Opeth - The Baying of the Hounds (Audio)

[@Southpaw-386]

0:26 BEST MADE TACOS OF THE EARTH...... DIABOLICAL BEANS!

[@Southpaw86]

Mari Pellegrino ;)

[@heyImthatguyyouknow]

I... love you?

[@Southpaw86]

Mari Pellegrino I know right , it's so bad ass. This will crack me up until the end of time.

[@Southpaw86]

Mari Pellegrino I know right , it's so bad ass. This will crack me up until the end of time.

[@drowinwasteland]

Best made tacos of the earth... this and "There's a bathroom on the right" by CCR, are the funniest mis-heard lyrics ever.

[@kaaijer]

Nothing beats some good old baying of the hounds before bedtime.

[@Pretzel65]

Yes lol

[@SpiritCrusher89]

I dare to challenge you by stating that baying of the hounds right after waking up is better

[@mobbymobb5491]

11:28pm here

[@ody1212]

serendipity (i just spontaneously decided to give this, and just this, a listen before sleeping)

[@ximeq9922]

During*

[@nenissaK]

You know a song is good when every second comment refers to a specific part of the song and states it to be the epitome of a feeling.

[@Kotajohns]

Hell yeah, man!

[@Emlizardo]

5:24 I can't get enough of it, it's overwhelming.

[@Jomarcor1982]

9:50 mate

[@Inkawgneegrow]

Fuck yea. That’s what it’s all about.

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

Probably the most overlooked masterpiece in their catalogue. Everyone talks about Ghost, Forest, and Conjuration from this album, but this song is just as good as those

[@raegandalbo9731]

My favorite Opeth song

[@schpleeb]

*AMEN*

[@tomheagney5179]

This whole album is the best part of the album.

[@HellishPunch]

How to listen to an Opeth song: 1 listen to it, 2 read every single comment that says "minute X is the best", 3 listen to the song over and over again for 1 hour

[@zushc]

XDDDDDDDDDD

[@ayylmao5955]

cringe

[@abhimanyusingh6481]

1 hour X infinity

[@AwesomeLemur]

literally doing this whole workday

[@EXEbeastsu]

3:25 to 5:20 is my favourite Opeth moment in all their discography. They sure have many genius, emotional and technical parts, but this one always gets to me. With the concept of the album in mind, it inspires entering the depth of individual darkness, merging with fear, deep regret.. The point of no return.

[@mahdichorfane196]

DROOOOOOOOOOOWN IN THE

[@RikMan1025]

Last idk as say 5 mos now.. totally going down the rabbit hole w this band.. love comments like this bro..

[@jaydumon2784]

I agree

[@teawithlecree5328]

Excellent description dude!

[@gandalf8216]

Beneeeeath the' miiire

[@slick_Ric]

i feel like this song is the culmination of Opeth's 'Steven Wilson' era, i.e. the styles on Damnation and Deliverance. the heaviness and the soft parts are in full effect and not a second is wasted. every other moment i find myself in awe at what one group of guys playing music can achieve. one of their most perfect songs for me

[@comradefreedom8275]

Ricardo Clemente When Opeth started working work Steve Wilson, their style started getting softer.

[@foxtrottango8393]

The balance has become perfect From Hearst to Watershed before & after & then fuckn fry everyone LIVE@ Lick a sheet of LSD NOT!!! YYYEEAAAAAAHHHHH! shhhhhhit DON'T... ....DO IT...

[@joaomartins1521]

For me, every album is just what it should be. Ghost Reveries means a lot for me tho, and i find it to be Opeth's masterpiece. But i don't think we should actually compare Opeth eras because in a way, all the albuns are above average.

[@oussamatengoku132]

They may got softer but I believe that they got darker since their first collaboration with Steven

[@toprak3479]

@@comradefreedom8275 Deliverance and Ghost Reveries contain some of their heaviest parts though.

[@Mikeoneus]

The section starting at 9:42 is amazing. It's surprisingly uplifting for an Opeth song.

[@handleOfThy]

thats why I love this band, they just pull out these unexpected parts, fits well and gives a nice dynamic

[@LukeZuniga]

It's a GREAT chord progression man. Classic Opeth sound.

[@despacitospider8132]

It kinda reminds me of Octane Twisted by Porcupine Tree

[@Felipeforain]

My favorite theme of the song. Wish It was expanded further.

[@Creepzza]

I agree, also started thinking of Porcupine tree or something

[@mcgibs]

I was going to play videogames before going to bed, but nooooo. I just had to groove to Opeth for two hours.

[@Doener2go]

i know that feel, bro

[@Enjuto16]

Literally this

[@jamiehoward6505]

mcgibs how's that one opeth song xD

[@kaladin7487]

mcgibs Literally doing this rn

[@jmp0035]

So, about three or four songs?

[@Grievance87]

The whole song is awesome, but the part from 2:15 to 2:49... first the transition, the harmonies, beautiful layered vocals, how the guitar closes the part... and this "tragic" atmosphere, as I would call it... just wow!! Leaves me speechless

[@jimmckenna707]

Love that groove!

[@Grievance87]

@@jimmckenna707 :)

[@galsaksida8977]

nice pfp mate

[@jpetroze666]

this is like 5 good songs combined

[@dr.breadsticks6172]

jason petroze poser, this is half a song

[@mane101970]

Dr. Breadsticks lol yeah, black rose immortal is one good 20 min song literally

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa420]

Dr. Breadsticks yeah lol deadass 😂

[@tricitytypebeat8622]

That's the most basic of Opeth song formats, usually more like 7-10 songs😂😂😂 Still a masterpiece, Opeth is another plane of musical existence

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

You mean 5 excellent songs combined to an all-round masterpiece?

[@Aaron_Gentry]

This is arguably one of the best songs Opeth ever did. Actually, scratch that. This IS one of the best songs Opeth ever did - and that's saying something, because Opeth does not put out merely average or bad music

[@xyhmo]

Definitely one of my favorites, along with with Harlequin Forest and the Drapery Falls and maybe a few others (weasel wording in case I forgot something. Eternal Rains is pretty great.)

[@derekfletcher8934]

Ghost Reveries is a truly underappreciated album. Also I think I just made that word up.

[@PunishedByRobots]

I agree, I always come back to this song

[@zmoore5555]

Totally agree!

[@_BLACKSTAR_]

Sorry, i have a real hard time distinguishing one of Opeth's very best song's from another, cuz they are ALL 11+ on a scale of 1-10 Every song on every album has such incredible musical depth and style.There are not alot of bands that you can play 2 different songs from & not know it's the same band.Such is the diversity of Opeth, from the heaviest darkest metal with cookie monster vocals to soft jazz, & then classical piano concerto & then blues, & acoustic guitar with soaring harmonies, all in the same song!

[@Vorcov]

2:05 "Everything you believed is a lie. Everyone you loved, is a dead bird."

[@Guitarmatt89]

+Vorcov 0:26 "best made tacos on the earth"

[@Memberofdoom]

+Guitarmatt89 holy fuck I'm dying

[@nenissaK]

+Vorcov Bird, or burden? Can't be sure

[@Gatitasecsii]

Definitely burden. One of Akerfeldt's favorite words.

[@nenissaK]

Gatitasecsii That's what I thought too

[@KentShepherd]

00:00 - 10:41 is my favorite part

[@mishapashchenko6518]

10:41 There’s nothing there.

[@lawrence-ng4kh]

Amen

[@riellel.8476]

It's amazing how he can growl and deliver the lyrics at the same time!!

[@kilbo98]

Especially for like legit 10 mins at a time for a whole album

[@Saul-Wolfden]

DecrepitOrigin888 They mean that you can make out the lyrics as Mikael growls.

[@TheBushwooky]

Rielle L. This is one of the main reasons I don't usually like growling lyrics and death metal in general. Mikael does it so well that even on a first listen the lyrics are audibly present and understandable. Something most singers lack the ability to do it seems.

[@leland0]

5.25 minute of ecstasy starts. 5.53 chills, you fall on your knees and cry 6.06 climax of the song, you feel you're dissolving into the universe.

[@jesseallison9591]

+Jared Dowty opeth embodies structure.

[@Wasyashock]

When you can call growling beautiful

[@rev1ction]

The solo. My face.

[@jmp0035]

3:15 - 5:25 is one of their career-defining moments imho.

[@toprak3479]

The best part of the song.

[@munchen7986]

What do you mean career-defining?

[@TravelingWastrel]

5:25 - pure genius

[@corbob10]

That uplifting section buried right near the end gets me every time...

[@slick_Ric]

one of those parts that when i first heard it my eyes just went wide and my jaw dropped, like "how much better does this band get, goddamn"

[@AliothSenator]

CALLING ME BACK TO MY HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMEUH.

[@simongravel7407]

Isn't that Dream Theater?

[@andiirejino1210]

Martin Lopez was by far their best drummer, and in my opinion one of the best drummmers I've ever heard

[@88omair]

Axe is incredible, but I agree. Lopez elevated the band and allowed Mikael to explore all his musical inclinations

[@Celatra]

@@88omair axe fits their prog era really well thoughh

[@fiftyhunnug]

He can fill a fkin hole, that's for sure. not an easy thing with songs this dynamic.

[@guidobottazzo]

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEIR NEW KID.. SEEMS REALLY TALENTED

[@wolf-bearchief3705]

Martin Lopez brought a kind of latin sound to some parts which is interesting I definitely felt expanded the band but Axeneot has a lot of orog influences so he fits the current incarnation of Opeth.

[@GwannTwitch]

The whole album is such an untouchable achievement. Pure artistic perfection.

[@kranmaster]

The groove on this song is so fucking sick, and the organ part adds just the perfect tinge of 60s psychedelia.

[@nescaudrummer]

Why is Opeth so fucking good?

[@Kinnakeeter]

The guys in the band are hugely underrated legends in their own right

[@runeolsen7927]

Best band on the planet as it stands

[@cowboycalicojakk9685]

Opeth is just a name Satan has used audibly lol so fucking good

[@Ninja_S1000RR-R]

Swedes

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

One word: variety

[@Tdrummer888]

People making “diabolical beans” jokes over and over again for this song is gonna be one of my 13 reasons why

[@thinkingofHim.]

5:24 my favorite part, like going down a hill :D

[@UponThisAltar]

I know this comment is three years past, but I was looking for this exact moment to show a friend. Thanks!

[@xyhmo]

It's so brutal and beautiful at the same time. If memory serves, it reminds me of the ”chorus” part of a song by Cranes I haven't heard for like 20 years, Adrift.

[@SirPootaso]

Yeah, mine too. But for me, is like being chased by a pack of wolves. Same chill through the spine.

[@nextdistortion]

That fckng ending is simply orgasmic. My favourite Opeth song, which alone deserves Ghost Reveries. So, I don't have to tell nothing if we add Ghost of Perdition, Beneath The Mire, Atonement, Harlequin Forest or The Grand Conjuration... We get, for me, one of the best records of the century

[@hypa4]

You are everything... they are nothing..

[@PatrickMullenDrums]

I literally read this as it happened in the song

[@88omair]

@@PatrickMullenDrums I literally read your comment as I was reading your comment

[@emanuelxavier9923]

Best advice ever!

[@henrydupuis5648]

​@@PatrickMullenDrumssame lmfao!😝🤣

[@SickDrummer2438]

If I could only choose 5 Opeth songs I was allowed to listen to from now on, this would have to be one of them, easily my favorite off of Ghost Reveries! Literally every minute of this song defines Opeth in their songwriting prime to me.

[@motopolak]

Totally agree. This and Ghost of Perdition are my top 2!

[@slick_Ric]

very good way to put it; this song is Opeth in their prime for sure

[@michaelpace5343]

agreed

[@TheGuitarifier]

Aleks Ulmer ghost of perdition is cool I just get sick of the "aaahhhhhaaaahhhhhhhhhhheeeeyyaaaheeeyyaaahhh" section

[@sexkarabin3967]

@Andrew Funeral Portrait is the weirdest pick. Easily the worst song on Blackwater Park

[@marcusking8507]

The riff on 1:50 does things to me

[@schpleeb]

one of my favourite metal riffs Mikael ever wrote; criminally underrated

[@jimmytolbert7658]

Is it me or this is a beautiful song.....

[@msmurk2011]

1:50 Literally can't help but turn it up. My hand involuntarily moves towards the volume every time

[@lukemarten899]

This song is an absolute masterpiece. Feel privileged to have seen them live for this tour

[@mishapashchenko6518]

9:43 Man that part is so catchy!

[@lordiblees]

The synths at 5:54, together with the rest of the band of course, kill me.

[@trichila6397]

This song is just incredible, the keyboards make this band complete

[@Mikael-xh3fg]

6:20 is just too good

[@dkernighan1]

LINED UP VERSES ON DEAD SKIN, THE TAINTED LIPS OF A STRANGER RESTING UPON HERS. Those lyrics, followed by that riff ... is the most evil and sinister sounding part of any song I've ever heard IMO.

[@vulpesinculta6647]

The section starting at 3:58 has to be one of the best in music.

[@nenissaK]

+Eli Vega Agreed.

[@wallybazoom2541]

Eli Vega yup 100percent agree

[@thomasjoseph3679]

absolutely

[@garyalick6429]

Me too.

[@БоберБобров-ш5п]

The doggo from l'enfant sauvage video is so cute

[@CerberusLives]

This is easily my favourite song ever.

[@mistermackey638]

This is my favorite Opeth song, and is a serious contender for my favorite song period.

[@kirstenbakker839]

Wait, you mean to say that your favourite song of all time is not an Opeth song?

[@puppyhead6706]

Opeth has a lot of great songs, including several masterpieces. This one is still my favorite.

[@cherryness14]

5:25 got me through quarantine.

[@SolvingOurKreation]

It's not over yet friend..

[@__somnii]

cherryness14 it's so damn beautiful. That's how you do modulation in a riff

[@doogee2323]

@@__somnii i know no one talks about one of my favourite sequences especially with the growling. imagine if they did a orchestral version of this. unimaginablely beautiful

[@bowieknifebob6890]

Beneath the mire drown desire now with you...

[@xul3184]

That end of solo transition is just so ridiculously clean

[@monkeonthee]

3:18 Moon Above Sun Below starts.

[@jamespeterson4275]

And people have the audacity to say that album doesn't sound like a mid 2000s Opeth album..........

[@kkalvall512]

This is some of the best metal ever made and it makes me feel things. The mixture of tragedy and doom and frenzy - nobody else hits these emotional and thematic frequencies. Only Opeth

[@nenissaK]

9:42 Åkerfeldt rises on stage with a platform that has a small one-man pirate boat on it, puts a pirate hat and an eye patch on, takes a fake sword and and starts swinging, the boat starts to swing at 9:58, and there's explosion/fire special effects and Åkerfeldt starts to march with the sword in hand sideways to the crowd, with the boat and blue cardboard waves swinging to the rhythm

[@alexandremarchand8815]

Once you've read that comment, you cannot unsee the scene unfolding In your head everytime you play the song. Just when you tought it could not be better :O !

[@InfectedMouth]

The misadventures of Akerfeldt.

[@Ross-nj6ck]

I'd go see that movie

[@GeoffVentures]

This comment wins.

[@divinefallfromgrace]

I'll have whatever you're having 😄 Ps. What would Mikael's pirate name be? Grimbeard? 🤣

[@adamsmith5341]

one of the best songs written in modern history. takes you on a journey, so many different types of music all in one!

[@Snoop_Dugg]

The organ completes this song

[@thesanctuary225]

One of the Best Rock Band in human history!

[@joshybear7973]

2:34-2:56 because of when i first really got pulled into this song, i was in tears right there

[@0name0insert0]

Joshy Bear Me too, man!

[@ege2792]

Those were the times when Opeth ruled the world

[@celiktenklc1795]

Ege And they still do

[@antetomic11]

@@celiktenklc1795 great reply man couldn't agree more.OOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.Fuckin' Akerfeldt GGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!

[@sawyernas4782]

@@antetomic11 are you ok

[@aegon1807]

@@sawyernas4782 dont worry, he is just enjoying with some opeth tracks.

[@GrimeReaperMan]

7:28 says it all...

[@aether4554]

True

[@thomasjoseph3679]

that sudden bliss.. shit..

[@Kinnakeeter]

I love the groovy guitar riff. It actually makes you dance

[@dekideron5199]

Which one the whole song has like 10 groovy riffs

[@JackyAk3rf3ldt]

This is a masterpiece! :D

[@emanuilvalkov3243]

Or this is a frequent last name in Sweden? :D

[@JackyAk3rf3ldt]

DecrepitOrigin888 not at all, I just love him and I thought it was a good "nickname" :$ hahahaha

[@JackyAk3rf3ldt]

Thanks :D

[@ToughMetalHead]

105%

[@browiththecoolslidyface9709]

3:04 that transition is just epic like 6 bars of totally different riffs

[@brbosen]

This is one of my favorite Opeth songs.

[@orionning]

9:42 is like crack cocain to me I fucking LOVE THIS PART. It's like a sweet respite And then when it goes back to the heavier part its so perfect og my god

[@A5ids]

"PINCH THE NOSE OF A PUPPET!!" 9:34

[@divertinguincp]

Most badass intro ever

[@thenoble39]

07:28 - 07:59 :X This band is inhumanely good

[@Hatzmaeba]

Let us all take a moment and appreciate the bassline at 10:05.

[@philyeary8809]

8:30 on, that keyboard and the growls hit perfectly.

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

Ghost Reveries to me is Opeths best album.

[@blackmetalerik]

0:26 best made tacos of the earth, diabolical beans

[@dixienourmous10]

hear the baying of the hounds In the distance, I hear them devouring Pest ridden jackals of the earth Diabolical beasts and roaming the forests In wait and constant protectors Calling you to sit by his side Your self loathing image in his flesh A revelation upon which you linger His words are flies Swarming towards the true insects Feasting on buried dreams And spreading decay upon your skin His eyes spew forth a darkness That cut through and paralyze Casts light upon your secrets Forced to confront your enemies His mouth is a vortex Sucking you into it's pandemonium Fools you with a helping hand of ashes Reached out in false dismay His body is a country The cities lay dead and beyond despair Friends turned enemies unable to come clean In a rising fog of reeking death Everything you believed is a lie Everyone you loved is a death burden So you take comfort in him And you are receptive to stark wishes No longer struggling to declare your stand You would inflict no harm to others They are unaware of you And in a loop of futile events You are everything, they are nothing Drown in the deep mire With past desires Beneath the mire Drown desire now with you Lined up verses on dead skin "The tainted lips of the stranger Resting upon hers" And I embrace bereavement Everything beloved is shattered anyway I would devote myself to anyone I would accept any flaws I am too weak to resist Tension vibrating with horror Finding the outcast in my eyes Pushing nerves on a puppet Endless poison in my veins Clean intent now tainted with death And so, cold touch now inhumane Every waking hour Awaiting a reverie to unfold And now they are calling me Louder by the minute The baying of the hounds Calling me back to my home

[@keithberns5]

One of the best produced albums, amazing sound quality.

[@aleynaurn5990]

Michael Akerfeldt is an Angel. Angels feel pure love.

[@BlaegeFlannel]

I'm going to say it. In my opinion, best Opeth song.

[@tommyjoekavanagh6590]

This one's definitely grown on me. Didn't quite click with me when I first listened to Ghost Reveries, but now I think it's one of the best on the album, if not the best.

[@diegovaldez2202]

Same here. One of my best friends recommended it to me. I listen to this often when I’m at the beach here in California

[@hillartork3407]

As a bass player, I just love the bass riff at about 10:07, it fits so well with everything else that leads up to it! Certainly one of my favourites of the many great Opeth songs.

[@msmurk2011]

Everything from 9:43 to 10:14 the bass is perfect

[@ji604]

The whole 6/8 feel works so well with the bass rhythmic accent too

[@Denny_Boi]

BLOOD FLOWER CURSE; BINDING OF IMMORTAL SOULS

[@richy_B]

Probably my favourite ever few minutes of Opeth from 3:30 to 8:00 ... Haunting, beautiful, melancholy, sad, bittersweet, brutal & exciting.... human life in music form. Thank you!

[@rushikeshshinde2325]

this album is epitome of progressive metal .. one of the best albums ever made ...

[@georgedunn8224]

This band is so damn good

[@gandalf8216]

Heard this live once, long ago. I just happened to stand near one of those huge bass speakers. Then that first chord opened, and I swear, I literally soared slightly above the ground for a long moment of pure bliss. The loud bass made the ground impossible to feel beneath my feet.

[@LordSummerIsle73]

5:20 is one of my favourite opeth riffs

[@doogee2323]

so good

[@marcussoto8329]

That part when the piano comes in with the guitar it is chilling in a way.

[@HeadbangerSinHair]

7:59 this part is soooo underrated, my favorite part

[@kkkkk79]

how beautiful this song is?

[@golan.darkness]

Childhood memories

[@hessiankyojin]

Best song in the album.

[@theunpanderers9341]

10:06 jesus christ mendez, don't do it to em. they have families! oh he did it

[@mehmetfatihkus7774]

My fav comment... also underrated.

[@IzoMav]

damn what a bassline 8:35

[@dekideron5199]

Fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ArunPuram]

This song got me into Opeth. Truly that one song that stays forever with me.

[@thinkwhileeatingpasta5217]

I hope it's among your top bands by now.

[@ArunPuram]

@@thinkwhileeatingpasta5217 top 1 lol

[@thinkwhileeatingpasta5217]

@@ArunPuram Great to hear that. Opeth has that divine pull to it.

[@aether4554]

Favorite song off this album. The nostalgia is overwhelming

[@RandyVampiro]

I hear the baying of the houndssssssssssssssss...

[@progatouille]

Martin Lopez's brilliance is so significant to what gives this song its beauty and power. What a beautiful man behind the kit.

[@kapildwivedi826]

True... Ghost reveries and deliverance are masterpieces that depict the diversity of Martin Lopez as a drummer... His playing is phenomenal... it's something you almost crave like nicotine.

[@progatouille]

@@kapildwivedi826 yes absolutely. And to think that he was also the drummer for the Damnation album. Such versatility gosh.

[@elgee]

I love the bit with the drums and the guitars

[@ot5216]

7:28 hits me just right

[@Jin.Yoon.]

You are everything they are nothing I love the lyric so much

[@lemmykilmister3191]

9:57 That "OOOOOOOO" with reverb... It's kind of relaxing

[@Iluvurmomdubc]

Opeth is the most harmonic, melodic, and demonic band of all time. They are the closest thing to perfection that exists in music, period( before Heritage).

[@abhishekchaubey903]

Iluvurmomdubc dude..what if i say heritage is the deepest music composition on planet. Its just that it takes 2-3 years to get this fact

[@abhishekchaubey903]

Iluvurmomdubc listen to heritage 10 times..you will realise same about that as well..its just that heritage and pale communion take more tries to digest..probably they are musically more deep

[@jamespeterson4275]

Hey now Pale Communion is amazing too

[@dekideron5199]

I really like socress but old opeth takes the cake for me Old opeth and new opeth are both amazing

[@WFly101]

Demonic? Nothing about Opeth is demonic besides perhaps the brutal vocals.

[@DP-381]

Such an awesome song. The interlude section reminds me of the pause menu on Goldeneye 64 when you scroll through the watch. Love it.

[@villLe]

The sound in the beginning with the organ reminds me of Deep Purple. But so. much. heavier.

[@88omair]

It is eargasmic. This is Per's masterpiece. His best performance on anything ever

[@chucknatorshmugles164]

Tecladinho nervoso no começo

[@the_sleepy_engineer]

6:22 is the peak