Opeth’s Heritage
Mikael Åkerfeldt at the Getaway Rock Festival
Opeth’s new album comes out in a few days. You can listen to it on NPR already here. I have listened to it twice and don’t really have much desire to listen to it again. Not that it’s “bad.” There just isn’t anything about Heritage to get me excited or want to listen to it on a regular basis. If I had to compare it to something I’d have to say Deep Purple. I like Deep Purple, owning several of their CDs in fact, but like Opeth’s “Heritage” my Deep Purple CDs sit and rarely get heard.
Now if you are into classic progressive rock, or Damnation (although this doesn’t sound too much like Damnation other than the clean vocals) is your favorite Opeth CD, then you will probably love Heritage. For me, I like variety, tempo changes, and at least occasional heavy elements. I’ll have to stick with Opeth’s older works for the time being. What will Opeth’s next offering be like? Will they return to form? Only time will tell.