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Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden (1990 – present)
Opeth is a progressive metal band from Sweden that is influenced by many diverse musical styles ranging from jazz, 1970s progressive rock, death metal, and blues. Their recent releases have deviated from their traditional death metal influenced style, with more emphasis on progressive elements. Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt is also noted for utilizing both clean singing and death growls, often in the same track.
Due to their unique blend of melodic and progressive elements, Opeth are often classified separately from more typical death metal acts. The name Opeth was taken from Wilbur Smith’s novel Sunbird and derived from Opet, a city of the moon named in the novel.
History
Opeth was formed in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden in 1990 by David Isberg. Isberg invited Mikael Åkerfeldt to join the band at a practice session as a bass player, but failed to inform the current bass player or any of the other members of the band. Because of this, all band members except for Isberg quit, and Åkerfeldt soon joined Opeth after his band, Eruption, faltered. With Åkerfeldt on guitar and David Isberg on vocals, Opeth still lacked members and needing more, they were soon joined by long-time friend of Åkerfeldt and former Eruption drummer Anders Nordin and Nick Döring on bass. Andreas Dimeo was recruited as a second guitarist.
History
Opeth was formed in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden in 1990 by David Isberg. Isberg invited Mikael Åkerfeldt to join the band at a practice session as a bass player, but failed to inform the current bass player or any of the other members of the band. Because of this, all band members except for Isberg quit, and Åkerfeldt soon joined Opeth after his band, Eruption, faltered. With Åkerfeldt on guitar and David Isberg on vocals, Opeth still lacked members and needing more, they were soon joined by long-time friend of Åkerfeldt and former Eruption drummer Anders Nordin and Nick Döring on bass. Andreas Dimeo was recruited as a second guitarist.
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WaYNEIX wrote:
this pic is awesome http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/395348_287428834649668_243355085723710_786035_382284167_n.jpg
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DoggerDog73 wrote:
Try this: change your tag to OPTEH
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BleakTrooper wrote:
possibly (probably) a weird question here, but has anyone had problems scrobbling Opeth plays from their ipods? for some reason, Opeth and Protest The Hero plays on my ipod dont scrobble...like, it shows up in the list of plays, but when i hit scrobble, everything else gets taken in, but not those 2 bands...messed...
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papiesztanczy wrote:
OPTHE IS BETTERS ANYWAYS
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resdras wrote:
well, they are a mezzo The Cure mezzo Meshuggah
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papiesztanczy wrote:
well, deftones isn't kinda emo
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resdras wrote:
deftones is kinda emo, don't you think? btw, still much better than this shitty band here.
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papiesztanczy wrote:
How much time did you need to realize this?
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I0000days wrote:
That awkward moment when you realize Opeth is alot worse than Deftones.
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boooyouwhores wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, went with Still Life.
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TheTrooper83 wrote:
you're wrong old man
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dalviodias wrote:
v Not even close. Heritage is the best album since Still Life [4]. So, the best is Still Life, the second is Heritage, and than we have Watershed>Blackwater Park> Morningrise> Orchid> My Arms, Your Hearse>Ghost Reveries. So, the only albums that are worse than Ghost Reveries are the weak duo Deliverance/Damnation.
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TheTrooper83 wrote:
Mikael's clean vocals are best on Ghost Reveries. Its also their best album.
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biaprom wrote:
@resdras Great Idea, this group fucking shit, not rock, just fucking blus or regue!
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carlosmachete wrote:
lol the devil's cumshot sucks x2
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WaYNEIX wrote:
carlosmachete strikes back! (and fails)
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papiesztanczy wrote:
lol the devil's cumshot sucks
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carlosmachete wrote:
damn with this grandpa "dalvoidias", what a fagget , is mustached
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dalviodias wrote:
'The Devil's Orchard' on the top after almost an year. I guess we have a new favourite, 'Windowpane'. This clearly proves that Heritage is the best album since Still Life. [3]
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papiesztanczy wrote:
NO GRAOEUWLZ :<<<
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Apr
11
Hunter Heritage Tour
Roseland Ballroom, New York NY, United States
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Apr
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The Heritage Hunter Tour
The Dome at Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT, United States
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Apr
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Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA, United States
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News
Mikael and Fredrik signing at Frankfurt Musikmesse this Saturday
7 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/opeth
Mikael and Fredrik will be doing a signing at Frankfurt
Musikmesse on Saturday 9th April at PRS booth 3.0 B28 from
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