Opeth - Ghost of Perdition (Audio)
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2014
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LYRICS
Ghost of Mother
Lingering death
Ghost on Mother's bed
Black strands on the pillow
Contour of her health
Twisted face upon the head
Ghost of perdition
Stuck in her chest
A warning no one read
Tragic friendship
Called inside the fog
Pouring venom brew deceiving
Devil cracked the earthly shell
Foretold she was the one
Blew hope into the room and said
"You have to live before you die young"
Devil cracked the earthly shell
Foretold she was the one
Blew hope into the room and said
"You have to live before you die young"
Holding her down
Channeling darkness
Hemlock for the Gods
Fading resistance
Draining the weakness
Penetrating inner light
Road into the dark unaware
Winding ever higher
Darkness by her side
Spoke and passed her by
Dedicated hunter
Waits to pull us under
Rose up to it's call
In his arms she'd fall
Mother light received
A faithful servant's free
In time the hissing of her sanity
Faded out her voice and soiled her name
And like marked pages in a diary
Everything seemed clean that is unstained
The incoherent talk of ordinary days
Why would we really need to live?
Decide what is clear and what's within a haze
What you should take and what to give?
Ghost of perdition
A saint's premotion's unclear
Keeper of holy hordes
Keeper of holy whores
To see a beloved son
In despair of what's to come
If one cut the source of the flow
And everything would change
Would conviction fall
In the shadow of the righteous
The phantasm of your mind
Might be calling you to go
Defying the forgotten morals
Where the victim is the prey
*One of* the most complete metal songs ever written?
Hell yeah and By the most complete metal band ever
Serenity Painted Death tho
I think...Yes.
Totally
Aaaayyyye it's Dick Handler!
There is something about acoustic guitars in metal songs that just makes it evil and badass.
DEATH
you mean of a the grandpa's guitars?
God-damned right they do.
Los calaveras de terror by día de los muertos
Agreed! I would totally be into a purely acoustic metal band too
I genuinely think this is possiblely one of the best songs of all time
A lot of Opeth songs have that honour
its a great song, however its wayyyyy too niche to even be considered the greatest song ever. thats not a dig just stating facts my friend.
@@kevmccormick1767 Popularity is 100% irrelevant regarding the quality of a song
@@godfather53 when your talking about greatest song ever, how big a hit or how it's for everyone, instead of being very niche and only for a very small specific group, is relevant.
Its popularity or its relevance in the main stream has to be 1 of the main factors, otherwise we are just giving our singular personal opinion.
I will say this before I put my last little bit incase people get offended, I like this song, I'm not saying it's not good.
However if this is one of best songs ever, why is it still niche, why doesnt the majority of random people know the band and the song, infact I would even bet money on that if you showed this song to randoms on the street (not specifically a metal crowd) the majority would dislike it.
@@kevmccormick1767 You're a part of the problem why modern mainstream pop and hiphops garbage music will never change, why the music business will never change
The trendy listeners opinion is 100% irrelevant because they are not music fans. They just want a 3-4 minute song, no instruments, no musicality and just a simple catchy beat over and over again. The music business target 13-14 year olds to listen to mainstream music and are manipulating them to thinking that the most popular song is the best one
They know 13-14 year olds are usually the most insecure and that they do what everyone else in their age do, because they think it brings them status when in fact it's just insecurity/fear. The music business literally have psychologists helping them with this. This is why modern mainstream pop and hiphop songs all sound the same and a large majority of them are terrible
They do this because mainstream pop and hip hop songs are easy af to create, technology does almost all work for them. It's the fastest and easiest way for the music business to earn as much money as possible at a rapid speed. The business have to make their investors happy and mainstream pop/hiphop is the safest option, even though they make by far the worst music. As you can see, it's all about money
Metal requires much better musicians, superior songwriters, lyrical quality, much more complex songs, longer songs and album quality because they have to please metal fans and music fans in general that unlike the trend listeners actually know stuff about music
Again, the popularity of a song is 100% irrelevant. Pop and hiphop are just cash grab genres and just there to sell, not making as good music as possible like other genres do
If this song had to get mainstream, Opeth would've had to make this song a lot worse. They would have to cut the song short, drop the instrumental/music quality a ton, delete all complexity in the song and make it easier, a catchy beat wich doesn't require anywhere near the skill of what they do and destroy the lyrical quality. It's the only way to please the trend listeners, they would have to change from art to a cash grab song, wich would destroy all the quality of the music
Opeth, Tool, Mastodon, Gojira, Meshuggah, Porcupine Tree, Between the Buried and Me, The Ocean...what a time to be alive and experience these bands creative careers. These are the modern "classical music" geniuses.
Imagine living during the age of exploration and miss this masterpieces.
Also Haken, Dream Theater, Karnivool, Katatonia, Leprous, Caligula‘s Horse, The Mars Volta, King Gizzard, Faith No More, Mother’s Cake, Pineapple Thief, Riverside, Black Midi, Bent Knee, Snarky Puppy, Animals as Leaders, De Staat, Heilung, System of A Down, Muse, Ghost…
@@auriculus3058maybe neal morse
Amazed no one in this thread has mentioned Ne Obliviscaris! I think Opeth's genius truly stands out but so does Ne O
Also let’s not forget Taylor Swift! What a musical genius! Imagine never getting to hear her manual opuses!
The way that Opeth can mix beautiful, mournful melodies, weeping progressions, death-summoning riffs, soulful vocals, vengeful growls, all with hints of jazz, classical, and metal just makes me realise how much can actually be done with music. These guys truly push the boundaries, and leave a damn rewarding masterpiece with every album they release. Opeth, what artists!
You crystalised what Opeth is, perfectly! Their music is a safe harbor from the simple pop pablum that currently rules the charts....
Yep, it's just brilliant and timeless.
And then, you look at all their association with Steven Wilson, and listen to any of his music and get your mind blown.
TheBigLucius That's amazing.
Pretty sure they are hip hop.
Okay... Opeth is fucking amazing...
Yeah, I've come to realize that as well.
Was..
still is, pale communion was a masterpiece
yeah, sorceress is somehow meh... :/
JizzDéche Krachamerdier Used to be amazing. Now they're just a boring-arse pseudo Jethro Tull cover band. From Orchid up to Ghost Reveries they were ace, now this straight up prog rock direction leaves me cold.
1:12 this is the best part!
2:45 wait no that is the best part!
4:23 No THIS is the greatest part, surely!
5:55 I stand corrected.
7:37 holy crap! this is incredible!
9:29 Ok, that's just unfair to the rest of the song.
8:20
Mad respect for Opeth
Describing my sentiment with Opeth in general. Though if I had to choose. 4:23 just fucking blows me away, especially how it's embedded within the song. It just comes at the right fucking time
@@attitudes745 I second that.
Bro...
The "DARK-NESS-BY-HER-SIDE" section is seriously the most hype thing i've ever heard in music. I like every Opeth album, but this one takes the gold for me.
SPOKE-AND-PASSED-HER-BYYYYYYYYYYYY
DEDICATED-HUN-TER
WAITS TO PULL US UNDERRERRRRR
Don't use this as an alarm, unless you wanna jump out of bed screaming because those opening growls are horrifically frightening. Good song though.
Try "Lazarus Regret" by Novembers Doom. Thats what Im do ;)
Mv Lamborghini hahahahaha
and I though being original having this as alarm tune... shit! xD
Mv Lamborghini my maaaaan
Me too, never going to do it again :D
Tightest production I've ever heard on a metal record. Everything is fucking flawless
Jens Bogren is a genius, I love his production as much as Steven Wilson's.
Arran Cook The drums are especially well recorded on this album. Never heard anything so intense.
dio52 The drums my favourite bit of this album.
Over production is a flaw though ;) lisa lisa
Its just me under an alias ,escaping from gpls#epicfail
This song has everything omg. Ghost of Perfection
Nice one 'perfection'
The most complete song for me.
6:26 that fading growl is so damn perfect
The first time I listened to this song was the first time a song gave me chills and goosebumps. Literally. I had and since have heard some pretty sick and haunting growls but this tops everything else for me. The way Opeth have set the tone for this song makes the difference. Nothing feels forced.
I fucking love that part, it's like preceding the amazing growling vocals
6:28 to 7:00 is top 5 riffs ever
A perfect metal song. My life is literally falling apart but has been salvaged by the sheer audacity of artistic and mathematical perfection of this song.
🤗
I really hope you're in a better place now!
I wish we could talk
We are here with you.
how are you now?
6:48 KEEPER OF OREOOOOO
+sint666 Peter Romollio ♫
sint666 hahahahahaha
I saw the comment and was like "WTF you talking about?" but then it came and I knew what to sing
haha true
Fuck! I choked on my spit anticipating that😁
"What genre is this?"
"Yes."
Prog death metal
good stuff
It's literally just Progressive Death Metal, nothing weird or out of the ordinary
@@jeagerist4072 There's literally nothing Alternative about this..
@@greatcoldemptiness I think it was a joke?
I like to lay in bed with all of the lights off, volume all the way up in my headphones and just feel the music
Mikaels growls haunt me in the darkness, but in a beautiful way.
the proper way to experiance Opeth
same way i do bro
dont forget while smoking, I literally can then listen to it in a completely different way, amazing way
just take care about the volume, so you can do that for as long as you'd like...
"for as long as you'd like" i said...
the VOLUME!
BEN! I SAID TAKE CARE ABOUT THE VOOLUUME!...
oh, Ben..
The way they can mold these acoustic lines with the heavy growling and guitar riffs into the same song is what really impresses me about Opeth.
And the way they change melodic lines and riffs in just one song...
Its what got me into them all those years ago.
That's progressive metal for you!
When I introduce or speak about growling to anybody, I tell them to listen to Mikael, as a benchmark. His growls are unparalleled, as is Opeth's music and its variety.
It is all opinion based, for growls, I prefer Tomas from Wolfheart. They go a little lower then Mikael. Like i said, all personal preference
I'm looking forward to you, at SL1.
Jyotirmay Gupta preach
Jyotirmay Gupta unparalleled eh..i don't know. he enunciates really well.
Love Bloodbath
I can not describe the satisfaction my ears get when the bass kicks in at 3:48
Beautiful overall sound, excellent production
Production is on point!
Absolutely. My ears crave it and I can't help but just choose my eyes in deep satisfaction every time.
6:25 that breakdown is just beautiful
To my ears, 7:37 through 8:58 is simply perfect. Doesn't get any better than that.
It’s absolutely my favourite part by far!
Absolute perfection
Agreed.
Those triplets on the ride symbal during the heavy part could be the only musical sound I hear for the rest of my life and I would be satisfied
One of the coolest chord progressions I've heard
@@hugocatt867 same
Its a shame this is a song most people would overlook because of the initial growling, and dark heavy riffs. If only people could see this song and the band for what they really are. This song is unlike any Prog death metal song i have ever heard, the melodys do so well in complimenting the darker side of the song. A near master piece in its genre, Opeth is truly one of those names i will remember when no one else wanted to
I was initally put off by the growling in general but I somehow stuck with listening to this band cause the music made up for all of it and I'm so glad i stayed cause now I love growling and can equally enjoy their brutal and softer side
Growling is the best part of it in my opinion
You're spot on. I am a huge prog metal fan. And when I first stumbled upon Opeth, this was the first song I heard. I literally didn't even know what I was hearing. It was like I didn't know what to call it at first. Of course, 1000 plays later, Opeth is life. They create an atmosphere that goes beyond their music. I only know a few other prog metal artists that actually do this (Gojira, Between The Buried & Me), but Mikael seems to have figured out how to do that while smoothly blending practically every musical genre into each other, including different metal subgenres. Blows my brains away.
@@jmcsquared18 Mikael is a genius, there are a few clips here on UA-cam where he talks music. His taste is literally so diverse its crazy
Listening to it for the first time, I enjoy the song itself, but am highly put off by the growls. An acquired taste I suppose?
I wish I could experience this song for the first time again...
Am doing that right now - age 71 !!
Me too today - age 17
I'm doing it right now
Me too age 15
Me too! Age 4
Opeth have produced some truly incredible stuff over the years but, for me, nothing has ever topped this song. This is the pinnacle of their musical achievements. The first time I played this album, I couldn't actually go beyond this track for about two days, I was so blown away by it. Just beautifully, intricately woven pieces of soft and brutal sections, so expertly arranged. An extraordinary piece of work.
same thing with me. I've listened to their latest dvd garden of titans, i've NEVER HEARD them before. The first tracks were pretty much classic prog, but they hooked me. Then THIS BANGER CAME OUT, I love mikael's growls, I just cant get over how perfect this song is! Everything is so well placed in this masterpiece that I can literally listen 4 times straight! This band made this shitty year worth it
I feel the same with their morningrise album
@Raul Ramirez no still life? Moonlapse vertigo is my all time favorite opeth song. Otherwise I agree with you
Listen to older Opeth songs bro and you'll change your mind easily
Bro need to listen to Orchid
I haven't listened to Opeth a whole lot before. But holy shit this album is a masterpiece. Very glad I stumbled upon them.
***** still life is my favorite. Serenity Painted death is just... fuckin' groovy, man..
Indeed they are one of the best.
Still Life and Blackwater Park are in the same vein (I can't use the term "similar") and will rock your face accordingly.
Same I always knew about them but they were never at the top of my priorities.
Continue. By now you already must have.
I’m saying it:
Mikael has my favorite growls to any band I have ever listened to. It’s hard for me to listen to anyone else do it because:
1. How good they sound.
2. How it fits the themes of the song.
3. You can understand what he is saying.
Plus it just sounds a whole lot cooler when you mix the clean vocals in with them. There really isn’t any other band with growls I enjoy nearly as much as Mr. Åkerfeldt.
Fully agree with you
Hell yeah
Truth said. It doesn't sound like he's putting effort on it. It's like his voice is just like that.
its really hard to describe. its rhythmically ominous if that makes any sense.. his timing on entering the melody is so chilling. i love it
Amen
As cool as the heavy parts are, I adore the calmer, more eerie parts with the acoustic guitar. Super haunting.
Hard to compete with 6:25 though
Then listen to their Damnation album. fully acoustic
you are not to blame as these acoustic sections are easily some of the best moments in the history of music and definitely have more personality than most of the song
The acoustic parts wouldn't be so haunting without the heavy ones. That's why I trust Opeth. Do whatever you want, I'll listen
01:12 wear the grudge like a cr- oh wait...
Himmelslaub I thought the exact same thing when I first heard that lol
HAAHJAHJAHAHAH +1
Himmelslaub I swear i heard the same thing as you
Hhhan you're so right !
tool and opeth need to do a project together
I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 2:50. That shit is just way too beautiful.
I can't be the only one who start fucking crying at 0:00. Fom my penis
konstitios Marjakangas LMFAO....I'm dying
Carlo Zamora this part is beatiful, i feel that fly and the energy grow into me
Feels a bit random though
What a legendary heaven voice.
And hell. Mikael can sing both like an angel and demon. Of course, he sounds perfect doing both.
His voice made me love progressive that can mix angel and demon.
+Jihad Medaini there's more like them?? Tell me! :o
oh yeah, there is Dream theater and opeth. Both are amazingly awesome
+Jihad Medaini DT are amazingly awesome, but they in no way master the demonic voices. Portnoy's attempts were embarassing. Good riddance!
09:01 till 09:07 - everything that needs to be ever written in metal for two next decades
Im 13 and I discovered metal with stranger things (hehe) and I'm really glad I got into great bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, Gojira. Such amazing music!
Give Tool a listen.
@Joan Already have, they're pretty good. Danny Careys drumming is amazing
I assume you’ve indulged the genius of Megadeth by now.
@@thalassophobia570Lateralus is an amazing song
@@detrockcity3Yeah, Megadeath rules!
This album is a MASTERPIECE. Go buy it!
Absolute masterpiece! Opeth's entire discography is superb. Can't wait for new album
Already have! :D My favourite album from them.
Just bought it today!!! Loving it
One of the best transitions ever 4:22
TundraL5Z
You are everywhere
You got taste man
Love Metal Yea, i know
My favorite is the 6:25ish mark. Those growls that come in are subtle, but gnarly.
I haven't looked too much into Opeth yet but at that point in the song I feel like they perfected what Metallica was doing or were rather trying to show them up possibly, but I'm pretty sure they love Metallica and just wanted to carry the torch and be worthy to. These guys and Dream Theater are fucking dope though
Peter Dubinsky dude this sounds nothing like Metallica lmao
Can anyone make a 10 hours version of that "winding ever higheeeer aaaa haaaa haaaa aaa haaa ya ya de de du" part ?
with increasingly higher octaves plz
Goddamn I hate those 10 hour videos and for this song, I'd actually listen to it. Because that section might be the greatest thing Mikael has ever written.
I thought it was incoherent mumbling, oh well...
i always thought he was singing "and higher"
@@heclxpse It is. HAAAAIYAAAA YAAAA AHHHHHH HIGHEEEEERR ERRRR DU DU DE
This was the first song that turned me into an Opeth lover
Same. This was the first heavy song that turned me into an Opeth lover, the first soft song was Windowpane.
@@yo-kt6ng Will O the Wisp is great too
@@loyaluwang4228 yeah
I fucking love the progressions on this song....
this piece is dam near classical music in all honesty.
Beautiful themes and Brutish riffs always contrasting each other. love it.
totally agree with you , i had thought just that whilst playing all their stuff over a six week drive around Europe ( on tour with Katy Perry ffs)
Yes, that is the very definition of progressive rock. Rock elevated to the point of near classical complexity. It seems almost insulting to call this a song, it's a composition.
Brandon Shukuri So true my man, it's almost like the same complexity of Bohemian Rhapsody or other Queen songs.
Someone actually made an orchestral cover of this masterpiece, you should search for it on youtube, it's really cool
Every song i had heard from opeth before was so quiet so when the screaming/growls came in i nearly shit my pants!
So what do you think of opeth so far?
Mourningrise375
Fucking awesome man!
This song is by far my favorite so far, also heard another good heavy song, I beleive it was called "the great conjuration" if im not mistaken. Only heard it once though.
Got any good heavy song recommendations?
Its not that I dont like the softer ones, like "burden" is great, but nothing beats a song like this!
Yeah this happens to be my favorite song as well. Some other great songs by them are deliverance, the leper affinity, masters apprentices, the moor, serenity painted death, bleak, demon of the fall and reverie/harlequin forest. You should also check out in my time of need. It is a soft song and I know you asked for heavy ones but it's just amazing. It's even better than burden and it easily ranks into my top 5 favorite songs by them.
Mourningrise375 Porcelain Heart is probably my favorite. Mainly bc its the first I ever heard from Opeth, but that, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhah Ahhhhhh!" gives me fucking goosebumps every time lol. Fucking love Opeth! They are coming to my town on Dec. 5. Definitely going!
Their new album comes out today! =O
Lyrics
Ghost of mother
Lingering death
Ghost on mother's bed
Black strands on the pillow
Contour of her health
Twisted face upon the head
Ghost of perdition
Stuck in her chest
A warning no one read
Tragic friendship
Called inside the fog
Pouring venom brew deceiving
Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one
Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young"
Devil cracked the earthly shell, foretold she was the one
Blew hope into the room and said, "You have to live before you die young"
Holding her down
Channeling darkness
Hemlock for the Gods
Fading resistance
Draining the weakness
Penetrating inner light
Road into the dark unaware
Winding ever higher
Darkness by her side
Spoke and passed her by
Dedicated hunter
Waits to pull us under
Rose up to its call
In his arms she'd fall
Mother light received
Her faithful servant's fee
In time the hissing of her sanity
Faded out her voice and soiled her name
And like marked pages in a diary
Everything seemed clean that is unstained
The incoherent talk of ordinary days
Why would we really need to live?
Decide what's clear and what's within a haze
What you should take and what to give
Ghost of perdition
A saint's premonition's unclear
Keeper of holy hordes
Keeper of holy whores
To see a beloved son
In despair of what's to come
If one cut the source of the flow
And everything would change
Would conviction fall
In the shadow of the righteous?
The phantasm of your mind
Might be calling you to go
Defying the forgotten morals
Where the victim is the prey
Epic.
This has to be one of the best songs ever made.
One of the most beautiful songs ever crafted into existence. One of top 5 for me
Ghost Reveries was the first Opeth album i listened to, and the moment Ghost of Perdition kicked in, i was hooked. Such a flawless album.
you might want to take a listen to their watershed album .
Tyron Smith, I do like Watershed, but that was their last great album. Helped me through a lot during 2008 when I dealt with a personal loss.
8:18 I always found his growl in this specific section to be very melodic which is not the way you usually describe harsh vocals but yeah, love it
I look forward to this part whenever I listen this.
Mikael in one of my biggest inspirations, he's one of the reasons I bought a prs and is the main reason I'm learning to scream, he has such a powerful roar and yet can sing so beautifully
This song is beyond a masterpiece, way ahead of its time structurally, complex af yet melodically clear and the phrases tell a coherent story
Mikael mikael mikael you fucking beast
How on earth is this ahead of its time? King Crimson were producing more complex stuff 30 years ago.
^
It's just my opinion fellows, I am 22 and so opeth represent a much needed modern wave of music that is missed in this seemingly generic age of music. I know they've done nothing extravagant (I believe they actually have), but even them restating classical formulas in musically refreshing terms is an achievement. So yeah justmy opinion fellows 🙌🏼
Ziad Gadou Your words are 100% true, bro. Since I'm the same age, I feel like you, most young people don't even seem to know there's complex and food music out there :(
This only came out 12 years ago, the same year Porcupine Tree came out with the masterpiece that is Deadwing. Why do people always use the term "ahead of their time" to describe a unique band?
It's like really dark chocolate, with just the right amount of sugar.
Also, 8:19 my hips are moving on their own!
Lol I never knew Shakira liked Opeth!
mcgibs That describes the song so perfectly!! You read my feelings! haha
lol yeah
Seriously, that groove from 8:19 to 8:59 is fucking lethal.
You described Opeth with one sentence
I feel genuinely bad for the people who've never heard or loved Opeth.
This song is freaking incredible, glad I found this band.
DaltonThomas I’m glad you did too bro!!
It's like a whole album compressed down into one song, good shit!
No there is a lot of variety on this album.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 He's saying this song has enough material in it to become an entire album by itself
This song and album are just the absolute best. Mike's voice was at it's peak for both growls and cleans, the guitar tone is insane and the songwriting was the perfect mix of all the Opeth ingredients.
Ghost Reveries and Deliverance are the best
This band has more great-quality riffs written into one song than a lot of bands have in their entire discography.
The endless amount of modulations, time signatures, and with an actual coherent result really amazes me as a classical composer. Damn, this shit is good shit.
I May single handedly push this over 4 million views this week.
Its just mind blowing to even imagine writing such a long, complex yet an amazing song, and they even play it live. Opeth is on an another level. Geniuses.......
Opeth, tool and porcupine tree are my favourite bands.
You gotta try Dream Theater.
you forget Katatonia bro ..)
@@MEFISTOFELonline I listen it in radio, but I don't like it so much. It's not funny.
My man add Radiohead too
The song is like a journey from start to finish !!
4:58 is pure genius.
This is the song that weaned me off of pure growling heavy metal and onto softer vocals and progressive music. This song means a lot to me, it changed my very childish views of what music I should enjoy.
It is the opposite for me. It got me into growling. Never liked growling untill opeth happened to me.
@@foolishball9155same
1:08 gives off a TOOL (Lateralus) feel to me.
The whole song was giving me a tool vibe tbh
The grudge anyone?
Psilo Cybin although Maynard’s screams are always false chord and a lot higher than mikael’s fry screams
1:06 ....tool?
HAHAHAHAHA....yes!
Definitely but I am betting they thought the same thing and then continued to write it. Both bands are bamf's.
probably "the grudge"
Wear the grudge like a crown of nega- oh, sorry
Ok you’re not wrong
This is hands down my favorite anime, even before Corey in the House.
+A slightly disgruntled sniper fucking hell stop
urstupidm8 Quit hating on my favorite anime Opeth pls
+A slightly disgruntled sniper This is my favorite TV series, even before Game of thrones
totally, dude.
+A slightly disgruntled sniper franku
The first song that got me into Opeth. I fucking can't get enough of the bass/guitar interplay in the 'higher' section. It's like a melodic rollercoaster.
1:52 - 2:03 Opeth just has the most intricate, medieval sounding riffs I have ever heard
Listening to Opeth won't just blow your mind... it'll blow your soul
Good to know there is people who appreciates this as muchos as I do.... This song is fucking amazing.. min 2:35 is so haunting.. Love Opeth
Fuck yes!!! that's my favourite part of the entire song, and in the Live version sounds even more beautiful!
I genuinely felt like I was in a trance at that point in the song when I first listened.
6:28 > 6:58 It's been my phone ring tone since forever, can't simply change it, the face people do when someone is calling... well it's priceless :)
Nice, it's really brutiful
6:27 is pure ear ecstasy. Best metal scream ever, just couldn't be anymore fitting for the part.
Opeth must only have concerts at the opera and the audience should attend in a fancy formal clothes . No ones work can match this craft
*decides to check out Opeth after hearing a few songs with no screams*
Me: "I wonder if they venture into harsh voc-"
Mikael- "GHOST OF, MOTHER"
Me: holy balls
5:55 the greatest 5/8 riff knwown to man, and then 6:30 that 2/3 riff or whatever starts again daamn boy how did they come up with all that amount of great riffs at once.
One of the most complete pieces of music I have heard.
It is really dynamic, moving through different ideas perfectly, all building in a way that is "I cant believe it keeps getting better then this"
What an absolute masterpiece.
Opeth is still one of the best metal bands ever.
Atreiden so groovy and sad. I love it too... (im late as fuck!)
The best 10 minute song ever....From start to finish...
Kevin Baker tool does that too!
@@robbyovalle1928 I don't see a need to compare bands really but even though Tool and Maynard are amazing, I hear MORE melody with the Opeth catalog.I would give just the slightest edge to Opeth. That's just my opinion. i enjoy both bands.
One Word:
Opeth
Opeth, Porcupine Tree, and Riverside in my opinion are the three artists who best define the modern era of progressive rock/metal.
What an absolute monster of a track. I could listen to this forever. Quite easily Opeth's most complete song, and certainly the best from their death metal days, imho.
Why this song doesn't have more views? I mean, it's a masterpiece.
Learning this song part by part is where you really can see the masterminds this guys are. Love Opeth. Love this song...
I still think this is one of the most well-composed songs ever recorded.
Lopez is a straight up gangster. Never get tired of his performance on this album especially
The first time I heard the outros of ghost of perdition and pantera's floods my eyes welled up with tears. It meant a lot to me since I can count on one hand the times I have cried in my whole 28 years of existence.
Genuinely one of the best songs ever written. Blows me away every time I hear it.
One of my favourite guitar solos of all time.
This is the perfect song to get you out of a bad mood or a slump. Starts off aggressive, gets your blood pumping, has a mellow, acoustic interlude, to let you breathe after releasing some of the pent up energy you might have had, picks back up again and builds up until about 7:38 where it sets in motion the ending (to me the best part of the song - tho it's excellent in its entirety), that concludes on a high note, in my opinion, and revitalizes your energies.
Shakes you up, dusts you off, hands you some water and sends you on your way. Whenever I feel like crap and have work to do, I listen to this song and I'm ready to go. It's incredible.
I do agree it helps release some tensions and anger but I’m my experience I would say blackwater park the song does it better so does bleak
@@metalsucks3061 Blackwater is good but perhaps a bit overrated. Doesn't get heavy until over 6 minutes in.
@@jasonashley9853 not really, black water park leads off with a pretty brutal riff, then proceeds to growl for the entire song.
My friend shared this with me. I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that this band exists. The whole album is an journey, and one I'm better for having taken. Yeah, that fucking poetic.
"Ghost of Perfection"
this is the beginning of a legendary journey
This is what pink floyd would sound like if it was made by vikings.
Fuck yeah
No offense, but pink floyd don't have the chops
Frook Nah, that would be Enslaved actually 100%
I think you meant ghosts, not vikings.
Exclamation Mark Ghost Vikings
That infectious groove at 4:50 oh man.
If ghosts do indeed daydream they would dream about Opeth and this album
Opeth have more things going on in one song than most bands have on an entire album
Most important band on planet earth .
Kevin Baker Right. After. Tool.
Tool are great , musicians are amazing however their sound is strained and stays the same.... OPETH go from Pink Floyd to Morbid Angel in 1 song alone. .Opeth are far more music and diverse... I must disagree... Tool is a top 5 .
Kevin Baker I can't argue Opeth's diversity to Tool's. And I wouldn't call their sound strained but rather they have their formula and they do "stick to it". Certainly when talking about bands of this level of talent there will be no wrong answer. I won't argue your 1 being Opeth if you won't argue my 1 being Tool. At least we both know what good music is.
agreed my friend..... Why argue Tool v/s Opeth..lol silly they are both important.
This is the most civil band argument I've ever seen--love it! haha
I always heard 6:11 as "even when I'm drunk on morning early days, white women really need to live."
LOL
I can hear that clearly
I cannot unhear that now XD
lmao holy shit that's hilarious
And it's true.
The line at 7:27, the harmonies, the drum fill... Holy hell it's soooooo good.
My "before going to sleep" song
10:19 last ten seconds killing me
I often struggle to answer "what's your favorite" question; but for songs, the answer comes easily to my lips.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the release of this masterful album. It changed my life.
When the drummer switches from the ride cymbal to open hi-hat at around 8:48, the song peaks for me and my mind just enters a different world. It's such a small detail in the song, but it just completely changes the song for me!