11 minutes of watching someone balance on the thin line between love and hate. Classic intro to Opeth haha

Not enough can be said about Opeth. Probably the best band of the last 25 years. Mikael Åkerfeldt is a generational talent, and the musicians in the band are all A+.

Thank you so much for doing my request. My self I love how intense and skillful it is . I wasn’t really focused on lyrics at this point. I have others and some quieter too don’t worry. But love the reactions thank you

@RosalieReactions

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed the reaction :) thank you for allowing me the freedom to express my thoughts and process through the work

Oh, Opeth is the epitome of progressive metal, they’ve been around a long time, decades now. Mikael can sing, he’s awesome, and they are all. Don’t let the heavier parts dissuade you from checking out more of them. Especially their technical skills, they play in different timescales and sing, in a another, all together, and make epic music. And their songs all have varying levels of heavy parts through out them.

@rtrooperw8115

Жыл бұрын

And Dream Theater. Ask Mikael himself. I have.🤟🏻

Martin Mendez basslines are so rewarding to learn. Very melodious, for the most part not too technically challenging, with a sense of a drama that they could stand on their own but serves the songs well.

You seem like one who would very much enjoy the softer side of Opeth, the melodic nature of which you got a taste of in this song. I would suggest the album entitled "Damnation" as all the tracks are very mellow.

Opeth is one of the greatest and surprising band on earth, quite intimidating first (because of their death metal roots, long tracks and complexity) but if you listen carefully and let them a chance, it quickly became a drug. If the metal side is not for you, their catalog is plenty of tracks without growl and metal vibes. Try the entire "Damnation" album.

@mikatu

Жыл бұрын

opeth sucks.... that is the truth!

I am so happy you are doing a reaction to Opeth. I know this is not your style of music but this band has been around over 30 years and there is something in their catalogue for everyone. Four years ago I would never have listened to anything with harsh vocals or growling but hearing reactions to bands like Opeth, Epica, Unleash the Archers and Jinger i have come to appreciate the skill required to sing in that style.

Thank you for saying they are *skilled* musicians, not "talented". Those chops took a whole lotta work and practice.

Seen them live 6 times. One of my top favorite bands. They are the perfect gateway band into black and/or death metal. They have converted many.

Opeth is the best band on earth! To me they're like what the Beatles were back in the 60's but only a million times better imo. I am extremely grateful to have seen them twice. And, what a great song to review 🤘🤘

Opeth is a journey

Thank you. And good luck on the journey.

I love watching Musicians react to Opeth & other Progressive Metal artists. I assume you would enjoy Opeth's more chill side. Damnation (2003) and all of their albums from 2011-Onward completely lack harsh vocals and borrow many ideas from classic Prog Rock. Check it out!

LOVE this song!! The live version especially! 🤘 Thanks for posting!

So glad you specifically pointed out the bass player! He is really good, and brings so much to the music. Almost never get any credits (on YT comments at least)

Oh boy, another one for the Opeth rabbit hole :D Imho you should check all their songs in the studio version first. Even though they are great live, the mixing and added layers on the album versions often add a lot more to the atmosphere of their songs! Other songs by them you could/should check out: - Reverie / Harlequin Forest - Burden - Windowpane - Bleak - Delieverance - Faith in Others ... etc. 😄 Would love to see you react to more Opeth :)

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

👋

@Zitronenparty

Жыл бұрын

@@floridabelle Finally! I already missed you and thought you may have missed this video 😄

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

@@Zitronenparty I was unable to search new ones for 2 days. Drove me nuts. Lol. It was nice to see you here already. 🤘🙂🤘

@Zitronenparty

Жыл бұрын

@@floridabelle Haha, yeah I totally know what you mean! I check for new videos almost 3 times a day, it became sort of a drug... I even have a bookmark, that brings me directly to the youtube search for "Opeth Reaction" and sorted after upload date 😂

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

@@Zitronenparty I know what you mean. A day without a new reactor for Opeth is depressing. 😁

I love this song! Opeth is an amazing band

Regarding the lyrics, he used to introduce the song live with "here's a nugget of information". Adds a little to it i think. One could paint the words with occult, mystical associations. Lost teachings and wisdom, darkness wanting to take over and so on. Dark vs light. Control vs spirituality. "Forgot the source of the flow and everything would change" look into flow state if you're not familiar with it :) The source of the flow is also a very spiritual term, 'source' referring to some higher state, mind, order outside of ourselfs.

Damn, that's probably the most honest and genuine, as well as musically knowledgeable (if that's as word) reaction to Opeth I've seen in a while. Would really love to see more - and they have a surprisingly diverse discography. Anyway subscribed:)

Each of there albums could be made into 12 x 45 minutes TV series.

harlequin forest is another one by them that is a must listen

🔥🔥❤Opeth❤🔥🔥 Although this isn't your music of choice, your reaction of being mesmerized and pleasantly surprised tells me you need to hear more. Subscribing in hopes that you will continue the Opeth journey.

@bryanmack5410

Жыл бұрын

well well well... look who's here. Oh, I saw you're a Belakor fan, too. That's another band I watch for on a daily basis :)

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanmack5410 Yes, definitely a Be'lakor fan. I follow reactions for them once in a while if I have extra time.

@progperljungman8218

Жыл бұрын

👋🙂

@PiotrthePhrog

Жыл бұрын

imagine following reaction channels

@bryanmack5410

Жыл бұрын

@@PiotrthePhrog great comment!

I recall reading somewhere that Mikael's inspiration for this song's lyrics was her mother's cancer diagnosis around the time of writing and the feelings around that.

@thedonsz9186

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the song basically tells the story of how a son killed his mother

Amazing sound for a live recording. And a very tight band. And one of the best prog-metal songs ever made.😎👍

Literally, mind blowing or a spiritual awakening. Music is a healer. Thank you for your reaction.

Thanks for another new one for me I like the overall music to this one not my style of singing mostly but I could enjoy the sound of the music in it and I agree cant really understand the words but just because of the music Ican deal with it. Another fun ride today something different always expanding my music knowledge and as always your ride or die forever EyyyyyOooooo

@futurebreedmachine9302

Жыл бұрын

You could give their newer albums a try. They have dropped growls. Also, try listening to the album "Damnation". It's mellow as well.

@NZWozza

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t like growls. And then I heard Opeth.

One of the greatest singers of all time and song writers - guy smokes a pack of cigarettes a day and can still pull that off that voice is amazing.

@interstellarwarpdrive9600

Жыл бұрын

No he has quit smoking for years😁

His mom had cancer was the songs inspiration I believe. Now you might want to check out NeObliviscaris ,an Aussie progressive metal band that has dual vocals,dual lead rhythm guitars,thumping and running bass lines incredible drumming and violin. Yes I said violin. Most people eventually get past the harsh vocals after a few listens because the musical talent along with great transitions in these masterpiece compositions is hard to ignore and re a necessity for a true rollercoaster ride with tons of eargasms. So please check out Forget Not,Devour Me Colossus or And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope by NeO. Thanks!

Really liked your engaged way of reacting. Sincerity is also very fundamental for my interest. Well done!

Great Reaction! I like it when a trained ear listen to this objectifly!

Cynic's How Could I live at Wacken 2008 might be a truly mind-blowing experience. Porcupine Tree's Rats Return is a newer song from a band that influenced Opeth. Bloodbath's The Soulcollector is a song that is even heavier than this song. For a milder Opeth song try Closure off their damnation album.

Eerie and soothing, that's Opeth :)

One of the best prog metal bands of all times. If you're not into growling, check out their four latest albums that are just straight up prog with heavy 70´s influences. I've seen them live four times and they are scary good. A truly special band.

Opeth - Face of Melinda

I sing this song on YT karioke along with Judas Priest and Ugly Kid Joe to keep my chops up! Thanks for reving outside ya comfort zone! Cheers fam!

This is my favorite Opeth song. It was the first song I heard after listening to their mellow damnation album. I've always despised screams/growls in music, but Opeth's music helped me push through that and eventually I started to enjoy it. I remember listening to this song with a few friends over, non of them metalheads, and even they couldn't help but appreciate how incredible it was. Opeth has become my favorite metal band ever and is easily one of my top 5 artists/bands in general.

By far the best reaction I've seen so far, thank you.

Hahaha! Love it! Well endured!😂 🤘🏻💪🏻I don't care about the meaning of the lyrics. It's like horror movies. It's just a horror story set to music. And even then I don't really acknowledge the lyrics when listening to this kind of metal, with the growls. Those vocals are more like another imstrument to me. Another type of rhythm instrument with pitch. It doesn't register in my 'language' brain, but in my 'music' brain.

@bubblegum0912

Жыл бұрын

I used to and sometimes still do the same! With opeth in the beginning the vocals were an instrument, eventually started listening to the vocals and it was like rediscovering them once again 🤘

The way the singer is growling is not my cup of tea to be honest, but the singing and harmonies are very well my cup of tea. I love that in this song! And I love the rhythm in the song as well! So many layers indeed! And btw… the theatre that their playing in, is that the Red Rocks amphitheatre? I love that place! I’ve seen concerts of many artists on video there. It’s such a beautiful place!

@nikolah.8472

Жыл бұрын

Then i can recommend you their latest albums. Mikael sings growl free on all newer albums, his soft lines are amazing. "Burden" , "Windowpane" and "Hope Leaves" are beautiful.

@futurebreedmachine9302

Жыл бұрын

You can like their album "Damnation". It has no growls in it.

@papaskazoo5860

Жыл бұрын

When I got into Opeth it took me a while to get into the growling but now I love it as part of the songs. It’s just like a different instrument in their arsenal!

@nikolah.8472

Жыл бұрын

@@papaskazoo5860 Exactly, also its a tool to show feelings. Telling a story without emotions is weird. Sometimes you have to take other parts. If you speak in different perspectives or showing inner struggles between good and evil decisions. I hated Slayers Guitar solos long time because they are weird and often make horrible noices. But it would be much weirder if they play normal 80s van halen solos over a song like "angel of death" were they literally speak about the horrors of the holocaust. So i appriciate their art, because they give the horror feeling exactly the right tone.

@joshryvers8364

Жыл бұрын

His growling was also a little off for this show unfortunately

Like someone else mentioned, you'd probably very much enjoy their softer catalog. Anything from the Damnation album i would highly recommend. Or a wild card, on the world music theme "The Seventh Sojourn"

So much talent. One of my favourites.

I had the honor of witnessing this band live last summer. They didn't play this song sadly but they did play a couple of other of my favorite songs and they are masterful. All of their music are just musical trips

I usually don't recommend reaction videos use live versions.... this song is a rare exception.

Loved the reaction, great song to react to. Fun seeing you appreciate it as well. Please do more Opeth/Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree reactions!!

Greatest band ever! So many epic songs

this band is beautiful for its dark and light sides. and their transitions between them are top notch. been in my top 5 for 20 years. their acoustic stuff is special.

You’d enjoy their album Damnation.

Harlequin Forest by Opeth was my favourite song for many years (and might very well still be, I dunno). I loved your reaction to this. There is honesty in your face, and seeing the shift in the eyes when the song dynamics change is a beautiful thing to see.

"Unique compositions and notes" Welcome to Opeth :)

I have one awesome band for you. Its almost that you can call them a sister band to Opeth. Katatonia is their name. Mikael(Opeth) did some growls at Katatonias beginning but preferly you should take a peek from The Great Cold Distance album and forward. It will be a musical journey alright. All from heavy progressive songs to very mellow and doomy tracks. I cant understand why there are so few reactions to this super group ❤

The devil's orchard from the same show is well worth a watch,no growls & sounds totally different,they are an amazing band.

Yaaayyyy she gave mr. Mendez some looooove 😍😍😍

WOW. Best Opeth reaction on the internet ever. Period. Please do more! Faith In Others is a good one from them.

*Mike! Mike! Mike!* 😀🤘 (A fan since 2001's _Blackwater Park_ album)

Opeth and Fates Warning are my favorites.

Best singer and composer in metal - Michael dropped the gutterals on later albums and they have gone full 70s prog mode albeit still heavy... this band is very much a gem and I love their entire discography. If the growls arent your thing start with the album Damnation - fully acustic.... or the later albums Heritage, Sorceress and In Caude Venenum. This band is a rabbit hole not to be missed for anyone with a open mind to music!

Perfect band imo. No bad albums.

Opeth turned me onto heavy music and growling by putting such good melodies and guitar tones in their songs. Love everyone in this band past and present- but great call on the bass. One of my favourite players and so often overlooked.

Oh, of you want psychology behind the lyrics. Check out Deliverance by them, is a crazy song, it is admittedly a heavier song, but plenty of the other parts. And the lyrics are great/insane. If you do check it out, do one of the ones that has the lyrics available, or at least CC.

Great reaction. Please check out. And Plague flowers the kaleidoscope by Ne Obliviscarus. Amazing composition.

it was fun watching opeth melt your mind. they are truly a unique band many attempt to copy, fail miserably.

Opeth are amazing. I think you hit the nail on the head with calling it a full on composition. Regards to their individual prowess and their harmonies, when they first started out they used to train in complete darkness to ensure they were 100% ready to perform. If anyone played a note incorrectly they turned on the lights and everyone pointed to the person who had played wrong. No wonder they almost sound prerecorded now!

Check out their last 2 albums. No growls.

9:43 that is normal reaction for Martin Mendez bass playing :)

nice reaction! gave you sub,hope to see another opeth reaction

Video reaacción de opeth? Automáticamente suscrito a este canal :D

If you want an all clean vocal song from Opeth that will give you a feeling, listen to their song Burden.

I really wish people would check The Roundhouse Tapes more. That was Åkerfeldt's prime in terms of growls. This dude was absolutely unmatched in growls when in his peak. I would like to suggest listening to Hessian Peel to have a great side by side of his melodic and death metal voice. Plus the song is sick as fuck!

U have officially entered into the Opeth rabbit hole. The singer with the bass player compose the music with steve wilson of porcupine tree producing this and a few other albums. I've been addicted to them since I discovered them in 08.

A 2 hour long concert with opeth is like 4-5 songs..😂

I can appreiate you not jamming this song but, having the appreciation to have jammed this song...with music appreciation. How do ya like them apples? Good react.

It's heavy, dark & beautiful. Essence. But it's not rock music... although it sometimes sounds that way. Thanks And remember, this is a live performance. Opeth deserve a statue for the quality of their live performances. I recommend others like "live at Royal Albert Hall", millions of bands could learn how to play live in school - from Opeth. and Rosalie, 1.524 views (in total) of all songs (reactions) & 17k from Opeth - I recommend Opeth. Not only because it's my favorite band (I'm nobody) but because it's worth it. Really. And if you don't want to show too much metal, rock & similar music on your main page, write to me if you want, I'll give you some suggestions for this channel, we'll get it going.

You have jumped into the Opeth well of wonders with a "difficult" song, written at the peak of their most brutal and dark period so I can understand it's not easy. But le me tell you that Opeth, especially Mikael which is the only original member of the first lineup, have never been somewhere near predictable. Always influenced, always changing, always surprising. What next? It's not easy to suggest but starting from the darkest albums up to the latest will give the exact span of their immense artistic stature. Keep listening and you won't regret. :)

If you like vocal performances, you should also check out Dram Theater song Taking the Time live in Japan

Opeth have plenty of songs without the growls. I started with those, then wanted more of their music and dove into their heavier stuff. Now I love all of their music including growls (which are a turn off for me for most other bands). Their acoustic guitar parts are absolutely beautiful and IMO one of the best in the business.

In the studio version, there is less harmonies from the other vocalists, so this live version is much more full bodied. There are plenty of their songs where it is all clean vocals. And even about just as many are not loaded with power chords and blast beats. All their music though is dark and heavy lyrically. Most of the songs at that concert are worth the listen.

Also Opeth> Musical emotional complexity.

great, now that you dive dep in Opeth, in no time, prob a year, you'd listen to most of the bands, connected to Mikael Akerfeldt - Katatonia, Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy, Dissection, Pain... I could go on and on.

Very cool.

there is a beautiful song by Opeth that I know you will like very much, it is called Burden, and musically it is a masterpiece, a lot of Feeling... I hope that one day you can react to it, I send you greetings from Chile

What happens when you fuse intense and soothing ? Opeth

Would love to see your reaction to Dimmu Borgir live performance of Gateways

Longtime lurker of your channel here, came for your hiphop reactions, but really pleasantly surprised you tried Opeth, one of my all time favorites! I think you'll love Opeth, but it's a journey fr. First time I heard this song I was like ''Uhm... Wtf...?''. I suggest listening to their newer catalogue, since it lacks harsh vocals. Faith in Others, Sorceress, All Things Will Pas and Windowpane are all excellent songs with only clean vox. These suggestions also are a bit more progrock than progmetal. Opeth's progmetal is absolutely masterful tho, but it's an acquired taste, better to get used to their softer sound first if you're not an experienced progmetal fan ;)

Talk about a fresh channel. Love to throw out a suggestion of isis- threshold of transformation

Yeah, Opeth are pretty amazing. If you'd like to check out other Progressive Metal that might be more to your liking, I can think of two bands off the top of my head. Tool is less operatic, but the singer sings mostly clear (less Opera and Death, more Prog Rock). Meshuggah has more in the regard of virtuosic ensemble but is way less harmonic than Opeth (more Death, less Opera). Tools most liked song is probably "The Pot," but I like "Sober" the most probably because of that one haunting live performance in '93. Meshuggah's best known song is probably "Bleed."

I will never understand why people react to the live version without having heard the studio version.

😄😄😄 When a girl goes playing with her hair, you know that something great is happening... No, more seriously, you just listened to the best ever written metal opera (in my humble opinion of course)... Diving into their discography would mean you're into a lot of treatment.

Hej, how you doing? If I may suggest something, it would be Haken. Band, giving a new meaning to metal!

I can see you're very honest with your reviews. If you don't like something, you're not gonna lie about it. I like and respect that. I subscribed to you, this channel is very promising! If you're doing Opeth again and growls are not your thing, may I suggest either "Eternal Rains Will Come" or "Burden"? Keep rocking! :)

I think you're listening to it at a too low volume to distinguish how each instument is contributing to the different sections of the song individually...

The songs about suicide.

Hi, please also react to Riverside - The Place Where I Belong (studio version).

I would love if would react to Goodnight Texas Hypothermic

if you like this, but want to triple the heaviness, check out some Between the buried and me.

Try Harlekin forest

if you are not listening to Opeth on your own time....you are wasting time....period! Opeth is like heaven to my ears.... everything i look for in music can be found in a opeth song.....on a grand scale with creative forces of musical genius talent at work.

Oh lady. What have you done to yourself? Now that you iniciated the metal reign good luck on stopping. My request? If you decide for it try ou Fleshgod Apocalypse - Epilogue. Good luck.

Mix Opeth reactions with some Tool and you'll be lost in rabbit holes for quite a bit... :)

Can you please react to Haunted by Poe Please