New Opeth song released

KittyKatatonia · July 26th, 2011, 10:29 AM

Here's the first single off their new album Heritage, titled "The Devil's Orchard".

http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/2...ingle-Released

KittyKatatonia · July 26th, 2011, 10:34 AM

It sounds basically like I thought it would. A "heavy" prog sound, but without the death metal riffs and vocals. I'm not blown away by it, but it sounds good and still sounds like Opeth. I'm glad they're changing their sound and evolving, especially since Mikael's death vocals sound like shit these days during live performances.

Bleak Eyes · July 26th, 2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KittyKatatonia

It sounds basically like I thought it would. A "heavy" prog sound, but without the death metal riffs and vocals. I'm not blown away by it, but it sounds good and still sounds like Opeth. I'm glad they're changing their sound and evolving, especially since Mikael's death vocals sound like shit these days during live performances.

I was not totally buying this theory that his death vocals were declining until I watched the Bloodbath DVD from last year and now I am in agreement. So I see why he made this move.

I have not listened to the new track yet. I am not sure if I will hold out for the actual album or not yet.

hugot · July 26th, 2011, 03:05 PM

sounds..."nice"... lot of fucking keyboards though...

Coma323 · July 26th, 2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KittyKatatonia

I'm not blown away by it, but it sounds good and still sounds like Opeth.

This.

Sounds a lot better than I expected.

Qth · July 26th, 2011, 05:37 PM

Its just as boring as Derelict Herds.
Im not impressed at all. If the rest of the album is as tame and dull as this it will be boring as hell.

Bleak Eyes · July 27th, 2011, 12:47 AM

Is it basically recycled 70's prog? That is my biggest fear for this album.

BlueSky · July 27th, 2011, 02:08 AM

@Bleak Eyes: It sounds like Opeth to me, except for the guitar part @ 5:10 which is a slight variation (ditches the first chord and is a slower tempo) of 5:54 of Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt.1. Funny enough that's probably the best part even though I'm not a DT fan. The song is just not very good imo.

Heliotropic_Rose · July 27th, 2011, 07:16 AM

I'm not impressed overall, i like the parts where keyboards and a very simple 3 note guitar part are most prominent in the song - all the stuff at the end of the 2 min mark to about the end of the 3 minute part. But that main guitar riff is shit, its fast and complex sounding, but totally unemotional. I think he's over singing, to much stress on a lot of syllables. I'm still hoping this might be an okay album, I'm glad he's quit doing the death stuff, because yes his growls are going, i've been saying that for years.

Katatonic1 · July 27th, 2011, 11:27 AM

God is dead guys..

Skaldir · July 27th, 2011, 02:16 PM

I'm a bit confused by the direction. On Watershed "Coil" and "Burden" have been my favourite songs and I guessed they would go in that direction. Progressive in terms of interesting harmonical sturctures.
But now its that psychedelic progressive stuff I don't dig at all.

hugot · July 27th, 2011, 03:06 PM

what god?

Qth · July 27th, 2011, 03:40 PM

God of growls.

Heliotropic_Rose · July 27th, 2011, 03:58 PM

and the "God is dead theme" has never been explored in a song before either

BlueSky · July 27th, 2011, 05:29 PM

God is deader than dead.

Vincent J. · July 28th, 2011, 03:46 PM

First impression is that it's a lot of uninspired wankery without any catching songwriting to it. Nothing that can hold my attention except for the part just before 5:00, which is pretty cool. But that alone doesn't hold the song together at all.
I'm curious how it will all work out on an album, but I'm pessimistic about it after hearing this

Phoenix5 · August 1st, 2011, 08:43 PM

I thought the riffage was entertaining...

Qth · August 2nd, 2011, 10:41 AM

You Tube

July 26th, 2011, 10:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
KittyKatatonia Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 393	New Opeth song released Here's the first single off their new album Heritage, titled "The Devil's Orchard". http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/2...ingle-Released Last edited by KittyKatatonia : July 26th, 2011 at 10:36 AM.

July 26th, 2011, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
hugot ¿QUÉ? Join Date: May 2006 Location: méxico city Posts: 468	sounds..."nice"... lot of fucking keyboards though... __________________ H.

July 26th, 2011, 05:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Qth Treasonous Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Above the Sun Posts: 6,813	Its just as boring as Derelict Herds. Im not impressed at all. If the rest of the album is as tame and dull as this it will be boring as hell. __________________ Last.fm

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Bleak Eyes Irrelevant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,628	Is it basically recycled 70's prog? That is my biggest fear for this album. __________________ Last.Fm

July 27th, 2011, 02:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
BlueSky Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,339	@Bleak Eyes: It sounds like Opeth to me, except for the guitar part @ 5:10 which is a slight variation (ditches the first chord and is a slower tempo) of 5:54 of Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt.1. Funny enough that's probably the best part even though I'm not a DT fan. The song is just not very good imo. Last edited by BlueSky : July 27th, 2011 at 12:01 PM.

July 26th, 2011, 10:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
KittyKatatonia Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 393	It sounds basically like I thought it would. A "heavy" prog sound, but without the death metal riffs and vocals. I'm not blown away by it, but it sounds good and still sounds like Opeth. I'm glad they're changing their sound and evolving, especially since Mikael's death vocals sound like shit these days during live performances.

July 27th, 2011, 07:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Heliotropic_Rose in the soil beneath Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 561	I'm not impressed overall, i like the parts where keyboards and a very simple 3 note guitar part are most prominent in the song - all the stuff at the end of the 2 min mark to about the end of the 3 minute part. But that main guitar riff is shit, its fast and complex sounding, but totally unemotional. I think he's over singing, to much stress on a lot of syllables. I'm still hoping this might be an okay album, I'm glad he's quit doing the death stuff, because yes his growls are going, i've been saying that for years.

July 27th, 2011, 11:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Katatonic1 Requiem Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York, USA Posts: 198	God is dead guys..

July 27th, 2011, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Skaldir formerly known as Unicorn Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 3,348	I'm a bit confused by the direction. On Watershed "Coil" and "Burden" have been my favourite songs and I guessed they would go in that direction. Progressive in terms of interesting harmonical sturctures. But now its that psychedelic progressive stuff I don't dig at all. __________________ my bands: Hel Elane Abscession my studio: Kalthallen --> Kalthallen Cabs - Library of cab IRs and Nebula programs <--

July 27th, 2011, 03:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
hugot ¿QUÉ? Join Date: May 2006 Location: méxico city Posts: 468	what god? __________________ H.

July 27th, 2011, 03:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Qth Treasonous Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Above the Sun Posts: 6,813	God of growls. __________________ Last.fm

July 27th, 2011, 03:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
Heliotropic_Rose in the soil beneath Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 561	and the "God is dead theme" has never been explored in a song before either

July 27th, 2011, 05:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
BlueSky Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,339	God is deader than dead.

July 28th, 2011, 03:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
Vincent J. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arnhem, The Netherlands Posts: 3,025	First impression is that it's a lot of uninspired wankery without any catching songwriting to it. Nothing that can hold my attention except for the part just before 5:00, which is pretty cool. But that alone doesn't hold the song together at all. I'm curious how it will all work out on an album, but I'm pessimistic about it after hearing this

August 1st, 2011, 08:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	I thought the riffage was entertaining...