THE ALBUM OF THE DAY IS… OPETH, GHOST REVERIES
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 9:29am by Axl Rosenberg
Guitarist Peter Lindgren has quit Opeth. While that’s probably not cause for worry amongst fans – mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt is most likely fully capable of steering this big ship on his own – it’s sad news nonetheless. So it seems fitting today to blare this album – Lindgren’s last with the band – as loud as humanly possible. This progressive melodic death metal band is truly unique amongst the hordes, and the eight epic tracks that appear here actually seem to have movements, suggesting that these dudes have studied Mozart and Metallica in equal measures. Shifting from horror-movie soundtrack-tastic guitar-keyboard interplay to meditative acoustic beauty to full on Maiden-esque granduer – more often than not within the same song – Ghost Reveries is one of those albums that should be played for any idiot who thinks metal isn’t real music, requires no skill, isn’t art. This isn’t just a record; it’s an experience.
-AR
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I’m not sure how I feel about this. At one point they were my favorite band. Their Blackwater Park tour was amazing. Deliverance/Damnation wasn’t that great, and Ghost Reveries was Ok but not amazing. They can’t all be masterpieces, right? But then again I wasn’t so hot on the whole keyboardist idea either. I guess they’ve re-released the album and whatnot…My Arms Your Hearse is still a complete masterpiece.
Lovelovelove this album. Great band. You’ll be missed, Mr. Lindgren.
Sorry James, gotta disagree.
‘Ghost Reveries’ is the realization of all the best ideas from ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Damnation’, with none of the filler. Their older stuff is crucial and ‘Blackwater Park’ is fantastic, but ‘Ghost Reveries’ may well be their crowning achievement.