Serenaded By A Swedish Demon & Feeling Conflicted | Ghost of Perdition Reaction
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2021
- Ghost of Perdition by Opeth. There is so much to love about this song. That demon though... Thanks for this recommendation: 36 01, Zitronenparty, Danilo Alves, Andres Aedo Zapata, Ninjasonthelawn, Chris Coote. This was a truly epic experience. More Opeth, please! :)
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Mikael Åkerfeldt is a most friendly and very humble guy. He does a lot of interaction with his audience between the songs during the gigs. So, he's not a demon. He just sounds like one when he does the growling thing. Opeth is the best in music that could ever happen (for me😊). Top notch musicians playing beautiful sound.
Nope, Both Deamon Mikael and Angel Mikael are the same person. Amazing singer
They share the same body you mean.
@Rishabh Khobragade Well, we hope so anyway.
Softer side of Opeth - Windowpane, Burden, In my time of need, To bid you farewell.
Harder side of Opeth - Blackwater Park, Master's Apprentice, Deliverance
Best of both worlds - The Drapery Falls, Ghost of Perdition, The Moor, Bleak,Hessian Peel
Even the those so called harder songs have mesmerising interludes and sections. You are going to love them. This is coming from someone who hated growling less than three years ago.
PS: It's the same guy except for some backing vocals . The guy sings like an angel but growls like the devil himself and hey , he is also the Lead Guitarist.
That's a lot of songs. lol. Going on the list, thanks! :)
This is an excellent breakdown!
I would add A fair judgement to the soft list aswell:)
Windowpane is one of my faves
Harlequin Forest goes in Best of Both imo also.
No one gets into extreme vocals from one song, don’t worry. They’re definitely an acquired taste. If you want to get into them it just takes listening to various vocalists and kinds of extreme vocals and you acclimate until you start to enjoy that flavour in your music. Just like with anything though, there’s no need to acquire a taste. Nothing wrong with already knowing what you wanted to eat... this metaphor is going too far... I’m hungry.
lol Loved your metaphor. Now get yourself a snack. :)
Well luckily for me I grew up listening to alot of metal so the growling always sounded good to me (not to mention Mikael's growls are among the best). But I can imagine it being a little abrasive to someone who isn't used to it.
Same guy whole time haha.
His name is Mikael. Fantastic talent.
The harmonizing is also him I believe. I believe they add that in production. He also does a lot of the song writing and the production. I'm not going to say it's almost genius level at times what he does but it's super talented.
He also plays lead guitar
There was actually another singer that formed the band in 89 but by 91 it was Mikael Akerfeldts band and rightfully so. His talent is unreal.
It's hard to say if you'll get used to the growls but after listening to multiple songs and getting a sense of where the growls are placed and why they're there, I think you'll get a better understanding of their sound.
Loved the reaction. These guys are peak musicians.
I'm glad you started your Opeth journey with Death Whispered a Lullaby, because I knew the talent would draw you in. I enjoy the complexities of the rest of their music but knew that Growling Vocals can be detracting. This is an amazing band. I highly recommend watching the live version of this song to see how easily he transitions between both vocal styles.
Yes, he got his technique down to a t when it comes to his growls. He does it effortlessly without straining or hurting himself in any way (well, these days he only does it live when playing older songs).
During live performances one of the other members sing the harmony (usually the keyboard player) for obvious reasons. On the studio albums it's all Mikael except for a few songs on the album Blackwater Park who features Steven Wilson doing parts of the choruses and a few of their newer songs (post-growl era that started 2011-) .
Mikael's got a really wide range and we all love that warm tone and timbre when he sings in the low/mid registers.
To help you get over the demon growl aversion, perhaps it helps to imagine the song being sung from two different perspectives where the demon voice is the mockery/anger/hatred describing a scene while the clean voice is the melancholic/regretful/grieving/sad reflection upon the "story". The growling is definitely an acquired taste but the more you listen to it, the easier it gets until it feels weird if the songs removed the demon and replaced those parts with clean vocals. With Opeth it's easier to get used to since the song writing and the music is just so damn good as well as every song being a journey moving through different parts, making sure it never gets boring. In the end, the growling is a texture that (beyond being kind of abrasive to someone who's not used to it) creates/enhances a certain mood/experience of that particular piece of the song.
As for his lyrics.. he's rarely written straight forward lyrics that reads like a story, instead choosing to write somewhat vague lyrics with some key elements. It's up to the listener to combine the lyrical and musical content to make an interpretation of what it's about. Your personal interpretation or the emotions you get from the music + lyrics is what's important.
I appreciate this. Thank you. :D
Got em! Just my reaction to your reaction of the beginning of this song haha. You took this in stride and appreciate that!
Some demon free songs: porcelain heart, harvest, face of Melinda, folklore, moon above sun below, to bid you farewell, a fair judgement, windowpane. This is my all time favorite band. Their discography is endlessly explorable.
Got it, thanks! :)
@@MusicCatsandCoffee A Fair Judgement is a great song. Some of the heaviness without the growling.
You basically had the same reaction to the demon I had. I found his presence disturbing at first. After while I came to tolerate the demon. Eventually, the demon and I became friends!
Most fans miss very much his grunt vocals... His voice was incomparable . There are enough clean songs in this world... You will start to like it after a bit of time . When You start to listen the later songs You will notice that You miss something about this band . This type of metal edge.
well said
That voice is just something to become comfortable. The demon is in all of us. Just think of when we lose our tempers. This is, quite literally, our traumatized child, pushing, sometimes violently for control and safety. Hear Mikael's voice, in all its dynamism, is to hear a man who has a lot of self-control.
It’s definitely the same singer. I used to not like the growls when I first discovered this band. The slow melodic songs, guitar strumming and such really drew me in but in time I learned to live the growls also. It really creates a nice juxtaposition for me. Great reaction loving your channel
Thanks for watching! :)
Haha, I fucking love this! I´ve been backtracking your videos since Katatonia, and this takes the prize..., so far. Amazing stuff.
Woo, love that you came back to Opeth!
First time I heard Opeth was the first time I endured the harsh demon vocals because the music is awesome. Then after a while I got used to it and now I'm loving demons. Think carefully how far you're willing to go! 😁
Opeth he'll yeah!!!!!! thank you guys for great music!!
The contrasts in the music is what makes Opeth so unique and brilliant. A fight between good and evil or something like that. When I was young I didnt like growl vocals just like you. You need to get used to it over time and then you will never look back. there is so much emotions and skills in his harsh vocals eventually you will find it really impressive
This song is a modern music Masterpiece what a song!
Keep speaking your mind and listen to more opeth! Love the commentary.
Thanks for appreciating my honesty! :)
Opeth singlehandedly got me into these kinda of vocals and just changed the way I listen to music in general. Mikael Akerfeldt is the greatest composer of all time.
You’re funny 🖖
More Opeth please!
Harlequin Forest - must be the next one! You would appreciate it ✌️
Got it, thanks! :)
I must admit I hated guttural voice until I met Opeth and I don't listen to any other growl band, Opeth is more than that, it can be savage and very beautiful and smooth at the same time. However, Mikael stopped growling in Heritage album starting with a kind of 70s prog-rock music.
I recommend you the entire Damnation album and everything after Heritage like their last album In Cauda Venenum for something softer without growls. And Windowpane and Hours of Wealth are very beautiful songs.
As a more older Opeth fan, i can say that Damnation is a masterpiece :) One of my top 3
Ive never been a lyrics person (i dont know what some of my favorite songs are about), but heres what i remember:
Ghost Reveries (the Album this Song is on) is an "almost" Concept Album, where most of the songs form a story, though i think 2 of them (maybe only 1. definitely Isolation years, but i think also Hours of Wealth) are seperate from that Story.
Ghost of Perdition, the first song, is a kind-of prequel to it. In it the Protagonist's Mother is posessed by a demon. "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"" refers to the demon convincing the mother to give in, and in the end he decides to kill her. The rest of the story is about what happens afterwards (hes hunted, is conflicted with his decision and in the end is posessed himself)
no guarantee on any of this, since like i said, im not really a lyrics person.
Most people have given decent suggestions. I second "Hessian Peel" might be for you, additionally i would throw in "Harlequin Forest" which is from the same album as Ghost of perdition. I think you would like both of those.
Opeth has taken a different direction the last 4 albums, switching to a more pure progrock style. A lot of people dont rate those as highly, and while in total i agree, there are still some absolute brilliant songs on there. Id recommend "Eternal Rains will Come", "Folklore" or "River".
Got it, thanks! :)
All the songs except Isolation years are connected. Also its not the mother thats possessed. The 1st song is the Grand Conjuration if u go story wise and he summons the devil in that song. In Ghost of Perdition he kills his mother. Baying of the Hounds and Beneath the Mire is him running away from the place he killed his mother since he feels bad and also doesnt wanna be caught. I think Harlequin Forest is him speaking about the devil and his cult by comparing them with trees and also he feels lost withing himself as the devil confuses him. Atonement is about him feeling bad and atoning for his sins. Hours of Wealth is him living alone and isolated from the world. At least this is what i interpreted while i listened to the album.
Good to see someone suggesting River.
@@geetbehera3593 the whole of pale communion is amazing imo.. River is no exception.
Its also the song where mikael almost brought back the growls afaik
All these musicians are super talented!
Someone has probably answered this already, but the devil blew the hope because of Pnadora´s box. The one evil she contained was hope.
1 singer, Mikael Akerfeldt, there's a live version of this song on youtube, you can check it if you don't believe us
lol I believe you! :D
@@MusicCatsandCoffee You should really really react to Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session), please, trust me, that's a good video to react to
I thought this song was Demon of The Fall by the title, another song that I think it’s heavier than this one, Ghost of Perdition is a classic by Opeth, the singer does the growls and cleans although he no longer does growls in recent albums but he still does them on older songs when they play them live, mikael is a such talented musician, being able to do all that and play the guitar and he writes all the music for the band, it’s amazing
I think you would like "Opeth - Face of Melinda", i would say it's their best track without demons
Got it, thanks! :)
That would be "Closure" imo.
All I can say is check out the live version. All questions will be answered.
I watched Live @ Red Rocks. Not sure when I'll post it. :)
Growls may be difficult for some to get into, but don't give up!
Try something like Dark Tranquility - Lost To Apathy maybe :)
I like how she refers to the demon like his name is Larry lol. But yeah, this song is epic. One of my favorite Opeth songs of all time.
This is the band that got me into growls, same with lots of people. But it takes time and several listens to their clean works or songs you like most. Harlequin Forest is a good gateway song from this same album (Ghost Reveries). Previous works have a more death ambient to them except Damnation (Death Wispered a Lullaby is from this album), a side B to one of their heaviest (Deliverence) and some beautiful clean songs. But for me it´s their best era.
Got it, thanks! :)
The drummer of this "part" of Opeth history is called Martin Lopez, he's amazing!! He is now in another band called SOEN, they're quite good (not opeth though).
Loved all her Opeth reactions so far, I will say though that while of course tastes are subjective, thinking death metal can convey its aggression without growls is like asking smooth jazz to cut out the saxophone. It’s just part of the machine.
..... But, but Rick Braun doesn't NEED a saxophone to play smooth jazz...
It's the same singer doing the distorted and clean vocals, but the guitarist does some harmonies with him occasionally.
It's like if DaVinci took a dump on every work of art he sold....people in the know would still buy em
Like your style girl. Opeth’s Harlequin Forest, live at Royal Albert Hall, please. Edit: found it! I did check but missed it. Excited to hear what you thought…
Mikael Akerfeldt stopped recording screaming vocals after their 2008 album Watershed, so if you want to hear stuff with only clean vocals try songs like "Moon Above, Sun Below" "The Sorceress" "Heart in Hand" or "Universal Truth".
Refreshing to have someone just say they dont like something. I love his growls but I get why people arent into it.
Mikael Åkerfelt sings all and when you hear 2 voices it is Per Wiberg with the high tone. Mikael is also the lead guitarist.
The demon voice!!! ahahaha 🤣
Legendary video😅
I still believe they would have been hugely famous had they not been a metal band, but admit the songs would've been thought up differently and not been as free and creatively driven
Watch the live version of this from Red Rocks Amphitheater and that will answer all your questions...;)
Your reaction when the band comes in; very funny.
Others have already mentioned this song, but if you want a somewhat easier slide into Opeth you ought to check out The Drapery Falls from their 2001 masterpiece Blackwater Park. First album produced by Steven Wilson and they had quite an influence on eachother for what would come later from both camps. But first things first.
For me opeth songs are like opera.. Stories, characters, dramatic music.. If you would like to understand more about the story behind the songs.. There are meanings available for opeth songs online ..
I think of the demon voice as an interesting instrument with a great performance!
This whole album is a concept album...you'd have to look into it deeper for meaning. But yes, this Is the same vocalist all along. All such great musicians 🤘 Try "Harlequin Forrest " next.
U should watch this song live at "Red Rocks" to see the band preform live. 🙏
At first i was also like you but then i got use to it the low growl he do is the best growl i ever heard and Tomi Joutsen from Amorphis
You should check out the genious app where you can read what the lyrics mean if you click on the text. Moore Opeth please! I recommend Bleak which also has some vocals by Steven Wilson.
Keep listening to metal... before you know it the growl will be a part of you🤘
Mikael can lull you to sleep and fuel your nightmares. The vocal dichotomy is ridiculous.
About the demon voice as you put it :) , i think that its extremely jarring and off putting for most people to begin with, i know the first time i listened to Opeth i thought it was way to extreme for my tastes , and this was while i was always llstening to bands with harash vocals , like Killswitch engage. There is levels of acceptance in growling/screaming etc for 100% of people i think , nobody goes from 0 to 100 , for most they go from one somewhat extreme band E.G slipknot, to the next , Lamb of god . KSE maybe ? , and slowly u end up at Opeth , or in time stuff even beyond it.
Also about the lyrics Opeth are pretty well known for having pretty vague and heavy metaphorical lyrics, so dont worry if u cant understand them , i dont think most of us do, also some of there albums are concept ablums that tell a whole story across the album, so you would have to start from beginning to end to even have a chance at understanding.
You have to watch the live Version in the Red rocks Show.
She cracks me up hahaha
"you can convey the same demony/evil perspective without literally sounding like a demon" I mean yeah, you probably could, but where would be the fun in that >:D
Btw, if you love the keyboard then Sorceress from Opeth should be your thing.
Lucky for you... no more growls in Opeth music anymore... they already released 4 albums within this new era. :-D
Most dont understand until you do. Just let it happen, resistance is futile.
Do live versions, this band is amazing live and his growls are nicer live, not so demon :)
the "demonic vocals" needs some time to get used to but once you do you will know how important they are in opeth songs . And btw the prog bands in the 70's you mentioned are a big influence for mikael and opeth
I know I’m 3 weeks late, and I’m commenting in the middle of this video to be clear, just wanted to say judging by your channel you probably haven’t heard too much progressive music. It can take a while to get used to the lengthy tracks, the long interludes, odd time signatures, weird transitions etc. (typical attributes of progressive rock/metal). Sometimes the artists like to build tension, and that can mean making you feel uncomfortable, or writing something that’s not always immediately accessible. But the pay off from that built-up tension can be very, very rewarding.
Also, I commented before letting you finish a sentence. I thought you were “complaining” about the music but it was his voice. Yeah, I’ll say I don’t listen to any band that has growls used in the vocals. Except Opeth. Mikael blends growl/clean vocals so well. And the music is so well written. I just can’t help but love these guys.
I've been a fan for 20 years, but I still don't listen to any other death metal bands but opeth. My 2nd favorite is Tool, so it says another about opeths musicianship for me at least
I saw some videos of yours, and it"ll be nice if you play music from Theatre of tragedy first two albums
You should watch Opeth Live...Same song or Harlequin Forest,
To bid you farewell... by opeth ..all cleans
It's on the list, thanks! :)
They keyboardist, not a flute...harmonizes with the lead singer at times.
That's not a flute?! Well, dammit. :D
@@MusicCatsandCoffee Well, that's a flute sound played by a keyboard I guess haha :P
Opeth is a prog prog death metal band!!
MIKAEL is the ONLY singer. I know that you know that now, but I still felt the need to answer your question from 13 months ago.
You picked the best order of two pieces that encapsulate their style. Don't pick either the red or blue pill. Take both.
This chick's kinda like Anna Kendrick. Well, Anna Kendrick with a brain. Plus, she knows a demon when she hears one, and that's just alright!
I'm with you on the harsh vocals, I'm not a fan. I really like Opeth's music and have come to appreciate the harsh vocals for what they are.
Check out the band Jinjer. Start with 'Pisces' Live Session Video, it's not a "music video" it's just the musicians in a recording studio, but the visual helps. This is also not their typical sound but is a very good intro to the band. After 'Pisces' check out their live concert videos, they are incredible live performers.
Shock to the System? Hmm new Fear Factory coming...
Please react their live performance. Ghost of perdition live at Red Rocks
U should watch the live performance in red rocks
You get use to the #deamon voice" trust me :)
you need to react to this same song but in Live Red Rocks concert, live it is better appreciated
Please react again to Opeth, the drapery falls, greetings from chile
Wish you would react to Sorceress
Hessian Peel is the song for you!
It's on the list, thanks! :)
Opeth are Death Metal. They may be at times progressive and melodic, but they are still at their core Death Metal. Even their completely mellow songs are about death. You just need to get used to the vocals. By the way, I once turned a beautiful Latina woman into a metalhead just by using Opeth songs. I highly recommend it.
Your problem is that you a associate growling with "demon voice". No. It`s not demonic, using false vocal cords is not demonic, it`s just distorted sound. It`s a way to deliver emotions/mood that song needs(Mikael from Opeth usually uses growling to deliver grief or desperation). It can be used to give the voice some demonic feel but it`s not demonic at all by itself.
I get what you're saying here. The sound of this particular vocal is just what I would imagine a demon's singing voice to be. I think you can sound like a demon without being demonic though. So even if you take a song like "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and sing it with this voice, I would still have to say it sounds like a demon is singing it. But that doesn't make it a demonic song. As an outsider to this genre and style of singing, that's just my take on it.
@@MusicCatsandCoffee actually, the more you’re getting used to it, the less demonic and unnatural it starting to feel
Opeth have kinda mellowed over the years and the growls are less evident and the music leans more towards the proggy end of metal. There are far worse Demon singers out there btw and Opeth are tame considering. If you want to indulge more demons/horror then try Cradle of Filth and King Diamond. See how you get on with those 2!
2 different singers.
saying he must be possessed by something to sound that way is ironic seeing as what this album is about lol
How unfortunate, getting hung up on Cookie Monster vocals and scary lyrics. Flashback to mid 80’s Tipper Gore…
Who’s the Ghost of Perdition?…
My analogies suck
They have ONE lead singer. ONE....just Mikael. He does all of the growls and all of the cleans.
Great video. Check out Porcelain Heart 🖤
Sorceress by Opeth (no demon vocal);)
Got it, thanks! :)
What? You wouldn’t listen to an ork sing? I would
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