There is something about acoustic guitars in metal songs that just makes it evil and badass.

@fallenleaf1777

6 жыл бұрын

DEATH

@sicalchemist2704

5 жыл бұрын

you mean of a the grandpa's guitars?

@jadedjay7861

5 жыл бұрын

God-damned right they do.

@vinny_rod9550

5 жыл бұрын

Los calaveras de terror by día de los muertos

@lilith4961

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I would totally be into a purely acoustic metal band too

The way that Opeth can mix beautiful, mournful melodies, weeping progressions, death-summoning riffs, soulful vocals, vengeful growls, all with hints of jazz, classical, and metal just makes me realise how much can actually be done with music. These guys truly push the boundaries, and leave a damn rewarding masterpiece with every album they release. Opeth, what artists!

@athenassigil5820

8 жыл бұрын

You crystalised what Opeth is, perfectly! Their music is a safe harbor from the simple pop pablum that currently rules the charts....

@tymongoji

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's just brilliant and timeless.

@michaeledwards6683

7 жыл бұрын

And then, you look at all their association with Steven Wilson, and listen to any of his music and get your mind blown.

@comradefreedom8275

7 жыл бұрын

TheBigLucius That's amazing.

@grizzlymanverneteil4443

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they are hip hop.

*One of* the most complete metal songs ever written?

@jeremystephens1367

6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah and By the most complete metal band ever

@skepticmonkey6923

6 жыл бұрын

Serenity Painted Death tho

@simonepaolini7548

6 жыл бұрын

I think...Yes.

@BooMMusicPlay

6 жыл бұрын

Totally

@jonpresley1163

5 жыл бұрын

Aaaayyyye it's Dick Handler!

I genuinely think this is possiblely one of the best songs of all time

@aggelosmanolis5689

Жыл бұрын

A lot of Opeth songs have that honour

@kevmccormick1767

Жыл бұрын

its a great song, however its wayyyyy too niche to even be considered the greatest song ever. thats not a dig just stating facts my friend.

@godfather53

11 ай бұрын

@@kevmccormick1767 Popularity is 100% irrelevant regarding the quality of a song

@kevmccormick1767

11 ай бұрын

@@godfather53 when your talking about greatest song ever, how big a hit or how it's for everyone, instead of being very niche and only for a very small specific group, is relevant. Its popularity or its relevance in the main stream has to be 1 of the main factors, otherwise we are just giving our singular personal opinion. I will say this before I put my last little bit incase people get offended, I like this song, I'm not saying it's not good. However if this is one of best songs ever, why is it still niche, why doesnt the majority of random people know the band and the song, infact I would even bet money on that if you showed this song to randoms on the street (not specifically a metal crowd) the majority would dislike it.

@godfather53

11 ай бұрын

@@kevmccormick1767 You're a part of the problem why modern mainstream pop and hiphops garbage music will never change, why the music business will never change The trendy listeners opinion is 100% irrelevant because they are not music fans. They just want a 3-4 minute song, no instruments, no musicality and just a simple catchy beat over and over again. The music business target 13-14 year olds to listen to mainstream music and are manipulating them to thinking that the most popular song is the best one They know 13-14 year olds are usually the most insecure and that they do what everyone else in their age do, because they think it brings them status when in fact it's just insecurity/fear. The music business literally have psychologists helping them with this. This is why modern mainstream pop and hiphop songs all sound the same and a large majority of them are terrible They do this because mainstream pop and hip hop songs are easy af to create, technology does almost all work for them. It's the fastest and easiest way for the music business to earn as much money as possible at a rapid speed. The business have to make their investors happy and mainstream pop/hiphop is the safest option, even though they make by far the worst music. As you can see, it's all about money Metal requires much better musicians, superior songwriters, lyrical quality, much more complex songs, longer songs and album quality because they have to please metal fans and music fans in general that unlike the trend listeners actually know stuff about music Again, the popularity of a song is 100% irrelevant. Pop and hiphop are just cash grab genres and just there to sell, not making as good music as possible like other genres do If this song had to get mainstream, Opeth would've had to make this song a lot worse. They would have to cut the song short, drop the instrumental/music quality a ton, delete all complexity in the song and make it easier, a catchy beat wich doesn't require anywhere near the skill of what they do and destroy the lyrical quality. It's the only way to please the trend listeners, they would have to change from art to a cash grab song, wich would destroy all the quality of the music

Tightest production I've ever heard on a metal record. Everything is fucking flawless

@KaraethonOfficial

10 жыл бұрын

Jens Bogren is a genius, I love his production as much as Steven Wilson's.

@dio52

10 жыл бұрын

Arran Cook The drums are especially well recorded on this album. Never heard anything so intense.

@wicksinn

10 жыл бұрын

dio52 The drums my favourite bit of this album.

@mattman1127

9 жыл бұрын

Over production is a flaw though ;) lisa lisa

@elissabethdyanna2360

9 жыл бұрын

Its just me under an alias ,escaping from gpls#epicfail

Okay... Opeth is fucking amazing...

@slipknota7xeg

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've come to realize that as well.

@liorlior1998

7 жыл бұрын

Was..

@AwesomeLemur

7 жыл бұрын

still is, pale communion was a masterpiece

@AwesomeLemur

7 жыл бұрын

yeah, sorceress is somehow meh... :/

@LexingtonDeville984

7 жыл бұрын

JizzDéche Krachamerdier Used to be amazing. Now they're just a boring-arse pseudo Jethro Tull cover band. From Orchid up to Ghost Reveries they were ace, now this straight up prog rock direction leaves me cold.

1:12 this is the best part! 2:45 wait no that is the best part! 4:23 No THIS is the greatest part, surely! 5:55 I stand corrected. 7:37 holy crap! this is incredible! 9:29 Ok, that's just unfair to the rest of the song.

@syzore2

4 жыл бұрын

8:20

@philmichael143

4 жыл бұрын

Mad respect for Opeth

@attitudes745

4 жыл бұрын

Describing my sentiment with Opeth in general. Though if I had to choose. 4:23 just fucking blows me away, especially how it's embedded within the song. It just comes at the right fucking time

@ToothlessWizard

4 жыл бұрын

@@attitudes745 I second that.

@mrgreenfr6216

4 жыл бұрын

Bro...

The "DARK-NESS-BY-HER-SIDE" section is seriously the most hype thing i've ever heard in music. I like every Opeth album, but this one takes the gold for me.

@rusty844

Ай бұрын

SPOKE-AND-PASSED-HER-BYYYYYYYYYYYY DEDICATED-HUN-TER WAITS TO PULL US UNDERRERRRRR

Opeth, Tool, Mastodon, Gojira, Meshuggah, Porcupine Tree, Between the Buried and Me, The Ocean...what a time to be alive and experience these bands creative careers. These are the modern "classical music" geniuses.

@bryanfranco9597

8 ай бұрын

Imagine living during the age of exploration and miss this masterpieces.

@auriculus3058

7 ай бұрын

Also Haken, Dream Theater, Karnivool, Katatonia, Leprous, Caligula‘s Horse, The Mars Volta, King Gizzard, Faith No More, Mother’s Cake, Pineapple Thief, Riverside, Black Midi, Bent Knee, Snarky Puppy, Animals as Leaders, De Staat, Heilung, System of A Down, Muse, Ghost…

@4545456464645646

6 ай бұрын

​@@auriculus3058maybe neal morse

@RavensWings11

4 ай бұрын

Amazed no one in this thread has mentioned Ne Obliviscaris! I think Opeth's genius truly stands out but so does Ne O

@taffysaur

2 ай бұрын

Also let’s not forget Taylor Swift! What a musical genius! Imagine never getting to hear her manual opuses!

A perfect metal song. My life is literally falling apart but has been salvaged by the sheer audacity of artistic and mathematical perfection of this song.

@thenoble39

2 жыл бұрын

🤗

@jamespeterson4275

Жыл бұрын

I really hope you're in a better place now!

@manuelmonreal8377

Жыл бұрын

I wish we could talk

@bgockel

Жыл бұрын

We are here with you.

@deniselisboa1

Жыл бұрын

how are you now?

This song has everything omg. Ghost of Perfection

@krunalpatel3882

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one 'perfection'

@StravosRacing

2 жыл бұрын

The most complete song for me.

6:26 that fading growl is so damn perfect

@jojogpt

2 жыл бұрын

The first time I listened to this song was the first time a song gave me chills and goosebumps. Literally. I had and since have heard some pretty sick and haunting growls but this tops everything else for me. The way Opeth have set the tone for this song makes the difference. Nothing feels forced.

@jay_pa24

2 жыл бұрын

I fucking love that part, it's like preceding the amazing growling vocals

@OgSleep

Жыл бұрын

6:28 to 7:00 is top 5 riffs ever

Don't use this as an alarm, unless you wanna jump out of bed screaming because those opening growls are horrifically frightening. Good song though.

@brendamridenhour

7 жыл бұрын

Try "Lazarus Regret" by Novembers Doom. Thats what Im do ;)

@AngelinaLavender1

7 жыл бұрын

Mv Lamborghini hahahahaha

@PatagonianWarrior

7 жыл бұрын

and I though being original having this as alarm tune... shit! xD

@newagepeople

7 жыл бұрын

Mv Lamborghini my maaaaan

@matopolyak3

7 жыл бұрын

Me too, never going to do it again :D

The way they can mold these acoustic lines with the heavy growling and guitar riffs into the same song is what really impresses me about Opeth.

@andream5310

8 жыл бұрын

And the way they change melodic lines and riffs in just one song...

@totc6196

5 жыл бұрын

Its what got me into them all those years ago.

@marcusking8507

3 жыл бұрын

That's progressive metal for you!

6:25 that breakdown is just beautiful

To my ears, 7:37 through 8:58 is simply perfect. Doesn't get any better than that.

@hugocatt867

5 жыл бұрын

It’s absolutely my favourite part by far!

@alpha_waves

4 жыл бұрын

Absolute perfection

@RoyMach1ne

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Those triplets on the ride symbal during the heavy part could be the only musical sound I hear for the rest of my life and I would be satisfied

@solarwinds5114

3 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest chord progressions I've heard

@michelegrassi4385

3 жыл бұрын

@@hugocatt867 same

Its a shame this is a song most people would overlook because of the initial growling, and dark heavy riffs. If only people could see this song and the band for what they really are. This song is unlike any Prog death metal song i have ever heard, the melodys do so well in complimenting the darker side of the song. A near master piece in its genre, Opeth is truly one of those names i will remember when no one else wanted to

@CerealKiller600

5 жыл бұрын

I was initally put off by the growling in general but I somehow stuck with listening to this band cause the music made up for all of it and I'm so glad i stayed cause now I love growling and can equally enjoy their brutal and softer side

@zareskaralis747

4 жыл бұрын

Growling is the best part of it in my opinion

@jmcsquared18

4 жыл бұрын

You're spot on. I am a huge prog metal fan. And when I first stumbled upon Opeth, this was the first song I heard. I literally didn't even know what I was hearing. It was like I didn't know what to call it at first. Of course, 1000 plays later, Opeth is life. They create an atmosphere that goes beyond their music. I only know a few other prog metal artists that actually do this (Gojira, Between The Buried & Me), but Mikael seems to have figured out how to do that while smoothly blending practically every musical genre into each other, including different metal subgenres. Blows my brains away.

@Jablan11

4 жыл бұрын

@@jmcsquared18 Mikael is a genius, there are a few clips here on KZread where he talks music. His taste is literally so diverse its crazy

@mycubiclepenguin868

4 жыл бұрын

Listening to it for the first time, I enjoy the song itself, but am highly put off by the growls. An acquired taste I suppose?

When I introduce or speak about growling to anybody, I tell them to listen to Mikael, as a benchmark. His growls are unparalleled, as is Opeth's music and its variety.

@alexsharp3481

7 жыл бұрын

It is all opinion based, for growls, I prefer Tomas from Wolfheart. They go a little lower then Mikael. Like i said, all personal preference

@BossDrSample

7 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to you, at SL1.

@newagepeople

7 жыл бұрын

Jyotirmay Gupta preach

@Jason-to5cs

7 жыл бұрын

Jyotirmay Gupta unparalleled eh..i don't know. he enunciates really well.

@AshKetchum442

6 жыл бұрын

Love Bloodbath

Opeth have produced some truly incredible stuff over the years but, for me, nothing has ever topped this song. This is the pinnacle of their musical achievements. The first time I played this album, I couldn't actually go beyond this track for about two days, I was so blown away by it. Just beautifully, intricately woven pieces of soft and brutal sections, so expertly arranged. An extraordinary piece of work.

@luisfelipenicodemus2055

3 жыл бұрын

same thing with me. I've listened to their latest dvd garden of titans, i've NEVER HEARD them before. The first tracks were pretty much classic prog, but they hooked me. Then THIS BANGER CAME OUT, I love mikael's growls, I just cant get over how perfect this song is! Everything is so well placed in this masterpiece that I can literally listen 4 times straight! This band made this shitty year worth it

@ArunPuram

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same with their morningrise album

@HexOmega3113

2 жыл бұрын

@Raul Ramirez no still life? Moonlapse vertigo is my all time favorite opeth song. Otherwise I agree with you

@gurrenmed5319

Жыл бұрын

Listen to older Opeth songs bro and you'll change your mind easily

@gurrenmed5319

Жыл бұрын

Bro need to listen to Orchid

"What genre is this?" "Yes."

@yo-kt6ng

3 жыл бұрын

Prog death metal

@lj95890

3 жыл бұрын

good stuff

@greatcoldemptiness

3 жыл бұрын

It's literally just Progressive Death Metal, nothing weird or out of the ordinary

@greatcoldemptiness

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeagerist4072 There's literally nothing Alternative about this..

@asloii_1749

2 жыл бұрын

@@greatcoldemptiness I think it was a joke?

I like to lay in bed with all of the lights off, volume all the way up in my headphones and just feel the music

@blopenshtop

7 жыл бұрын

Mikaels growls haunt me in the darkness, but in a beautiful way.

@AngryChristian1

7 жыл бұрын

the proper way to experiance Opeth

@renji766

6 жыл бұрын

same way i do bro

@el0j

6 жыл бұрын

dont forget while smoking, I literally can then listen to it in a completely different way, amazing way

@Dm3qXY

6 жыл бұрын

just take care about the volume, so you can do that for as long as you'd like... "for as long as you'd like" i said... the VOLUME! BEN! I SAID TAKE CARE ABOUT THE VOOLUUME!... oh, Ben..

I wish I could experience this song for the first time again...

@kenbutcher8217

3 жыл бұрын

Am doing that right now - age 71 !!

@crazycat2969

2 жыл бұрын

Me too today - age 17

@user-uk9er5vw4c

2 жыл бұрын

I'm doing it right now

@khakishark

2 жыл бұрын

Me too age 15

@aegon1807

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Age 4

As cool as the heavy parts are, I adore the calmer, more eerie parts with the acoustic guitar. Super haunting.

@Jablan11

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to compete with 6:25 though

@Celatra

3 жыл бұрын

Then listen to their Damnation album. fully acoustic

@ericcotter1984

2 жыл бұрын

you are not to blame as these acoustic sections are easily some of the best moments in the history of music and definitely have more personality than most of the song

@Arcalis

Жыл бұрын

The acoustic parts wouldn't be so haunting without the heavy ones. That's why I trust Opeth. Do whatever you want, I'll listen

I can not describe the satisfaction my ears get when the bass kicks in at 3:48 Beautiful overall sound, excellent production

@rwilt8

2 жыл бұрын

Production is on point!

@jericosha2842

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. My ears crave it and I can't help but just choose my eyes in deep satisfaction every time.

I haven't listened to Opeth a whole lot before. But holy shit this album is a masterpiece. Very glad I stumbled upon them.

@fuddinblackmetal

10 жыл бұрын

***** still life is my favorite. Serenity Painted death is just... fuckin' groovy, man..

@Cradlecent

10 жыл бұрын

Indeed they are one of the best.

@DocLove0482

10 жыл бұрын

Still Life and Blackwater Park are in the same vein (I can't use the term "similar") and will rock your face accordingly.

@putridabomination

4 жыл бұрын

Same I always knew about them but they were never at the top of my priorities.

@Mauro-ot2ux

3 жыл бұрын

Continue. By now you already must have.

6:48 KEEPER OF OREOOOOO

@mximumzucc6275

8 жыл бұрын

+sint666 Peter Romollio ♫

@theartofdying587

6 жыл бұрын

sint666 hahahahahaha

@95yazid

5 жыл бұрын

I saw the comment and was like "WTF you talking about?" but then it came and I knew what to sing

@jsviktor5

5 жыл бұрын

haha true

@jerretgreen2014

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck! I choked on my spit anticipating that😁

Can anyone make a 10 hours version of that "winding ever higheeeer aaaa haaaa haaaa aaa haaa ya ya de de du" part ?

@WoobyZooby

4 жыл бұрын

with increasingly higher octaves plz

@jmcsquared18

4 жыл бұрын

Goddamn I hate those 10 hour videos and for this song, I'd actually listen to it. Because that section might be the greatest thing Mikael has ever written.

@gaborkrausz5402

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was incoherent mumbling, oh well...

@heclxpse

2 жыл бұрын

i always thought he was singing "and higher"

@trexpeliahelvetios2302

2 жыл бұрын

@@heclxpse It is. HAAAAIYAAAA YAAAA AHHHHHH HIGHEEEEERR ERRRR DU DU DE

01:12 wear the grudge like a cr- oh wait...

@jonnlewis1819

7 жыл бұрын

Himmelslaub I thought the exact same thing when I first heard that lol

@guillimaki

7 жыл бұрын

HAAHJAHJAHAHAH +1

@radical_tempo7864

7 жыл бұрын

Himmelslaub I swear i heard the same thing as you

@guiidrtt

7 жыл бұрын

Hhhan you're so right !

@torajbakhtevari9292

7 жыл бұрын

tool and opeth need to do a project together

What a legendary heaven voice.

@rockfrolic6249

8 жыл бұрын

And hell. Mikael can sing both like an angel and demon. Of course, he sounds perfect doing both.

@jagadan1

8 жыл бұрын

His voice made me love progressive that can mix angel and demon.

@coldschooI

8 жыл бұрын

+Jihad Medaini there's more like them?? Tell me! :o

@jagadan1

8 жыл бұрын

oh yeah, there is Dream theater and opeth. Both are amazingly awesome

@blasphemytard

8 жыл бұрын

+Jihad Medaini DT are amazingly awesome, but they in no way master the demonic voices. Portnoy's attempts were embarassing. Good riddance!

I’m saying it: Mikael has my favorite growls to any band I have ever listened to. It’s hard for me to listen to anyone else do it because: 1. How good they sound. 2. How it fits the themes of the song. 3. You can understand what he is saying. Plus it just sounds a whole lot cooler when you mix the clean vocals in with them. There really isn’t any other band with growls I enjoy nearly as much as Mr. Åkerfeldt.

@Veronica-zg7lg

3 жыл бұрын

Fully agree with you

@HexOmega3113

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@paulothiebautjr886

2 жыл бұрын

Truth said. It doesn't sound like he's putting effort on it. It's like his voice is just like that.

@kiyanharchegani2588

2 жыл бұрын

its really hard to describe. its rhythmically ominous if that makes any sense.. his timing on entering the melody is so chilling. i love it

@granthologist

Жыл бұрын

Amen

One of the most beautiful songs ever crafted into existence. One of top 5 for me

09:01 till 09:07 - everything that needs to be ever written in metal for two next decades

This album is a MASTERPIECE. Go buy it!

@carloscarranza5987

10 жыл бұрын

Absolute masterpiece! Opeth's entire discography is superb. Can't wait for new album

@RussellSchaare

10 жыл бұрын

Already have! :D My favourite album from them.

@jwcorcoran9838

9 жыл бұрын

Just bought it today!!! Loving it

I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 2:50 . That shit is just way too beautiful.

@MrKonstitios

9 жыл бұрын

I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 0:00. Fom my penis

@TheBushwooky

9 жыл бұрын

konstitios Marjakangas LMFAO....I'm dying

@mamaldonado22

6 жыл бұрын

Carlo Zamora this part is beatiful, i feel that fly and the energy grow into me

@Heatwave9000

Жыл бұрын

Feels a bit random though

Mikael in one of my biggest inspirations, he's one of the reasons I bought a prs and is the main reason I'm learning to scream, he has such a powerful roar and yet can sing so beautifully

This was the first song that turned me into an Opeth lover

@yo-kt6ng

3 жыл бұрын

Same. This was the first heavy song that turned me into an Opeth lover, the first soft song was Windowpane.

@loyaluwang4228

2 жыл бұрын

@@yo-kt6ng Will O the Wisp is great too

@yo-kt6ng

2 жыл бұрын

@@loyaluwang4228 yeah

It's like really dark chocolate, with just the right amount of sugar. Also, 8:19 my hips are moving on their own!

@PatBirdSk8

7 жыл бұрын

Lol I never knew Shakira liked Opeth!

@teycanela

7 жыл бұрын

mcgibs That describes the song so perfectly!! You read my feelings! haha

@positionthepositron

7 жыл бұрын

lol yeah

@mcgibs

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously, that groove from 8:19 to 8:59 is fucking lethal.

@tarkozgen8582

4 жыл бұрын

You described Opeth with one sentence

This has to be one of the best songs ever made.

One of the best transitions ever 4:22

@lovemetal4884

6 жыл бұрын

TundraL5Z You are everywhere You got taste man

@TundraCH

6 жыл бұрын

Love Metal Yea, i know

@jimmyjam1885

6 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the 6:25ish mark. Those growls that come in are subtle, but gnarly.

@peterdubinsky5389

6 жыл бұрын

I haven't looked too much into Opeth yet but at that point in the song I feel like they perfected what Metallica was doing or were rather trying to show them up possibly, but I'm pretty sure they love Metallica and just wanted to carry the torch and be worthy to. These guys and Dream Theater are fucking dope though

@acidrain812

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Dubinsky dude this sounds nothing like Metallica lmao

Lyrics Ghost of mother Lingering death Ghost on mother's bed Black strands on the pillow Contour of her health Twisted face upon the head Ghost of perdition Stuck in her chest A warning no one read Tragic friendship Called inside the fog Pouring venom brew deceiving Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young" Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young" Holding her down Channeling darkness Hemlock for the Gods Fading resistance Draining the weakness Penetrating inner light Road into the dark unaware Winding ever higher Darkness by her side Spoke and passed her by Dedicated hunter Waits to pull us under Rose up to its call In his arms she'd fall Mother light received Her faithful servant's fee In time the hissing of her sanity Faded out her voice and soiled her name And like marked pages in a diary Everything seemed clean that is unstained The incoherent talk of ordinary days Why would we really need to live? Decide what's clear and what's within a haze What you should take and what to give Ghost of perdition A saint's premonition's unclear Keeper of holy hordes Keeper of holy whores To see a beloved son In despair of what's to come If one cut the source of the flow And everything would change Would conviction fall In the shadow of the righteous? The phantasm of your mind Might be calling you to go Defying the forgotten morals Where the victim is the prey

@vodkacannon

Жыл бұрын

Epic.

Ghost Reveries was the first Opeth album i listened to, and the moment Ghost of Perdition kicked in, i was hooked. Such a flawless album.

@0Concept14

8 жыл бұрын

you might want to take a listen to their watershed album .

@LexingtonDeville984

8 жыл бұрын

Tyron Smith, I do like Watershed, but that was their last great album. Helped me through a lot during 2008 when I dealt with a personal loss.

Every song i had heard from opeth before was so quiet so when the screaming/growls came in i nearly shit my pants!

@mourningrise3756

9 жыл бұрын

So what do you think of opeth so far?

@GetScaredGaming

9 жыл бұрын

Mourningrise375 Fucking awesome man! This song is by far my favorite so far, also heard another good heavy song, I beleive it was called "the great conjuration" if im not mistaken. Only heard it once though. Got any good heavy song recommendations? Its not that I dont like the softer ones, like "burden" is great, but nothing beats a song like this!

@mourningrise3756

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah this happens to be my favorite song as well. Some other great songs by them are deliverance, the leper affinity, masters apprentices, the moor, serenity painted death, bleak, demon of the fall and reverie/harlequin forest. You should also check out in my time of need. It is a soft song and I know you asked for heavy ones but it's just amazing. It's even better than burden and it easily ranks into my top 5 favorite songs by them.

@scottmckinstry1698

9 жыл бұрын

Mourningrise375 Porcelain Heart is probably my favorite. Mainly bc its the first I ever heard from Opeth, but that, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhah Ahhhhhh!" gives me fucking goosebumps every time lol. Fucking love Opeth! They are coming to my town on Dec. 5. Definitely going!

@mourningrise3756

9 жыл бұрын

Their new album comes out today! =O

This song is freaking incredible, glad I found this band.

@ireallyambiggiesmallsinatr8661

6 жыл бұрын

DaltonThomas I’m glad you did too bro!!

1:06 ....tool?

@lateralusgt7430

7 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA....yes!

@dasrockness

6 жыл бұрын

Definitely but I am betting they thought the same thing and then continued to write it. Both bands are bamf's.

@M4N14CFEED

5 жыл бұрын

probably "the grudge"

@sergiovelasquez5138

4 жыл бұрын

Wear the grudge like a crown of nega- oh, sorry

@FabulousKilljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Ok you’re not wrong

It's like a whole album compressed down into one song, good shit!

@markpalavosvrahotes5575

2 жыл бұрын

No there is a lot of variety on this album.

@mymom5213

2 жыл бұрын

@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 He's saying this song has enough material in it to become an entire album by itself

I fucking love the progressions on this song.... this piece is dam near classical music in all honesty. Beautiful themes and Brutish riffs always contrasting each other. love it.

@hanoverkid

9 жыл бұрын

totally agree with you , i had thought just that whilst playing all their stuff over a six week drive around Europe ( on tour with Katy Perry ffs)

@brandonshukuri6487

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the very definition of progressive rock. Rock elevated to the point of near classical complexity. It seems almost insulting to call this a song, it's a composition.

@steffenw.brandenstein9656

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Shukuri So true my man, it's almost like the same complexity of Bohemian Rhapsody or other Queen songs.

@thosko98

3 жыл бұрын

Someone actually made an orchestral cover of this masterpiece, you should search for it on youtube, it's really cool

8:18 I always found his growl in this specific section to be very melodic which is not the way you usually describe harsh vocals but yeah, love it

@monikaparmar2061

3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to this part whenever I listen this.

Opeth must only have concerts at the opera and the audience should attend in a fancy formal clothes . No ones work can match this craft

My "before going to sleep" song

Im 13 and I discovered metal with stranger things (hehe) and I'm really glad I got into great bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, Gojira. Such amazing music!

@joan3338

Жыл бұрын

Give Tool a listen.

@thalassophobia570

Жыл бұрын

@Joan Already have, they're pretty good. Danny Careys drumming is amazing

@detrockcity3

Жыл бұрын

I assume you’ve indulged the genius of Megadeth by now.

@John34bruh

10 ай бұрын

@@thalassophobia570Lateralus is an amazing song

@user-cp1kk1rv4h

10 ай бұрын

​@@detrockcity3Yeah, Megadeath rules!

The song is like a journey from start to finish !!

You can air-justabouteverything to this track. Air drumming makes my neck and knees hurt tho...I'm getting too old...

I always heard 6:11 as "even when I'm drunk on morning early days, white women really need to live."

@Tool_jira_shugg

10 жыл бұрын

LOL

@jacobmcgeorge2189

9 жыл бұрын

I can hear that clearly

@justanotherusername1025

9 жыл бұрын

I cannot unhear that now XD

@ivoryriffs88

7 жыл бұрын

lmao holy shit that's hilarious

@xyhmo

5 жыл бұрын

And it's true.

4:58 is pure genius.

What an absolute masterpiece.

Its just mind blowing to even imagine writing such a long, complex yet an amazing song, and they even play it live. Opeth is on an another level. Geniuses.......

This song is beyond a masterpiece, way ahead of its time structurally, complex af yet melodically clear and the phrases tell a coherent story Mikael mikael mikael you fucking beast

@paul1720

7 жыл бұрын

How on earth is this ahead of its time? King Crimson were producing more complex stuff 30 years ago.

@AngryChristian1

7 жыл бұрын

^

@ziad491

7 жыл бұрын

It's just my opinion fellows, I am 22 and so opeth represent a much needed modern wave of music that is missed in this seemingly generic age of music. I know they've done nothing extravagant (I believe they actually have), but even them restating classical formulas in musically refreshing terms is an achievement. So yeah justmy opinion fellows 🙌🏼

@ravnic99

7 жыл бұрын

Ziad Gadou Your words are 100% true, bro. Since I'm the same age, I feel like you, most young people don't even seem to know there's complex and food music out there :(

@michaeledwards6683

7 жыл бұрын

This only came out 12 years ago, the same year Porcupine Tree came out with the masterpiece that is Deadwing. Why do people always use the term "ahead of their time" to describe a unique band?

This band has more great-quality riffs written into one song than a lot of bands have in their entire discography.

The endless amount of modulations, time signatures, and with an actual coherent result really amazes me as a classical composer. Damn, this shit is good shit.

Listening to Opeth won't just blow your mind... it'll blow your soul

This song and album are just the absolute best. Mike's voice was at it's peak for both growls and cleans, the guitar tone is insane and the songwriting was the perfect mix of all the Opeth ingredients.

@irishspagetti6565

3 ай бұрын

Ghost Reveries and Deliverance are the best

Good to know there is people who appreciates this as muchos as I do.... This song is fucking amazing.. min 2:35 is so haunting.. Love Opeth

@VVB1tcj

8 жыл бұрын

Fuck yes!!! that's my favourite part of the entire song, and in the Live version sounds even more beautiful!

@sarahmoonnn

7 жыл бұрын

I genuinely felt like I was in a trance at that point in the song when I first listened.

"Ghost of Perfection"

One of my favourite guitar solos of all time.

49 pple were scared of Mikael's death growls

@JohnDoe-po3ku

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Suriyaarachchi can you blame them? Theyre the most fucking evilest deepest thunderous growls ive ever heard

@dylans4626

8 жыл бұрын

+John Doe You see Mikael Äkerfeldt is one of those singers who can sing you to sleep but scare you to death.

@dylans4626

8 жыл бұрын

John Doe Ghost Reveries is probably my favourite album from Opeth. What's yours

@nenissaK

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Suriyaarachchi No, only 49 were bold enough to dislike after having been scared by Mikael's death growls, others just ran.

@BossDrSample

8 жыл бұрын

That is quite the hard question, I've only heard a few albums in full, (Each album takes pretty much a whole day to listen to for me.) I started with Deliverance, but the first ever song I heard was this one. Then I listened to Advent on Morningrise. Deliverance has just so many masterpieces. In this album, the only songs that stand out to me are this one and Reveries/Harlequin Forest and Ghost of Perdition. (The namesakes of the album) Damnation is sweet but I can't make it all the way through without crying and has some really great songs in it. Morningrise is awesome, but none of the songs really stand out, it just sounds like one really long song to me. I love Blackwater Park, Harvest is my baby. Some of their newer stuff isn't bad, its just different, but I like some. I'm working on Watershed now.

One of the most complete pieces of music I have heard. It is really dynamic, moving through different ideas perfectly, all building in a way that is "I cant believe it keeps getting better then this"

I May single handedly push this over 4 million views this week.

I feel genuinely bad for the people who've never heard or loved Opeth.

Why this song doesn't have more views? I mean, it's a masterpiece.

3progressive5me

@anallover6990

7 жыл бұрын

Look at my meat coach.

@MrVoxBoss

7 жыл бұрын

RUSH B

@zdengvox

7 жыл бұрын

Not enough time signature changes. Only solid 5/7

@cg56578

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrVoxBoss n3v3r ru5h b

@TyGuuuuy

4 жыл бұрын

035

1:08 gives off a TOOL (Lateralus) feel to me.

@calebtheshamen7033

5 жыл бұрын

The whole song was giving me a tool vibe tbh

@patchoulicyanide

4 жыл бұрын

The grudge anyone?

@patchoulicyanide

4 жыл бұрын

Psilo Cybin although Maynard’s screams are always false chord and a lot higher than mikael’s fry screams

Opeth, tool and porcupine tree are my favourite bands.

@thenoobgamer816

4 жыл бұрын

You gotta try Dream Theater.

@MEFISTOFELonline

4 жыл бұрын

you forget Katatonia bro ..)

@thenoobgamer816

4 жыл бұрын

@@MEFISTOFELonline I listen it in radio, but I don't like it so much. It's not funny.

@jatinsingh4193

4 жыл бұрын

My man add Radiohead too

The first song that got me into Opeth. I fucking can't get enough of the bass/guitar interplay in the 'higher' section. It's like a melodic rollercoaster.

I often struggle to answer "what's your favorite" question; but for songs, the answer comes easily to my lips.

I still think this is one of the most well-composed songs ever recorded.

1:52 - 2:03 Opeth just has the most intricate, medieval sounding riffs I have ever heard

The best 10 minute song ever....From start to finish...

@robbyovalle1928

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Baker tool does that too!

@Musicmanohio247

4 жыл бұрын

@@robbyovalle1928 I don't see a need to compare bands really but even though Tool and Maynard are amazing, I hear MORE melody with the Opeth catalog.I would give just the slightest edge to Opeth. That's just my opinion. i enjoy both bands.

One Word: Opeth

When the drummer switches from the ride cymbal to open hi-hat at around 8:48 , the song peaks for me and my mind just enters a different world. It's such a small detail in the song, but it just completely changes the song for me!

Opeth, Porcupine Tree, and Riverside in my opinion are the three artists who best define the modern era of progressive rock/metal.

Opeth is still one of the best metal bands ever.

@faceripper77

6 жыл бұрын

Atreiden so groovy and sad. I love it too... (im late as fuck!)

6:27 is pure ear ecstasy. Best metal scream ever, just couldn't be anymore fitting for the part.

This is the song that weaned me off of pure growling heavy metal and onto softer vocals and progressive music. This song means a lot to me, it changed my very childish views of what music I should enjoy.

@foolishball9155

8 ай бұрын

It is the opposite for me. It got me into growling. Never liked growling untill opeth happened to me.

@WFly101

8 ай бұрын

​@@foolishball9155same

Perfection

That infectious groove at 4:50 oh man.

6:28 > 6:58 It's been my phone ring tone since forever, can't simply change it, the face people do when someone is calling... well it's priceless :)

@maosilver5243

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, it's really brutiful

Genuinely one of the best songs ever written. Blows me away every time I hear it.

The first time I heard the outros of ghost of perdition and pantera's floods my eyes welled up with tears. It meant a lot to me since I can count on one hand the times I have cried in my whole 28 years of existence.

This is hands down my favorite anime, even before Corey in the House.

@urstupidm8

8 жыл бұрын

+A slightly disgruntled sniper fucking hell stop

@PFalcon94

8 жыл бұрын

urstupidm8 Quit hating on my favorite anime Opeth pls

@SadisticKillerXx

8 жыл бұрын

+A slightly disgruntled sniper This is my favorite TV series, even before Game of thrones

@marchaelbarras200

8 жыл бұрын

totally, dude.

@metabolic2057

8 жыл бұрын

+A slightly disgruntled sniper franku

My friend shared this with me. I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that this band exists. The whole album is an journey, and one I'm better for having taken. Yeah, that fucking poetic.

Not even 10 seconds in and you have a complete musical whiplash. Love it.

Learning this song part by part is where you really can see the masterminds this guys are. Love Opeth. Love this song...

10 minute song, not a single second where i wasnt emotionally feeling it. WHY SO UNDERRATED OPETH

Lopez is a straight up gangster. Never get tired of his performance on this album especially

What an absolute monster of a track. I could listen to this forever. Quite easily Opeth's most complete song, and certainly the best from their death metal days, imho.

The best 10 minutes and 30 seconds in my life

This is what pink floyd would sound like if it was made by vikings.

@jonahrail5965

8 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah

@henrilopes7337

7 жыл бұрын

No offense, but pink floyd don't have the chops

@ravnic99

7 жыл бұрын

Frook Nah, that would be Enslaved actually 100%

@friidryce1150

7 жыл бұрын

I think you meant ghosts, not vikings.

@bloodletter3400

7 жыл бұрын

Exclamation Mark Ghost Vikings

5:55 the greatest 5/8 riff knwown to man, and then 6:30 that 2/3 riff or whatever starts again daamn boy how did they come up with all that amount of great riffs at once.

I like their new stuff but boy, I really miss old Opeth. This was unique.

this is the beginning of a legendary journey