…prove that he was ever there.
Ahhh…No, no, no
There is no help in the wake of our needs
There is no help to dispel the pain
There is no help still some cling to a phantom
There is no help
Only circles on the water
Opeth – Pale communion (2014)
Tag: Opeth
Opeth – Sorceress (2016)
Riddle whispers
Sorceresss is Opeth’s twelfth studio album and the fourth with only ”normal” singing, no growling, which I clearly prefers. As usual the lyrics are like small fantasy stories. They send me me spinning into another dimension. A very nice feeling.
Opeth – In Cauda Venenum (2019)
Poison in the tail
Opeth continue to surprise and amaze me. The new album is yet another step in their evolution. It is not the first step, but it is a step. This album brings some new stuff to the table. It is like a rock opera from the deep dark wilderness in Sweden. It’s progressive rock with influences of folk, classical, jazz, Gregorian chants and even a fragment of country music like an audio mosaic. When you immerse yourself in the music without listening to the lyrics you get a feeling of a story about children in a dark world with trolls and evil, and an absent god.
Opeth – Heritage (2011)
Ghost of the Magician
Heritage is Opeth’s tenth studio album and ny now they have transformed into a progressive rock band. No more death growls. The band under Mikael Åkerfeldt’s direction had made a left turn and tried new things. Åkerfeldt has said that he had other musical influences and that he felt that the old stuff was no longer interesting. Let us listen to what instead may be interesting.
Opeth – Ghost Reveries (2005)
A gift was given
Apparently, I am a fan of death metal now. Who would have known? Not me.
One sunny day my dear friend Johan came to me bringing a gift. It was the Opeth album “Ghost Reveries” on a glorious but ominous black vinyl. I was delighted by the gift, but also somewhat bewildered by the choice of music. Death metal? With all the death growls and the insane drums bpm? Clearly this was not my forte.
