make the music he's passionate about than simply pandering. I do miss it though. Opeth were that perfect balance of the "beauty and the beast" dynamic especially considering how awesome his growl was.

[@user-po9sd8nq8v]

He was already tired of death metal during the recording of Blackwater Park. But he seems to enjoy growling again since in the last 2 years he really improved his technique and finally showed some good growls. Damn there is a literal growl in Dignity from ICV, thats nice.

[@dustin6528]

Probably should’ve just started a completely different band instead of doing a total 180 on the current one. Just my opinion. It’s his band.

[@squeezy8414]

@@dustin6528 Opeth is his life to be fair, he joined when he was 16 and stayed with it throughout all the lineup changes, I think it's fair enough. I wouldn't call it a complete 180 either, the growls were just one aspect of the music even in the older albums where he did growl a lot of fan favourite songs and parts of songs were the more progressive parts with clean vocals - Opeth is Opeth and remained Opeth after Ghost Reveries, just dropped an aspect of the music they weren't particularly fucking with at the time

[@necalovescake]

@@squeezy8414 i agree. 50% of blackwater park is basically what theyre doing now, tracks like harvest are completely prog rock, coil, burden. that middle period of opeth where they arguably did their best work, half the music is straight up prog rock like they make now.

[@bradharris1459]

To me, Still Life stands alone as a solid #1. Still Life is my favorite album of all time.

[@hoopsmccann639]

me too!

[@danjometaldread4497]

Not my #1 but it's in my top 3! It is also definitely a concept album, which I wish they would have mentioned. Incredible lyrics on this one that dove me waaaaay deeper into the songs. Benighted may be my favorite acoustic Opeth track as well but that's a tough choice with so many options. Maybe the most striking artwork of any Opeth release too!

[@DeepOpeth]

Same here.

[@SK-qu4wo]

If 'Still Life' had 'Blackwater Park' production I would put it at my #3 but as it stands 'My Arms Your Hearse' is my #1, 'Watershed' is #2, 'Blackwater Park' is #3 and 'Still Life' is #4.

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

Same

[@davidburns6284]

Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries will always be my favorites. Flawless. Still Life, Deliverance and My Arms, Your Hearse are also really impressive.

[@samu5594]

1. Morningrise 2. My arms your hearse 3. Still life 4. Blackwater Park 5. Ghost reveries 6. Orchid 7. Deliverence 8. Damnation 9. Watershed 10. Heritage 11. Sorceress 12. In cauda venenum 13. Pale communion

[@faultier3215]

This list is mpretty weird for me to look at. just switch Watershed with Morningrise and we good lol

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Based. 'Morningrise' is an absolute gem. #1 is the proper place for it.

[@fcamiola]

I was essentially with your opinion on Heritage until just a few years ago...then I kept listening over and over and over until finally it hit. I was surprised at just how much I fell in love with this album. The sound is killer courtesy of SW's mixing, and the overall vibe and atmosphere is creepy and dark like the best of the older classic stuff. Don't give up, this album can sneak up on you in a big way.

[@thrashmaniac99]

My ranking: 1. Blackwater Park 2. Ghost Reveries 3. Still Life 4. My Arms, Your Hearse 5. Deliverance 6. Watershed 7. Damnation 8. Morningrise 9. Orchid 10. In Cauda Venenum 11. Sorceress 12. Pale Communion 13. Heritage

[@uuupeipe]

Really enjoyed this video! Nice to hear fellow Opeth fans thoughts on the albums. Also nice to hear Katatonia in the background 👌 Cheers from Finland!

[@Hammett980]

There are times when I have listened to death metal and black metal of all varieties for so many consecutive days, I feel like I need a break... but I just can't fully give it up. Opeth ,with the exception of a few albums that lack that variety, are the perfect band to listen to during those times for me. Great video!

[@neilfoster9587]

Love watching the Thralls archive. Always makes me listen to the old albums🤘 best metal channel on KZbin! Shit!! I said it😮keep going guys!!

[@emilianotorres6831]

Yeahh, deliverance number 2 all day, very underrated in my opinion and i’ll never understand why. It’s really cool to see how different everybody’s lists are, it shows how really special this band is. As you say, it’s hard and it takes time to put a definitive list together and it may change at any point but, for now, mine goes: 1.- Blackwater Park 2.- Deliverance 3.- Ghost Reveries 4.- Damnation 5.- Watershed 6.- Still life 7.- In cauda venenum 8.- My arms your hearse 9.- Pale communion 10.- Morningrise 11.- Sorceress 12.- Orchid 13.- Heritage Great video guys! Greetings from Mexico

[@fcamiola]

Wow that list is similar to mine!

[@emilianotorres6831]

Oh man, i was so wrong hahah, my list has changed a lottt

[@WFly101]

1. Still Life 2. Deliverance 3. Blackwater Park 4. Ghost Reveries

[@richy_B]

Late to the party as ever but really enjoyed this guys! I'm here to give Pale Communion some love tho, I think the problem with it is it feels like a bunch of random songs rather than one rounded piece of music/art. But it's got a great opener in Eternal Rains, River is just an awesome rock track, Faith in Others is one of the best outros on any Opeth record & Moon Above Sun Below is poss my fave ever Opeth track, the ending is just perfection. But we all agree Opeth ROCK!!!

[@Dave131190]

Thanks for your overview and insight in the great discography of OPETH 🤘🤘

[@correonomo9260]

Agree. Watershed is PERFECTLY developed. Transitions, groove, rawness and total aggressiveness, melodic. Fights 1st place face to face with In Cauda Venenum, wich I believe is the album they have really got to the culmination of their prog rock era. That last album really feels like they can compose whatever they heck they feel like, and felt free of any musical restrains.

[@j.p.lovecraft1826]

Nice job. Couldn’t help but notice Katatonia playing in the background….Rank ‘em! Get on it!!

[@obersine6009]

When it comes to Opeth of course I love the heavy elements but I also love the beauty within the melodies of their compositions especially with songs like Bleak and The Moor and Black Rose Immortal which to me is a masterpiece. Also I love all of their albums and speaking of Porcupine Tree I have tried getting into them but they aren't my thing when it comes to prog rock I prefer bands like The Mars Volta; however I understand why people like Porcupine Tree. My favorite Opeth albums are Damnation (the second half of Deliverance), Morningrise, and Blackwater Park which are the ones I think are some of the most unique albums in extreme music and they are brilliant albums in their own way. I also need to listen to rest of their albums all the way through especially Still Life. Opeth is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite bands. Besides Acid Bath and Church Of Misery and even Mastodon as well as Death. I feel as if Opeth does not have a bad album they have albums that are weaker than the rest imo but even the weak ones are still pretty good imo. Also music is subjective and I feel as if that statement applies to Opeth. Actually looking back on Porcupine Tree maybe I should give them another chance same with katatonia.

[@kuattto]

Great video guys!! Opeth is one of my fav bands. Unfortunately I dont think we will see another metal album coming from them. Mikael said in interviews he doesnt listen tô metal anymore and dont feel inspired to make metal music. Its a shame but its true

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, it's something we've all had to make peace with. I liked In Cauda Venenum though. There were some heavier elements to it and the songwriting is still top notch.

[@totalslothforever]

My favorite is and forever will be Blackwater Park! Such an amazing album. I love all Opeth, but I would have to say the earlier albums would be lower for me mainly b/c I’m a fan of the mixture between death metal and Prog. I have been enjoying the newer Opeth sound myself, but I do also miss those growls. I’ll always have the older albums to listen to for that and the new ones for when I’m more in a straightforward Prog mood. 🤘🏻

[@joeyuzwa891]

- 13 Heritage - 12 sorceress - 11 orchid - 10 morningrise - 9 pale communion - 8 my arms your hearse - 7 deliverance - 6 damnation - 5 watershed - 4 ghost reveries - 3 in cauda venenum - 2 still life - 1 blackwater park opeth are one of my top five bands (Dream theater, opeth, death, pink floyd, and rush), and I think 9th-1st place are all bonafide masterpieces. to anyone wondering why their newest record is so high, in cauda venenum is their most complete work in my opinion. everything fits together and flows perfectly. if I’m honest with myself, the top 3 are interchangeable. I was so blown away by it when it released that I bought it on vinyl within six hours of listening to it for the first time. it also has their best solos and lead work, as well as quite possibly the best atmosphere of any opeth record (including blackwater park). I listen to it ALL the way through top to bottom, or not at all.

[@correonomo9260]

Totally agree on In Cauda Venenum. Although it took me some time to dig it, it showed me then, that this is like the pinnacle or their last decade. Feels like they really had matured and dominate their rock prog skills.

[@Heatwave9000]

There are no classics though. The album has to be listened to from start to finish to be enjoyed as there aren't any stand out songs.

[@richardwellend3806]

Holy moly! Now theirs is a near perfect discography, it's boggling my mind trying to think of my ranking!

[@themirrorflattersnot]

I enjoyed this. You guys seem like cool dudes. I would have a somewhat different list, but I must say that I am really glad the two of you gave so much love to Watershed! PHENOMENAL album that has everything and is probably my favourite as well. Yet, I CANNOT agree with Pale communion being so disliked. How does one call that "uninspired"? I respectfully and utterly disagree. I mean, did you guys listen to "Faith in Others"??? It's one of their most beautiful songs and ballads ever written. Cusp of Eternity is exceptional too! The vocal harmonies all over this album are superb! And honestly, the lyrics are more relatable than perhaps any other Opeth album I can think of as a whole. The musicianship, especially the drumming, is fucking insane. And the Voice of Treason? Cool, but very repetitive. If anything, I'd say THAT song is the most uninspired. But regardless, long live Opeth!

[@w-james9277]

I agree. While it's one of my least favourite amongst their discography, it's still a great album with some beautiful songs on it.

[@helgijonsson3537]

I totally agree with you, I fucking love Pale Communion. I think PC and In Cauda Venenum are tied for my favorite of the post-Watershed years. I think Sorceress is actually their least inspired record. That record, while still enjoyable, kind of falls flat for me in comparison. I don't really care whether Opeth are heavy or not, what I care about is quality songwriting and musicianship and Pale Communion has that in spades.

[@fcamiola]

I have grown to loooove Pale Communion and I even bought the vinyl...which is amazing btw.

[@longingbydesign]

For everyone missing metal Opeth, here's my favorite surrogates: Ikuinen Kaamos (listen to "Indoctrination of the lost"), Barren Earth ("Oriental Pyre"), Obsidian Tide ("Seven"), Gwynbleidd ("Nostalgia"), Iapetus ("My father, my god"). I have been looking for music to fill the gap Opeth left after Watershed for many years now. That's the best I have to offer.

[@redinthesky1]

Check out In Mourning

[@12breacher82]

Great lists and reviews of Opeth’s discog! Definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. Top 3 for sure. I’ll say I rank Pale Communion much higher personally, Heritage at 13. Top two are: 2-Deliverance and 1-My Arms, Your Hearse. So about Mikael’s vocals: this isn’t inside info, but I researched this and figured out that it seems like he damaged his growling vox. Several vical coaches said that’s exactly what they hear. In 2008 along with Watershed was Bloodbath’s Fathomless Mastery and Unblessing the Purity EP (Mikael’s best performance IMO). In interviews he stated that while recording Bloodbath’s vocals he got to the point of vomiting blood several times. I don’t remember which record(s) this happened but clearly he over exerts himself for that band. Late 2008, and 2009, I saw Opeth and watched live clips of them and noticed his deep growls taking a dive. If you watch live footage from 2001-2007, he has powerful and full delivery of lows and highs. This turned into a strained bark in late 2008 and beyond. Check out Bloodbath’s “Bloodbath Over Bloodstock” and Opeth’s live Royal Albert Hall albums and compare to “The Roundhouse Tapes” and “The Wacken Carnage”. You can clearly hear the difference in his death metal growls. 2011 brought Heritage, so it adds up. Now as of 2018/19, live clips I’ve seen sound a little better, so he is taking care of himself but he still lacks the depth at the lows and shrieking highs we all love. I could be wrong, and I also take into account that he does not have interest in writing more death metal, sticking with prog, and also the idea (a suggestion to me) that to improve his singing he has had to curb the growls a bit. Maybe he just lost that part of his voice. I dunno, but researching it with live clips, concerts I’ve been to, and thoughts from vocal coaches coupled with all the above and I think there is validity to my theory. His vocals weakened after 2008, he left Bloodbath, and I think the stylistic shift is too convenient of an excuse. I’m glad they still write killer music and seem to be getting better after each record, but I am positive we’ll never hear fresh death metal vocals in Opeth again. I do think and hope they can write something heavier even with sung vocals, like in “Hex Omega” and “Porcelain Heart”. The last two records had much heavier moments than the first two “prog era Opeth” records did. We’ll have to wait and see. Keep up the great reviews guys!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I like the fact that he's at least embraced playing the older material live. The last couple of times I've seen them they've squeezed in Demon of the Fall, The Lotus Eaters, Ghost of Perdition and encored both times with Deliverance. Mostly, I just want some of the metal elements in the music to return which we did get sparingly in In Cauda Venenum. I thought that was a solid album. I'm glad you dug the video, man! More to come!

[@danjometaldread4497]

Good points. It's possible he did permanent damage near the end of his death vocals. I was never a huge fan of his vocal sounds on The Fathomless Mastery. I thought they sounded painful and not quite as full as he did in early 2000s. Maybe I don't like it because that album is like the death of his heavy voice. I saw them on Ghost Reveries tour in St. Louis (Sauget, IL) and it was incredible. Saw them next on Heritage tour and was super bored with their set choices, Katatonia opened and blew them off the stage. On Sorceress tour I enjoyed it quite a bit more. My Arms Your Hearse - Ghost Reveries will always be the golden age for me. I really missed Peter Lindgren as second guitarist when he left. So Roundhouse Tapes is a special jam! I never could get into Watershed as much as anything from the Peter Lindgren era. I'm not sure if Lindgren wrote all of his own parts but he had a definite style. Plus he does those other lead vocals on the chorus of Bleak!!!

[@profkana]

Heritage introduced me to opeth so that will always hold a top spot for me. Some of the coolest drum phrasing and mystical vibes

[@ChrisLT]

Watershed feels like the peak. Great albums before and after, but this was the best of everything they've done in their career. Hessian Peel is a masterpiece.

[@dustin6528]

I was at my peak fandom then and felt like it was a small step down from Ghost Reveries. Still great but you could tell where Mikael was wanting to go, especially in hindsight

[@inhaste6007]

Great video's I Love your channel! a little tip maybe: can you give us a overview of the ranking by person in the end? would be great! ;)

[@shanelindemanmusic2650]

Good ranking, gentlemen, interesting format.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ni_n__ho.oh__n_in]

I don't know why but I keep coming back to those first two albums, something about the "imperfection" on it; raw beautiful moments. Still Life is probably my favorite, but I don´t care what's first.

[@mattw4461]

10) Heritage 9) Watershed 8) Deliverance 7) Damnation 6) Morningrise 5) Orchid 4) Ghost Reveries 3) Still Life 2) My Arms, Your Hearse 1) Blackwater Park 97 and 98 will always be some of my favorite years for metal because there were a lot of newer bands who all had a fresh approach. Opeth, Meshuggah, Dissection, In Flames, Emperor, shit even Cradle of Filth was kicking ass in those days. Good timing too because Death metal was starting to get stale and I wasn't into Nu-Metal a whole lot.

[@perfectlysureunknown]

Ghost Reveries is my favorite. Damnation is the album that got me into them. My Ranking 1. Ghost Reveries 2. Blackwater Park 3. My Arms, Your Hearse 4. Still Life 5. Damnation 6. Deliverance 7. Watershed 8. Sorceress 9. Pale Communion 10. In Caude Venenum 11. Morningrise 12. Heritage 13. Orchid

[@jasonturner2206]

Very generous with the Watershed rankings, but to each their own..

[@alanthompson2753]

Great video, similar placing. BWP, WS, GR are my top 3. You guys ever do a video on Amon Amarth's discography?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Amon Amarth is definitely a possibility. I think after we do our next one, we're going to create a poll with a number of bands on it and see what you guys would like us to do next.

[@jamesscarselletta3446]

I just got some Opeth albums. I am glad I got them. Opeth is a good band. I would agree with your ranking of Watershed. I listened to it and I like it.

[@pranav3848]

1. Still Life 2. Ghost Reveries 3. Blackwater Park 4. Morningrise 5. Pale Communion 6. In Cauda Venenum 7. Orchid 8. Deliverance 9. My Arms, Your Hearse 10. Damnation 11. Sorceress 12. Watershed 13 Heritage Mine's a very different list compared to all 3 of you.....just shows how good Opeth is. Pretty much 11-13 are the only albums that I don't go back to.

[@fcamiola]

Ha...those last three are all brilliant! I hope you rediscover those someday.

[@recordmass6298]

I love the early death metal and almost everything they've done -top notch material and compositions...I also think Pale Communion is a masterpiece...nice musical taste/ knowledge and appreciate 70's progressive rock to understand it and like it. It's absolutely amazing in my eyes.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I wanted to like Pale Communion but I just couldn't get into it. I like what they've done since though. Granted I'm a bigger fan of most of the more death metal oriented material they're still killer songwriters and live they're pretty much untouchable.

[@fcamiola]

Pale Communion vinyl is outrageous! Love it, especially the artwork.

[@necalovescake]

@@thrallsofmetal oh dude, you just got to lock yourself in a room with court of the crimson king for a weekend and then when youre at peak prog drum n keys mania launch yourself into pale communion. its so good when you get on its vibe. eternal rains will come, moon above, faith in others, goblin, its just such great stuff.

[@vanmantalks]

Personally I’m all about the Martin Lopez & Peter Lindgren era of Opeth anything without them two is a step down in quality 1. Still Life 2. My arms, your hearse 3. Blackwater park 4. Deliverance 5. Ghosts reveries 6. Damnation 7. Morning Rise 8. Orchid 9. Watershed 10. Heritage 11. Sorceress 12. Pale communion 13. In cauda venenum

[@w-james9277]

1. Still Life 2. Blackwater Park 3. My Arms, Your Hearse 4. Ghost Revelries 5. Deliverance 6. Watershed 7. Morningrise 8. In Cauda Venenum 9. Damnation 10 Orchid 11. Pale Communion 12. Sorceress 13 Heretage To me Opeth are similar to Iron Maiden when it comes to their later albums. They sound very different yet still sound exactly like Opeth.

[@galosniper7010]

I disagree, to me, the second half of Iron Maiden's discography is just straight forward repetition of what they've done in their first 7 albums.

[@fourseasons4105]

1. Blackwater park 2. Ghost reveries 3. Still life 4. Watershed 5. Deliverance 6. My arms, your hearse 7. In cauda venenum 8. Pale communion 9. Damnation 10. Orchid 11. Morningrise 12. Heritage 13. Sorceress

[@Nadinetherescuehound]

I've seen Maiden, Sabbath (all original members), Van Halen, Rush, and countless other bands live and when I saw Opeth for the first time live, I turned and looked at my brother in awe and said, "This will be the best live show we will ever see." And it was. And Blackwater Park is the best album of the 21st century.

[@kevinking7218]

Hello! Late to the video!!! Sorry y’all. But, I am grounded in knowing Pale Communion is everyone’s #13. I truly enjoy it! That being said I’m not a full metal head and more of a rock classics guy, but I’ve been listening to Opeth since the del/damn double. Heritage sucked, but Pale Communion was so well done I could show everyone I loved. And maybe that’s it, but I love it #3 for me. Love the channel now.

[@Cattani1982]

39 minutes about a band I'm ok listening to, but never have been a fan. Yet I'm gonna watch. :D I keep commenting the same shit...

[@jamesthemetalhead21]

1. Morningrise 2. My arms your hearse 3. Still life 4. Blackwater park 5. Deliverance 6. Damnation 7. Watershed 8. Orchid 9. Ghost Reveries 10. Pale communion 11. Heritage 12. In Cauda Venenum 13. Sorceress

[@isaackmojica8302]

IMMOLATION or ULCERATE RANK!!!For the LORD\m/

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Actually after our next one we're going to throw out a bunch of bands in a poll for everyone to vote on. The top 3 will be our next rankings so stay tuned for that.

[@jamminjon8074]

I'd be willing to do either. New Ulcerate is awesome, by the way.

[@isaackmojica8302]

@@jamminjon8074 i just finish it !!!!.....A COMPLETE 180°In their sound!!!...Total Unexpected!!!Haven't heard the singles...i was blown away!!!FUCK!!

[@alexparadise91]

I honestly couldn’t rank Opeth’s discography. I’d be constantly changing my mind. They’re that good.

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

1 Still Life 2 Ghost Reveries and Blackwater Park 4 Watershed 5 Morning Rise 6 My Arms your Hearse 7 Orchid 8 Deliverance / Damnation (I didn’t listened yet the other records)

[@MrKoolaidjam]

Still life - Watershed. Can literally put any of them at number 1. How can a band create so many masterpieces back to back

[@alaskanbullwormmm6797]

Orchid is still my favorite album by them

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- This one was difficult. As much as I like all these albums there were some that were going to fall a bit. I still like Orchid, but the later stuff really appealed to me more.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Orchid is absolutely beautiful. The ending of the opening track is a contender for the greatest riff of all time.

[@abrocksification]

Maybe do Katatonia, you have it playing in background 😉

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Good ear, man. 🤘

[@jamminjon8074]

Good ear. We just reviewed the new album actually. I've been a Katatonia fan for many moons myself.

[@lucasstruna3962]

damn it sounded like dan swano to me

[@vietnamd0820]

I saw Opeth live in 2011 just days after they released Heritage…I wasn’t aware beforehand that there weren’t going to be any death metal songs played…after the show was over, I was livid…out of all the concerts I’ve ever been to, this is *easily* at the bottom

[@mattirealm]

Deliverance is my favorite Opeth album, hands down. Also love Live At Sheperds Bush Empire, which came out in this period. Martin Lopez puts on such a thundering drum school...............I have no words. Mikael is in top form as are Peter, Mendez and I think Per Wiberg joined by this time, or was on the tour, I don't remember. Deliverance and then Ghost Reveries do it for me, along with My Arms Your Hearse. I really fell away by the time of Pale Communion and I was extremely disappointed seeing them live in Seattle on the Heritage tour. Katatonia was heavy and great, but Opeth just came off weakly.............to each their own I say. Thanks for the list.

[@SpecialAgentBillMaxwell]

1) Blackwater Park 2) Deliverance 3) Morningrise 4. Ghost Reveries 5) Still Life 6) My arms your Hearse 7) Damnation 8) Orchid And 1-6 are very close. Those albums are that good. I could change my mind on the top 3 from today to tomorrow. (Morningrise is incredibly underrated.) I couldn't get into the rest, sorry. Just moved too far from what I like and so I don't listen to those. I've tried many times, but it's just not my genre.

[@vince8081]

Pale communion is a prog masterpiece, my favourite with watershed and still life.

[@mayh6825]

1. My Arms, Your Hearse and Still Life (both perfect, impossible to choose between them) 3. Ghost Reveries 4. Deliverance 5. Blackwater Park 6. Morningrise 7. Orchid 8. Damnation 9. Watershed 10.Pale Communion 11. Sorceress 12. In Cauda Venenum 13. Heritage

[@SK-qu4wo]

I don't mind if Opeth never releases another metal album because they gave us 8 melodic/progressive/ death metal masterpieces (all of which I own) before embarking on the second half of their musical journey. Also how do you even begin to top Watershed? That is like the most epic way for a band to bid farewell to that genre of music.

[@samus88]

You know, Opeth was my first Death metal band. After discovering Dream Theater, I became a "proghead" and listened (and still do, if you notice my username and avatar lol) to a lot of 70s Prog Rock. So I eventually got into Opeth for the progressive stuff. Of course that ended up getting me to the old school death metal scene (Death being my favorite metal band henceforth). And when Opeth started doing prog rock of course I loved it. It's my jam. I guess my rank from worst to best would be... My Arms, Your Hearse (I rarely listen to it anymore, it never quite clicked with me) Watershed (another one that doesn't do it for me) Orchid Morningrise Heritage Sorceress Damnation Blackwater Park In Cauda Venenum Still Life Deliverance Pale Communion Ghost Reveries Pretty much all the albums from Blackwater Park to Ghost Reveries (on my list) are perfect to me. I listen to all of them equally, but I can definitely say that Ghost Reveries is my favorite of the "death metal" era and Pale Communion is my favorite of the current era.

[@MikeCatrone]

I've literally been listening to Demon of the Fall for 2 weeks straight now - a masterpiece

[@DeathTragedy666]

Excluding In Cauda Venenum because I haven't listened to it properly, here is my ranking for the other twelve albums: 1. Blackwater Park 2. Still Life 3. Watershed 4. Morningrise 5. Damnation 6. Deliverance 7. My Arms, Your Hearse 8. Ghost Reveries 9. Pale Communion 10. Orchid 11. Heritage 12. Sorceress

[@slappysimon894]

Katatonia for some of the background music, nice!

[@MrOmac09]

13. Heritage 12. Pale Communion 11. Sorceress 10. In Cauda Venenum 9. Orchid 8. Watershed 7. Morningrise 6. Damnation 5. Blackwater Park 4. Deliverance 3. Ghost Reveries 2. Still Life 1. My Arms, Your Hearse

[@robin-38-]

My Arms your hearse is my top favourite followed by Blackwater Park and then it's just variable.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- This one was tough to rank for me since I love most of their discography. Blackwater Park, My Arms You Hearse, Deliverance and Watershed were all in the running for my #1 alone.

[@alphaenemy]

1.Still Life 2. Ghost Reveries 3. Blackwater Park 4. My Arms Your Hearse 5.Watershed 6. Damnation 7. Pale Communion 8. Deliverance 9. Sorceress 10. Morningrise 11. In Cauda Venenum 12. Orchid 13. Heritage

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Still Life really moved up the rankings for me when I jammed it again. I forgot how much I loved that album. This one was a tough one to rank though. I really don't flat out hate any of their albums.

[@alphaenemy]

@@thrallsofmetal I can only say I'm not a big fan of Orchid and I actually hate Heritage. The Devil's Orchard and Slither are good songs, but the rest just bores me to tears. The rest are varying levels of good to brilliant.

[@philip863]

My ranking 13-1 for now: Sorceress Heritage Orchid Morningrise MAYH Deliverance PC Still Life Ghost Reveries ICV Damnation Watershed BP

[@Davescousemetal]

Waiting for Opeth to inch back to their sound is like watching a beat up wrestler inching closer to tagging the fresh team member in.

[@floridabelle]

I'm really enjoying this video. I'm about 6 months new to Opeth, and they've become my #1 favorite band.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thank you! I'm glad you dig it! We've been Opeth fanboys for years and even though they've changed around their sound I still dig what they do.

[@floridabelle]

@@thrallsofmetal I worked my way backwards since I didn't like growling, period. But now I thoroughly enjoy all of their work as it's all so brilliant. I still can't listen to other growling though.

[@danjometaldread4497]

@@floridabelle Yes, I'm not sure what to tell people about the growling hurdle. It's not a hurdle for me, I prefer it to match the music! My dad is the same way, he's always tip-toeing around metal lately the last decade after classic rock his whole life now getting into bands like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, stuff like that. Just can't do screaming, haha. Metal could all be instrumental and I'd probably still be here!

[@floridabelle]

@@danjometaldread4497 Until I heard Opeth I couldn't listen to a song with growling. All the others my son tried to get me to listen to I still can't. Now he's trying to get me into In Flames, but the constant screaming the lyrics is a huge turn off. It's a shame too, because the music is really good. I just recently heard the band Be'lakor, and immediately became a fan. The growling isn't overpowering, and the music is so good that I've listened to all 4 albums a couple of times already. They'll have a 5th album out soon, so that's exciting. 🙂

[@danjometaldread4497]

@@floridabelle Cool! In Flames, Soilwork, Arch Enemy, and other melodic death metal are good for easing into death metal sounds. For good metal with clean vocals I would recommend Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World and This Godless Endeavor and Symphony X - Paradise Lost and The Odyssey. Nevermore leans more melodic death on the music and classic heavy metal and Symphony X explores prog territory with power metal and symphonic metal.

[@kill_akainu]

Mad respect putting MAYH as #1. I personally wouldn’t put that far (top 5) but, I’m honestly disappointed it wasn’t mentioned how Mikael was sick when they recorded that.

[@sheehyt88]

Wtf… I know Shredlord. How the hell did I stumble on this? Lol. Also big ups my dude on (still) being objectively correct about MAYH at #1.

[@joshuacoe8235]

Shredlord would definitely love Wilderun, Opeth is one of the influences of their sound. Here's a link to their Bandcamp for their 2019 album Veil Of Imagination. They also just signed with Century Media Records. And speaking of Dan Swano, he mastered the album for them. wilderun.bandcamp.com/album/veil-of-imagination

[@alphaenemy]

Wilderun is amazing.

[@Karl_vulture]

Don’t agree with all the takes here but DO agree that Watershed is heavily underrated.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Blackwater was probably my favorite up until I heard that one. Underrated masterpiece and the last one that was still really metal.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

#1 Morningrise #2 Orchid #3 Ghost Reveries #4 Still Life #5 MAYH #6 Blackwater Park #7 Deliverance #8 Damnation #9 Watershed #10 Pale Communion #11 ICV #12 Sorceress #13 Heritage

[@godfather53]

My top 5 albums 1. Watershed 2. Ghost Reveries 3. Blackwater Park 4. Still Life 5. Damnation Top 5 songs 1. Bleak 2. Drapery Falls 3. Heir Apparent 4. Moonlapse Vertigo 5. Ghost of Perdition

[@Blarkysh]

1. My arm, you hearse 2. Blackwater Park 3. In Cauda Venenum 4. Watershed 5. Ghost reveries 6. Still Life 7. Orchid 8. Deliverance 9. Damnation 10. Heritage 11. Pale Communion 12. Morningrise 13. Sorceress i would say if we get a new album and it sound like the track "bannemanen/the garroter", it will be my number 1 album without question haha, i fucking love "In cauda venenum", but "My arm, your hearse" and "Blackwater Park" are unbeatable

[@robin-38-]

I'd swap Morningrise with In cauda

[@hiofcourseiwouldlikeasampl6462]

Still Life is for sure my favorite if I had to pick, but this is a hard one.

[@generalknowledge9899]

Man morningrise is amazinggggg Gotta be my 3rd

[@stevelamonica2297]

Before watching: 1. My Arms, Your Hearse 2. Still Life 3. Blackwater Park 4. Watershed 5. Ghost Reveries 6. Deliverance 7. Morningrise 8. Damnation 9. Pale Communion 10. In Cauda Venenum 11. Orchid 12. Sorceress 13. Heritage Again, there ain't a bad album in this discography and this was really tough....

[@takodabostwick8507]

I don't know if I would consider Opeth to be death metal. If they were, they'd be either 2 or 3, which would make them be in my top 3 for death metal bands! They're in my top 3, however for progressive rock/metal bands, only behind The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd.

[@thebestever7788]

I know you guys told us not to freak out when certain albums fall... but how in the fuck do two of you rank Still Life as #7?! That album is a songwriting masterpiece! Love the vid anyway... just know that some random guy on the internet thinks you're wrong :-p

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- For me, Still Life was one that climbed up on the list. I forgot how wonderful that album was.

[@meshzzizk]

1. morningrise 2. still life 3. blackwater park 4. ghost reveries

[@erikmetalhead9191]

My dads list: Heritage Damnation Pale Communion Watershed Blackwater Park Ghost reveries Sorceress Cauda venenum Still life Orchid Deliverance My arms your hearse Morningrise

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Your dad's taste is either based or boring depending on which way up this list is.

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

My favorite Opeth albums: 1. Watershed 2. Blackwater Park 3. Ghost Reveries 4. Deliverance 5. Still Life

[@metalmelodies6718]

1. Deliverance (10/10) 2. Still Life (10/10) 3. My Arms Your Hearse (10/10) 4. Ghost Reveries (10/10) 5. Blackwater Park (10/10) 6. Watershed (9/10) 7. Damnation (9/10) 8. Orchid (8/10) 9. Pale Communion (8/10) 10. Morning rise (7.5/10) 11. Heritage (7.5/10) 12. Sorceress (7/10) 13. In Cauda Venenum (7/10)

[@ericcotter1984]

Mikael sat down with me for 2 hours. He was the one talking to me lmao. He'll learn someday about real BLACK MAGIC.

[@ULVT]

Black Water park will for ever be ny favorite album!

[@je11yfishjive]

Just got tickets to see Opeth with mastodon!!!

[@josephwhite3296]

first song in the background Takeover by Katatonia

[@nikkobogdan]

Necro and Jon rubbing their beards in perfect symmetry 😂

[@loganc1158]

My favorite band of all time! 13. Heritage (2011) 7/10 12. Orchid (1995) 8/10 11. Morningrise (1996) 8/10 10. Pale Communion (2014) 8/10 9. My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) 9/10 8. In Cauda Venenum (2019) 9/10 7. Watershed (2008) 9.5/10 6. Sorceress (2016) 9.5/10 5. Ghost Reveries (2005) 10/10 4. Damnation (2003) 10/10 3. Deliverance (2002) 10/10 2. Still Life (1999) 10/10 1. Blackwater Park (2001) 10/10

[@briang8579]

Not a single placement in this list is good taste.

[@loganc1158]

@@briang8579 eat a dick buddy. People have opinions

[@danieldelrio1411]

That’s the problem with the fanatics , they can’t get out of they’re own world and be open mind to listen other sounds and feeling , Pale in Common is my favorite album of the band and also apreciatted the death metal era

[@faultier3215]

I just tried write down my list, but I couldnt. Deliverance and Ghost reveries didnt make top 5 and I love those albums, so I just deleted the list. It's an impossible task for me.

[@tmp1k]

ya sure but what if you first heard orchid when it first came out? there wasn't a whole lotta stuff like that then. even akerfeldt said he wanted to move away from that style for hearse after so many bands started to adopt that formula.

[@MrAaronbathory]

Little bit disturbed that you almost seem to diss the analogue production in the later era. I wish more bands used it. I truly believe that Opeth just were not wanting the do death metal at the time. Regardless of the style, the production is great.

[@IraSiegel]

Mostly agree with the rankings, but I love the track Goblin off everyone’s least favorite. An homage to the Italian prog/horror soundtrack band of the same name.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

1. Morningrise 2. Ghost Reveries 3. Still Life 4. Deliverance 5. Blackwater Park 6. Orchid 7. My Arms, Your Hearse 8. Damnation 9. Watershed 10. Pale Communion 11. Heritage Sorceress In Cauda Venenum Those last 2 albums i didn't rank because i haven't listened to them. After Peter Lindgren left Opeth just wasn't the same for me anymore. They lost that magic. Watershed is okay but just a transition album into their more 70's style prog rock albums. I miss classic Opeth.

[@hamishtrain8885]

🤘🤘🤘

[@meekley6490]

Watershed and damnation on top !!

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

Heritage is my favorite album by Opeth. I am so happy that they did that change from metal to more progressive rock. Being a metal head growing up I've left alot of that behind and gone towards, well... alot of other styles of music including progressive rock. Through the years I've gotten so tired of almost everything metal from the blatant aggression, to aggressive vocals to chugg chugg guitars, to drums sounding like type writers. I still listen to old school black metal but thats it basically. So, when Heritage came along it was perfect for me; bye bye growls, bye bye incoherent song structures, bye bye chugg chugg guitars.

[@matchbonusxp2579]

23:30 song in the background? Sorry, my hearing is fucked.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I can't place it either. My ears have been full of fluid from blowing my nose too hard though.

[@PhilosophicalDrummer]

I will add that as a professional drummee Funnily enough the hardest songs to play with Opeth aren't their heavier songs. You gotta give credits to songs like Eternal Rain will come for amazing drumming parts with great fills and time signatures. I love to play this song. I also agree about Watershed this album is perfect. Porcelain Heart main riff is one of my favorite riffs ever, and people sleeps on Burden which is also a balad that is so beautiful and emotional. Then you have the perfect heavy parts in Hessian Peel etc...

[@jimwojton7369]

Even my mom liked Damnation! 🤘

[@Pain87Killer]

my list: 13 Heritage 12 Pale Comunion 11 In Cauda Venenum 10 Sorceress 9 Watershed 8 Morningrise 7 Orchid 6 Damnation 5 My Arms, Your Hearse 4 Still Life 3 Deliverance 2 Ghost of Perdition 1 Blackwater Park

[@MatteoSantini]

Aaahh... Katatonia in the background

[@huckleberryshelley9102]

Still life number 1 absolutly