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Welcome to The Moor, a website for and by fans of Opeth. Wondering who or
what "Opeth" is? Head to our Frequently Asked Questions page for a little bit
more information. My ultimate goal would be to make a new fan out of you, but
Opeth is not for everyone. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to
email me at larrik@mooropeth.com
Latest News
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Opeth Interview at FaceCulture
Posted on June 14th 2008, at 10:40am, by Larrik |
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I've been informed of another Opeth interview, this time an in-depth video interview with Mikael over at online magazine FaceCulture.
From the site:
FaceCulture spoke to Mikael Akerfeldt from progmetal band Opeth about The Zombies, The Beatles, working with folk singer, hidden messages in cd booklet, start the album Watershed, departure of Peter Lindgren, his work, Peters tape with riffs, songwriting process within the band, not being an egomaniac and lots more.
Also on the same site there are a couple of other older Opeth, including one from the release of Ghost Reveries. Definitely worth checking out!
P.S. My internet was down for almost a week, or else this would have been posted sooner, sorry! |
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Opeth Article in Aquarian Weekly
Posted on May 20th 2008, at 6:57pm, by Larrik |
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I was passed a note today that Opeth is the featured band in Aquarian Weekly. Their website has an excellent lengthy conversation with Mikael and Fredrik. Its definitely worth a read.
(From the Article:)
The arrangements on the new album are far more complicated.
Mikael: It’s certainly a very complicated record, to the point where it’s exhaust[ing] to play. To play it, it’s exhausting. The first couple of rehearsals we did for it, I just came home, headache, tired, just went to bed. I was asking the other guys in the rehearsal room, ‘Do you get tired after rehearsals?’ They’re like, ‘Yeah, I pass out on the couch.’ It’s definitely, the arrangements are very complicated but it doesn’t really sound that complicated. |
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Site updated & song previews
Posted on April 29th 2008, at 8:30pm, by Larrik |
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I've added the tracks from Watershed into the database. Now we can post musings and tabs for the new album.
Speaking of which, the Opeth Street Team got a sneak preview of two of the new songs, The Lotus Eater and Porcelain Heart. I must say, they are both excellent songs, with plenty of new twists on classic Opeth.
The Lotus Eater is the standard Opeth heavy song of the pair, and for me it has a very fast train-like quality to the music. Mikael hits us with a constantly changing parts that never let up, and a much tighter back-and-forth between growling and clean vocals than we normally see. Of the 8:50 runtime, there's really only a little less than 8 minutes of actual music, though.
Porcelain Heart is arguably the heaviest Opeth song that doesn't have any growling parts at all. It's very good, although the main riff sounds a lot like the main riff in Grand Conjuration (this new one is much better though). At 8 minutes long, it easily keeps pace with Lotus Eater or most other Opeth classic songs, something I feel no other clean-vocals-only Opeth song has achieved before.
We aren't going to be disappointed. I promise you. |
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Newest Musing
April Ethereal,
from My Arms, Your Hearse:
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"Ahhhh what a devastatingly impressive opener! This song encompasses all the beautiful dark that drips like honey from that Opeth hive.Mmmmmmmmm....too ..." - by Tim Grimm
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