Look What I Found

Cool Footage of Opeth in the Leominster Newbury Comics

I've been really enjoying the new album "In Cauda Venenum", so decided to poke around Youtube and found this footage of Opeth performing in a Leominster Massachusetts record store, back in 2013.

Have you seen this?  I hadn't, and think it's awesome.
The little transition that happens around 6:38 is tremendous.

And here's another one, from my favorite Opeth album:
The song finishes with a smooth but sick keyboard solo, followed by a super-tasty acoustic guitar solo. 

I got to see Opeth play at the House of Blues on the Watershed tour, and they were immense.  They don't get lazy for even an instant, and seem like they want to be there as much as you do.

I recommend checking out the new album, which contains both Swedish and English discs if you buy it on CD.  

Next time

-ULTRA

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Opeth - Will O The Wisp

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Opeth

(SORCERESS, out September 30, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment / Moderbolaget Records)

Opeth has been on a progressive slant for several albums now. The change began on Ghost Reveries and has been a major component of the last two albums. So much so that I was driven away from being a fan of the band til I heard the most recent tracks off Sorceress. While I found most of the last two albums lacking a hook or even a comfortable rhythm that was listenable this is pure magic to the ears. The band has finally produced music that clearly would've fit in the sleepy prog era of the 70's. The transition is complete and thanks to bands like Ghost, I think fans will be more welcoming of this sound. There is no shrieking or true heaviness that fans of early Opeth are familiar with. I hear parts Jethro Tull and a solo fit for a Pink Floyd album. This is worth a listen and maybe a chance for the old diehards to lighten up on their critical arguments of the band.