Welcome to Prog! Opeth is without doubt the greatest band ever! (IMHO) Seen God yet? ::angel:: He usually puts in an appearance somewhere around Harvest and He hangs around through The Drapery Falls!
Actually, my boyfriend is the big Opeth fan - I just "stole" Deliverance and Damnation from his place to check it out
The first one is a bit too "growled" for me I think... But I quite like Damnation
You have a point. I'm not all that keen on the roar, but there's enough clear vocals to keep my interest. But it's the music itself and the fact that it's not a 2 minute 59, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, instrumental refain, verse chorus, top ten pop song format that floats my boat.
The aforementioned The Drapery Falls is the perfect example. Unfortunately, you don't have Blackwater Park, so you don't know what I'm talking about.
But if you like metal, then the eponymous Deliverance is mind-blowing especially the last few minutes. Who would have thought that one chord could sound so good?
Haven't listened to My Dying Bride, but I'll give 'em a whirl. But the genre, according to Rockdetector, is Doom. Can anyone beat Katatonia (with a "K") in that field?
Maybe just a coincidence, but most of the music I listen to is of Scandinavian origin. I lived in Sweden for many years. Maybe some of their mindset rubbed off on me!
Don't knock Mozart's Requiem. It's a great piece of music! I am just dying to hear the metal version by someone like Dream Theater, Shadow Gallery or O.S.I.! If only