Opeth - Deliverance
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Free Music Review: Addicted to Opeth?
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me start out by saying that this album came as quite a shock to me. At first i didn't really know what to say. I was literally blown away. I have been an Opeth fan for years, and this is definatly something i saw coming. My first album i bought was morningrise and since then i've been addicted to them. From their death vokills, to clean vocals, acoutic guitar passages that sooth you or break you, or heavy memorable guitar work with pounding double bass. This is what people have come to expect from opeth...what they depend on hearing. I notice some people are already bashing (or dissapointed with) the new record because they think it lacks in clean vocals and memorable songs. This is totally false (listen to A Fair Judgement for clean vocals and the rest of the album for great songs).First off every band changes in the course of their career, even the greatest bands in the world, and there is no Opeth album that is the same here people. They all hold different places in my heart and to pick one of them is like picking a needle out of a haystack. Deliverance is part 1 out of a 2 part set of cds (Damnation comes out in March of 2003). Deliverance (the heavy record) has no flaws, it's great music that makes you listen through the whole record and wonder where the time went (much like all Opeth). I can see what some reviewers mean when they say it's hard to get into. Well maybe you should give the album a chance. I sure did, and i was uneasy the first few times i heard it, but with every listen it totally grew on me. I obviously give this cd (Deliverance) 5 starts not only because it's Opeth but because its another ground breaking album. I just can't wait to hear Damnation now (mellow album) i'm sure it will be spectacular. Grab this Opeth goodie hell grab them all. I highly suggest this if you like metal with an edge.
I shall now close my review by mentioning Chuck Schuldiner's saying: Support Music Not Rumors! Have a good day.
Free Music Review: Heavy and Beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
Words just can't describe how incredibly talented Opeth really are, I mean these guys just straight up rock. Every album of theirs is just simply phenomenal. Their sixth album "Deliverance" being the band's heaviest outing, is a monster of an album, and it's also my second favorite Opeth album as well. Every song on this album is just awesome, the lyrics are wonderfully written, and ohhh man, the music just sends chills down your spine. On this album, you've got awesome drumming from Martin Lopez, great hearable bass lines from Martin Mendez, great guitar riffs from Peter Lindgren, and of course the incredible vocals, and the fantastic guitarwork from the man himself Mikael Akerfeldt. Not a single word can describe how incredible this guy is on the vocals. He can go from a bone chilling chaotic growl and switch to a great cool singing voice. Please read on for my song ratings.
themetalbeast's song ratings:
1. Wreath (11:10) - This opening song starts off with a barrage of double bass drum assaults, frantic guitar riffs, and Mikael's death growls. I really like this song alot. Rating: 5/5
2. Deliverance (13:36) - My favorite song. Begins again with more great double basses and awesome riffs. Fantastic! Rating: 10/5
3. A Fair Judgement (10:20) - Another great song. I really like the piano at the beginning, and Mikael's clean singing as well. Rating: 5/5
4. For Absent Friends (2:17) - Nice short instrumental. Love the accoustic guitars. Rating: 5/5
5. Master's Apprentices (10:29) What can I say? Another great song. Rating: 5/5
6. By The Pain I See In Others (13:50) - Ahhh, the closing song on the album. Super Brilliant. Rating: 5/5
Grade: A+ all the way!!
Well there you have it. If you're new to Opeth, Deliverance is a great place to start along with Blackwater Park. Overall highly recommended for any Opeth and true metal fan like myself, buy it now. LONG LIVE OPETH!!
Free Music Review: chiaroscuro
Hit: 5 Stars
For this reviewer, decidedly outside the heavy metal scene, the initial encounter with Opeth was made through the earnest recommendation of a young fan. Words fail to do justice to the awesome power of this band, which combines the ferocious intensity and attack of the blackest (bleakest) metal, the dreamy lyricism of "alternative" (read, Beatle-influenced) music and the suite-like passages of sophisticated "prog-rock". Once one gets used to the dark ("death growl") vocals in the intense sections, the richness of Opeth's musical creativity will repay many listenings. A word of caution: as the song titles will imply, the subject matter as expressed through the (well-crafted) lyrics is, to put it mildly, less than euphoric. If one is absolutely repulsed by a melancholic (or just plain choleric) musical disposition, it might be best to stay away from Opeth.
In "Deliverance" the listener is overwhelmed by long, complex and often ingenious arrangements that play off the (effortlessly executed) tension between dark and light sections. The songs may perhaps be described more accurately in the singular, since where (practically) each tune ends the other begins. In effect "Deliverance" is one long "stream" of continuous music, culminating in a final chord which resonates (a la Beatles "A Day in the Life") for a solid minute and half.
Long time Opeth aficionado's will have doubtlessly already described in their reviews the various roles played by individual band members as well as the producer of this particular album (and its "companion" recording titled "Damnation"). For a relative newcomer, one could do no better than to purchase "Deliverance", "Damnation", and the recently released DVD concert/documentary titled "Lamentations", which gives detailed information on the making of what can properly be termed musical milestones.
Free Music Review: Perfection delivers again
Hit: 5 Stars
If you were to mix metal, with death metal style vocals, with a hint of folk acoustics then you would probably get Opeth. I'm just now getting into them so i'm a little behind, but i'm just glad i finally discovered them. These guys give metal a great name unlike the "MTV" metal that is labeled everyday. Yet to call them metal almost seems wrong, Opeth doesn't really go into any classification. They are simply in a class of their own.
"Wreath" wastes no time getting right into what they said would be their heaviest album. This track doesn't leave a hint of melody or acoustics which I think really leaves quite the statement of how they wanted this album looked upon. The title track my personal favorite switches from death metal type screams to a very soothing voice with acoustics. The last 3 minutes or more is by far the best part instrumentally. What amazese me so much about these guys are their patience to get from point a to point b. You'd figure with 11-13 minute songs that you would loose interest and move on but each gasping minute is better than the next. "A Fair Judgement" doesn't feature hard heavy metal like previously mentioned, but is in more of the lines of classic metal or even prog rock like Dream Theater for example. "By The Pain I See in Others" is an extremely haunting end to this great album with Mikael experimenting with his vocals and also instrumentally climbing to new heights.
Even with the abundence of great albums that came out in 02' (Shadows Fall, In Flames, Meshuggah and countless others) Opeth probably still grabbed best metal album of the year. They go on to create the mellow soothing record that is Damnation which also so far has won my album of the year. Opeth will remain one of the most important and original bands you'll hear.
Free Music Review: Part 1: Deliverance
Hit: 5 Stars
It'smore than obvious that Opeth's latest two albums, Deliverance and Damnation, are related to each other and are alike in many ways. They go together like a story, and Deliverance is the first part. Musically, it is the heavier of the 2 albums, and probably the heaviest Opeth album ever, but it is still amazing. Loud guitars, double-bass drumming, and Mikael Akerfelt's aggressive growling fit together perfectly, and like in many of theirpast albums, they include softer, more melodic, parts to their songs (almost all of them over 10 minutes in length).Though, one song, "A Fair Judgement," is the softest on this album, but it's still somewhat aggressive, though Akerfelt's death metal growls are nowhere to be found. In fact, during the song, the vocals are harmonized (with the assistance of longtime collaborator, Steven Wilson). The song also contains some of the best guitar solos Opeth has ever recorded. It then goes into the 2 minute acoustic guitar composition "For Absent Friends." (This song has no relation to the 1971 Genesis song)
The best song on the album, other than "A Fair Judgement," is the 13 and a half minute blistering title track. With introspective lyrics about... being depressed I guess, the song nevr drags not even for a second, and it takes you to another dimesnion, with the music and the lyrics fitting together like a glove. The best part of the song is the bridge of the song ("Your memory's nothing but scars on me") with normal vocals, heavy, but melodic guitars, awesome lyrics, and nice chord progressions.
Deliverance is a great Opeth album, and once you listen to it, you'll wonder what Damnation, its companion piece will sound like. If Deliverance/Damnation were a novel, this would be the rising action.